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Sunday roast: the ingredients

Learn the ingredients of a traditional British Sunday roast.

Listen to the words and learn them.

Click ▶ to hear each word, and say it out loud. These are the words you need for the video.

The chicken and aromatics · Le poulet et les aromates

chickenpoulet
saltsel
pepperpoivre
lemoncitron
garlicail
olive oilhuile d'olive
aromaticsaromates
shallotséchalotes
thyme sprigsbrins de thym
rosemaryromarin

Vegetables and roast potatoes · Légumes et pommes de terre rôties

carrotscarottes
celerycéleri
potatoespommes de terre
broccolibrocoli
cauliflowerchou-fleur
goose fatgraisse d'oie
coconut oilhuile de coco

Yorkshire puddings and gravy · Yorkshire puddings et sauce

plain flourfarine de blé
eggsœufs
milklait
cornflourfécule de maïs (Maïzena)
gravysauce au jus de viande
gravy granulessauce en poudre
Careful! cornflour (UK) = cornstarch (US) = fécule de maïs, not « farine de maïs » (= cornmeal). A Yorkshire pudding is not a dessert: it is a small savoury batter cake served with the meat.

Step 2: the chicken and aromatics →

The chicken and aromatics: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. brins de thym
  2. citron
  3. sel
  4. ail
  5. échalotes
  6. poulet
  7. romarin
  8. aromates
  9. poivre
  10. huile d'olive

Step 3: vegetables and roast potatoes →

Vegetables and roast potatoes: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. brocoli
  2. pommes de terre
  3. graisse d'oie
  4. huile de coco
  5. carottes
  6. céleri
  7. chou-fleur

Step 4: yorkshire puddings and gravy →

Yorkshire puddings and gravy: drag each English word next to its French translation.

  1. fécule de maïs (Maïzena)
  2. sauce au jus de viande
  3. lait
  4. sauce en poudre
  5. œufs
  6. farine de blé

Step 5: test yourself →

No help this time! Write the English word.

poulet →
citron →
ail →
échalotes →
romarin →
carottes →
pommes de terre →
chou-fleur →
farine de blé →
œufs →
lait →

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