About Food! (B2)
Top 10 Weirdest Foods to Try While Traveling
1) Pre-reading: What is the weirdest food you have tasted? Indicate what it is, the flavor, texture, if you like or not!
2) Reading: Read the following text and find words that describe food. Collect 6.
Link: https://www.air-dr.com/media/travel/10-of-the-weirdest-foods-you-can-try-around-the-world
3) After Reading: Use the vocabulary collected to describes other food.
Words to Describe Food Taste, Smell, or Texture
Acidic — sour or sharp in taste
Aromatic — having a distinctive smell
Astringent — sharp in flavor
Bitter — a sharp, sometimes unpleasant flavor
Bittersweet — a pleasing mix of bitterness and sweetness
Bland — lacking in flavor
Brackish — a taste of salty water
Buttery — having the taste of butter
Creamy — smooth, rich texture, usually used to describe something that includes dairy
Crumbly — the texture of food that crumbles
Delicate — a light taste or texture
Earthy — a flavor that reminds someone of fresh soil, usually applied to root vegetables and wine
Fiery — a dish that packs a spicy punch
Flaky — usually used to describe a pastry with many layers
Gamy — having the wild taste of game meat
Glazed — a sticky, flavorful coating
Honeyed — reminiscent of honey
Luscious — having a pleasant, rich taste
Mealy — containing meal; soft, dry, and friable
Mellow — a gentle, smooth flavor
Nectarous — like nectar, the drink of the gods
Pickled — a process that gives food a briny taste
Pungent — unpleasantly strong in taste or smell
Plummy — having the taste, smell, or flavor of a plum
Saccharine — overly sweet
Savory — food that’s salty or spicy, not sweet
Silky — a smooth taste
Tang — food with a tart taste
Treacly — excessively sweet
Zesty — having an invigorating flavor