Open World p 34. A Contribution To a Guidebook On Food Trends. Word Formation

 

A new year means new food and certain trends guide the global food industry. It is traditional. This inexact science, a blend of research, intuition and (1)_____________ (WISH) thinking might, depending on your point of view, seem either (2)_________ (HARM) or ridiculous. But it has been lucrative for many businesses. People follow the latest fads. When Instagrammable stuff gets old, they (3)__________ (INSTINCT) look for the next thing.

Special occasion dining

When we do dine in, it will be (4)___________ (MEMORY). More exclusive types of dining experiences in the dining room—think tasting menus, private dining experiences that go above and beyond with ingredients and access. People will go out for a truly (5)_____________ (FORGET) dining experience where they feel safe and can expect an experience (6)____________ (LIKE) anything they’ve had before. Dining out is starting to feel really special again—tasting menus with wine are an example.

This year will bring two (7)______________ (POLARISE) approaches to dining. One that embraces the need for simpler, comforting and soul-(8)__________ (NOURISH) cuisine and the other that functions as an escape and embraces (9)____________ (FRIVOLOUS)—allowing patrons to be both fancy and indulgent.

Individualized tasting menus

As diners feel more and more comfortable going out, the same old menus just won't cut it any more. Dining out will really become something (10)_______________ (SEEK) out for a unique experience. They want something created just for them, making it truly a reason to get out of the house and celebrate.

Small-group private dining will become more (11)_______________ (PREVAIL). Restaurants that can provide safe, intimate spaces for small groups will be more (12)___________ (SUCCESS).

 

At-home restaurant experiences

This year many restaurants across the globe had to quickly pivot towards expanding into takeout and (13)___________ (DELIVER), and this trend is not going away any time soon. It will evolve as chefs are creating new and interesting ways to bring the restaurant experience to life at home for guests. At our restaurants, paella became one of the most popular items on the to-go menus. The paella pan fits perfectly into a pizza box, while keeping the rice hot, so you had this element of presentation you'd get in the restaurant.

Restaurant-style meals (14)___________ (PACKAGE) for the family will definitely keep trending in the year to come. Plant-based, healthy vegetarian dishes with (15)__________ (SEASON) ingredients and global flavour are here to stay in the future. (16)______________ (WONDER) curated meals with soul, taste, and creativity can be picked up at a favourite restaurant and ready on the table in a split second.

 

More virtual cooking classes

Online, chef-driven virtual cooking classes will continue to expand this year. Many people will keep this fun way to get together with friends and family and be entertained at home while preparing a good meal and cooking along with a chef.

With everyone having been hunkered down, more and more people started cultivating their own food resources and began cooking more as well. There is a (17)_________ (THIRSTY) for knowledge again that we saw 10 years ago where cooking classes were really popular. 

Condiments

With so many more people preparing more meals and washing more dishes than they have in decades, cooking with condiments and sauces will be a big trend. Whether you make your own chimichurri or sauerkraut or buy chili crisp by the bag-load, adding pre-prepared flavour to simple ingredients means dinner comes together easier and is often more exciting to eat. Plus condiments often have long shelf lives and can be stretched over a number of meals.

Comfort food

The trends are going towards comfort and (18)___________ (SIMPLE). This is due to the pandemic, and everyone looking for a sense of comfort and (19)_________ (NORMAL). Anything that reminds them of what it used to be like. Classic pizzas (no pineapple), burgers without a bunch of crazy (20)___________ (TOP), real tacos (not fancy wraps), old-fashioned barbecue, mac and cheese, country fried steak, fried catfish, biscuits and gravy … you name it, as long as it tastes good, someone else makes it, and it’s not at your house!

TLC

Without perspective and acts of (21)____________ (KIND), we won’t move forward as a society. No longer is it appropriate and enough to treat customers coldly and (22)_______________ (PERSON). If you can connect someone to a venue, a publication, a brand opportunity etc., that might be the very thing that helps a business or a person survive.

More fermenting, preserving, and canning

 (23)________________ (FERMENT) is becoming really big again, same with canning and preserving. We saw a huge climb in this technique during COVID (24)______________ (LOCK), and it allowed us to still be able to support our farms. We were able to buy ingredients farmers had on-hand. We spent a lot of time indoors, so we canned, preserved, pickled and fermented as much as we could. I think a lot of us fell in love again with this way of preparing food.

Restaurant industry overhaul

Restaurants need to (25)____________ (UNDER) a complete transformation because they currently are unstable and (26)_________________ (SUSTAIN). This truth has been being realized for years and reached its current zenith during the pandemic. What has emerged from the trauma and turmoil of our (27)______________ (COLLECT) stresses has been restaurants pivoting towards models that are more hybrid, take out, and curated (28)___________ (GROCER). This change is quite (29)____________ (POSSIBILITY) permanent. These models are an evolution that is at the vanguard of what's possible. We have seen a refocus on community and combating food access. Politics and social (30)_____________ (HIERARCHICAL) that have clouded that purpose are being put to bed in favour of an (31)_______________ (AWAKE) to a universal realization. That food and the service of it are an integral part of our being and not a luxury. While elegant dishes and the (32)____________________ (BEAUTY) of food is not going anywhere—nor should it—we find that food is becoming (33)_____________ (APPROACH) and (34)______________ (EGALITARIANISM) again. Community (35)___________ (REACH) and (36)_________________ (CHARITY) initiatives will be part and parcel of the new model. One can hope that one of the gifts of this (37)_____________ (TUMULT) pandemic years will be a more (38)____________ (EQUITABLY) future. Many (39)____________ (VULNERABLE) in restaurants were exposed, but we also came together like never before.

