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[10:14] Diversity of Canadian Cuisine and Eating Habits

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This article introduces the rich and diverse food culture in Canada, including the consumption of meat, dairy products, fruits, and vegetables, as well as various international restaurant options. It is suitable for beginners to understand everyday eating habits in Canada.

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What kinds of food do you like to eat? I am lucky because in Canada there are many foods to choose from. I like to eat hot dogs, hamburgers and steak. These are all meat products. I also like cheese, ice cream and yogurt. These are all dairy products. I like vegetables. My favorite vegetables are broccoli, cabbage, carrots and peas. I eat a lot of fruit. I eat whichever fruit is in season. In strawberry season I eat a lot of strawberries. In peach season I eat many peaches. Sometimes my mother will make a peach pie.

Many different crops grow in Canada. We have many orchards and farms. Fresh fruit and vegetables are plentiful in Canada. Meat and fish are also plentiful here. In Canada we have a lot of different foods to choose from. In my city there are a lot of Italian restaurants. My favorite food at the Italian restaurant is pizza. My parents would rather have spaghetti or lasagna.

There are Greek restaurants, Mexican restaurants and Chinese restaurants. In fact there are restaurants from most cultures. I can go around from restaurant to restaurant and pretend that I am traveling the world and trying all the different foods from around the world.

Sometimes I eat things that aren't good for me. I eat potato chips and candies. These foods aren't part of a nutritious diet, but they are fun to eat.

Listening Comprehension

  • plentiful

    adj

    1. affording an abundant supply

    e.g. had ample food for the party
    copious provisions
    food is plentiful
    a plenteous grape harvest
    a rich supply

    Synonym: amplecopiousplenteousrich

    2. existing in great number or quantity

    e.g. rhinoceroses were once plentiful here

    3. producing in abundance

    e.g. the bountiful earth
    a plentiful year
    fruitful soil

    Synonym: bountiful

  • cultures
  • orchards
  • nutritious

    adj

    1. of or providing nourishment

    e.g. good nourishing stew

    Synonym: alimentaryalimentalnourishingnutrientnutritive