Korean Dining

Eating out is (0) one of the greatest pleasures for people visiting Korea, a country (1) … for its wide range of native dishes. Korean cuisine will provide unique tastes (2) … the visitor. Of course there are (3) … a great deal of American, Continental, Chinese and Japanese restaurants. However, Korean food is definitely not to (4) … missed out on. It is not only rich in nutrition, (5) … also well-balanced and low in calories. It is (6) … that you can eat as much Korean food (7) … you like and never gain weight. It (8) … mainly made of a wide variety of vegetables. Seasonings include garlic, red peppers, ginger (9) … sesame oil. Traditionally, Korean food (10) … not served in courses. Instead, it is all placed on the table (11) … the same time. There is no set order in (12) … to eat the food; it (13) … on personal preference. The main dish is almost always accompanied (14) … rice, soup and several side dishes, which are all, included in the price. Korean eat (15) … rice and soup with a spoon, and side dishes with chopsticks.

Exercise 6

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of one word which best fits in each gap. The first one has been done as an example.

Eating out (0) …has… become a popular form of entertainment which (1) …….. of us enjoy. Since (2) ……… to other countries can be quite expensive, dining (3) ………. ethnic restaurants is a cheap alternative that offers you the (4) ………. to sample something different.

Ten yeas ago, the only (5) ……. of foreign cuisine that was widely available in Britain was Chinese or Indian; today, however, we (6) ………. a wide variety to choose (7) ……….., ranging from hot and spicy Mexican food to (8) ………… more delicate flavours of Japanese sushi. Furthermore, some ethic restaurants now (9) ……….. other forms of entertainment (10) ……. live music and traditional dancing. A favourite restaurant of mine is (11) ………… by an Ethiopian family. Inside, friendly waiters (12) ………….. delicious dishes while musicians play cheerful Ethiopian music. Towards the (13) ……….. of the evening, the same waiters change (14) ……… traditional costume and give short performances of energetic Ethiopian dancing before inviting the customers to (15) ………. in. This is just one example of the kind of entertainment ethnic restaurants have to offer.