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How to talk about your favourite food.

I think we can all agree that #foodislife. When it comes to food, there are so many varieties we can choose from. From Italian Pizza to French Croissants, Shepherd’s Pie to Belgian Waffles, even Hyderabadi Biriyani! The list is endless. It can be really hard to pick a favourite food, but I’m sure we all have one, and we all talk about it too.

Sometimes though, we all face problems when trying to accurately convey exactly what we’re trying to say.

Read on to learn exactly what to say, to make your partner understand why you love your favourite food. Happy learning!

So, let’s start by taking a basic situation that all of us can relate to, and work from there.

*You’ve just joined a new job, and as part of the ice-breaking session, your manager asks you and your co-workers to talk about your favourite food*

Read on to find the overall flow, specific vocabulary, phrases, and expressions that can be used for an effective and fluent conversation on this topic. Right below is your guide to having an engaging conversation!

A conversation has specific phases that it goes through. Here is a quick look at what we have  guarantee you a smooth conversation.

                         Content : What is it that you are going to talk about?

Use the wh questions along with the keywords to help you put together the content.

Where did you come across the food? – Mom made it, sampled it at a party, restaurant etc.

What is the flavour of the food like? – Sweet, Spicy, Sour, Tangy* etc.

What type of cuisine is it? – French, Mexican, Italian etc.

Why do you like the food? – Flavour, texture, nutrition etc.

What kind of meal is it? – Starter, Main Course, Dessert, Appetizer etc.

Choosing Contextual Vocabulary

Choosing contextual vocabulary to suit the scenario you’re talking about can be very important when it comes to giving depth and clarity to what you’re trying to say, as well as piquing* your partner’s attention. In this case, you’re talking about your favourite food.

Listed below are a few words and phrases that could come in handy while elaborating on the dish you like. Additionally, the meanings of a few starred (*) words are given at the end of this article that you could also use!

• Accompaniments*
• Meal Course

Similarly. given below are a few descriptive words and phrases that you could use to make your conversation more interesting!

• Detailed recipe.
• Rich and heavy meal.
• Secret family recipe.
• Well-done/rare/medium/very rare cuts etc.
• Well-balanced seasoning.
• Well-executed garnish and presentation.
• Sharp, complementing flavours.
• Childhood memories.
• Flawless dish construction.
• Light and fluffy dessert. (Could be used to describe mousse, cakes etc.)
• Smoky meat. (Could be used to describe Barbeque, grill etc.)
• Creamy food (ice cream, mac ‘n’ cheese, melted chocolate etc.)
• Crunchy texture
• Greasy and oily.
• Unpleasantly bitter or tart*

Organizing the Content : Putting it all together to create a comprehensive picture

Now that we know what to talk about and the words to use, let us put them in a logical order.

Initiate the conversation by bringing up the food you like, this could be done in many ways. One such way is given below.

‘As asked, my favourite food is Fish & Chips’

‘ Express your excitement over the dish – this could be why you brought the dish into the conversation in the first place.

‘My mom makes the best fish and chips, she uses a secret family recipe that’s been passed down for generations!’

Talk about why you liked the dish – here are 5 examples of things you could say

• The dish was flawlessly constructed, all its components were cooked to perfection.
• The dessert was light and fluffy, perfect after the filling main course.
• The meat was very well done, not undercooked, not overdone, but roasted just right.
• The pudding had a very crunchy texture that gave me an interesting mouthfeel, it was delicious!
• The dish reminds me of my childhood, it fills me with nostalgia.*

Tell your conversational partner why you think they should try the dish, for example :-

• I know you have a sweet tooth* so you have to try this pudding, it’s simply sublime.*
• You’re always complaining about how vegetarian dishes are so limited in variety. Well, I just discovered this new paneer dish that will have your mouth watering, you must try it!
• The roasted pork they serve at that bistro down the street is brilliant! I love it’s crunchy skin and juicy texture, you should try it sometime.
• You have to try out that new pizza joint, they have all sorts of pizzas, even dessert pizzas!
• You should try my mom’s Fish and Chips, I can promise you it will be the best Fish and Chips you’ve ever had!

A model answer would be as follows :-

My favourite food would definitely have to be ‘fish and chips.’ My mom makes the best fish and chips, she uses a secret family recipe that’s been handed down for generations. She cooks the fish just right, so it almost melts in your mouth when you take a bite. She also seasons it to perfection, it’s neither too spicy, nor too bland. She used to make it for me when I got home from school sometimes. Ah, those were the best days! Whenever I eat fish and chips, I am reminded of my childhood, although nobody makes it as well as my mother! I would love to bring some homemade fish and chips to work sometime, I can guarantee you all will enjoy it.

Meanings of starred (*) words

• Tangy – Having a strong, sharp flavour.
• Pique – Arouse interest.
• Palate – a person’s ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours.
• Mouthfeel – the way an item of food or drink feels in the mouth, as distinct from its taste.
• Accompaniments – Highly flavoured seasonings of various kinds offered with certain dishes.
• Garnish – A small amount of food used to decorate other food.
• Tart – sharp or acid in taste .
• Nostalgia – Desire to revisit the past.
• Sweet tooth – a great liking for sweet-tasting foods.
• Sublime – Perfect.
• Bistro – A bistro or bistrot, is a small restaurant, serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting with alcohol

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Today is a day for something tasty. Here we have 36 free food PowerPoint templates that cover multiple topics such as restaurants, vineyards, coffee shops, recipes, cooking, diets, nutrition, and everything food-related. We looked everywhere to find and select the best ones and as usual, there is something for everyone and their upcoming projects.

Now let’s gather some delicious ingredients for your upcoming presentation! 🍕🍕🍕

36 Free Food PowerPoint Templates: Overview

• Restaurants and Coffee Shops 
• Food Presentation 
• Cooking Presentation 
• Diet and Nutrition Presentation 
• Food Campaigns

Just as a recipe has no soul and you, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe, even the best presentation templates will fail to capture the audience without your creativity. 🍒

Restaurants and Coffee Shops PowerPoint Templates

We’ll start with 9 free presentations dedicated to restaurant businesses, pizza places, bakery shops, coffee shops, and vineyards. The templates include image placeholders, editable content, infographics, and marketing analysis slides.

1. Food Taste: Rich Free PowerPoint Template Food Service Portfolio

This is a beautiful free presentation of 27 high-quality slides by Indonesian freelancers. It’s a multipurpose presentation, however, it would fit a restaurant portfolio best. Amongst the slides, you will find About Us, Our Service, Our Portfolio, Work Slides, and Mockups. You can download this template from the Behance page that will redirect you to a Google Drive folder containing the PPT files.

2. Mexican Restaurant: Free PPT Template for Company Profile

If you own a Mexican restaurant, this PowerPoint template is perfect to boost your presentation. It has a lovely eye-catching design and 25 different slides that include a table of contents, About Us, History with timeline infographic, company philosophy, location, services, and many more. The slides even include a collection of thematic Mexican icons.

3. Luxurious Vineyard: Free PPT Template for Company Profile

Specially made for vineyards, this free PPT presentation has a very classy thematic design allowing you to share your values, philosophy, the location of your vineyards, and testimonials of loyal clients. The template is rich in infographics and has a very beautiful wine glass stain pattern decorating each slide. It also contains easy-to-edit graphics.

4. Restaurant: Free PowerPoint Template for Restaurant Presentation

This free PPT template for restaurants has 9 brochure design slides with image placeholders. The file doesn’t include the stock images from the preview.

