Comparatives, food, cuisines

bland

пресный, без вкуса

• This soup is so ____ - it needs salt and pepper.

• My first week in Norway, I thought the food was really ____ compared to Ukrainian cooking.

• The sauce looked amazing but tasted completely ____, such a disappointment.

flavour

вкус

• Ukrainian borscht has a richer ____ than most soups I've tried in Norway.

• I love trying new food because every cuisine has its own unique ____.

• Adding garlic at the end gives the dish a much stronger ____.

diverse

разнообразный, многообразный

• Ukrainian cuisine is more ____ than most people think - it's not just borscht and varenyky.

• Our school is really ____ - here are students from over 20 different countries.

• My TikTok feed is so ____ - volleyball, cooking, true crime, drawing tutorials, everything.

common

распространённый, обычный, привычный

• Eating a hot lunch is more ____ in Ukraine than in Norway.

• Wrist injuries are not as ____ in volleyball as knee injuries, but they still happen.

• Skipping breakfast is probably the most ____ bad habit among teenagers.

filling

сытный

• That was the most ____ breakfast I've ever had - I wasn't hungry until the next morning.

• A Sunday roast is more ____ than anything else on a British menu.

• A wrap looks small but it's actually more ____ than a sandwich.

full

сытый (о человеке, не о еде)

• I can't eat another bite - I'm so ____!

• I'm not as ____ as I thought - actually, yes I'll have dessert.

• I was so ___ after the Sunday roast that I just lay on the sofa for an hour.

order a takeaway

заказать еду на вынос / заказать доставку

• Mum said she's too tired to cook, so we're going to ____ __ ____ tonight.

• In big cities, people ____ ___ ____ almost every day - it's just faster than cooking. But also, more expensive.

• We always ____ ___ ____ on Friday nights.

consider

считать(ся) / рассматривать

• A Sunday roast is ______ed to be the most traditional British meal.

• Borscht is ____ed to be one of the most iconic dishes in Ukrainian cuisine.

• Have you ever ____ed trying a completely new cuisine - something you've never tasted before?

adapt

адаптировать(ся), приспособить(ся)

• It took me a few months to ____ to Norwegian school life, but now it feels completely normal.

• The original dish was ____ed slightly because some ingredients aren't available in Norway.

crispy

хрустящий

• These chips are perfect - golden and ____ on the outside, soft on the inside.

• Fry the onions until they're ____ and golden.

habit

привычка

• Skipping breakfast is a really ___ habit.

• I have a terrible ____ of watching TikTok while I eat.

• Eating fast food every day is a bad ____ that's really hard to break.

comfort food

еда-утешение / еда, которая греет душу

• For me, the best ____ ____ is my mum's cheese soup! It makes me feel so much better.

• People's ____ ____ is often the food they grew up eating at home.

dish

блюдо

• Borscht is probably the most well-known Ukrainian ____.

• What's the most unusual ____ you've ever tried?

• This is my favourite ___ at the restaurant.

meal

приём пищи

• Some people believe that breakfast is the most important ____ of the day.

• I usually eat three ____ a day.

• That was the best ___ I’ve had this week.

• A sandwich is less satisfying than a proper meal.

expensive

дорогой

• This restaurant is too ___ for me.

• Healthy food is sometimes more ___ than fast food.

• That was the most ____ takeaway I've ever ordered.

cheap

дешевый

• Street food is usually ____er than restaurant food.

• This shop isn’t as ____ as the other one.

• The quality is low because it’s too ___.