ESL Podcast 769 - Trying Unusual Foods
to stink - to smell very bad; to have a very unpleasant odor
Blue cheese stinks! It smells like dirty socks.
bite - one mouthful; the amount of food taken into one's mouth at once
Once you have a bite of this cake, you won't be able to stop!
to stomach - to be able to eat something that is very unpleasant without getting sick
William hates his mother-in-law's cooking, but he had to learn to stomach her meals.
foul - very unpleasant and disgusting; awful
Please don't use foul language around the children.
don't knock it until you've tried it - a phrase used to ask someone to keep an open mind and be willing to try something before forming an opinion or saying bad things about something
I can't believe you signed up for a course in basket weaving.
Don't knock it until you've tried it. I expect it to be a lot of fun.
acquired taste - something that one initially does not like but learns to like over time as one has more exposure to it
Opera can be an acquired taste. I didn't like the music at first, but now going to the opera is one of my favorite forms of entertainment.
to develop a taste for (something) - to gradually begin to like something that one didn't originally like
Did you always know you wanted to be an insurance agent, or did you develop a taste for it over time?
to crave - to have a strong desire to have or do something, especially to eat a specific food
Many women crave pickles when they are pregnant.
unappetizing - with an unpleasant appearance or smell that does not make one feel like eating
The food tasted good, but it looked very unappetizing.
to go over the edge - to go overboard; to do too much of something; to take an idea or action to an extreme; to go crazy
I know giving money to help others is important to Becky, but she really went over the edge when she gave away all of her savings.
to take the cake - to be the most extreme instance or example of something; to be the most outrageous or unbelievable occurrence of something
Omar has always dressed strangely, but when he came to school wearing a bathrobe, he really took the cake.
to open (one's) mind - to be open-minded; to be willing to consider all possibilities or options without making a decision or forming an opinion before experiencing something
Studying abroad opened Cindy's mind to other ways of thinking about the world.
culinary - related to cooking and food
Yoshihiro is applying to culinary schools because he wants to become a chef.
taste buds - the small dots on one's tongue that can taste flavors (sweet, salty, bitter, and sour)
This drink will be a treat for your taste buds. Try it!
palate - one's sense of taste; one's ability to detect, identify, and enjoy different flavors in foods and drinks
Do you believe that an individual's palate is affected by the types of food he or she eats as a young child?
to puke - to vomit; to throw up
Shane got food poisoning and spent all night puking in the bathroom.