5. Bakery Shop: Free Pitch Deck PPT Template

Bakery Shop is a free template for PowerPoint and Google Slides with a warm-colored design, decorated with soft shapes and flat illustrations. It has a pitch deck structure and humanistic sans serif font.  The presentation includes 30 editable slides and 500+ icons.

• Slides : 30

6. Pizza Restaurant: Full Free Marketing PPT Template

Big and delicious, this free pizza restaurant PowerPoint template includes tasty images, lots of editable thematic infographics, and 48 different slides that cover everything. The template has a color theme and will automatically apply color when copied and pasted. Includes 135 editable icons.

• Slides : 48

7. Brown Stylish: Free Elegant Stylish Food PowerPoint Presentation

Rich and elegant free multipurpose PowerPoint and Google slides template with a calm color palette and delicate typography. It suits presentations about food, cooking, fashion, hotels, travel, cosmetics, and more.

• Slides : 25

8. Coffee Vibes: Free Coffe Shop PPT Template

Beautiful morning vibes that smell like coffee. Here we have a fresh abstract design free PowerPoint template for coffee shops, cafeterias, and breweries. The file includes multiple editable infographics, diagrams, and charts.

• Slides : 31

9. Coffee: Free Barista PowerPoint Presentation

Another rich with infographics and themes free presentation template for coffee businesses and coffee lovers. The design sports a lovely coffee color palette and patterned backgrounds that are also included in the file. Includes image placeholders.

Food PowerPoint Presentation Templates

Proceeding with the next main topic, below are 10 diverse free PowerPoint templates dedicated to food presentations, healthy eating, product presentation, the art of coffee, and thematic cuisine.

10. Modern Food: Free Contemporary Cuisine Presentation

Clean and modern free template for your food presentation in PowerPoint and Google Slides. The modern theme has a dark pink color accent and delicious food and cooking photos. You’ll find 25 editable slides, free infographics, and 80 icons, all customizable

11. Real Food: Free Healthy Food PowerPoint Presentation

Creative free template for multiple purposes like sharing recipes, and talk about healthy eating and nutrition. It has 25 PowerPoint slides with watercolor illustrations of food ingredients, free resources for data visualization, and specific slides for marketing and business plans.

12. Chart Palette: Free Food PowerPoint Presentation Template

This is a free chart template for PowerPoint and Google Slides with a lovely photographic design of vegetables, flowers, plants, and color charts.

13. Barista: Free Coffe Art PowerPoint Template

A sophisticated free PPT template for coffee lovers to author any presentation related to the art of coffee. Including standard and widescreen slide options, the template offers 6 slides with text and image placeholders, backgrounds, and a custom built-in color palette.

14. Fresh Food: Free Minimalistic PPT Template

A more simplistic multipurpose free PowerPoint template for widescreen presentations.

• Slides : 11

15. Special Burger: Free Burger Presentation Presentation

If you’re planning to present a new delicious item in your restaurant’s arsenal, this free presentation template was designed with that exact concept in mind. It includes infographics, such as price tables and mockups. Although the template shows a burger, you can easily replace the images and adapt it to your item of choice.

• Slides : 13

16. Fast Food: Free Multipurpose PowerPoint Template

Modern free PPT template for food presentation where you can add the point branch offices, the steps you use to prepare a plate of food, and info about yourself. The template includes images from Freepik that you can easily replace.

17. Pumpkin Design: Free Simple Multipurpose PowerPoint Slides

Sometimes, less is more. In case you don’t need a big presentation of 20 slides and wish just to list a few things, here’s a simple classic 4-slides pumpkin design template. It’s especially suitable for Pumpkin Day and Thanksgiving.

18. Free Korean Food PowerPoint Presentation

The main concept of this free presentation template is bibimbap, a traditional Korean food. This is good to explain the healthy food culture of Korean food with 48 rich infographic slides with thematic Korean photos and illustrations.

19. Free Local Food PPT Presentation Template

This free template is great for presentations on food, such as fresh organic ingredients and healthy local food. It includes 48 slides with lots of editable charts, diagrams, and tables, and 135 fully customizable icons. Includes image placeholders.

Cooking PowerPoint Templates

Here we have 4 very diverse designs, free presentations for businesses, chefs, recipes, and organic food.

20. Ellen: Free Chef PowerPoint Template

The master chef free template for any restaurant or chef who is looking to highlight their work. It has 25 customizable PowerPoint slides with food cooking graphics throughout the presentation.

21. Cooking: Free Multipurpose Cooking PowerPoint Template

A very simplistic multipurpose free food PPT template that you can use for any design related to cooking, sharing recipes, or business ideas.

22. Granny’s Recipe Book: Free Recipe PPT Template

Nobody cooks better than grandma and you can prove it in a presentation. This vintage vibe, free template offers the hand-drawn elements and recipe scrapbook style you need.

• Slides : 33

23. Free Organic Food Pitch Deck PPT Template

Pitch deck style free template for healthy eating and organic food presentation, with marketing analysis slides. It’s especially suitable for organic food restaurants and companies.

Diet and Nutrition PowerPoint Presentation

7 Free templates for multipurpose nutrition and diet presentations, healthy eating, fitness, and delicious freshly baked bread.

24. Mediterranean Diet: Free Nutrition PowerPoint Presentation

May is International Mediterranean Diet Month which celebrates the cuisine with is a plant-based food plan full of low in cholesterol and saturated fats, and high in fiber and omega-3 fatty acids delicious food. In this free PowerPoint template, you will find 12 awesome customizable slides with graphics and mockups.

• Slides : 12

25. Nutrition: Free Healthy Food PPT Presentation

To teach how to have a healthy life through eating fruits, vegetables, and proteins, this free template will do the trick. It has a fresh color scheme and customizable slides that you can adapt to any nutritional or food safety content.

26. Free Diet Plan Nutritionist PowerPoint Template

For dieticians and companies, or educators who wish to present their take on weight loss, detox, and healthy eating, this free template with modern design has 48 slides rich with themes, graphs, charts, and other infographics.

27. Free Freshly Baked Bread PowerPoint Template

If you have a bakery that wants everyone to know about your delicious freshly baked bread and related treats, you have 48 free slides to go wild. It also includes 135 different icons and editable data-driven charts.

28. Venu – Free Nutrition & Health PPT Presentation

By itself, this free PowerPoint template can give you ideas on how to structure your presentation on healthy eating and nutrition. It features infographics, highlighted data, quotes, and other customizable elements. In addition, you will also find awesome flat-style colorful icons of food ingredients.

• Slides : 21

29. Free Organic Food PowerPoint Presentation

A customizable free PPT template with 48 slides for presentations related to healthy food ingredients.

30. Free Fresh Green Broccoli PPT Template

This free powerpoint template is a design of a delicious fresh food concept with various shapes related to food.

• Slides : 60

PowerPoint Templates for Food Campaigns

And last, we gathered 6 free food campaign templates that are ideal for promotion and marketing presentations.

31. Fruits: Free Marketing Campaign PPT Template

Free marketing presentation template with sweet fruity patterns and vector-based illustrations.

32. Food Day Campaign Free PPT Template

Food day campaign free marketing .ppt template with watercolor illustrations and infographics.

• Slides : 27

33. Free World Cocktail Day PPT Presentation

Editable free template with 32 slides and infographics dedicated to the art of cocktail making. It’s designed for PPT and Google Slides.

• Slides : 32

34. Free Festival PowerPoint Presentation

Spargelzeit is a celebration in Germany during spring that honors asparagus and menus are prepared with them as the main ingredient.

