The literary and critical register: how food is written about in reviews and menus.
a subtle flavour
an aroma (of cooking)
full-flavoured/spiced
a food-wine pairing
tastiness (formal)
succulent
a burst of flavour
melt-in-the-mouth
inventive cuisine
to elevate an ingredient
At C2 this is about mastery of the edge cases and literary or formal uses. You should be able to explain the rule — and break it knowingly for effect.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Nourriture at C1. Comfortable? Level up to La Nourriture at Native.
Le chef ___ le moindre produit. (elevates) (gastronomic)
sublime
Un ___ délicat monte de la casserole. (aroma) (cooking smell)
fumet
Un plat ___ en bouche. (melting) (texture)
fondant
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
🧩 Sentence builder put the words in order