The Culinary Discoveries of Great Explorers

Among the many goods brought to Europe and Italy by the explorers there were some foods whose importance was understood only in later times. Maize was widespread in North Italy. At the time of the great famines of the 17th century, became the base for the most common dish. Other imported foods were potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. Rice, imported from Asia, was an instant success and joined the pasta as the nation's first course. Venetian merchants imported sugar from the Orient, which initially was used in medicine; only later it was added to cooking. Coffee, of Turkish origin, was also initially used as a medicine.

Put down the nouns. Translate the words.

Model: to sing – singer; петь – певец

To import - _____________; _____________ - _____________________

To use - _______________; ______________- _____________________

To cook - _____________; _______________-_____________________

Combine the given adjectives (A) with the proper nouns (B).

A	B
great fresh sweet tasty high	potato dish coffee level meal

6. Put down the English for:

Восточная кухня ____________________________________________

Большой прием _____________________________________________

Национальное блюдо ________________________________________

Lesson 6

A) Cover the right column and read the English words. Translate them into Russian and check your translation.

B) Cover the left column and translate the Russian words back into English.

grandiose

buckwheat

banquet

mutton

грандиозный, огромный

гречиха

банкет

баранина

2. Read the words and put down their Russian equivalents:

Renaissance ________________________________________

Almond-based _____________________________________

Common __________________________________________

Porridge ___________________________________________

Put down the verbs. Translate the words.

Model: cook, to cook – готовить

Use, to _______________ - ____________________

Grill, to ______________ - _____________________

Place, to _____________ - _____________________

Master the following words.

influence

cutlery

marry

recipe

влияние

ремесло ножовщика

жениться, выйти замуж

рецепт

5. Put down the Russian for:

pine-nuts

abroad

notable

supreme

Translate the following words and word combinations in writing.

Monsignor Della Casa ________________________________

King Henry II ______________________________________

Catherine de' Medici _________________________________

Middle Ages _______________________________________

Renaissance ________________________________________

Europe ____________________________________________

Translate the following questions.

What were Renaissance court banquets famous for?

Was honey popular in the Renaissance?

Who popularized Italian recipes?

Was it also in this period that the first menus and table manners were established?

Read the text. Find the answers to the questions given above.