The food delivery revolution - 6 Minute English

Takeaway apps are changing food culture - if in the past, food delivery meant having a pizza or a curry when you didn’t feel like cooking, now you can find dishes cooked by chefs at ’virtual’ restaurants. Neil and Georgina talk about ’dark kitchens’ and teach you tasty English vocabulary. This week’s question Last year what was Deliveroo’s most ordered dish? Was it: a) Hawaiian Poké bowls? b) Cheeseburgers? c) Chicken burritos? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary virtual created by computers to appear like the real thing travel well be transported a long way without being damaged or its quality being spoiled a dog’s dinner an informal way to say something that looks messy or has been very badly done shaper something that has a strong influence on how a situation develops underlying trend general direction or development in how people behave which is real but not immediately obvious hobby activity someone does in their spare time for pleasure or relaxation You can download the audio and transcript from our website: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: The importance of handwashing Shocking facts about electricity The soothing power of books Is the recycling system broken? What difference has #MeToo made? #LearnEnglish #FoodDelivery #Englishvocabulary