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Describe a foreign food you would like to try. v.1

Describe a foreign food you would like to try. v. 1
Describe a foreign food you would like to try. You should say: what it is how you know about this food where it is mostly prepared and consumed and explain why you want to try this foreign food.   Model Answer 1: The idea of trying different kinds of food from different continents or cultures has fascinated me since the day I started to learn about this beautiful world and its people around me. But, then there are some food items which I would like to try more than others, and today I would like to talk about one such foreign food that stands out from the crowd of other food. The name of this foreign food is “Japanese okonomiyaki”. It is a Japanese pancake which is full of authentic flavours and textures, with fresh squid or prawns along with a “mirin” and a particular kind of honey sauce. It is a special dish that is perfectly garnished with bonito flakes. By the way, “okonomiyaki” means “cooked or grilled as you like it”. In many other countries in the world, this delicious dish is also known as “Japanese Pizza” because it looks a lot like a regular pizza except it contains different ingredients. Anyway, one may want to describe it, but in reality, it is actually nothing but an iconic Japanese street food which is primarily made from shredded cabbage, flour, eggs and water. By the way, I learned about this foreign food when I was watching some food network TV channel about a few months ago.   Later on, I searched on the internet also to learn more about this Japanese food which also has become very popular in many other countries around the world like the USA, Europe and other Asian countries.   However, even though, this food is widely popular around the world, it is mostly prepared and consumed in Japan. I want to try this iconic Japanese street food, mainly because it is loaded with pretty much all kinds of vitamins, proteins and carbohydrate. Apart from that, I also want to try it because I want to understand what kind of taste it really has, and, on what occasions, I can serve this particular food for my friends and guests when we are celebrating something. Finally, I want to try it because the decoration of this food looks so classy.   Model Answer 2: There is a foreign food that I would really like to try, but I wonder if my choice will surprise you?   I will tell you what it is, how I learned about it, where it is mostly eaten and explain why I want to taste it so badly. The food is…. Pizza!   Now, of course, this is a food that you can buy all over the world, and I really enjoy the pizza that I can buy in my home country which is England in the UK.   However, I recently learned from a friend that the style of pizza available here is nothing like the authentic Italian pizza you can get if you visit its country of origin, and since then, it’s one of the things on my bucket list.   That is, something I’d like to do before I die is to travel to Italy, find a local pizzeria and get a really authentic pizza. So how did I learn what I’ve been missing?   I shop regularly at a local family-owned delicatessen.   The proprietor is Italian, and he is a great foody – that is he takes food very seriously, sourcing only the best ingredients. He and his wife are both vegetarian like me, so they often suggest food or recipes.   The other day we were talking and he was bemoaning the lack of ‘proper’ pizzas in this country.   He told me that whilst of course, Italian food is very regional including its pizzas, they are nevertheless distinctive.   All pizzas MUST be cooked in a wood-fired oven for a start, the dough should be tossed by hand.   The pizza should only be made with the very freshest and finest ingredients, and is best eaten outdoors too, of course, against the backdrop of the Italian countryside! Pizza is eaten everywhere in Italy, though of course approximations of pizza can be bought the world over.   Even so, my deli friend has persuaded me I’ve been missing out, and I’d like to find out for myself how different it might taste if I go for an authentic recipe, venue and location.   I’ve never had a real pizza, and I’ve never been to Italy either, I think it would be a winning combination – not to mention that it would also be a great excuse to go to a beautiful country that I have yet to visit.   What do you think, would you like to come too? [ Written by - Lucy Marris |  Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam) ]
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foreign
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food
you would like to try. You should say: what it is how
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about this
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food
where it is
mostly
prepared and consumed and
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explain
why you
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want
to try this
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foreign
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food
.
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Model Answer 1: The
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idea
of trying
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different
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kinds
of
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food
from
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different
continents or cultures has fascinated me since the day I
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started
to learn about this
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beautiful
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world
and its
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people
around me.
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But
, then there are
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some
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food
items which I would like to try more than others, and
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today
I would like to talk about one such
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foreign
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food
that stands out from the crowd of
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other
food.

The name of this
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foreign
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food
is “Japanese
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okonomiyaki
”. It is a Japanese pancake which is full of
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authentic
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flavours
and textures, with fresh squid or prawns along with a “
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mirin
” and a particular
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kind
of honey sauce. It is a special dish
that is
perfectly
garnished with bonito flakes. By the way, “
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okonomiyaki
” means “cooked or grilled as you like it”.

