Describing foods
substance added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it
additives
used for saying that two people are very different
like chalk and cheese
help you swallow sth (a tablet / pill)
wash down / wash smth down
to scrub
you open wine bottles with it
corkscrew
chemicals used to stop food from decaying
preservatives
a person who supports a family with the money he/she earns
a breadwinner
hold up your glass before drinking to wish someone success or happiness
drink to sb /sth
to stir cream very quickly so that it becomes stiff
to whip
you serve soup with the help of it
ladle
foods that are almost ready to eat or are quick to prepare
convenience foods
spend more time doing something than is necessary
make a meal of something
eat sth very fast
gobble down / wolf down
wash sth quickly, generally using running water
to rinse
you weight all types of food
kitchen scales
foods which have not been treated with chemicals that preserve them or give them extra taste or colour
unprocessed foods
go badly wrong and be very unsuccessful
go pear-shaped
stop eating
cut out
to become very angry or excited (idiom)
go bananas
you beat eggs or cream with the help of it
whisk
labels with colours that give information on nutrition
traffic-light labelling
admit that something you said was wrong
eat your words
make you feel that you've eaten enough
fill you up
to cook sth quickly (when you were not expecting to cook)
to rustle up
you braise or stew meat or vegetables in it
casserole