There will be an emphasis on practices to support the health and vitality of the restaurant industry, including an examination of overall price and tipping structures. Businesses will have continued conversations with consumers on how they can help promote (40)____________ (SUSTAIN) in the industry. We’ll see even more (41)___________ (RELY) on local sourcing and investing in the local economy. Chef collaboration and conversations to promote greater understanding of culture and cooking. 

Destination restaurants

Given the current circumstances of things, it seems that more and more people will be looking to seek refuge from the city and search out dining destinations in more (42)_______________ (SECLUSION) areas where they can have a high quality experience with a bit more space to themselves. Between the need for open spaces and restrictions on international travel, domestic and drive-to destinations will become much more popular.

 

Hygiene precautions

Even after everyone’s vaccinated, we won't see restaurants overbooking and (43)_________ (CRAM) as many guests in as possible for a few years at least. (44)___________ (SANITISE), spacing, and an overall concern for the guests' comfort levels will remain a high priority. 

All we know is that we are (45)______________ (AWARENESS) of what the future holds in store. This pandemic has been tough, and the (46)_____________ (DEVASTATE) to small businesses is too great to measure at this moment. However, as we've seen throughout history possibly the greatest (47)______________ (INNOVATE) and evolution will happen after tragic and (48)_____________ (TRAUMA) events. 

KEY

 1. wishful

 

 

 

2. harmless

 

 

3. instinctively 

 

 

4. memorable 

 

 

 

5. unforgettable

 

 

 

6. unlike 

 

 

 

7. polarising 

 

 

 

8. nourishing 

 

 

 

9. frivolousness/ frivolity

the quality of behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously: We can't completely blame young people for their frivolousness. They criticised the frivolousness of the entertainment industry

 

 

 

10. sought 

 

 

 

11. prevalent

prevalent: common, widespread  

 

 

 

12. successful 

 

 

 

13. delivery 

 

 

 

14. packaged 

 

 

 

15. seasonal 

 

 

 

16. Wonderfully  

 

 

 

17. thirst

 

 

 

18. simplicity  

 

 

 

19. normality

 

 

 

20. toppings 

 

 

 

21. kindness 

 

 

 

22. impersonally 

 

 

 

23. Fermentation 

 

 

 

24. lockdowns 

 

 

 

25.undergo

 

 

 

26. unsustainable

 

 

 

27. collective

 

 

 

28. groceries

 

 

 

29. possibly

 

 

 

30. hierarchy

 

 

 

31. awakening

 

 

 

32. beautification

 

 

 

33. approachable

 

 

 

34. egalitarian

 

 

 

35. outreach

 

 

 

36. charitable

 

 

 

37. tumultuous

 

 

 

38. equitable

 

 

 

39. vulnerabilities

 

 

 

40. sustainability

 

 

 

41. reliance

 

 

 

42. secluded

 

 

 

43. cramming 

 

 

 

44. Sanitation 

 

 

 

45.unaware

 

 

 

46. devastation

 

 

 

 

47. innovations

 

 

 

48. traumatic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empower p 97. Health and Diet. Oral Mediation

A friend of yours from England has been asked to write a contribution to Health Magazine . His assignment is to write about the state of health in Spain. While doing his research, he came across these pictures on Google related to health and diet in Spain. He sends them to you so that you can shed some light on them. Your friend also asks you some questions about this topic. You decide to send your friend a voice message with an explanation of 2 minutes.

 

