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Learn English with this food English lesson

Date: Jan 09 2013

Themes: Food

Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives

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It’s almost hard to think of a food that isn’t good when wrapped in flaky dough and baked. There are all sorts of pies that are good for all sorts of occasions.

In the US, apple pie is the most famous. There’s even an expression about it. If something is very American, you can say it’s “as American as apple pie.” For instance, “Baseball is as American as apple pie.”

But you can put almost any kind of fruit in pies. Peaches and berries make great pies. There’s also pecan pie, and even pies with meat in them, like chicken pot pie!

Learn food English and find out what kind of pies Jason and Vanessa enjoy in this food English lesson.

一想到包裹在薄面皮中烘烤的食物便让人觉得垂涎欲滴。不同场合食用的馅饼也多种多样。

在美国,苹果派最有名。甚至还有一个与之相关的习语。如果某件事非常具有美式风情,你可以说“as American as apple pie”(就像苹果派一样具有美国特色)。例如,“Baseball is as American as apple pie”(棒球就和苹果派一样,都具有美国特色)。

但是,你几乎可以在馅饼中放入任何水果馅。桃子和浆果馅饼口味极佳。还有碧根果馅饼,甚至可以把肉馅放入其中,比如鸡肉馅饼!

学习食物英语,并在这堂食物英语课中了解詹森和瓦内萨爱吃什么种类的馅饼。

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Jason

Jason

Vanessa

Vanessa

Jason:  Did you have a nice Christmas?

Vanessa:  I did! I ate so much pie, it was wonderful.

Jason:  Mmmm, what kind of pie?

Vanessa:  My mother makes the best apple pie in the world. It’s not too sweet and you can really taste the apples, so that is my favorite pie of all time. Do you like pie?

Jason:  Sure, yeah. I like exotic pies like peach pie, that’s a good one. Sometimes I like savory pies.

Vanessa:  Like a meat pie or a quiche with eggs in it?

Jason:  Yeah! A quiche especially. Those are good.

Vanessa:  That sounds good.

Jason:  The flakier the better on the crust.

Vanessa:  Oh, the crust is the most important part of a good pie, I think.

Jason:  Is it?

Vanessa:  Yeah!

Jason:  What’s your favorite dessert pie?

Vanessa:  Apple pie is still my favorite, but I love cream pies too, like coconut cream pie or chocolate mousse in a pie shell is always really good with whipped cream on top.

Jason:  You know what those are really good for as well?

Vanessa:  What’s that?

Jason:  Pieing people in the face!

Vanessa:  Now that sounds like fun.

 

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During Christmas, Vanessa ate a lot of pie. Her mom makes a great apple pie, which is the typical American dessert pie.

Jason prefers pies with more unusual fruits in them. He also likes savory pies like quiche that you eat as part of a meal, instead of for dessert.

Both Jason and Vanessa agree that the crust is the most important part of the pie. They like it to be flaky.

Vanessa says she likes cream pies too. Jason thinks these are good for smashing on people’s faces as a joke.

What kind of pie is popular in your country? What kind of pie do you like best? Describe the perfect pie.

 

Comments

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Irene Forever

Ukraine

Mahtab, any time you are my guest.:)

06:55 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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CarmenBautista

Peru

It makes me a little hungry! 

06:07 PM Jan 09 2013 |

1 person likes this

Sajjad Monti

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

watching this photo and reading the comments, makes me a little hungry! :)

05:57 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

WOW Irene!


Dont forget me!:P


05:46 PM Jan 09 2013 |

Irene Forever

Ukraine

My dear friends, Julito and Knuschu, every time you feel hungry, come here to see my tasty comments. At least, you will not gain  weight after it.:)


So, no fear! :)

05:33 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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knuschu

knuschu

Germany

Irene, I need more “like” buttons for your commend!!!

04:51 PM Jan 09 2013 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Irene,  this is unfair, as yet  I have hardly eaten a morsel  and you come up with all these pastries.    yummie . aaaarf !!!! 

04:51 PM Jan 09 2013 |

Irene Forever

Ukraine

It’s just my favorite subject to talk about. I adore  all kinds of pies, but most of all I love small pies (short pies)with different stuff: fruit, vegetable, meat, rice and eggs, spring onion and eggs, poppyseeds, raisins and  Circassian walnut, curds and much more types of them. They are actually a very simple kind of bake and look like that.



But there are many kinds of big round or rectangle pies.



