Aihepiiri 4 (Foods and drinks)
Our words
| acid drop | a type of hard sweet with a bitter sharp taste | I dont like acid drop | kirpeä koa karkki |
| alfalfa | a plant with small divided leaves and purple flowers, grown as food for farm animals and as a salad vegetable | I see alfalfas | alfalfa, sinimailainen |
| baguette |
(also French loaf, French stick)
a loaf of white bread in the shape of a long thick stick |
They eat a lot of baguettes in France | patonki |
| bap | a round flat bread roll | There was bapes hanging in ceiling | Litteä rinkulaleipä |
| beet | a plant with a root that is used as a vegetable, especially for feeding animals or making | They feed animals with beet | juurikas |
| calabrese | a type of broccoli (= a vegetable with a thick green stem and green or purple flower heads) | Have you tasted calabrese? | parskakaalen tyyppi |
| bhaji | a spicy South Asian food consisting of vegetables fried in batter (= a mixture of flour and liquid) | Bhaji tastes good | kasvikset paistettu taikinassa |
| cabbage | a round vegetable with large green, purplish-red or white leaves that can be eaten raw or cooked | two cabbages | kaali |
| fowl | a bird that is kept for its meat and eggs, for example a chicken | a variety of domestic fowl | Lintu jota pidetään munien ja lihan takia |
| gratin | a cooked dish that is covered with a layer of cheese or breadcrumbs | gratin potatoes | paistos |
| abstinence | abstinence (from something) the practice of not allowing yourself something, especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex, for moral, religious or health reasons | Shes on abstinence | Pidättäytyä jostain |
| baste | baste something to pour liquid fat or juices over meat, etc. while it is cooking | Have you ever tried basting | Kaataa lihan päälle lihan nesteet |
| batter | [uncountable, countable] a mixture of eggs, milk and flour used in cooking to cover food such as fish or chicken before you fry it, or to make pancakes | Battering your fish makes it taste better | Kananmunan, maidon ja jauhon sekoitus |
| Balloon whisk | a whisk that you hold in your hand, made of thin pieces of curved wire | We dont have balloon whisk at home | vispilä |
| bland | with little colour, excitement or interest; without anything to attract attention | bland background music | tylsä |
| booth | a small place with walls or sides where you can do something privately, for example make a phone call or vote | a phone booth | koppi |
| bouillon cube | a solid cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, sold in packs and used for making soups, sauces, etc. | bouillon cube makes sour soup taste better | keittokuutio |
| flavour enhancher | a substance that is added to food to make the flavour stronger | did you add a flavour enhancher | mauste |
| doggy bag | a bag for taking home any food that is left after a meal in a restaurant | Could I get a doggy bag | pussi jossa voi otta ruuan mukaan ravintolasta |
| eatery | a restaurant or other place that serves food | You went do eatery without me? | ruokapaikka |
| booze | alcoholic drink | Could you hand me my booze | Alkoholijuoma |
| buttermilk | the liquid that remains when butter is made from cream, used in cooking or as a drink | Neste joka jää kun tekee voita | |
| calvados | a French strong alcoholic drink made by distilling apple juice | Have you ever tasted calvados? | Ranskalainen vahva alkoholijuoma |
| barley water | a drink made by boiling barley in water, usually with orange or lemon juice added | lemon barley water | ohravesi |
| cardial | a sweet drink that does not contain alcohol, made from fruit juice. It is drunk with water added | blackcurrant cordial | juoma joka ei sisällä alkoholia, tehty mehusta |
| distil | distil something (from something) to make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas, then cooling it and collecting the drops of liquid that form | to distil fresh water from seawater | tislata |
| G and T |
gin and tonic
(= a drink consisting of gin mixed with tonic) |
Do you like G and T? | Gin ja tonic |
| grappa | a strong alcoholic drink from Italy, made from grapes | Have you ever tasted grappa? | Väkevä alkoholi juoma Italiasta, tehty viinirypäleistä |
| eggnog | an alcoholic drink made by mixing eggs, milk and sugar with alcohol such as rum or brandy | I have never tasted eggnog. | Alkoholijuoma joka sisältää kananmunaa, maitoa ja sokeria ja alkoholia |
| potheen | strong alcoholic drink made illegally, usually from potatoes | He made potheen and got caught. | Pontikka |