Unit 09 :
Meat and Poultry

Vocabulary

Let’s learn about meat and poultry!

Part 1

1. bacon /ˈbeɪ.kən/
(n) meat from the back or sides of a pig, often eaten fried in thin slices 

We had bacon and eggs every morning when I was a kid.

2. beef /biːf/
(n) the flesh of cattle(= cows), eaten as food

We’re having roast beef and vegetables for dinner.

3. breast /brest/
(n) either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman’s chest that produce milk after she has a baby

Who’d like another piece of chicken breast?

4. chop /tʃɑːp/
(v) to cut something into pieces with an axe , knife, or other sharp instrument
(n) a small piece  of meat with a bone still in it

Could you get some pork chops from the supermarket, please?

5. cure /kjʊr/
(v) to treat food, tobacco, etc. with smoke, salt, etc. in order to preserve it 

Ham and bacon can be cured by salting or smoking.

6. cut /kʌt/
(n) a piece of meat cut from a particular part of an animal
(v) to break the surface of something, or to divide or make something smaller, using a sharp tool, especially a knife 

That butcher on High Street has the best cuts of beef.

7. dice /daɪs/
(v) to cut food into small squares 
(n) a small cube(= object with six equal square sides) with a different number of spots on each side, used in games involving chance

A steak and kidney pie contains diced meat and gravy.

8. drumstick /ˈdrʌm.stɪk/
(n) the lower part of the leg of a chicken or similar bird eaten as food 

Don’t eat all the drumsticks!

9.free-range /ˌfriːˈreɪndʒ/
(adj) relating to or produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages

Make sure you get free-range eggs.

10. game /ɡeɪm/
(n) wild animals and birds that are hunted for food or sport

The only places that serve game these days are expensive restaurants.

Part 2

11. ham /hæm/
(n) pig’s meat from the leg or shoulder,preserved with salt or smoke

I’ll have a ham sandwich, please.

12. lamb /læm/
(n) a young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat 

People have been eating lamb for thousands of years.

13. meat /miːt/
(n) the flesh of an animal when it is used for food

Jason quit eating meat, but he still eats fish and seafood.

14. mince /mɪns/
(v) to walk with small, delicate steps, in a way that does not look natural
(n) meat, usually beef, that has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machine

 If you get some minced beef I’ll make hamburgers for dinner.

15. mutton  /ˈmʌt̬.ən/
(n) the meat from an adult sheep eaten as food 

David thinks they put mutton in the curry instead of lamb.

16. offal /ˈɑː.fəl/
(n) the organs inside an animal, such as the brain, the heart, and the liver, eaten as food 

 In the past everyone ate offal, but I’ve never tried it.

17. pork /pɔːrk/
(n) meat from a pig, eaten as food

Do you know which religions forbid the eating of pork?

18. poultry /ˈpoʊl.tri/
(n) birds, such as chickens, that are bred for their eggs and meat

We serve meat, fish and poultry, all with salad or vegetables.

19. sausage /ˈsɑː.sɪdʒ/
(n) a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices 

How many sausages are you taking to the barbecue?

20. slaughter /ˈslɑː.t̬ɚ/
(n) the killing of animals for meat 

Have you ever seen animals being slaughtered in a slaughterhouse?

Part 3

21. spare ribs /ˌsper ˈrɪbz/
(n) pig’s ribs (=curved bones) with most of the meat cut off them, cooked, and eaten

Last night I dreamed about eating spare ribs.

22. steak /steɪk/
(n) a thick,flat piece of meat or fish, especially meat from a cow

I don’t think steak and chips is a very healthy dinner for kids.

23. tripe /traɪp/ 
(n) the covering of the inside of the stomach of an animal, such as a cow or sheep, used for food

My uncle likes tripe, but I think it’s awful.

24. veal /viːl/
(n) meat from a very young cow

I’ll have the veal with garden vegetables, please.

Exercise

What kind of meat do you like and why?