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French food descriptions: ingredients, cooking and flavour
Read French food descriptions with examples of grilled, raw, sweet and savoury dishes. Practise agreements, serving temperature and menu questions.
- A2
- 10 words
- Gender marked
- With examples
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In short
Read a dish in four parts: ingredients, cooking method, flavour and serving temperature. Des légumes grillés servis froids means grilled vegetables served cold: the cooking method and the temperature describe different stages.
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Cooking and serving
Flavour and degree
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Find:
| Detail | French words | What they tell you |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | des légumes | vegetables are named |
| Method | grillés | cooked on a grill |
| Degree | légèrement épicés | lightly spiced |
| Serving | servis froids | cold when served |
Des légumes grillés, légèrement épicés et servis froids.
Grilled vegetables, lightly spiced and served cold.
The three masculine plural forms describe des légumes. With a feminine singular noun: une soupe légèrement épicée, servie chaude.
A menu title highlights ingredients. To ask about another ingredient, name it: Est-ce qu’il y a de la crème dans la soupe ? For the serving temperature, ask La tarte est servie chaude ou froide ? Keep frais (fresh) separate from froid (cold): du pain frais can still be warm.