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a bed of: a layer of sth (rice, lettuce, etc) that other things are put on top of începe să înveți
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The main course is a lightly grilled steak served on a bed of fluffy long-grain rice.
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chewy: sth you have to chew a lot in order to eat (some things should be chewy e.g. toffee - while others should not e.g. meat) începe să înveți
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The meat was tough and chewy and full of fat.
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to chop: to cut sth (generally vegetables) into small pieces începe să înveți
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Chop the mushrooms and stir-fry for five minutes.
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a curse: a stage of a meal [Note: three-course dinner: dinner that has three stages - the starter or first course, the main course and finallythe puddlnq or dessert] începe să înveți
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What are you going to have for your main course? I fancy fish.
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crusty: bread or rolls that are crusty have a' hard, crisp crust [Note: soft rolls: rolls that have a soft crust] începe să înveți
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I'm going to have soup and a crusty roll.
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to be garnished with: to be decorated with începe să înveți
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Sheprepared rump steakgarnished with a few leaves of basil.
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to grind: to crush pepper corns or coffee beans into powder or very small pieces începe să înveți
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I love waking up to the smell of freshly ground coffee.
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served with lashings of whipped cream. începe să înveți
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lots of a particular kind of food (esp. cream and sauces)
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începe să înveți
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(food) that looks and/or smells very good
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parsley sauce - sauce made with a plant called parsley începe să înveți
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Garnish with lemon and serve with parsley sauce
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piping hot: very hot; used to describe food începe să înveți
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This soup is best served piping hot.
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începe să înveți
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seasoned with: with salt and/or pepper and/or spices added to improve the taste începe să înveți
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Season the sauce with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with herbs
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in season -if vegetables or fruit are in season it is the time of the year when they are ready to eat and as a result are available in large quantities începe să înveți
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in season -if vegetables or fruit are in season it is the time of the year when they are ready to eat and as a result are available in large quantities
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începe să înveți
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stodgy: solid, heavy and difficult to digest începe să înveți
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That spaghetti we had was so stodgy!
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stringy: if meat is stringy, it has an unpleasant texture because it is full of long thin pieces (that are like string) and it is therefore difficult and unpleasant to eat începe să înveți
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It was a pie full of stringy, fatty meat.
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succulent: juicy and tasty (for meat and vegetables) începe să înveți
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The Chinese dish consisted of succulent stir-fried vegetables.
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topped with: if sth is topped with sth else then the latter is put on top of it (generally used for desserts) începe să înveți
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I ordered a slice of apple tart topped with a generous helping of ice cream
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