35. International Hummus Day Free PPT Template

Hummus-inspired presentation design with photos of hummus dishes and tablecloth background.

• Slides : 34

36. Free Multipurpose Pizza PowerPoint Template

And last, something fun: a free PowerPoint template that teaches fractions with pizza slices.

• Slides : 24

Final Words

Alright, we did it and we feel kinda stuffed with all these delicious free food templates we managed to find. Now you have the ingredients, all it takes is the chef’s kiss of your creativity to deliver an amazing presentation.

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What Is Your Favorite Food? IELTS Speaking (20 Example Answers)

In part one of your IELTS Speaking test, you might be asked, “What is your favorite food?”

What You Can Talk About

There are different ways you can answer this question. You could talk about any one of these:

Then, to say one or two sentences more, you can talk about:

How Long You Should Speak

Your examiner needs to ask you 10-12 questions in part one, in only four to five minutes.

That leaves 10-20 seconds for each answer, which is usually only one or two sentences, maybe three or four at most.

Don’t speak for too long. If you speak for too long you are more likely to:

Speak Quickly, Don’t Hesitate

In part one, you should focus on fluency , which means answering as smoothly as you can, without hesitation.  

It’s easier to do this if you keep your English simple and your answers quite short.

However, in a part-one question like this, you will need to know enough vocabulary to describe your favorite food, in a simple way.   So practice talking about food a lot, especially your favorite food.

Answers Describing a Dish

1. My favorite food is ramen noodles because ramen is so tasty and convenient. You only need to add hot water to prepare it. And it comes in so many flavors. My favorite flavors of ramen are shrimp and spicy beef.

2. My favorite food is moussaka, which is a popular dish in my home country of Greece. Moussaka is made from minced lamb, tomatoes, aubergines, and lots of cheese. I’ve loved this dish since I was a little boy.

4. Hotpot is definitely my favorite food. Hotpot is a kind of soup or broth made with lots of vegetables and meat, or sometimes fish. You can put any ingredients you like in it. It’s delicious and quite healthy too, I think.  

5. My favorite food is cheesecake. In Poland we have amazing cheesecake. It’s so rich and sweet and full of flavor. It’s very heavy too, so it really fills you up.

Types of Food Answers

7. I grew up beside the sea in Spain, so I like really fresh seafood like fish or mussels or calamari. When it’s fresh from the sea, seafood tastes so good, all you need to do is add lemon and salt and it’s ready to eat.

8. To be honest, chocolate is my favorite food. I’m a bit of a chocoholic, and I eat chocolate almost every day. I especially like dark chocolate, which tastes a little bitter.  

10. I really love home-cooked food. Food cooked at home is usually filling and delicious. It really hits the spot. And you can make little changes to your dishes each time you make them, to experiment. My wife is a fantastic cook and she keeps me well fed.  

National Cuisines Answers

11. In my opinion, you can’t beat Italian cuisine. Italian people have such an amazing culture of cooking and so many delicious dishes like ravioli, risotto, lasagna, and of course, pizza.  

13. I think Chinese food is probably my favorite food. They have such a huge variety of different dishes. I especially like sweet and sour pork.

14. I like many kinds of food, but if I had to choose my favorite, I think it would be Mexican food because Mexican food is lot of fun. They have tasty main course dishes like quesadillas, and also great snacks like nachos.  And you usually eat it with your hands.

Styles of Cooking Answers

16. My favorite kind of food is steamed food. I often steam fish and vegetables for my dinner. Steaming makes the food so succulent and juicy, without losing any flavor. I reckon it’s the healthiest way to eat.

17. My mother taught me to bake bread and cakes and cookies when I was young, so now my favorite food is anything baked. I love baking loaves of bread and choc-chip cookies for my friends.

Types of Taste Answers

19. I’m from the province of Hunan in China, which has a tradition of very spicy cuisine. So I love really hot, spicy food. Mild food tastes too boring for me.

20. I have a sweet tooth and so I’ve always loved sugary food. Even for savory dishes, I like them with some sugar added to the sauce. I also like the sweetness of pineapple on my pizza, and things like that.  

Your Turn To Try

Set up your phone’s voice recorder, and ask out loud, “What is your favourite food?” or “What is your favorite meal?”

Try to answer quickly, without hesitation, using simple English. Remember to use the YES Method .

See if you can notice any mistakes or moments when you hesitated.

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How to Beautifully Plate and Present Food

Last Updated: July 5, 2024 Approved

Starting With Beautiful Food

• Plating a Meal

Presenting Tricky Dishes

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This article was co-authored by JoAnna Minneci . JoAnna Minneci is a retired Professional Chef based in the Nashville, Tennessee area. With 18 years of experience, Chef JoAnna specialized in teaching others how to cook through private cooking lessons, team-building events, and wellness and nutrition classes. She also appeared in numerous television shows on networks such as Bravo and Food Network. Chef JoAnna received Culinary Arts training from the Art Institute of California at Los Angeles. She is also certified in sanitation, nutrition, kitchen management, and cost control. There are 18 references cited in this article, which can be found at the bottom of the page. wikiHow marks an article as reader-approved once it receives enough positive feedback. In this case, several readers have written to tell us that this article was helpful to them, earning it our reader-approved status. This article has been viewed 616,410 times.

Things You Should Know

• Cook meals with a variety of colors and complementary textures to give your meal some visual appeal even before plating.
• Default to white plates, leave 1/3 of the plate empty, and add different foods in odd numbers to achieve a balanced look.
• Layer proteins or main courses on top of filler foods like rice or noodles, and use herb or sauce garnishes to add finishing touches.

• When you're planning meals, think ahead about the colors you want to feature on the plate. You might not be able to represent all the colors of the rainbow at every meal, but challenge yourself to have as much color as possible.
• If you realize you're about to serve several like-colored foods, like grilled chicken and mashed potatoes, adding a serving or two of fruits and vegetables is a fantastic and easy way to add pops of color. The richest greens, oranges, reds, purples, blues, pinks, and yellows on your plate probably take the form of fruits and vegetables.
• If you're not sure how to add color, utilize garnishes. [3] X Research source Nearly any savory dish is well-served by a sprinkling of fresh chives, parsley, dill, or mint. Lemon and lime wedges are welcome alongside poultry and seafood dishes.

• Lightly steam them instead of boiling them. [4] X Research source Steaming vegetables makes them look appetizing and flavorful, while boiling creates the opposite effect. [5] X Research source Take broccoli, for instance: steaming broccoli turns it a fresh, bright green, and each floret retains its shape and texture. Boiling broccoli results in a mushy texture and a paler color, which isn't as pretty on the plate. The same holds true for asparagus, carrots, green beans, and many other vegetables.
• Roast or sauté them with a little oil or butter. Roasted or sauteed vegetables look quite appetizing when they're allowed to caramelize a little in oil or butter. The bright orange or green of the vegetable is offset by brown, crispy spots. It's a delicious way to cook vegetables.

• There are exceptions to the rule of searing your meat. For example, if you're serving braised beef , you'll have to think of creative ways to make the meat look appetizing even though it doesn't have a crispy crust. Serving it with a sauce is a good way to add visual interest.

• Fried foods often continue browning a bit after they've been removed from the hot oil. Carefully monitor foods as you're frying them to make sure they don't get too dark.
• Take pains to handle the fried foods gently so they look appetizing when you're ready to plate them. For example, if you need to check whether a piece of fried chicken has reached the correct internal temperature, stick the meat thermometer in a place where the resulting hole won't be visible. [8] X Research source

• The way you handle the food just after it has been cooked, and before it is plated, can really affect the texture. Pasta, for example, should be kept in water or tossed in a bit of oil just after cooking so that it doesn't start to clump. [9] X Research source Fried foods should not be covered with airtight lids because the heat from the food will end up steaming the breading and causing the food to get soggy.
• Once the food is on the plate, a spritz of oil or water can improve its visual appeal if it looks too dry.