1. What do Spanish people do to stay healthy?
2. How has life changed in terms of eating habits and health in Spain? Are Spanish people more or less healthy than before? What health problems can be attributed to modern Spanish life? How are these problems solved or at least alleviated in Spain?
3. Are many Spaniards on a diet to improve their health or lose weight? What diet do many Spanish people follow? Does it work? What food do Spaniards often have to cut out? Is dieting thought to be dangerous in Spain? Is there a miracle diet which everybody talks about in Spain at the moment? Are there many Spanish people  who struggle with eating disorders? 
4. What are the pros and cons of the National Health Service in Spain? Does the Spanish government sufficiently support the National Health Service? Is healthcare a business in Spain? Is there much difference between the quality of service in private and public hospitals in Spain? Which system do you think is better?
5. Some people say that eating healthily is unaffordable for the average family. Is this the case in Spain?
6. What role does fast food play in Spain? Is it all unhealthy?
7. What do Spanish people think about canned, frozen and processed food? 
8. What do Spaniards think of genetically-modified (GM) food? Is genetically modified food the only solution to future food problems in Spain?
9. What are the health risks associated with the Spanish lifestyle and environment? 10. What do Spanish people think of homeopathic or holistic medicine? Have many Spaniards tried acupuncture or acupressure? Do Spanish people prefer traditional medicine or alternative medicine? Why?/ Why not? 11. Do many Spaniards have a vegetarian or vegan diet? What do Spanish people think about these diets? 12. What do Spanish people think of the idea of having plastic surgery to improve their looks? Are procedures like getting a nose or a boob job, a nip and tuck or a facelift popular in Spain? Are such procedures dangerous in your country? Do Spanish people easily go under the knife just to get rid of their wrinkles or rolls? Has it become a trend for Spanish men to travel abroad to have hair transplants? Is your society too obsessed with the way people look? 13. What do Spanish people think about mental health in Spain?  Are people with mental disorders stigmatised in your country? Are anxiety, depression, OCD or any other mental disorder more common now than 50 years ago in Spain? Do Spanish people ever snap after being under too much stress? How do Spaniards de-stress when they feel overwhelmed? Do many Spanish people have a kind of red warning flag that indicates too much stress? Do some Spaniards feel snowed under?
14. How often do Spanish people have a health check?


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Useful vocabulary about health:

homeopathic:/ˌhəʊmiəˈpæθɪk/ using homeopathy (= a system of treating diseases or conditions using very small amounts of the substance that causes the disease or condition)

holistic:(medical) treating the whole person rather than just the symptoms (= effects) of a disease

acupuncture:/ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/ a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

acupressure: a form of medical treatment, originally from East Asia, in which pressure is applied to particular parts of the body using the fingers

vegetarian: eating no meat or fish

vegan:/ˈviːɡən/ a person who does not eat any animal products such as meat, milk or eggs. Some vegans do not use animal products such as silk or leather.

nose job: (informal) an operation involving rhinoplasty or cosmetic surgery on a person's nose.

boob job: to have an operation to change the shape of the breasts, usually to make them larger

nip and tuck:(informal) a medical operation in which skin is removed or made tighter to make somebody look younger or more attractive, especially a facelift

facelift: medical operation in which the skin on a person’s face is made tighter to make them look younger

procedure: [countable] (medical) a medical operation. To perform a routine surgical procedure.

wrinkle:/ˈrɪŋkl/ a line or small fold in your skin, especially on your face, that forms as you get older

roll:[countable] an area of too much fat on your body, especially around your waist.

mental health: a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.

spring to mind: to come quickly into your mind

disorder: an illness of the mind or body

stigmatise:/ˈstɪɡ.mə.taɪz/ to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it

anxiety: a medical condition in which you always feel frightened and worried

depression: a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods

OCD:  or obsessive compulsive disorder. A mental illness that causes a person to do something repeatedly for no reason.

excruciating:/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ/ extremely painful

health check: an occasion when a doctor or nurse examines someone's body, takes blood tests, etc. in order to make sure the person has no health problems

to be on a diet: trying to lose weight by eating less food or specific foods.

cut out: to make something shorter, lower, smaller, etc

struggle: to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something

eating disorder: a mental illness in which people eat far too little or far too much food and are unhappy with their bodies.

Binge Eating Disorder: a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating

Anorexia: a serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight loss

Bulimia: a mental illness in which someone eats in an uncontrolled way and in large amounts, then vomits intentionally.

snap: [intransitive] to suddenly be unable to control your feelings any longer because the situation has become too difficult.

overwhelm: to cause someone to feel a sudden strong emotion

de-stress: to get rid of feelings of stress (= worry caused by difficult situations in your life or job)

canned: preserved and sold in a metal container

processed: processed food has had some sort of chemical or industrial treatment in order to cook it, preserve it, or improve its taste or appearance

(a) cast iron stomach: if you can eat all sorts of food and drink what you like, without any indigestion, discomfort or bad effects, it is said that you have a cast-iron stomach.

(as) fit as a fiddle: a person who is as fit as a fiddle is in an excellent state of health or physical condition.

hale and hearty: someone, especially an old person, who is hale and hearty is in excellent health.

genetically modified food: are foods produced from organisms that have had changes introduced into their DNA using the methods of genetic engineering.

preservative: preventing food or wood from decaying

shelf life: the length of time that food, etc. can be kept before it is too old to be sold
dexa scan:dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Also: bone densitometry, bone density test/ scan.
scan, sonogram, ultrasound (scan): Sp. ecografía. E.g. The ultrasound showed...
PET scan: /pet/ position emission tomography.(A process that produces an image of your brain or of another part inside your body).E.g.  a PET scan.
CAT scan: /ˈkæt skæn/ (also CT scan  /siːˈtiː skæn/ ) (computerized axial tomography) a medical examination that uses a computer to produce an image of the inside of somebody’s body from X-ray or ultrasound pictures. E.g. The doctor arranged for me to have a CAT scan. Run a CAT scan.
 MRI scan: /ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ/ magnetic resonance imaging (a method of using a strong magnetic field to produce an image of the inside of a person’s body) E.g. an MRI scan