Can sounds make food taste better? ⏲️ 6 Minute English
’Sonic seasoning’ is the idea that when you hear certain sounds or music they can enhance one flavour or another in the food you’re eating. That’s what Beth and Neil talk about as they teach you some useful vocabulary.
❓❓❓This week’s question
Which background sound did whisky-makers, Singletons, used to advertise their scotch whisky? Was it:
a) jazz music?
b) bagpipes playing? or,
c) birds tweeting?
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
✔️ you eat with your eyes first
(idiom) food appears more appetizing when it looks good on the plate
✔️ onomatopoeia
words that sound like what they mean eg., bang, boom, moo, thud, whack, zoom
✔️ sizzle
to make a hissing sound
✔️ gurgle
low pleasant sound a liquid makes when it flows quickly through a narrow space
✔️ impulse buy
suddenly buying something that you had not planned to because you want it when you see it
✔️ linger
stay somewhere longer than necessary because you’re enjoying yourself
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