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B1 Intermediate English 6:16 1,118 words Cooking

New Improved Baked Feta Pasta | Food Wishes

National Geographic · 230,194 views · Added 3 months ago

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Chef John demonstrates an improved version of the viral baked feta pasta, sharing cooking techniques like infusing garlic into oil, using balsamic vinegar, and adjusting pasta water for the perfect sauce. Learners will pick up a wealth of cooking vocabulary including 'drizzle,' 'roasted,' 'deglaze,' 'concentrated,' and 'evenly coated,' along with imperative structures common in recipe English. The relaxed, humorous narration style makes this ideal for practicing natural listening comprehension.

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

1,118

Total Words

412

Unique Words

4/10

Difficulty

Vocabulary Diversity 37%

Subtitles (29 segments)

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Hello, this is Chef John from foodwishes.com with new and improved baked feta pasta.

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That's right, there is no mystery why this easy delicious recipe went viral.

00:13

And while I thought it was great, I also thought there was a couple ways to improve it. And by the way, you'll probably never guess where this recipe was invented, and I'll share that later.

00:23

But for now, I'll give you one clue. I will tell you before we finish. So, with that, let's go ahead and get started by drizzling a whole bunch of olive oil into our baking pan, which could also be a glass baking dish. And then to the oil, I'm going to add a whole bunch of finely minced garlic. And then we'll take a spoon and give that a mix.

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And this step here is one of the new improvements since most people toss it in once the feta is cooked. But I think

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Key Vocabulary (14)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

add A1 verb

To put something with something else to increase the total number, size, or quality. It is also the basic mathematical process of combining two or more numbers to get a sum.

toss A1 noun

A toss is a light and quick throw of an object into the air. It also refers to the act of flipping a coin to make a decision between two options.

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