Preserving traditional recipes - 6 Minute English

Some dishes have the taste of our childhood. Cooking is not only about nutrition, but also about culture. But some traditional recipes are being lost. We talk about one woman’s quest to preserve the food culture of her native Ghana in west Africa, and teach you related vocabulary along the way. This week’s question Bangers and mash is a classic British dish. It’s easy to understand why mashed potato is called ‘mash’ - but how did sausages come to be known as ‘bangers’? a) because ‘bang’ is an old-fashioned word for pork b) because sausage-making machines used to make a banging noise c) because sausages would explode in the frying pan, going ‘bang’ Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary bangers and mash (informal) sausages (bangers) and mashed potato, a common British meal mortar and pestle cooking equipment made up of a bowl (the mortar), and a heavy stone (the pestle) which is used to grind and pound ingredients together pound