Plating it With Care

• That said, there are exceptions. If you have a set of special plates with a pattern or a certain color scheme, it's fine to use them. Just make sure they complement the food you're serving instead of vying for attention.
• Don't forget to take the rest of the table into consideration, too. Cutlery, glasses, and linens will enhance the overall appearance of the dish upon the table.
• When looking for interesting tableware, try going to Asian grocery stores, craft or flea markets, and antique stores. You can find some very interesting tableware from all of these sources.

• As a general rule, half of the food on the plate should be comprised of vegetables, one fourth should be comprised of meat or another protein, and one fourth should be comprised of a starch.
• Start plating food in the center of the dish and work outward from there so that the food is centered in the middle of the plate.

• To quickly add some crunch to a dish, try topping it with some crushed, roasted walnuts, almonds or pepitas.
• A dollop of crème fraiche or some pieces of goat cheese can add a soft, creamy texture to savory dishes. Whipped cream or pastry cream is a good way to add a soft element to sweet dishes.

• An easy way to start layering food is to serve the protein on a bed of starch. For example, serve a kabob on a heaping of rice, or serve grilled swordfish on a pile of mashed potatoes.
• You can use sauces to layer as well. Ladle a pool of au jus, marinara, or whatever sauce you're using into the center of the dish, and arrange the other elements of the dish on top.
• Aim to make foods look bigger, not smaller. Fluff up your salads, for example, instead of smoothing them down. Create a little cross-hatched stack of cooked asparagus instead of presenting it in one flat layer. [17] X Research source

Adding Appetizing Touches

• If you serve a dish with lemon or lime wedges, consider creating slender, pretty twists instead of slicing them into thick wedges. This might entice the diner to actually use the garnish instead of scooting it to the side of his or her plate!
• Think outside the box and use garnishes you might not normally consider. Sprinkle a dash of cinnamon over a chicken dish, or a handful of pomegranate seeds over an otherwise ordinary salad. Choose garnishes that add a burst of both flavor and color.
• In many cuisines, flowers are an acceptable garnish or a large inedible leaf sitting underneath the food. In broader Western culture, it's recommended that nothing inedible be served on the plate. As well, since certain garnishes can affect the flavor, choose carefully.

• Rather than just pouring a sauce over your food, consider putting it in a squeeze bottle so you can create a pretty swirl or pattern. [19] X Research source If you don't have a squeeze bottle, put the sauce in a plastic food storage bag, cut a small piece off one of the corners, and squeeze the sauce through the bag.
• Don't overdo it. The key is to add a touch of color, flavor, and texture without overpowering the main part of the dish.

• If you're serving the pasta with a protein, arrange it attractively on the heap of pasta. For example, if the dish includes shrimp, place the shrimp on top instead of burying the pieces inside the pasta heap.
• Just before serving, you can mist the pasta with a bit of olive oil to make it glisten attractively.

• Soups and stews tend to splash and run, so it's also important to make sure that the sides of the bowl or plate you're serving them in are wiped clean before serving.
• Casseroles might also come out on the brown side. Serving them alongside a bunch of fresh salad greens is a good way to offset the neutral-looking main dish.

• Use a cookie cutter to create a neat shape. A star or leaf-shaped brownie will look more interesting than your basic square.
• Serve it with mint. Adding a few fresh sprigs is a great way to enhance many desserts, especially fruity ones.
• Sprinkle cocoa, cinnamon or powdered sugar on top. Choose the powder that contrasts in color to the dessert you made.
• Sprinkle crushed peppermints on top. It'll look like you topped your dish with pink glitter.
• Speaking of glitter, add edible glitter to the dish to take it over the top.
• When all else fails, plate it with a swirl of whipped cream. [23] X Research source You can pipe it through an icing bag fixed with a star-shaped tip to create a visually pleasing shape.

• Try keeping all presentation of the food relevant and simple. A nice formal dish is great for a celebration, but even simple meals can be improved with the addition of some herbs. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Read current cooking books and magazines for ideas. Your local library is a wonderful resource and many culinary magazines are now available for download, allowing you to read the recipes in the cooking area straight off your iPad, eReader, or other device. This also enables you to decorate a table with the electronic device as a reference! Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• There are now plates that keep food hot (patented). An excellent final touch for certain delicious hot recipes (Especially if they are expensive and time-consuming to prepare). Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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• Food magazines and cookbooks
• Ideal dinnerware and tableware
• Inspiration from recipes and restaurants/cafes that you like

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13 Food Presentation Ideas for an Unforgettable Culinary Experience

Sydney Kida | May 28, 2022 |

Eating is a sensory activity, and that doesn’t mean just taste — the culinary experience engages all the senses. That means texture, taste, aroma and, in some cases, even sound  (think: the sizzling of fajitas or sparklers atop a cake). When it comes to cuisine and the customer experience, how the food looks when it comes out of your kitchen is just as important as how it tastes.  

Need some food presentation ideas to take your dishes to the next level? We’ve got the details on why you need to step up your plating game, as well as how you can do it with 13 creative food presentation ideas sure to impress. 

Why Food Presentation Matters

We eat with our eyes first. You can put photos of beautifully arranged food on a restaurant menu and guests will point and say, “I’ll take one of those!” when without the photo, they wouldn’t have even considered it. Similarly, an artfully arranged pastry display in a cafe or bakery window will entice guests to come inside to see if the food tastes as good as it looks. 

Whether you’re a fast-casual establishment with a laid back vibe or a high-end restaurant with elevated and sophisticated dishes, presentation turns a regular meal into a memorable customer experience. People are drawn to beautiful things and let’s be honest, first impressions are everything. 

In today’s world of social media and influencer marketing, unique and beautiful food presentation increases the likelihood of a guest posting a photo to their social media and tagging your eatery. That’s powerful positive publicity and some serious word of mouth marketing – and it’s free ! Plus, people are more likely to try out restaurants recommended by a friend, especially if the dishes look thoughtfully planned and carefully curated.  

On the flip side, sloppy or unappetizing presentations can result in negative reviews online. Reviews are forever when written on the Internet and 94% of today's consumers check online reviews and photos before choosing a place to eat. 

Incorporating interesting food presentation ideas is an opportunity to get creative, show off a chef’s skill, and provide that “wow” factor to the dining experience. Just make sure the substance matches style! Unique dishes mean guests can only get them at your restaurant, and this uniqueness inspires loyalty. Plus, guests will gladly pay more for an artfully designed meal.

Creative Food Presentation Ideas , Tips & Tricks

A creative presentation of food is the final touch to a meal. Here are thirteen tips and tricks for presenting food, ranging from simple dishes to fine dining: 

Edible Flowers

Nothing classes up a dish like dainty flowers. Flower petals add pops of color in salads, soups, desserts, and even entrees. Because flowers are a beautiful and unexpected thing to appear on a plate, they are memorable. Just make sure they’re edible ! 

There are many food presentation techniques related to sauces that a chef can experiment with. A guest’s name spelled out in chocolate drizzle on a dessert plate is a fun way to celebrate a birthday. Dots, smears, and swirls of bright sauces add visual interest for both sweet and savory dishes. Practice with piping bags or squeeze bottles to perfect the hand control required for these sauce techniques.

