How curry from India conquered Britain | Edible Histories Episode 6 | BBC Ideas – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.‘Going for an Indian’ or ‘having a curry’ is almost as stereotypically British as roast dinners or fish and chips
2.There are around 12,000 curry houses in Britain
3.The word came from the Tamil ‘kari’, which meant a spiced sauce
4.But gradually the term was adapted and used as a generic term for any stew-like food from the Indian subcontinent - rather ignoring such subtleties as, regional differences and completely different flavours, textures, cooking methods and ingredients
5.The first definite mention of ‘curry’ in English is in 1598
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B2)
mainstream
A2The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
Example:
"entered the mainstream repertoire."
repertoire
A2A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.
Example:
"entered the mainstream repertoire."
thousands
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Thousands of British men and women spent time in India."
manuscript
A2A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
Example:
"Manuscript books, kept by those in the know,"
regularly
A2With constant frequency or pattern.
Example:
"regularly eating ‘Indian dishes’"
maintain
A2To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
Example:
"and while some tried to maintain Western eating habits,"
western
A2A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.
Example:
"and while some tried to maintain Western eating habits,"
entered
A2To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
Example:
"entered the mainstream repertoire."
cookbook
A2A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
Example:
"curry was in every cookbook, mainly as a leftover dish."
leftover
A2Something left behind; an excess or remainder.
Example:
"curry was in every cookbook, mainly as a leftover dish."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mainstream | A2 | The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air |
| repertoire | A2 | A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display. |
| thousands | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| manuscript | A2 | A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced. |
| regularly | A2 | With constant frequency or pattern. |
| maintain | A2 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| western | A2 | A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture. |
| entered | A2 | To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space. |
| cookbook | A2 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| leftover | A2 | Something left behind; an excess or remainder. |
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