English Meals
The English proverb says: every cook praises his own broth.
One can not say English cookery is bad, but there is not a lot of variety in it
in comparison with European cuisine. The English are very particular about
their meals. The usual meals in England are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.
Breakfast time is between seven and nine a.m. A traditional
English breakfast is a very big meal. It consists of juice, porridge, a rasher
or two of bacon and eggs, toast, butter, jam or marmalade, tea or coffee.
Marmalade is made from oranges and jam is made from other fruit. Many people like
to begin with porridge with milk or cream and sugar, but no good Scotsman ever
puts sugar on it, because Scotland is the home of porridge. For a change you
can have sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, cold ham or perhaps fish.
But nowadays in spite of the fact that the English strictly
keep to their meals many people just have cereal with milk and sugar or toast
with jam or honey.
The two substantial meals of the day are lunch and dinner. Lunch is usually
taken at one o'clock. For many people lunch is a quick meal. Office workers
usually go to a cafe at this time. They take fish, poultry or cold meat (beef,
mutton, veal and ham), boiled or fried potatoes and all sorts of salad. They
may have a mutton chop or steak and chips, followed by biscuits and a cup of
coffee. Some people like a glass of light beer with lunch. Pubs also serve
good, cheap food. School children can have a hot meal at school. Some of them
just bring a snack from home.
Tea is very popular among the English; it may almost be
called their national drink. Tea is welcome in the morning, in the afternoon
and in the evening. The English like it strong and fresh made. The English put
one tea-spoonful of tea for each person. Tea means two things. It is a drink
and a meal. Some people have afternoon tea, so called «high tea» with
sandwiches, tomatoes and salad, a tin of apricots, pears or pineapples and
cakes, and, of course a cup of tea. That is what they call good tea. It is a
substantial meal.
Cream teas are also popular. Many visitors, who come to
Britain, find English instant coffee disgusting. Dinner time is generally
between six and eight p.m. The evening meal is the biggest and the main meal of
the day. Very often the whole family eats together. They begin with soup,
followed by fish, roast chicken, potatoes and vegetables, fruit and coffee.
On Sundays many families have a traditional lunch
consisting of roast chicken, lamb or beef with salads, vegetables and gravy.
The British enjoy tasting delicious food from other
countries, for example, French, Italian, Indian and Chinese food. Modern people
are so busy that they do not have a lot of time for cooking themselves. So, the
British buy the food at the restaurant and bring it home already prepared to
eat. So we can conclude that take-away meals are rather popular among the
population. Eating has become rather international in Britain lately.
Questions:
1.
What are the usual meals in England?
2. What time do they have breakfast?
3. What is a traditional English breakfast?
4. What are the two substantial meals of the day?
5. When is lunch usually taken?
6. What does lunch include?
7. Is tea popular among the English?
8. When do they usually have dinner?
9. Do the British enjoy tasting delicious food from other countries?
Vocabulary:
proverb — пословица, поговорка
Every cook praises his own broth — поел, каждый повар хвалит свой собственный
бульон; аналое, каждый кулик хвалит свое болото
cookery — кулинария; стряпня
variety — многообразие, разнообразие
cuisine — кухня, стол (питание; поваренное искусство)
particular — редкий, особенный; особый, специфический
lunch — обед (обычно в полдень в середине рабочего дня), ланч
porridge — (овсяная) каша
rasher — тонкий ломтик бекона/ветчины (для поджаривания)
sausage — колбасу; сосиска; колбасный фарш
mushroom — гриб
in spite of — несмотря на
strictly — бдительно, внимательно, неусыпно
cereal — обыкн.мн, злак; крупа, крупяной продукт (полученные из зерновых
культур)
honey — мед
substantial — питательный (о пище); существенный, большой
poultry — домашняя птица
beef — говядина
mutton — баранина
veal — телятина
ham — ветчина, окорок
boiled — кипяченый, вареный
fried — жареный
chop — небольшой кусок мяса, отбивная (котлета)
steak — бифштекс, кусок мяса/рыбы (для жаренья)
cheap — дешевый, недорогой
snack — легкая закуска
tea-spoonful — целая чайная ложка
tin — жестяная консервная банка; жестянка
apricot — абрикос
pear — груша
pineapple — ананас
instant coffee — растворимый кофе
disgusting — отвратительный, плохой, противный
roast — жаркое; жареный
lamb — мясо молодого барашка
gravy — подливка (из сока жаркого), соус
delicious — восхитительный, прелестный; очень вкусный
to conclude — сделать вывод, подвести итог
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