Food presentation isn’t just about what to add to the food or how to style it. The tablecloth, place setting, and cutlery play a part, too. For in-restaurant dining, make sure your tables are welcoming with candles or flowers. If a guest is ordering to-go, the packaging is part of the visual appeal. So often en route, the food’s presentation gets ruined. To prevent that, choose high quality, eco-friendly sectioned packaging that keeps the food in place. 

Deconstructed

As far as simple food presentation ideas go, deconstructing is a classic. Eating traditional meals in a deconstructed way makes humdrum food feel like a new experience entirely. For example, a deconstructed burger and fries encourages a bite of fries with onion and tomato — it’s a new way to enjoy an old classic. Having a focal point, like a red onion ring in the center, keeps it from looking sloppy.

For a fine dining steak presentation, the best way to elevate it is through height and layers. Visually, steak is flat and typically darker in color. Adding a colorful garnish with some height to it makes it look more exciting. If you don’t want to go for height, create layers to the dish for a similar effect. Cut the steak horizontally and fan it out to create layers. Place the steak atop or under a side, like mashed potatoes or greens. Pre-cutting the steak not only saves the eater time and effort, it gives them a peek at the beautiful pink in between the brown sides. 

Make Every Side Dish a Main Event

Just because it’s a side dish doesn’t mean it’s less tasty or important! Don’t forget about sprucing them up, too. Unless someone requests separate bowls or has a food allergy, you don’t have to serve side dishes in separate bowls. The placement of sides next to other food can make for a colorful palette and encourages the eater to enjoy the meal as one experience. If you don’t have the space on the main plate for the sides, serve them on beautiful plates with a stand-out design or color. 

Play with your Food 

The arrangement of an appetizer is everything: it must be enticing and easily shareable. A fried onion bloom is iconic for this reason. To make an engaging and interactive appetizer experience, consider plating it in a way that’s fun and interactive for your customers. For example, mozzarella sticks can be arranged around a focal point (marinara dipping sauce) or stacked on top of each other like Lincoln Logs. Top with a leaf of lettuce for a roof. Great for the kids’ menu! 

Sugar is cheap and you already have it on hand: just learn some techniques to create garnishes to top your crème brûlées and cakes. Sugar can be twisted into some truly stunning and unique shapes when caramelized. Not only does this add sweetness to your dish, it also adds a unique flair that’s sure to end up on their Instagram. 

The plate is your canvas, so make it a composition. While this may take some more time, it’s an opportunity for the chef to consider new flavors and designs. Think about the shape of the plate as well, not just the design or color. A square plate with round food in it provides an interesting contrast. Make the plates do the work for you.  

Color Theory 

Even if someone orders plain fish and chips, think of ways to pop color onto that plate. Yes, there is the standard lemon and parsley. But how can you go the extra mile? Another addition of color can make this basic dish be remembered above the rest. Go for purple cabbage in coleslaw instead of white or green. Plus, the more color, the more nutrition you are offering your guests. Certain colors can elicit certain feelings in customers. For example, red and yellow stimulate hunger.

Tools for the Job

Make sure you have the right tools in the kitchen for the delicate placement of food, garnishes, and sauces. Use squeeze bottles and piping bags for liquid-like foods, and precision tongs to place food just so on the plate. Don’t forget a small towel to wipe the plate clean in case of any accidental smudges. 

You don’t want the dish to become overwhelming or unwieldy to dig into. To leave room for presentation, consider either providing a smaller portion, or using a larger plate. While adding color is best practice, you don’t need to include every color or food group on a plate.

The best food presentation is authentic. If your restaurant’s appeal is its hominess and folksiness, having an over-the-top presentation when guests love the simplicity isn’t catering to your audience. If you are known for your simple and effective presentations, play to your strengths. Above all, stay true to your restaurant’s personality and ambiance.

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The Art Of Food Presentation — Plating Like A Pro

• Shannon The Helpful Chef
• November 9, 2023

I’ve learned that food presentation is just as important as taste. When it comes to creating memorable dishes that wow customers. While taste is paramount, how the food looks on the plate is almost equally as important.

The visual presentation delights customers’ eyes before they even take their first bite. An artful presentation demonstrates care, creativity, and skill. It can turn an enjoyable meal into an unforgettable dining experience.

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In this blog post, I’ll share my tips and tricks for plating and presenting dishes. I’ve been a chef for 20-plus years and have learned a thing or two about plating food. Master these techniques to wow patrons and create Instagram-worthy culinary artwork with every meal.

Food Presentation Plating Like A Pro

Throughout my career as a chef, I’ve come to view each plate as a blank canvas. Waiting to be turned into an edible work of art. While the flavors and textures of a dish are crucial, elegant, and enticing.

The presentation takes the meal to the next level, delighting customers and showing them you’ve put care into every component. As any successful chef knows, food presentation and plating skills are well worth developing .

Start With Quality Ingredients

Truly, exceptional ingredients make the job easier. The freshest, properly butchered proteins and peak seasonal produce. They showcase their natural beauty with minimal preparation required. While technique is important, sourcing the best seasonal ingredients gives you an advantage.

Focus on Color And Contrast

One of the keys to eye-catching presentations is playing with vibrant colors and bold contrasts. I like to feature ingredients with bright natural hues like:

• Deep Greens — Spinach, arugula, fresh herbs, lettuce leaves, zucchini, fresh peas, and green beans.
• Rich Reds — Fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers, English radishes, red beets, radicchio, red leaf lettuce, and sliced red meats cooked med-rare.
• Sunny Yellows — Squash, yellow zucchini, golden beets, corn, and yellow beans.
• Earthy Browns — Mushrooms, jacket potatoes, taro, Jerusalem artichokes, and seared or slow-cooked meats.

Contrasting colors help each component stand out. For example, I’ll place a seared med rare red meat like beef rump next to arugula or roasted potatoes to make both stand out. Varying colors excite the eyes and spark joy on the plate.

Chefs Pro Tip — Use colorful ingredients to your advantage. Don’t complicate the process, when preparing each ingredient keep it fresh and simple. You will be amazed at what plating designs you can create.

Find Inspiration In Nature

I find endless inspiration for plating designs by observing the visual beauty inherent in nature. Notice compositions like seashell spirals, patterns in flower petals, or leaves fanned on a platter. Mimicking nature’s artistry through food is a constant source of ideas.

Allow Simplicity To Shine

Sometimes simple is best if I don’t overcomplicate a presentation . When the star ingredients speak for themselves. A pristinely seared fillet of salmon needs little more than an herb oil drizzle and chive garnish to impress. Allow quality ingredients and elegant simplicity to shine when appropriate.

Draw Plating Inspiration From Anywhere

I find plating inspiration almost everywhere. Nature, artwork, and even well-designed retail displays. Study what paints a pleasing visual picture and think about how to replicate it on the plate. Inspiration is endless for those with observant, creative eyes.

Pay Attention To Shapes And Height

When conceptualizing a dish, I always consider the natural shapes and heights of each element I’m including. Mixing and balancing the shapes and vertical dimensions makes the presentation more dynamic.

For instance, balls of zucchini are cut using a melon baller. Potatoes are cut into rectangular shapes. Spears of grilled asparagus can provide vertical lines next to rounded potato rosti. Or combine the height of a vegetable salad with the low profile of a sliced seared beef. Defining individual shapes gives a satisfying composition.