In
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many
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other
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countries
in the
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world
, this delicious dish is
also
known as “Japanese Pizza”
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because
it looks a lot like a regular pizza except it contains
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different
ingredients.
Anyway
, one may
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want
to
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describe
it,
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but
in reality, it is
actually
nothing
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but
an iconic Japanese street
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food
which is
primarily
made from shredded cabbage, flour, eggs and water. By the way, I learned about this
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foreign
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food
when I was watching
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some
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food
network TV channel about a few months ago.
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Later on, I searched on the internet
also
to learn more about this Japanese
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food
which
also
has become
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very
popular in
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many
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other
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countries
around the
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world
like the USA, Europe and
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other
Asian
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countries
.
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However
,
even though
, this
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food
is
widely
popular around the
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world
, it is
mostly
prepared and consumed in Japan.

I
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want
to try this iconic Japanese street
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food
,
mainly
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because
it
is loaded
with pretty much all
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kinds
of vitamins, proteins and carbohydrate. Apart from that, I
also
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want
to try it
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because
I
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want
to understand what
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kind
of taste it
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really
has, and, on what occasions, I can serve this particular
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food
for my friends and guests when we are celebrating something.
Finally
, I
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want
to try it
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because
the decoration of this
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food
looks
so
classy.
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Model Answer 2: There is a
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foreign
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food
that I would
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really
like to try,
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but
I wonder if my choice will surprise you?
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I will
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tell
you what it is, how I learned about it, where it is
mostly
eaten and
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explain
why I
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want
to taste it
so
badly
. The
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food
is…. Pizza!
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Now
, of
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course
, this is a
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food
that you can
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buy
all over the
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world
, and I
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really
enjoy the pizza that I can
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buy
in my home
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country
which is England in the UK.
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However
, I recently learned from a friend that the style of pizza available here is nothing like the
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authentic
Italian pizza you can
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get
if you visit its
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country
of origin, and since then, it’s one of the things on my bucket list.
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That is
, something I’d like to do
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before
I
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die
is to travel to Italy, find a local pizzeria and
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get
a
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really
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authentic
pizza.
So
how did I learn what I’ve been missing?
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I shop
regularly
at a local family-
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owned
delicatessen.
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The proprietor is Italian, and he is a great
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foody
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–
that is
he takes
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food
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very
seriously
, sourcing
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only
the best ingredients. He and his wife are both vegetarian like me,
so
they
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often
suggest
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food
or recipes.
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The
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other
day we were
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talking and
he was bemoaning the lack of ‘proper’ pizzas in this
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country
.
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He
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told
me that whilst of
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course
, Italian
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food
is
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very
regional including its pizzas, they are
nevertheless
distinctive.
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All pizzas
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MUST
be cooked
in a wood-fired oven for a
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start
, the dough should
be tossed
by hand.
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The pizza should
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only
be made
with the
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very
freshest and finest ingredients, and is best eaten outdoors too, of
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course
, against the backdrop of the Italian countryside! Pizza
is eaten
everywhere in Italy, though of
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course
approximations of pizza can be
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bought
the
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world
over.
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Even
so
, my deli friend has persuaded me I’ve been missing out, and I’d like to find out for myself how
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different
it might taste if I go for an
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authentic
recipe, venue and location.
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I’ve never had a real pizza, and I’ve never been to Italy either, I
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think
it would be a winning combination
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–
not to mention that it would
also
be a great excuse to go to a
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beautiful
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country
that I have
yet
to visit.
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What do you
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think
, would you like to
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come
too?
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[
Written by
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-
Lucy
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Marris
|
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Careers Adviser (UK), TEFL teacher (Vietnam)
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19Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
72Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
32Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a foreign food you would like to try. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
4 paragraphs
827 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    One main idea per paragraph
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    Include an introduction and conclusion
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    Support main points with an explanation and then an example
  • Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
  • Try to vary your vocabulary using accurate synonyms
  • Use less common question specific words that accurately convey meaning
  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 5.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
  • Check your writing for errors
Task Achievement: 5.0
  • Answer all parts of the question
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    Present relevant ideas
  • Fully explain these ideas
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    Support ideas with relevant, specific examples
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