ESL Podcast 1027 - Adding Condiments to Food

Worcestershire sauce - a fermented (using microorganisms (very small living things) to change something chemically) liquid made with vinegar, sugar, salt, anchovies (small fish), garlic, and other spices, often used when cooking beef

This beef stew would taste a lot better if you add some Worcestershire sauce.

burger - hamburger; a hot sandwich made by placing a patty of ground beef between two parts of a large round roll (bread) with vegetables and condiments

After the baseball game, they went out for burgers and fries.

hot dog - a hot sandwich made by placing a sausage between the two halves of a long bun (bread) with condiments

Whenever they go camping, they eat hot dogs, watermelon, and marshmallows.

ketchup - a thick, red sauce made from tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt, and other spices, often eaten with French fries

Do you like to put ketchup on your scrambled eggs?

mustard - a thick, spicy yellow or brown sauce made from mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, and other spices

Shelby cooks pork chops with a mixture of spicy mustard, honey, and rosemary.

mayonnaise - a thick, white, creamy sauce made by mixing oil, egg yolks (the yellow part of an egg), vinegar, lemon juice, and spices

To make tuna salad, just mix two cans of tuna with some mayonnaise, chopped green onion, and chopped cucumber.

barbecue sauce - a thick, dark brown liquid that is sweet, used to cook meat over a flame, usually made from tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, and spices

Like many kids, Kian likes to dip his chicken nuggets in honey or barbecue sauce.

to miss out - to not experience something; to not have an opportunity to see or do something that is good or pleasurable

Beatrix really missed out on a lot of fun by deciding to stay home and study last Friday instead of going out with all of us.

steak sauce - a dark brown sauce made from tomatoes, vinegar, raisins, and other spices, often used on steak

When Chuck had to stop eating meat for health reasons, he tried flavoring tofu with steak sauce.

horseradish - a thick, spicy, off-white colored sauce made from vinegar and the root of the horseradish plant

Aubrey loves adding horseradish to mashed potatoes to make them more interesting.

tartar sauce - a thick, creamy, white sauce that is often eaten with fried seafood, made from mayonnaise, lemon juice, chopped pickles, and other ingredients

Fried shrimp has a lot of fat, and dipping it in tartar sauce adds even more calories and fat.

a dab of - a little bit of; the amount of something dropped from one spoon onto a plate or another food

They put a dab of whipped cream on each slice of cake.

chili sauce - hot sauce; a spicy, red liquid made from spicy peppers, vinegar, salt, and other ingredients

Leo put so much chili sauce on his food that he thought his mouth was on fire!

disgusting - gross; revolting; very unappealing; making one feel sick or nauseous

Don't eat food that has fallen onto the ground. That's disgusting!

maple syrup - a thick, sweet, brown liquid made from the sap (liquid inside a tree) of maple trees, often eaten on pancakes, French toast, and other breakfast foods

Do you want maple syrup or blackberry syrup on your pancakes?

revolting - disgusting; gross; very unappealing and making one want to throw up

Eating bugs may seem revolting, but they are a very good and inexpensive source of protein.