Food Presentation Go Vertical

Height adds drama and excitement to plated dishes. I build upwards with stacked ingredients like potato gratin, blanched broccolini, and a confit duck leg placed on top. Salads become more dynamic when ingredients are arranged vertically rather than tossed haphazardly across the plate. Reaching upwards with towers and heights naturally draws the diner’s eye in.

Incorporate Odd Numbers

When garnishing and portioning ingredients. Odd numbers do wonders when it comes to food presentation. Artful plating incorporates variety. Odd numbers of components like three ravioli or five haricots verts are more interesting than even pairs. The unevenness creates movement and delights the eye as it flows across the plate.

Play With Proportions

I carefully consider proportion when food presentation is the focus. The star of the dish is featured prominently with supporting sides artfully framed around. For example, an ample tenderloin takes center stage while the potatoes and vegetables are thoughtfully portioned as accents. Getting the proportions just right ensures an ideal bite each time.

Leave Negative Space

Don’t overcrowd or clutter the plate. I remind myself to leave ample negative space between the ingredients and leading up to the edges of plates and dishes. Negative space focuses the diner’s attention exactly where you want it. It also allows you to thoughtfully frame each component within the surrounding clean plate.

Consider Texture Contrasts

Beyond colors and shapes, textures add tactile variety and entice the appetite. I purposely pair contrasting textures like the juiciness of fresh tomato against the creaminess of mashed potatoes. A crispy crystalized chicken skin is another favorite. Varying textures excite both the palate and presentation.

Drizzle With Intent

One of my favorite plating techniques is taking advantage of the beautiful trail left when sauces and vinaigrettes are artfully drizzled onto the plate. I get creative with smears, straight lines, dots, and other patterns to adorn proteins or seasonal vegetables. Drizzling brings elegance through both taste and presentation.

Garnish With A Purpose

No plated dish is complete without a perfect garnish. Sprigs of fresh herbs, edible flowers, chopped nuts, and microgreens. These are my go-to garnishes to provide the final touch. I carefully select and position garnishes to complement other components. This is like a frame that completes a painting. This thoughtful detail finishes the food presentation.

Use Plating To Tell A Story

In my view, the best plating tells a thoughtful story. The ingredients, flavors, and preparation involved in crafting the meal are conveyed through a harmonious arrangement. Seasonality and passion come across in the details. This storytelling instills pride and attention to detail in my cooking.

Experiment With Plate Styles

An often overlooked plating tip is choosing plates, boards, and surfaces that complement the food. Patterns on plates can frame simply presented dishes. Wooden boards offer rustic charm while sleek slate can modernize a presentation. I get creative with my “canvas” to enhance the overall dining experience.

Develop Your Own Style

Just like with cooking techniques, plating has recognizable styles. Find what you love by looking at inspirational photos and experimenting. Over time, my personal plating preferences emerged into my signature style. Then I refined and perfected it. Maybe you prefer minimalist plates or architectural presentations. Your unique style is part of the art.

Practice Plating At Home

Even during home-cooked family meals, I practice plating in ways that feel fun and creative. The more you deliberately compose dishes with care, the more second nature beautiful presentation becomes. Use low-stakes at-home meals to hone your skills.

Invest In Quality Tools

Having quality tools at your fingertips facilitates plating success. I recommend investing in small spoons, tweezers, squeeze bottles, a melon baller, and other specialty items. The right kitchen tools allow you to intricately stack, drizzle, and embellish with ease. They’re essential for every aspiring platter.

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What Are Some Basic Plating Tips For Beginners To Improve Presentation?

Some basic plating tips are to start with evenly portioning ingredients. Use odd numbers for garnish. Use height to add dimension, and incorporate contrasting colors and textures. Leave negative space around components, and pay attention to the plate style. Even simple improvements can make a difference.

What Are Common Plating Mistakes To Avoid?

Here are some of the common plating mistakes to avoid. Crowding the plate, not leaving negative space. Lack of color contrast, sloppy or uneven drizzles. Overcomplicating the presentation, and poor proportions that don’t highlight the star ingredient.

A common mistake I see when cooks are plating food is the lack of height. They place everything on the plate which makes the dish look one-dimensional and boring. Another common mistake I see is minimal to no garnishes.

How Do I Come Up With Unique Plating Ideas?

Ways of coming up with unique plating ideas are drawing inspiration from nature, artwork, and other chef’s plating ideas. Also, telling a story about the dish’s flavor profiles can guide the presentation.

Final Thoughts

Perfectly executed taste with artful presentation creates a sensational dining experience. Mastering plating techniques demonstrates a passion for food and visual aesthetics that diners notice and appreciate.

I encourage all cooks and chefs to view every plate as a new opportunity to create food into an artistic showpiece. With practice, you can learn to plate dishes as skillfully as you craft the flavors. Turn every meal into a visually stunning culinary delight for patrons.

Skillful food presentation makes for an exciting dining experience. It touches all your senses and demonstrates the care and creativity the chef has put into the food. Food presentation it’s easier than you think.

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Food – A Complete ESL Lesson Plan for Beginners

Food is something everyone can relate to. Learning vocabulary about food will enable students to talk about their likes and dislikes and many other things. 

Materials for this lesson:

Food lesson plan for beginner esl students, introduction and warm up.

A great way to start your lesson about food is to play a fun food guessing game. This ‘Hidden Picture’ game from Games4esl is perfect for introducing food vocabulary. Simply play the video in class and ask students to try to guess what the food is. 

Next, ask students about what other food they know in English and write those words on the board. Once you have a few examples on the board, survey the whole class as to whether or not they like those foods. 

Practice Keywords And Sentences

Using these  food flashcards , practice the keywords by showing the flashcards and asking students to repeat after you. Then, ask students to try to say the words on their own. Once students have practiced enough, drill some more with the key expressions. 

Activity 1: Line Bingo – Listening Activity

To play this game, the teacher must choose one of the foods and then say that word out loud while using the key expression. For example, if the teacher chooses the ‘steak’ card, he/she would say, ‘Do you like (steak)?’. Then, students must look at their cards and find where the steak flashcard is. If it is on the left or right end of the line of cards, then the students turn it over and say, ‘Yes, I do.’ 

Activity 2: Board Game – The Dice Game

This  printable board game  is best played in pairs and is designed to get your students to speak about what food they like or don’t like. Each pair of students needs one board game and one dice to play. To begin, students should place their eraser on the ‘Start’ square. 

Activity 3: The Spy Game

This final activity is a fun speaking game that will get your students out of their seats and talking with their friends. In this activity, students must find a partner who has the same card. But, students must be careful because their partner may be a spy!

To do this, students will walk around and ask each other, ‘Do you like…?’ and answer, ‘Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.’. For example, a student who has a ‘pizza’ card would ask a classmate, ‘Do you like pizza?’. If their classmate has the same card, they would answer, ‘Yes, I do.’. If the card is different, they would answer, ‘No, I don’t.’ 

Kids really enjoy this game, especially if they get to be the spy. After playing one or two times, you can introduce more spies to make it even more fun.

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How to Make Your Food Presentation Simple and Tasteful

Are you looking for ways to present food in a way that makes it look appetizing without being too complicated? If yes, then read on. Food presentation is important because it influences our perception of the food itself. It also affects our appetite and mood. Presentations can either enhance or detract from the taste of the food.

Food presentation should be simple and tasteful. The goal is to create a visual feast that enhances the flavor of the food rather than distracts from it. Good food presentation will help you get your message across.

In this article, we’ll explain how to choose the right plate shape for presenting foods, why some plates work better than others and what tips to keep in mind when creating your perfect presentation.

