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THEME 7 FOOD & FESTIVALS

Spain: People generally turn to Spanish food when they want something light and leafy. It is famous for fi sh,
meat and leafy vegetables. Oil is used in higher amounts in most dishes probably to balance the heavy seafood
infl uence. Spanish cuisine offers a typical Mediterranean diet. You should try croquettes (with Atlantic cod fi sh),
tortilla Espanola (Spanish omelet), pisto (Spanish ratatouille), octopus, famous Spanish bean stews and salads,
paella and fried milk if you go to Spain.
Turkey: Turkey is very serious about taste for its food. Turkish people cook every single vegetable in the world,
and in the tastiest way possible. Due to the location of this country, some seafood infl uence cannot be ignored.
Turkish cuisine is also famous for its desserts free of sugar. Different fl avors are used to make desserts sweet,
healthy and tasty. Iskender kebab, Turkish delight, mantı, baklava, shish kebab, karnıyarık, simit (street food
similar to pretzel and bagel), Turkish ice cream and Turkish coffee will leave unforgettable tastes in your mouth.

4 D
Read the text again and tick the boxes in the table. Some cuisines may be both health focused
and taste focused.

Thailand Japan Spain Turkey
Health focused
Taste focused

5 A
Work in pairs. Use your dictionaries. Match the pictures to the words.

 1. rock salt

 2. parsley
 3. brine
 4. pickles

 5. vinegar

a a b b

c d d e e

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