Vocabulary

• out of this world: Extremely good or impressive; extraordinary.
• food culture: The practices, attitudes, and beliefs as well as the networks and institutions surrounding the production, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• secret recipe: A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, kept secret to maintain exclusivity.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• varieties of: Different kinds or types of something.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
• ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• splurge: Indulging yourself by buying something expensive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• peel: Outer covering, or skin, of a piece of fruit
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• narrator: Person or character who tells a story
• cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
• distribute: To hand out or give to people
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
• charm: Quality of making people like you; attractiveness
• sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• teeny: Very small
• delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
• paella: Saffron-flavored dish of rice/shellfish/chicken
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• grandson: Your son or daughter's son
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten