noun
1 container
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪ flat , shallow
▪ empty
▪ baking , roasting , serving
▪ ovenproof ( esp. BrE )
▪ china , glass , metal , plastic , silver
▪ casserole , gratin ( esp. BrE ), pie , soufflé , soup
▪ butter , candy ( AmE ), food , soap , vegetable
▪
your pet's food ~
▪ culture , lab ( informal ), laboratory , Petri
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Arrange the salad in a serving ~.
2 the dishes plates, bowls, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ clean , washed
▪ dirty , unwashed
▪
The dirty breakfast ~es were still in the sink when we got home.
▪ breakfast , dinner
VERB + THE DISHES
▪ clean ( AmE ), do , wash
▪
It's your turn to do the ~es.
▪ dry
▪
He dried the ~es and put them away.
▪ clear , clear away , put away
3 type of food
ADJECTIVE
▪ main , side
▪
Serve one or two main ~es with a choice of salads and nibbles.
▪ favourite/favorite
▪
Do you have a favourite/favorite ~?
▪ delicious , tasty , wonderful
▪ popular
▪ elaborate
▪ simple
▪
a simple ~, beautifully prepared
▪ classic , traditional
▪ exotic
▪ savoury/savory , sweet
▪ spicy
▪ cold , hot
▪ international , local , national , regional
▪
The national ~ is ‘feijoada’—pork with beans.
▪ Chinese , French , etc.
▪ vegetarian
▪ cheese , egg , fish , meat , pasta , rice , seafood , vegetable
▪
Goulash is a meat ~.
▪ breakfast , dinner ( esp. AmE ), lunch , supper ( esp. BrE )
▪
Smoked salmon makes a wonderful supper ~.
▪ signature (= a dish that identifies a particular restaurant/chef)
VERB + DISH
▪ cook , make , prepare
▪
She cooked us a delicious French ~ with pork and tomatoes.
▪ serve
▪
a restaurant that serves traditional Indian ~es
▪ eat
▪ recommend
▪ order
▪ sample , try
▪
They sampled all the local ~es.
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of the day
▪
I can recommend the ~ of the day.