Choose the Right Plate Shape

There are many shapes of plates that you can use to present food. You have round, square, rectangular, oval, oblong, triangular and even hexagonal plates available to you. Each has its own unique advantages and disadvantages.

• Round plates tend to be the most popular type of plate for presenting meals. It’s easy to move around with them and they’re great if you want to display a large number of dishes at once. However, since they commonly lack any side walls, serving a smaller amount of food can look awkward. No matter if you cook yourself or use a catering service, round plates are useful when you want to show off multiple dishes at once.
• Rectangular plates can be narrower than other types of plates. This means that dishes are easier to serve and it’s easy to balance them and move around with them. Rectangular plates are also good if you want to place two or three dishes next to each other.
• Square plates are wide enough to accommodate more food per dish, but since they don’t extend all the way up to the top edge, there’s no room for sauces or garnishes. That may not matter much if you plan to serve only one type of dish, but if you offer a variety of different flavors on a single platter, you won’t have room for anything else. Square plates are best for platters where you’ll be placing small amounts of various foods on a single plate.
• Oval plates are similar to square ones except that they have a wider bottom portion which allows them to hold a larger quantity of food. Oval plates are designed to support multiple servings of food. Ovals can carry as many as 10-12 items on a single plate. They come in both standard sizes and custom sizes. Your choice is based on how big your meal is going to be.
• Triangle plates are ideal for those who want to maximize space while minimizing clutter. If the triangles aren’t symmetrical, they won’t stack neatly into piles or towers. But they do fit well together on a single surface. Triangles are especially helpful if you want to include lots of food. If you don’t fill every inch of the plate with food, then triangles can help you save space without sacrificing organization.
• Hexagons add a special design twist to the other classic plate shapes. They can be easier to grip than round plates but allow for generous servings of food. They can also work to keep food warmer when they have a concave design that creates a gentle convex curve along their edges.

What Size Plate Should I Buy?

If you already have some plates you can use and you only need to pick up a few extras, then try to find the closest match to the plates you already have in your cupboard. If you’re picking up a whole new set, especially if it’s for a dinner party, know that it’s always safer to go with something bigger than you think you’ll need.

In addition to knowing how many people will be eating, you should also consider how large the dishes that you’ll be serving are. Large dishes require larger plates and vice versa. A cauliflower steak , for example, can measure about 6 by 5 inches (15 x 13 cm). You’ll be able to fit four steaks on a 12-inch (30cm) round plate. 

The same dish would look too big if you tried to put it on a 14-inch (35cm) oval plate. Similarly, a large round of eggplant is about 4 by 3 inches (10 x 8 cm), so it would look out of place on a 12-inch round plate. And although a salad bowl is roughly 9 inches (23cm) across, you could actually use two bowls side by side to create a 20-inch round plate.

You’ll find most restaurants serving appetizers, salads, sides, main dishes, desserts like cakes , etc., on separate platters. This allows diners to choose just the portions they want. Large platters are great for parties because you can reuse them over and over again. When it comes to storing leftovers , serving bowls are more ideal than platters. 

In addition to the size of the plates, consider the materials they’re made with, as well. Disposables are handy, but not great for the environment. In contrast, wooden platters are gorgeous, but more difficult to wash because they tend to get stained easily. On average, disposable platters cost only $1-$2 per person. However, you may also want to consider investing in stainless steel or ceramic platters. Although these types of platters are much pricier than disposables, they offer superior durability and long-lasting quality.

Tips for Making Your Food Presentation Ideal

It’s easy to see the difference between perfectly arranged food and food that looks sloppy. Here are some tips for making sure that your food presentation is perfect:

Use Good Lighting

Lighting is essential for cooking and entertaining, but it can also enhance the aesthetics of your food. Try to choose lighting that highlights different parts of your dish. Lighting from the side with some low candles gives a warm effect. Keep the lighting even across the table and avoid deep shadows.

Keep Your Tableware Organized 

Food shouldn’t be stacked randomly all over the room. Make sure that your serving pieces are stored at a proper height and position so that each course is within reasonable reach and always within sight of guests.

Make Sure That Your Serving Pieces Match or Complement Each Other 

The type of serving pieces you use says a lot about your overall style. Not all of us were lucky enough to inherit a full set of matching antique dishes, but it’s still a good idea to put together an ensemble of serving pieces that creates a unified effect. Choose dishes that complement one another when possible. For example, try pairing an elegant glass vase with a white porcelain plate instead of a heavy silver tray.

Choose Appropriate Serving Tools 

Metal cutlery is the most common type of serving tool, but it’s not the only one. Consider flatware made of wood, bamboo or ceramic. Wood serves as a natural alternative to chrome and aluminum. Bamboo works well as a lightweight replacement for traditional silverware. Ceramic is heavier, but it makes it a nice option for anyone who’s sensitive to the taste of metals.

Don’t Forget the Napkin

Guests expect a certain level of service when visiting your home. Napkins are often used to wipe off spilled beverages, so make sure you keep plenty around. It’s also important to remember to remove any excess napkins before leaving the kitchen.

Food presentation isn’t just something you do to impress people. A beautifully presented meal tells guests that your home is neat and orderly. It shows that you care enough about your guests to invest time into making sure everything is exactly how they like it during their visit. So, don’t let your food look messy! Make sure that your food is always served properly by following this guide.

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Talking About Food in English

Food is one of the biggest topics of conversation in any language.

If you want to participate in these conversations in English, you’ll need many different descriptive English phrases and words for food and how it tastes.

That’s exactly what’s on the menu today.

I’ll give you 30 ways to talk about food in English , so you can start ordering food at restaurants , feel comfortable at dinner parties or comment on your friend’s latest Instagram food post.

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How’s It Taste?

1. tastes great, 2. really good, 3. wow, [this food] is amazing, 5. flavorful, 6. mouth-watering, 7. this [food] is too [flavor] for me. / this taste is too [flavor] for my taste., 8. it could use a little more / it could use a little less…, 9. this tastes different. i think i prefer [something else]., what’s your diet, 10. vegetarian, 12. flexitarian, 13. trying to lose weight, 14. low-carb diet, 15. a balanced diet, what do you usually eat, 16. fast food, 17. home-cooked meal, 18. one-pot meal, 19. microwave meal, 20. dessert, 21. to have a sweet tooth, 22. to eat healthy, how do you like your chicken, 23. fried or deep-fried, 24. grilled, 26. crunchy, how do you like your eggs, 27. scrambled, 28. poached, 29. sunny-side up, why are food phrases important for english learners, and one more thing....

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Eating something delicious right now? Use this expression to say so.

I’m so glad I ordered this pizza—it tastes great!

Here’s something else you could say instead of delicious .

Have you tried the chocolate cake? It’s really good!

If something tastes better than you expected, you could use the word wow to express your surprise. If you say something tastes amazing , you’re saying it tastes even better than great  or really good .

Wow , this pasta salad is amazing!

This is an informal way of saying something tastes good. If you find something to be delicious, you could simply say “Yummy!” or you could expand it into a sentence.

This cheesecake is really yummy . I’m going for another slice.

This is a great adjective for describing food that’s full of flavor or that has a delicious quality in its taste and smell.

I love how flavorful this soup is with all the fresh herbs and vegetables in it.

This is the perfect adjective to describe something that’s so delicious and flavorful, it’s actually making your mouth water.

His mom makes such mouth-watering cakes that I just can’t wait to go over to his house tonight.

There may be times when you don’t really like the taste of a certain food. But you probably can’t just shout “Yuck!” (an informal English word meaning something tastes or smells bad) without offending the cook or your hosts.

