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Question 1

cuisine

Answer 1

a particular style of cooking
Food

 French cuisine
 vegetarian cuisine
 the traditional cuisine of the Southwest

Question 2

beverage

Answer 2

formal a hot or cold drink

 alcoholic beverages
 the Food and Beverage Manager

Question 3

cut down

Answer 3

eat/use less to eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health

 I’ve always smoked, but I’m trying to cut down.
cut down on
 Cut down on fatty foods if you want to lose weight.

Question 4

cut out

Answer 4

stop doing/eating something cut something something out to stop doing or eating something, especially because it might be bad for your health

*The current advice to pregnant women is to cut out alcohol.

Question 5

nibble

Answer 5

to eat small amounts of food by taking very small bites

 He nibbled the biscuit cautiously.

 There’s a fish nibbling at my bait.

 He nibbled on a piece of raw carrot.

Question 6

fussy

Answer 6

having very high standards about particular things

all my children are fussy eaters.
(adj)
 ‘Do you want to go out or just rent a movie?’ ‘I’m not fussy’ (=I don’t mind).

fussy eater بد غذا
fussy ایرادگیر

Question 7

raw

Answer 7

not cooked
(adj)

 raw meat
 grated raw carrots
 Cabbage can be eaten raw.

Question 8

flavour

Answer 8

the particular taste of a food or drink
(noun)

 Which flavour do you want – chocolate or vanilla?
flavour of
 a dry wine with flavors of honey and apricot

Question 9

bland

Answer 9

food that is bland has very little taste
SYN tasteless
(adj)

 a bland diet

Question 10

sour

Answer 10

having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a LEMON or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten
(adj)

 Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.

Question 11

bitter

Answer 11

having a strong sharp taste, like black coffee without sugar
(adj)

 Enjoy the beer’s bitter taste as you slowly drink it.
 bitter chocolate

Question 12

appetizer

Answer 12

a small dish that you eat at the beginning of a meal
(noun)

Question 13

Tip

Answer 13

a small amount of additional money that you give to someone such as a WAITER or a taxi driver

 Did you leave a tip?

 I gave the guy a big tip