Are you a foodie? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! More and more people in the UK are describing themselves as 'foodies', but do they really know that much about the things they eat? In this programme, we hear from one of Britain's top chefs and learn some related English vocabulary.
You'll find the transcript and audio here:
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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞 - someone who is very interested in all aspects of food
𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 - a small amount
𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 - describes an imagined ideal situation
𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 - something you have enough money to buy
𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 - there is a possibility of something bad happening
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My son is a typical foodie who likes to watch cooing shows but hardly cooks anything at home.He is crazy about eating out.

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Neil Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Neil. Rob And I'm Rob. Neil Now Rob, you look like you enjoy a good meal. Rob Ha. Well, I do like eating out and I like to think I know a good meal when I have one. Neil Well that should give you an advantage with today’s quiz. In 2016, which is the last year we have statistics for, how many restaurants and mobile food services were there in the UK? Was it: a) about 75,000, b) about 83,000, or c) about 93,000? Rob Well, I know there are a lot, so I’m going to say 93,000 - but that is just a guess. Neil I’ll reveal the answer a little later in the programme. Today we’re talking about being a foodie. Rob, what is a foodie? Rob Well I would describe a foodie as someone who has a strong interest in food. They like preparing it as well as eating it - they like using good ingredients and they’re probably not fans of fast food. Neil Angela Hartnett is one of Britain’s top chefs. In the BBC podcast The Bottom Line she talked about this topic. In this first clip how does she describe people who say they are foodies? Angela Hartnett I think people who say they are foodies buy the books, watch TV and will cook a little bit. Rob She is saying that people who say they are foodies may not actually know that much about food. They buy books and watch cookery programmes on TV and will cook a little bit. Neil A little bit is a common phrase that means ‘a small amount’ and if you do something a little bit it means you don’t do it a lot. You could just say ‘a little’, but adding ‘bit’ to the phrase makes it very natural. Rob Well, we heard a little bit of Angela Hartnett there. Let’s hear more now. What’s her description of a foodie? Angela Hartnett My idea of a foodie is the very European idea that people go and shop every day, they understand one end of a pig from another. And maybe that's a bit romantic but I look at my mother, I look at my grandmother and our background, you know. They made food, they knew about what was expensive, they knew about quality and stuff like that. Neil Rob, do you know one end of a pig from another? Rob I hope so, but the point Angela Hartnett is making is that a true foodie has a good understanding, for example, of the different parts of an animal that are used in cooking and what they are used for. She says that idea might be a bit romantic. Neil We normally think of the word romantic when we are talking about love and relationships, but that’s not what it means here, is it? Rob No. Romantic can also describe a pleasant ideal - an imaginary perfect way of life that forgets about the difficult things of everyday life. Neil Less hear some more from chef Angela Hartnett now. What is she worried about? Angela Hartnett I think we think we're foodies but I think food is expensive in this country. I don't think it's affordable for lots of people and I think we are in danger of not knowing, you know, how to cook any more, how to make a meal for a family of four for five pounds. Neil So Rob, what is Angela Hartnett worried about? Rob She commented that food was very expensive here in Britain. Many people don’t have enough money to buy it, as she said it’s not affordable. She thinks we might be in danger of not being able to feed out families cheaply. Neil Can you say a bit more about the phrase in danger of? Rob Sure, the phrase to be in danger of is followed by a gerund and it means that there is the possibility of something bad happening. It’s not happened yet, but it could happen. Neil Thanks Rob. Right, well we’re in danger of running out of time so let’s get to the answer to the question I asked at the start of the programme. I asked how many restaurants or mobile food services there were in the UK in 2016. Rob And I said - it was a guess - 93,000. But was I right? Neil I'm afraid you're 10,000 out! The answer is approximately 83,000. Rob Right, well I’ve still got a few more to get to before I can tick them all off my list! Neil Me too! Well, before we go, let’s recap the words and phrases we talked about today. The first was foodie. Rob Yes, foodie is a modern word to describe someone who is very interested in all aspects of food, from buying, preparing and cooking to eating. Neil And someone who may or may not know which end of a pig is which! Rob I think you’re being a little bit silly there, aren’t you? Neil Well a little bit was our next phrase, wasn’t it? Rob Yes, a little bit: a very simple but a very natural conversational phrase that means a small amount. Neil The next word was the adjective romantic. Not used in the context of love here though was it? Rob No, it wasn't. A romantic idea here is one that is not realistic but is an imagined perfect situation. For example, we have a very romantic view of our childhoods when every Christmas was a white Christmas and every summer holiday was baking hot and spent on the beach. Of course, it wasn’t like that at all. In reality both Christmas and summer were cold and rainy. Neil Then we had the adjective affordable, for something we have enough money to buy. Finally the phrase to be in danger of. Rob Yes, for the possibility of something bad happening. Neil Well, that's it for this programme. For more, you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our KZbin pages, and of course our website bbclearningenglish.com where you can find all kinds of videos and audio programmes and activities to help you improve your English. Thanks for joining us and bye! Rob Bye-bye! Neil Well I have to say, I’m a little bit hungry and if I don’t get some food soon I’m in danger of getting very grumpy. Rob You're always grumpy, Neil. But there is a very affordable café around the corner, let’s head over there now, shall we?

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I am listening to it and cooking now. I am not foody but I am just hungry.

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After hearing you talking about food, I'm starving...

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Now have a complete meaning of foodie, earlier not. Thank you.

[@tanyamccann1747]

Foodie can also mean someone who enjoys eating good food in restaurants.

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Iam probably not big fan of junk food ,at weekends usually have strong interesting in preapering food as like as eating it ,on the othere hand trying to evolved my recipes to have different taste

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Iya

[@tanyamccann1747]

No scaremongering please - some food prices in the UK has gone up.

[@LinhTruong-ro1qw]

Does this sentence :" Do you know one end of a pig from another? " mean?

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Hi! We use the expression 'Do you know one end of a ___ from the other?' to question the depth of someone's knowledge about an object. It means can you even tell the difference between the front and the back. For example, your friend says they know everything about cars. But you know that your friend in fact doesn't. You could point this out by saying to your friend: Do you even know one end of a car from the other? We hope this helps

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