Ukraine cuisine - Whortleberry pie


I like baking, and all my family is always glad to taste some pies from Irene.:) Ready to bake! :)


It’s so intersting for me to find out something new about  the cuisine of other nations. I’d like to taste all of pies.:)

snoopyboy

snoopyboy

Antarctica

 I see pies everywhere, of all kinds and shapes, every aisle I pass by. I came in for carrots and kales, I end up buying pie and the cashier is giving me  a stern look at the register . I’m guilty! : )


    How could someone ever turn down a slice of freshly baked pie! There’s something seducing about this edible delicacy that makes people who even  hold  strong distaste for sweets,  weak . “Ok, just one bite, no more for me” you hear them say  “ a little sweet, but yeah it’s good mmm really good…oops I think I got some on my shirt. It’s gone now” ( licks finger off )  : ). I personally take little care in what type of fruity gooey is inside , all I know is when I puncture  that lattice golden hued crust with my teeth something juicy is going to meet my taste buds and give me goose bumps for 5 seconds to say the  very least :) .  It is that spirit and flexibility that drives to my local bakeries  and randomly select whichever pie meets my eyes the first .  You know, it’s that kind of unspoken attraction people feel with animals at an adoption fair, that’s exactly how I choose my pies, they just speak to me that way “ pick me up and eat me I’ll stick to your ribs”. : )


    I know what you’re thinking, you’re probably picturing me as a couch potato stuffing my face with pies with the lower bulge of my double chin serving me as bib ;). You’re wrong, I’m sitting on a stool , I’m kidding.  But, pies, like any good food  is very fattening when consumed excessively, so moderate your portions. I had a moment of clarity a few months ago; Instead of buying a whole pie and cut myself too big of wedges at a time ;) I prefer to buy a dozen of mini pies; they look like tarts and are slightly smaller than a regular size cupcake. I mean, I’m more self-conscious when I eat more than two of those. Because? “One is not enough, and three is too many!” ;).


   Which is my favorite? Wow, I hope all choices in life were like picking pies !!: ). It’s a tough call, choosing between apple pies and peach pies, but I’d  go with the latter, it tastes a little more “exotique”. OK Ebaby you won, one more slice for me, but tomorrow I’m hitting the treadmills : )

pk371369

pk371369

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!pie is delicious

02:53 PM Jan 09 2013 |

golsa

golsa

Russian Federation

OMG i love pie,specially apple pie :P

01:58 PM Jan 09 2013 |

konstantin cherta s dva

Russian Federation


I like pies a lot, but I rarely eat them, because it is quite time-consuming and difficult to bake them). More often I have a deal with PIROGHOK. Piroghok is a little pie, it is very … handy, easy to eat, so you can buy it almost in every cafeteria in Russia.


Leva_Leva

Leva_Leva

Hong Kong

I wasn’t patient enough to finish the whole page but i do love the pic of the pie hahaha xD it gets me hungary xDD 

01:53 PM Jan 09 2013 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Moriza,  what a  cute and chubby  baker.    Even though   his  feet  are all smeared with flour , I wouldn´t mind to eat his treat for me. :))))

01:38 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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naira71

naira71

Azerbaijan

I LIKE APPLE AND LEMON PIES.It is very delisious when fresh fruit is added into the pie.

01:31 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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britdam007

britdam007

India

Really an educative lesson. I appreciate it.

01:07 PM Jan 09 2013 |

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Moriza

Moriza

Ukraine

Julito,this little boy is going to bake a pie for you .Please,don,t judge him strictly if he put a mousse at the top of a pie.(haha)


yuminaga

yuminagaSuper Member!

China

I dont like pies because I dont think its so good like people said /

01:00 PM Jan 09 2013 |

bellaboo2422

Pakistan


pies are always good but i would say its great to have some good pie with a coffee mug in winters. its a treat to our pie holes to enjoy different ilk of pies. i like apple an berry pies and some other fruits pies too. i like roasted dryfruits pie with fresh fruits sause alot in winters. choclate pies are always great to have whatever the weather would be. we people bake quiches too with great tastes but i have sweet tooth so for me pie is something with lil sugar and fruits.

MESS

MESS

Turkey

Apple pie, my biggest and grandest love!


I can easily fall for a guy who brings me any kind of apple pie and a nice cup of coffee. :)))


(Just kidding) :)))

11:38 AM Jan 09 2013 |

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