Vocabulary Matching Quiz Two Answers - Food Pairs
by Sally Jennings
Copyright 2005-2012 Sally Jennings at Speak-Read-Write.com
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burger and fries ---
The drive-in restaurants of the past specialized in burgers
and fries. Now many drive-in restaurants have disappeared,
and the burger has been upgraded to a "gourmet" burger and
fries.
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bacon and eggs ---
A popular "pancake house" restaurant breakfast is pancakes, bacon and
eggs.
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tea and toast ---
A light snack would be tea and toast.
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fish and chips ---
Atlantic Canada is known for its fish and chips. Is cod
better than haddock? You decide.
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pork and beans ---
When the Girl Guides go camping, they may take cans of
pork and beans to cook over the campfire.
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liver and onions ---
In the 1950s, popular diner meals were meatloaf, roast beef,
or liver and onions.
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macaroni and cheese ---
Anyone can prepare that macaroni and cheese that comes in a
box. Right?
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cream and sugar ---
The waitress may ask "Would you like cream and sugar in your
coffee?" If you don't want cream, you say, "No, I like it
black." Then she will bring you only sugar for your coffee.
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salt and pepper ---
When you pack the picnic food, don't forget to take the
salt and pepper. Salt and pepper is also a color term,
meaning mixed gray and white, as in "she has salt and pepper
hair."
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bread and jam ---
Small children often like a snack of bread and jam before
nap time.
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cake and ice cream ---
Birthday party food usually includes cake and ice
cream.
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turkey and dressing ---
The Thanksgiving holiday in the autumn is a good time to eat
turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, candied yams,
cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie or mincemeat pie with
ice cream. Canadians add Brussels sprouts.
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potatoes and gravy ---
Didn't I just tell you about Thanksgiving with potatoes and
gravy?
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pancakes and syrup ---
In the spring when the sugar maple sap runs, is a good time
to eat pancakes and maple syrup.
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milk and cookies ---
Children just coming home from school enjoy a snack of milk
and cookies before doing their homework.
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bread and water ---
When someone doesn't have much food, we say they are down to
bread and water.
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cheese and crackers ---
Airlines sometimes serve peanuts and soda, or perhaps cheese
and crackers for a mid-flight snack.
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spaghetti and meatballs ---
The canned version of this favorite became popular with
children years ago. Adults still prefer the old fashioned
homemade variety, spaghetti and meatballs, topped with
Parmesan cheese.
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peas and carrots ---
Mothers of the early 1960s bought frozen vegetables to serve
their families. Mixed vegetables, or peas and carrots were
frequently part of the dinner menu.
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rice and beans ---
One of my favorite Mexican meals is chicken burritos,
beef tamales, and rice and beans.
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bread and butter ---
The basis for an old-fashioned sandwich is bread and
butter.
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peanut butter and jelly ---
That toddler is hungry again, and this time she wants a
peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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chips and dip ---
A good picnic spread in not just fried chicken and chocolate
cake, but also chips and dip, for snacking.
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meat and cheese ---
A tourist may discover that a staple of many European
breakfasts is meat and cheese.
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veggies and dip ---
It's party time, and the veggies and dip are ready on the
platters on the sideboard.
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pasta and sauce ---
North American Italian fare is not only spaghetti and
meatballs, but also includes other pasta and sauce
combinations, such as fettuccine with Alfredo sauce,
or rigatoni, or cannelloni smothered in a mushroom marinara
sauce.
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lettuce and tomatoes ---
Usually, a deluxe hamburger comes with lettuce and tomato, while the
regular burger just comes with pickle.
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ketchup and mustard ---
Usually, both the deluxe hamburger and the regular hamburger come with
ketchup and mustard.
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peaches and cream ---
During peach season, it is wonderful to eat a bowl of sliced
peaches and fresh cream.
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wiener and bun ---
The little girl said she wanted both the wiener and the bun of
the hotdog, but she ate the bun and left the wiener.
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franks and beans ---
When you add frankfurters to baked beans, you get franks and
beans, a common picnic lunch.
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sour cream and salsa ---
The Mexican burritos and rice and beans just might have a
side of sour cream and salsa, or perhaps guacamole.
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salad and dressing ---
Salad buffets in restaurants usually have several choices:
tossed salad and dressing, pasta or rice salad,
potato salad, pickles, veggies, and perhaps Jell-O salad.
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berries and cream ---
A perfect breakfast during berry season is berries and cream,
with a cup of good, strong coffee.
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hash browns and toast ---
The larger breakfasts on the restaurant menu often come with
hash browns and toast with jam. If the customer does not want
hash browned potatoes, a substitution of home fries might be
available.
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soup and salad ---
The deli menu may offer submarine sandwiches, as well as soup and
salad combinations.
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