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Food and Culture

Mmm, something smells really good. What are you cooking?

Level: B1 · 30 sentences

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1. Mmm, something smells really good.
2. What are you cooking?
3. Roast beef and baked vegetables.
4. An Aussie favorite.
5. Well, actually, any roast meat is an Aussie favorite.
6. Beef, pork, lamb, chicken.
7. Yes, some religions or cultures can't eat pork.
8. others beef.
9. Australians eat everything, don't they?
10. Well, yes.
11. Unless they are part of a culture or religion that prohibits eating those things.
12. Or vegetarian or vegan.
13. Australia is a very diverse country.
14. It's made up of people from all over the world.
15. Yes, it's one of the many things that I love about it.
16. Australians don't eat rice and noodles as much as other countries, especially Asian ones, do they?
17. Oh, we do sometimes, but they aren't really part of our staple diet.
18. We usually eat potatoes more than rice, though rice, noodles, and even pasta is good for a change.
19. Personally, I love pasta.
20. I eat a lot of Italian food.
21. What about fish?
22. Do you eat much of it?
23. Oh yeah.
24. Fish is great.
25. Especially with chips.
26. Or french fries as Americans call them.
27. You are making me hungry.
28. Everything looks really amazing.
29. Well, it's ready now.
30. Pull up a chair and let's dig in.