Posts Tagged ‘The Food world’
Protecting fish stocks
Protecting fish stocks You may have eaten fish and chips in Britain, where they are a very popular British speciality. Can you make out what this person’s view is on protecting fish stocks? 1 Can you pick out three comments on the EU fishing policy that indicate objections to them?2 Can you give either of…
Read MoreJamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver You have to be well-known to become a waxwork in Madame Tussaud’s Museum of Waxworks in London! This is him! Jamie Oliver (b. 1975) is an English celebrity chef. He first came to public notice in 1998 and 1999 when he was fimed in two series of the cookery programme, The Naked Chef.…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay cooks scrambled eggs
Being asked to cook scrambled eggs is a typical test for a prospective chef at an interview! Here, a top chef explains some of the techniques required.
Read MoreTesting the quality of shop-bought pizzas – exercise 1
Angela Hartnett is a well-known Michelin-starred chef. Her Irish father died when she was young, so her Welsh mother moved her children to London to be close to their grandparents. Angela’s maternal grandparents were Italian. Before graduating with a history degree, Ms Hartnett spent a year as an au-pair in Italy. Her accent is basically…
Read MoreMrs Beeton’s Christmas Plum Pudding
Mrs Beeton’s Christmas Plum Pudding Song Can you put the missing ingredients and instructions in the correct part of the text? (video of song at the bottom of this page) A Pour it round about your Christmas pudding I half a pound of candied peel B Fetch your pudding waiting in the store J Now…
Read MoreEdible Playgrounds
An innovative idea to encourage British children to grow food to eat. Watch the video and test your listening skills.
Read MoreMake elderflower cordial
Elderflower bushes and trees come into bloom in the north of England from about the start of June. This is a recipe for a syrup which I’ve adapted from one my Mum used to use. It can be heavily diluted with water for a refreshing drink – we take it when we go hillwalking –…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay’s Broccoli Soup
Watch this Youtube video of Gordon Ramsay making broccoli soup and answer the comprehension questions to improve listening skills.
Read MoreSeasonal food – June
Some ideas for some summer food!
Read MoreThe Rise of the Lifestyle Nutritionists – A
This is part of the second of two BBC radio 4 programmes in which Dr Ben Goldacre investigated the science behind nutritional therapy and the claims made by some of its leading practitioners.
Lifestyle nutritionists is the name given here to people who make careers (and often financial fortunes to match) out of claiming that certain diets, foods or vitamins are especially advantageous to promoting good health when they are not. They might be good for you, but the terms used, such as ‘super-foods’ imply that they are particularly good for you, when they are not.
There has also been a similar phenomenon in the field of fitness, when high-profile individuals advocated a certain exercise or sport which sounded impressive but was not healthy or appropriate for people to imitate.
The text below is not an exact transcription – it adapts some of the material you hear. You may wish to read through the text first, before starting to supply the missing words.