高端的食材往往只需要最简单的烹饪方式。
有一千双手，就有一千种味道，中国烹饪，无比神秘，难以复制，从深山到闹市，厨艺的传授，仍然遵循口耳相传，心领神会的传统方式。
春江水暖，刀鱼最鲜；夏天滋补，笋干炖鸡；秋季肥美，鱼头不容错过；冬季最爱，必是那热腾腾的火锅。

高端的 gāo duān de：high-end
食材 shí cái：food Ingredients
烹饪 pēng rèn：cooking; culinary art
味道 wèi dào：flavor；taste
无比 wú bǐ：incomparable; unparalleled;
闹市 nào shì：downtown area; busy streets
厨艺 chú yì：Cooking skills
传授 chuán shòu：pass on (knowledge, skill, etc.)；teach
口耳相传 kǒu ěr xiāng chuán：teach orally
心领神会 xīn lǐng shén huì：The heart receives and spirit knows it.; understand tacitly
滋补 zī bǔ：tonic;nourish
不容错过 bù róng cuò guò：unmissable
热腾腾的 rè téng téng de：Hot and steaming
火锅 huǒ guō：hot pot


Journey on the Tip of the Tongue“舌尖上的中国话”

Cooking Skills&Seasonal Flavors厨艺&四季味道

Do you know this expression in Spain? Listen to the podcast to find it out.

De todo un poco

Ser un/a plasta 😒

Let's talk about the Monday dread and how British people's attitudes to work have changed

Lisa's Podcast

Monday Monday

時間は未来からやってくるよ♪

Natural Nihongo Chat

未来にワクワクしよう

Having both money and time is the dream of many. We only have one life after all.
Today, I listened to  a podcast about dreams and achieving your dreams and so I will be discussing some important points in this podcast.
"The bigger the dream, the bigger the challenges."

FLO TALKS 

WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF?

Gauge your listening comprehension. Lets learn about popular foods in East Africa.

Swahili With Shaz 

Foods From East Africa | Vyakula Vya Africa Mashariki

Kevät saapuu ja sen mukana myös pääsiäinen. Miten pääsiäistä vietetään Suomessa ja mitä perinteitä liittyy pääsiäiseen? Pääsiäiseen kuuluu hyvä ruoka, suomalaisessa pääsiäispöydässä voi esimerkiksi olla mämmiä, pääsiäislammasta ja suklaamunia. Hyvää pääsiäistä!

Jaksossa käyttämiäni sanoja:
tipu
suklaamuna
pasha
ortodoksinen pääsiäispöytä
rairuoho
suomalainen luonto ei viherrä (vihertää = olla vihreä)
pajunkissa, narsissi, liljat
Perinteinen virpomisloitsu menee näin:

Virvon varvon,
tuoreeks, terveeks,
tulevaks vuueks,
vitsa sulle, palkka mulle!

Easy suomi Anna-Marian kanssa

Easy suomi: 15. jakso Pääsiäinen Suomessa

There's no reason for you to hold yourself back when you're not sure whether you're fluent already or not! Give it a try and talk with some other people next time you hear foreigner converse in English. Also, don't forget to listen to these 5 benefits of speaking in English in this podcast episode! See you in my online classroom. ^^

All About English and How You Learn It!

5 Benefits of Trying to Speak Your Foreign Language

If you see someone sitting alone in a restaurant, you might assume they're waiting for someone, or perhaps they're grabbing a quick lunch on their break.

But more and more people around the world are purposely dining alone.

Japan has a special word for this: ohitorisama, which refers to people confidently doing things alone without worrying about what others think.

A recent survey found that 23% of Japanese people eat out alone, up from 18% in 2018. And in the US, solo dining reservations have risen 29% over the last two years, according to restaurant reservation site OpenTable.

OpenTable CEO Debby Soo thinks remote work is one reason for the increase, with people looking for a break from their home offices.

The increasing popularity in solo dining comes as more people are living alone. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that 38% of US adults ages 25 to 54 were living without a partner, up from 29% in 1990. In Japan, single households now make up one-third of the total; that’s expected to increase to 40% by 2040, according to government data.

Growing interest in solo travel — particularly among travelers ages 55 and over — is also leading to more meals alone.

But Soo thinks there could be more to it than that.

"I think there's a broader movement of self-love and self-care and really … enjoying your own company," Soo said.

As a result, many restaurants are redoing their seating, changing their menus and adding other special touches to appeal to solo diners.

But some aren't always happy to seat one diner. A Michelin-starred London restaurant caused a stir last year when it started charging solo diners the same price as two customers. The restaurant, which has 34 seats, offers an eight-course menu costing about $280 per person.

Other restaurants say it's worth seating one person because solo diners will often come back and eat there again.