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Discussion picture

A colorful table with dishes from many different countries at a potluck.

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Picture warm-up

  1. What do you see in this picture?
  2. Who are these people, and what are they doing?
  3. Does this look like your life here, or in your home country? How is it the same or different?

Discussion questions

  1. What is your favorite food from your home country?
  2. What American food did you try first? Did you like it?
  3. Is there any food you refuse to eat? Why?
  4. How is food in the U.S. different from food in your country?
  5. Where do you buy ingredients for your traditional dishes?
  6. What do people in your culture eat on special occasions?
  7. Do Americans eat too much fast food? What do you think?
  8. What is a typical breakfast in your country?
  9. Are portion sizes in the U.S. bigger than in your country?
  10. What spices or flavors are most common in your cooking?
  11. Have you changed your eating habits since moving here?
  12. What food would you recommend to someone visiting your country?
  13. Do you have any food allergies or diet restrictions?
  14. What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
  15. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Key words

Say the word, then read the example sentence out loud.

  • dish
    Pho is a famous Vietnamese dish.
  • ingredient
    Rice is the main ingredient in this recipe.
  • spicy
    This salsa is too spicy for me.
  • flavor
    I love the flavor of fresh mint.
  • portion
    The portions at that restaurant are huge.
  • snack
    I eat a snack at 3:00 p.m.
  • leftovers
    We had leftovers from dinner for lunch.
  • vegetarian
    My friend is vegetarian and doesn’t eat meat.
  • allergy
    He has a peanut allergy.
  • fast food
    Fast food is cheap but not very healthy.
  • homemade
    Homemade tortillas taste the best.
  • craving
    I have a craving for chocolate.
  • bland
    The soup is bland; it needs salt.
  • delicious
    Your cake is delicious!
  • cuisine
    Ethiopian cuisine uses a lot of spices.

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