Task 5.First, try to guess what foods the characters are talking about in the dialogue below.

A. 1. It is _________. 2. It is very popular in the UK, but it is originally from India.

B. 1. It’s a ___________ 2. It tastes like an onion.

3. It is green and white and you mostly cook it, but in some countries, people eat it raw.

C. 1. It is ________. 2. It’s a kind of fish. 3. It is originally from Japan.

Now read the dialogue and see if you were right.

Dialogue

Alun: Our national food is the leek. So, we eat quite a lot of them.

Kaichi: What is a leek?

Alun: Well, it’s a green and white vegetable, and it tastes like an onion.

Kaichi: Oh, do you cook it?

Alun: In Wales we do, yes.

Renata: In Poland we eat leeks raw in a kind of salad for breakfast. They taste delicious.

Alun: What about Japanese food? What does it taste like?

Kaichi: Well, Japanese food generally tastes very clean, very fresh.

Alun: Is there a national dish, like the leek?

Renata: Don’t people eat raw fish in Japan?

Kaichi: Yes, Sushi. It’s raw fish and really delicious – but not everyone likes it.

Alun: Yuck! Raw fish! That must smell horrible.

Kaichi: No, it doesn’t.

Renata: And don’t the Japanese eat a lot of sweet and sour chicken?

Kaichi: Huh? No, I don’t think so. That’s more Chinese, isn’t it?

Alun: Maybe. What about curry, do they eat curry in Japan?

Kaichi: I think that’s Indian, but I tried curry for the first time in London. It was delicious.

Alun: It’s too spicy for me. Too different!

Task 6. Which part of the world did this food come from originally?

Task 7.

A. Before you read, try to guess which dish is the most popular in Britain. Beans on toast? Ham and eggs? Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding? Bangers and mash? Lamb? Pizza? Fish and chips?

B. Now read the paragraphs below as quickly as possible to find the answer. Then try to put the paragraphs in order.

The most popular dish in Britain.

[ ] Traditional Indian food is quite dry, compared to British food. One popular dish is Tandoori chicken. This

is chicken, which is cooked in a traditional oven, or tandoori. The story goes that one day, a customer in a

British Indian restaurant ordered Tandoori chicken. He thought it was too dry and sent it back to kitchen for

some gravy.

[ ] We will never know whether this story is true or not. What we do know, though, is that the word ‘masala’ comes from the Indian word for sauce or gravy. It is also true that this dish is very popular with the British, indeed.

[ ] Go into any supermarket in Britain and you will find many Chicken Tikka-based products. It is possible to buy it as a microwave dish. The larger supermarkets also have a fresh curry section. There are even Chicken Tikka sandwiches and pizzas!

[ ] Chicken Tikka Masala is a dish originally found in Indian restaurants. It is made of small pieces of chicken fried in spices and served in a mild, creamy red sauce. Sometimes food colouring is added to make it redder.

[ ] What is Britain’s favourite food? Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding? Fish and chips? Potatoes? Actually, it is

none of these. It is Chicken Tikka Masala. ‘Chicken Tikka what’? I hear you ask.

[ ] The chef did not know what to do. He was not even sure how to make gravy and certainly did not have any in his kitchen. Then he had an idea. There was an old tin of tomato soup on the shelf. He opened the tin, heated the soup up and added some spices. Then he poured it over the Tandoori chicken and Chicken Tikka Masala was born.

[ ] Although British people think of it as Indian, Chicken Tikka Masala is, in fact, a very British dish. It was first

made for the British by Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi chefs in the 1950s. There is an interesting story about

its origins.

D. Choose the best answers.

1.What is unusual about Chicken Tikka Masala?

a. its hot and spicy taste

b. its colour

c. it is dry

2. How old is Chicken Tikka Masala?

a. 50 years

b. 500 years

c. 5 years

3. What is a tandoor used for?

a. washing up

b. cooking

c. wearing

4. True or false: Chicken Tikka Masala is very popular in India.

5. What do Indian people think about Chicken Tikka Masala?

a. They love it.

b. They are very proud of it.

c. They don’t like it.

d. We don’t know.

6. What is Chicken Tikka Masala not served with?

a. bread

b. chocolate

c. bread

E. Find words in the text that mean

a. a sauce to accompany meat

b. cooked in oil

c. most important or famous

d. a real Indian dish

e. beginnings

f. something which is true

F. Have you ever tried Chicken Tikka Masala or any other Indian food? What did it taste like? Did you like it? Can you get it in your country?

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