So how can you express that without sounding impolite?

This is a polite way to explain that you don’t like the food, without blaming the cook. It’s just not right for you.

Better yet if you can throw in a compliment first!

This cake is so moist! It’s just too sweet for my taste .

Use this expression to say that you’d like the food better if the flavors were different.

This chicken is too spicy. It could use a little less chili sauce.

If something tastes new or unfamiliar, you could politely name some other food that you’d prefer or like better.

This tiramisu tastes different. I think I prefer the chocolate cake.

If you’re a vegetarian,  your diet would include only vegetables, fruits and non-meat items such as tofu, nuts, etc.

I’ve been a vegetarian for a year and I don’t even miss eating meat at all.

A vegan  is similar to a vegetarian, however, a vegan would not eat dairy or any product from animals, like honey.

Every week, my friend and I try a new vegan recipe.

A flexitarian does incorporate some meat into their diet, so their diet is flexible . Meat is limited, rather than excluded entirely from their diet.

While my best friend is a flexitarian , she will always choose a vegetarian option when we eat out.

If you’re trying to lose weight, it means you’re trying to become thinner.

I usually just have a salad for lunch because I’m trying to lose weight .

The word carb is short for carbohydrate . A low-carb diet  involves eating less carbohydrate-rich foods such as bread, pancakes and cookies.

That strawberry muffin looks tempting, but I’m on a low-carb diet .

Most people simply try to keep a balanced diet, which includes eating from each of the main food groups like grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and meat.

To stay healthy, I go to the gym, cycle to work and eat a balanced diet .

This is one of the most common questions that people ask one another and it’s always interesting to hear everyone’s answers.

Fast food  is served very quickly over the counter at restaurants such as McDonald’s or Chick-fil-A. It’s usually a meal with hamburgers or sandwiches, French fries and soda.

When I’m busy with school, I usually end up eating fast food .

A home-cooked meal  is what many of us would like to have waiting for us when we get home from school or work. This is a fresh meal that’s made and eaten at home.

Whenever I get home early from work, I make myself a nice home-cooked meal .

A one-pot meal means exactly what it says. You cook all of your ingredients  (food items) like meat and vegetables in one pot and you’re ready to eat.

If I’m too tired to cook, I just make a quick and easy one-pot meal .

If you’re in a rush or you want an easier meal, you might decide to eat a microwave meal —this is a pre-made meal that is cooked in the microwave.

Before he learned to cook, he used to always buy microwave meals from the grocery store.

Dessert  is a sweet dish, like pastry or ice cream, that’s served and eaten at the end of a meal.

My grandma makes amazing cookies, cakes and pies. I always look forward to  dessert when I go to her house.

Do you enjoy eating sweet food very much? Well then, you must have a sweet tooth  for sure.

I’ll admit I have a sweet tooth because I can never say no to cakes, pastries and ice cream.

Here’s an easy one. To eat healthy  simply means choosing to eat food that’s good for your health.

No matter how busy I am, I try to eat healthy and exercise every day.

Fried chicken is made by cooking the meat in hot oil. Often the fried chicken we get at restaurants is actually deep-fried .

So what’s the difference between frying and deep-frying? Well, deep-frying uses a lot more oil than frying. Most times, people just say  fried chicken when referring to  deep-fried chicken  because the word is shorter and easier to say.

I can’t think of anything I like better than fried chicken, can you?

Grilled  chicken is made by cooking the meat directly on a heated grill.

I think I’ll invite my friends over for some grilled chicken this weekend.

Roast chicken usually refers to chicken that is cooked (or roasted) in the oven.

After talking to my family, we decided to surprise my grandpa for Father’s Day with roast chicken as it’s his favorite meal.

If you deep-fry your chicken well, it’ll be crunchy , which means it’ll make a crunching, cracking sound when you bite and chew on it.

That fried chicken I had for lunch was so crunchy and yummy. I just can’t stop thinking about it.

Scrambled  eggs are made by stirring and mixing them together while cooking.

I usually make  scrambled eggs for breakfast because they’re so easy.

Poached  eggs are made by partially cooking the egg in simmering water. When it’s served, the egg whites will be soft and you’ll be able to see the whole yolk.

I’ve never had a poached egg but I’d sure like to try it.

Sunny-side up  refers to an egg that’s been fried on only one side. Its name comes from the fact that the yolk sits whole in the middle of the fried egg, making it look like the sun.

The only way my son will eat eggs is if I make them  sunny-side up . He likes to see the yellow yolk!

Boiled eggs are eggs that have been cooked in very hot (boiling) water.

On the weekend, I usually have a boiled egg for breakfast with toast and orange juice.

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I’ll answer that question with another question: why are people always talking about food ?

The answer is easy: Food is universal . Everybody has to eat! It’s as simple as that. So people want to find tasty, healthy food, the best places to eat, etc. It’s no wonder that everybody’s talking about food.

In fact, The Daily Meal even claims that just talking about food might make you healthier .

In  HuffPost , award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson talks about how food cuts across cultures . Every culture in every country has its own cuisine (style of cooking) and this is what makes travel so fascinating .

You not only get to enjoy the sights and sounds, but you also know there are always new and exciting food adventures waiting for you.

Food is, of course, a great way to meet people and make friends . When people share a meal, you can be sure the discussions about food, restaurants and recipes are going to be endless.

So what does this all mean for English learners?

Food is an important topic of conversation to master. With a healthy food vocabulary, you’ll not only have valuable conversations with native English speakers, but you’ll also explore their culture through cuisine.

For another introduction to food vocabulary and all the delicious ways to talk about food, check out this video below !

I hope you’ve learned some useful vocabulary here today that’ll boost your confidence before jumping into any discussion about food. Remember, the more you practice, the more natural you’ll sound. Happy learning and good luck!

For more food-related phrases, check out our post on essential English restaurant vocabulary next. 

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What is my favorite food?. Facts. A person is asked many times what there favorite food is. I like many foods so I am uncertain of my favorite food. Taste will be measured on a 1-5 scale with 5 being the best tasting Cost will be measured in terms of dollars

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Facts A person is asked many times what there favorite food is. I like many foods so I am uncertain of my favorite food.

Taste will be measured on a 1-5 scale with 5 being the best tasting Cost will be measured in terms of dollars How filling the food is will be measured by a 1-5 scale with 5 being the most filling Nutritional value will be measured with a 1-5 scale with 5 being the most nutritious Taste will be the most important criteria Nutritional value will be the second most important criteria How filling the food is will be the third most important criteria Cost will be the least important of the criteria Criteria

Solutions • Prime Rib- A 16oz steak from Texas Roadhouse • Pancakes- 3 blueberry pancakes from IHOP • All meat burrito- This is a carne asada burrito with cheese from Alfredo’s

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away! My favorite fruit is the Fuji Apple. ... Or a Pineapple Kamikaze! Huynh Productions. 5/5/09. 7. Summary Slide. My Favorite Foods ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

• Sandy Huynh
• November 8, 2004
• Some of my favorite noodles
• My favorite fruit
• My favorite desserts
• My favorite drinks
• I Love all sorts of Noodles!
• Chowmein noodles
• Vietnamese clear noodles
• Rice noodles
• My favorite fruit is the Fuji Apple. I will not eat any other one!
• It is crisp
• And DELICOUS!
• I cannot live without
• Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream
• Coconut Cream pie
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• Orange Juice
• Water with lemon
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• Or a Pineapple Kamikaze!
• Oooodles of Noodles!
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
• Sugar High!
• What would you like to drink today?

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