Cooking (Free Conversation/Free Talk Topic)

 1. Are you a good cook? Why or Why not?

2. What basic cooking skills do you know or have?

3. What do you usually cook? 

4. What healthy dishes do you cook?

5. What are your specialty dishes?

6. What cooking tips can you give?

7. Are there any cooking or food hacks that you would like to share?

8. Have you ever experimented cooking something or made your own recipes of any food?

9. How do you spice up a dish or how do you make your food delicious?

10. Do you plate your food to make it look yummy? Do you have any plating techniques?

11. What do you like best about cooking?

12. What do you hate most about cooking?


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Cooking/Food and Health

1. Are you a health-conscious person?

2. Do you have any dietary restrictions?

3. Do you have any food allergies?

4. What diet for weight loss have you tried?

5. Do you eat a hearty or healthy breakfast?

6. Do you eat dinner like a pauper?

7. What are your cravings? Are they healthy?

8. What healthy/unhealthy food do you often eat?

9. How often do you eat fast food?

10.  How often do you eat junk or processed food?

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Food and Culture

1. What are the iconic foods in your hometown or country?

2. What restaurants in your country are you going to recommend and why?

3. What iconic food from other countries do you like/hate?

4. What are the must-try dishes in your country or in other countries that you have visited?

5. Could you tell me about the street food in your country?

6. What are the most popular healthy/unhealthy food in your country?

7. Are there food festivals in your country?

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Vocabulary Expressions for Food

spice up               dish (something) up                      plating

umami                  sloppy                   zesty               zingy

souffle                  trimmings             third helping    second helping

bring to a boil     confection              hearty     spike        

comfort-food      guilt-free                 nibble     stress eating

grab a bite          picky eater              starving         famished

parched              foodie                      snack on       connoiseur

flip it over          drab                         dressing        stringy

musky                dainty                       be big on something

savory                pantry                     shelf life      perishables

shriveled            live cooking            wait (on) tables

See the complete list here: More Cooking Expressions


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Native English Expressions for Food

Dig in! 

I'm going to go clean up!

I'm not much of a cook.

It's on me.

Let's grab a bite while we are still here.

I'm famished.

It's on the house.

It was a good call.

I'll fix you a plate for lunch.

Help yourself to a plate.



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