Adjectives for describing food in English | Learn English with Cambridge

Well, hello there, thanks for stopping by.

In Britain, we have some pretty unique food;

however, nothing is quite as unique as some

of the sauces that we use to accompany our food.

So in today’s video,

I’m going to use three friends: Jimmy, Dane, and Tessa,

to describe to you how these sauces taste,

as well as provide you with some language

for next time you’re talking about food in English.

Let’s go.

Nervous?

A little bit, yes.

Should be.

Here we go.

Oh, sorry.

I can’t, I need water.

That is peppery.

Oh my god.

Someone get me some water.

That is so spicy.

Goes right up your nose.

That’s horseradish, isn’t it?

It’s on your nose, Jim.

Greg, that’s so hot.

It’s really hot.

Open wide please, James.

Here she comes.

Mmm.

Well, I can taste, straight away, what it is.

That’s pretty sugary.

That’s so nice.

Because it is very sweet.

It’s very sugary.

Tastes like jam.

I can smell it.

Ready?

Mmm.

Mmm, quite tangy.

It’s got a sour flavour.

It’s very sharp.

And here we come.

Ready?

Get it in there.

It’s, like, tart but really creamy at the same time.

Tastes really thick.

So there we go,

some useful adjectives for you guys next time you’re in Britain

and trying some of our foods.

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as well as comment below

with topics you’d like to see covered in future videos.

See you next time.

Bon appétit.