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Rob and Sam talk about the recipe translators, who help to make the recipes of famous chefs accessible across barriers of language, culture and cuisine - and they teach you some useful vocabulary along the way. This week's question: It may be true that British cooking is better than it used to be, but there’s still some pretty bad food out there. So, according to a 2019 YouGov survey, which UK food was voted the worst? a) steak and kidney pies b) scotch eggs c) haggis Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary: ingredient - item of food that is combined with other food to prepare a particular dish gastronomy - the art and knowledge involved in preparing and eating good food specialise - focus on studying and learning about one specific subject or skill to cut a long story short - (Br Eng) used when you are explaining what happened in a few words, without giving all the details replicate - make or do something again in exactly the same way mimic - copy the way in which something is done, sometimes in a funny way [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: More 6 Minute English episodes: Are artistic brains different? Are you following your dreams? Do emojis make language better? People who can taste words Finding your way in space Britain's love affair with coffee Intimacy on screen Personalised diets #learnenglish #vocabulary #translating #recipes #6minuteenglish Do you want to improve your English? SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Visit our website: Find us on Instagram: Find us on Twitter: Follow us on Facebook: We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment.
