Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Vocabulary for Restaurant Conversations

Good evening ..A formal greeting generally used after 6pm.

recommend ..To give advice that will help a person make a choice

appetizer..That part of the meal that is served before the salad or the main course.

escargot..An appetizer of snails which have been baked inside a pastry.

tender..easily chewed and digested

marinate..To let food soak in a substance for a certain amount of time so the food will absorb some of the flavor of that substance. (overnight - for or during the entire night)

half an order..A partial amount of a whole order. Example: If an order of Escargot is 6 snails, half an order would be 3.

entre..the main course of a meal (word borrowed from the French)

wonderful..excellent or great, better than just good

mood..A person's emotional state or feeling.

soup de jour..the type of soup being served on a particular day

baked..cooked in an oven

filet mignon..a type of beef steak, generally considered one of the best steaks served in American style restaurants

charbroiled..cooked on open flames

prepare..to make, to cook

medium..Steaks are prepared according to temperature. Example: A steak that is medium rare is not cooked all the way through. The center is still red and cooler than the outside of the steak.

dressing..a type of sauce put on salads for flavoring

dinner..evening meal, generally eaten around 6:30pm

server..waiter or waitress

Margarita..an alcoholic beverage made with tequila and sweet and sour mix

on the rocks..served over ice

combo plate..a plate of several types of food

start off with..to have before the meal, to begin with

substitute..to have something instead of what is offered

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