My Favourite Dish

ТЕМА: My Favourite Dish

Read and memorize the following words. Write down the following words into your exercise-books.

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dish - страва, тарілка

liquid pulp - рідка маса

curd (or cottage cheese) – домашній сир

flour – борошно

fried onion – смажена цибуля

mushrooms – гриби

annual – щорічний

enhanced – підсилений

grated - тертий

to remain – залишатися

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MY FAVOURITE UKRAINIAN DISH

My favourite Ukrainian dish is deruny. Deruny is a traditional Ukrainian dish made of potato which can best be described as small potato pancakes fried in oil and served with sour cream. If you never try this local specialty you will not truly appreciate what potato means to Ukrainians! First you grate several potatoes and make them into a liquid pulp. To this you add some salt, one or two eggs, one spoon of flour and then fry the mixture in a pan, thus creating small pancakes. Deruny can be cooked and filled in different ways though the basic recipe, including sour cream, remains the same. Deruny filled with meat and curd (or cottage cheese) and served with fried mushrooms are particularly good. You can put prepared deruny into a pot and top it up with butter, fried onion or mushrooms. The effect of this is enhanced if the pot is then placed into a hot stove for a couple of minutes. This keeps deruny hot for a long time. Enjoy your meal!

In the town of Korosten, Zhytomyr Region, the annual International deruny festival is held, and the local community has even erected a monument of their favourite dish.

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BORSHCH

If you ask any Ukrainian to name a few traditional dishes, the list will certainly include borshch - the most popular Ukrainian dish. This thick delicious soup is prepared with variety of ingredients, including meat, carrots, cabbage, beetroots and potatoes.

This is the recipe for preparing borshch. Put the chopped beetroot, carrots and green beans into a saucepan with 2 litres of water and cook for a while. Then add the rest of the vegetables, dill and salt and cook until vegetables are tender, adding more water if necessary. Fry the finely chopped onion in oil in a small frying pan. Stir until smooth. You use this to thicken the soup, add this to the borshch when the vegetables are cooked. Add some sour cream and freshly chopped garlic and cook for about 5 minutes more. Adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve.

Put the steps of the recipe in the correct order.

Prepare thickener. ___

Taste, add salt. ___

Add the rest of the cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, onion and dill and let them cook._

Serve. __

Add thickener to borshch. __

Add sour cream and garlic and cook. __

Cook the beetroot, carrots and green beans in 2 litres of water. _1_

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SALT AND OUR DIET

Life depends on it as much as on oxygen. Human beings and animals need salt for the proper functioning of their bodies. But it is strange to think that a mineral as cheap and commonplace as has played such an exotic and dramatic role in history. Salt sparked off wars in 250 BC, it caused North American Indians to hand over land and furs to European settlers, and in Tibet, Ethiopia and Rome it was so highly valued that it became a form of money.

People were not aware of just how much they needed salt until they discovered that it had a very practical use. If meat or fish could be kept in a barrel of salt, or brine, the food could be stored for months without it going bad. So salt became very valuable, and demand began to exceed supply. For Julius Caesar, the news that there was salt in Britain provided a good reason for invading the country. And Roman soldiers were even paid in salt, so it is the origin of the word salary.

It is hardly a great surprise, then, to find that salt – like gold – acquired magical properties, and stories and superstitions grew up around it. Primitive people put it on the head of an animal that was to be sacrificed to the gods, babies in medieval Europe were washed in salt water and children made to wear little bags of the stuff around their necks to keep them from harm.

Even today, in many countries, the accidental spilling of salt still makes people throw a pinch of salt   over the shoulder to counteract bad luck – just in case there is some truth in it.

Decide if the statements are true or false.

1. Salt was one of the causes of wars and division of territories.

2. Salt was used as a means of paying for goods.

3. People have always valued salt.

4. People used salt for preservation of meat and fish.

5. Each country is rich in salt.

6. Salt was used as an award in military actions.

7. All superstitions connected with salt show that it brings bad luck.

Read and guess what Ukrainian specialty each paragraph mentions about. Напишіть назву страви.

1. Pancakes made from grated potato and flour and fried; served with sour cream.

2. Ravioli-like pasta stuffed with potato, cabbage, mushrooms, meat or cheese or with cherries as a sweet dish.

3. Soup based on beetroot with meat and other vegetables; served with sour cream. There are many regional varieties.

4. Cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and vegetables or possibly with spiced minced meat and stewed slowly in the oven.

Read the text below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do not need to use.

1___

You need to get into a routine with your meals. Pan for them and don’t skip any of the three meals you need. You may also want to include a snack or two in your daily eating routine. You really do need to learn how to eat “responsibly”. Make this a priority and it’ll become automatic, just like taking a shower, going to work or brushing your teeth.

2___

Instead of deep frying, try grilling, stir frying, microwaving, baking and even boiling. You should also try fresh or even dried herbs and spices to add flavor to your food. Before you eat any type of meat, be sure to trim the fat and skin off it.

3___

Drinks that contain sugar are a major source of empty energy. What this means is that the drink contains a lot of energy that your body may not need, and it doesn’t contain any vitamins or minerals. If you plan to drink sugary drinks, don’t go overboard – limit yourself to one a day.

4___

Always go with fresh foods as much as possible. They are loaded much more with the stuff that keeps you healthy. “Foods” found in bags, boxes or cans have been altered and highly processed, making them empty of the essential nutrients you need.

5___

Instead of reaching for a cookie or candy bar, ask yourself what’s eating you. Are you feeling stressed, pressured, hurt, depressed, anxious or bored? Try not to stuff down your feelings. Only use food for what it’s meant to be used for – fuel for your body and mind and that’s it.

A Stop thinking about diets

B Schedule time to eat

C Avoid excess sweet beverages

D Stop your emotional

E Avoid prepackaged foods

F Take snack food with you

G Learn your healthy cooking

H Drink plenty of water

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