Speak English Now Podcast: Learn English | Speak English without grammar. #085 Food Idioms in English to sound like an English native speaker
Apr 14, 2019
Learn 6 new popular food idioms in English, such as 'comfort food' and 'a piece of cake'. Discover the meaning behind the expression 'you can't have your cake and eat it too'. Practice the new idioms with a funny mini-story. Follow Jason's journey to become a professional cook.
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Comfort Food Meaning
- Comfort food is food that makes us feel better by reminding us of childhood.
- It comforts but is not necessarily healthy.
Easy Task Idioms
- "Piece of cake" and "as easy as pie" mean something is very easy to do.
- These food-related idioms do not involve actual food preparation or eating.
Incompatible Things Idiom
- "You can't have your cake and eat it too" means you can't do two incompatible things simultaneously.
- It illustrates the impossibility of keeping and consuming cake at the same time.