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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to be high-end |
to be expensive and high-quality |
The restaurant was really high-end; there was a dress-code and
all the food was really expensive. |
| 2 |
a skewer |
a stick, usually wooden, with which food is stabbed before
being cooked |
The skewer contained three pieces of chicken and four onion
pieces. |
| 3 |
to order a round of ~ |
of alcoholic drinks, to order one drink for everyone in your
group |
To begin, we ordered a round of beer, then we started looking
at the menu. |
| 4 |
to split the bill |
to divide the cost of dining among a group of people, or a
couple |
We split the bill, because it was our first date. |
| 5 |
to be authentic |
to be very close to the original version of something |
The Indian curry restaurant was in Osaka, but the curry was
very authentic; it tasted like true Indian curry. |
| 6 |
chicken thigh |
a piece of chicken that is made up of the chicken's upper
leg |
I prefer chicken thighs over chicken wings; they have more
meat. |
| 7 |
a dipping sauce |
a sauce specially made for dipping your food into just before
eating |
My favorite dipping sauce for french fries is ketchup. |
| 8 |
chicken wings |
the "arms" of the chicken, a popular menu item |
Barbecue chicken wings are really good with some beer. |
| 9 |
a dumpling |
a small roll made of bread-like material, inside of which is a
filling of meat, beans, or vegetables |
Dumplings are really popular because they are easy to hold and
eat, and they are quite cheap. |
| 10 |
vinegar |
a sour liquid made by adding bacteria to weak alcohol |
Vinegar is essential for pickle-making. |
| 11 |
a dish |
the general word for any food made by following a single
recipe |
In my recipe book, there were recipes for many different kinds
of chicken dishes. |
| 12 |
rice wine |
wine made using rice as the starting material |
Rice wine is great, cold or hot. |
| 13 |
plum wine |
wine made using plums as the starting material |
Ume-shu is an example of plum wine. |
| 14 |
an aroma |
a word used to describe a pleasant smell |
The aroma of baking bread filled the kitchen. |
| 15 |
a table charge |
a special fee that you have to pay simply in order to sit at a
table in a restaurant |
Even if you don't order any food, the table charge is sometimes
quite high. |
| 16 |
sesame seed |
a kind of small light brown seed sometimes found on hamburger
buns |
Sesame seeds are not very delicious to eat plain, but they are
great if you grind them up. |
| 17 |
a delicacy |
a food or drink that is very very special and exists only in
limited quantities |
Fresh tomatoes are a delicacy only available in summer. |
| 18 |
a pickle |
a vegetable that has been soaked in vinegar or salt in order to
preserve it |
I like to put pickles on my hamburger; they give it a nice sour
flavor. |
| 19 |
cartilage |
a soft kind of bone that can be found in the joints of an
animal |
Deep-fried chicken cartilage is a popular menu item in
Japan. |
| 20 |
a soybean pod |
the small, natural "case" in which soybeans grow |
I opened the soybean pod and found three soybeans inside, which
I then ate. |
| 21 |
mince |
meat that has been cut up into tiny tiny pieces |
I put the mince in a pan with some onions and turned on the
heat. |