# Speaking Patterns — Food

# === Talking about preferences ===
1|preference|I {really like|love|prefer|enjoy|hate|can't stand} {Italian food|spicy dishes|seafood|sushi|vegetarian meals|street food}.
2|preference|My favorite {food|meal|dish|cuisine} is {sushi|pizza|pho|pasta|tacos|curry}.
3|preference|I usually have {coffee|tea|cereal|toast|eggs} for {breakfast|brunch|a morning snack}.
4|preference|I'm {a vegetarian|allergic to nuts|lactose intolerant|on a low-carb diet|trying to eat healthy}.

# === Eating out / ordering ===
5|order|I'd like {a coffee|the pasta|a glass of wine|the chef's special|the burger}, please.
6|order|Could I have {the menu|some water|the bill|extra napkins|a recommendation}?
7|order|Is this dish {spicy|vegetarian|gluten-free|popular|made fresh}?
8|order|For dessert, I'll have {ice cream|the cheesecake|fruit|a coffee|nothing, thanks}.

# === Cooking / recipes ===
9|cooking|How do you {cook this|make this sauce|prepare this dish|grill the meat}?
10|cooking|This {pasta|soup|cake|sauce} tastes {amazing|delicious|fantastic|incredible}.
11|cooking|I'm going to make {pasta|a salad|pancakes|stir-fry|curry} {for dinner|tonight|tomorrow|this weekend}.
