Lesson 5 : Bangladeshi cuisine

Lesson 5 : Bangladeshi cuisine

Key words: cuisine   platter   molasses

A   Look at the pictures and discuss in pairs.

1.       What do you see in the pictures?

2.       Which foods are seen in the pictures? Do you prepare/eat them at home?

3.       Of the foods, which one is your favourite? Why?

B   Read the text below and answer the following true-false questions.

Bangladeshi cuisine is rich and varied with the use of many spices. We have delicious and appetizing food, snacks and sweets.

Boiled rice is our staple food. It is served with a variety of vegetables, curry, lentil soups, fish and meat. Fish is the main source of protein. Fishes are now cultivated in ponds. Also we have fresh-water fishes in the lakes and rivers. More then 40 types of fishes are common. Some of them are carp, rui, katla, magur (catfish), chingri (prawn or shrimp). Shutki or dried fishes are popular among the people of Bangladesh.