My Friends and I Are Foodies

Tony: Well, um, I guess you can say I’m a bit of a foodie. Um, so, I’ve got a couple of friends. They are also foodies.

Tony: So, what we like to do is we like to go out and try different restaurants, and try different types of food, and sometimes we’ll even get together, and, um, we’ll cook at home, and, uh …

Tony: So a lot of times we’ll do like Japanese, or Indian, or, uh, Thai cuisine, and- or even Vietnamese cuisine, and it’s, uh, it’s a lot of fun.

Tony: Uh, we enjoy getting together, trying new tastes, and, uh, experimenting with food. Yeah, I really enjoy it.

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Vocabulary:

foodie – a person who is very interested in and enjoys eating different types of good food, “As a true foodie, he loves traveling to new cities just to try the local restaurants.”

get together – to meet with other people to spend time with them or do an activity together, “The family likes to get together every Sunday for lunch.”

cuisine – a specific style of cooking or preparing food, often associated with a particular culture or country, “Italian cuisine is famous all over the world for its pasta and pizza.”

trying new tastes – sampling or experiencing flavors and ingredients you have not eaten before, “Traveling to a foreign country gives you a wonderful opportunity for trying new tastes.”

experimenting with – trying new ideas, methods, or ingredients to see what the result will be, “She loves experimenting with different spices when making chicken soup.”