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Describe a kind of foreign food you like and you have had: IELTS Speaking Cue Card

You should say

  • What the dish is?
  • Where you tried it?
  • What ingredients or taste you enjoyed?
  • And explain why you like it.
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Cue 1:What the dish is?

  • Begin by naming the foreign dish you enjoy and give a brief description of it.
  • Mention any unique features of the dish that make it stand out.

Example

One foreign dish that I absolutely love is sushi. It's a traditional Japanese dish that consists of vinegared rice paired with various ingredients, including seafood, vegetables, and sometimes tropical fruits.

Cue 2:Where you tried it?

  • Describe the location where you first tried this dish, whether it was a restaurant, a friend's house, or during a trip.
  • Share any memorable experiences related to that place.

Example

I first tried sushi at a popular Japanese restaurant in my city called 'Sushi House'. I went there with my friends to celebrate my birthday, and the ambiance was vibrant and welcoming, which made the experience even more enjoyable.

Cue 3:What ingredients or taste you enjoyed?

  • Talk about the specific ingredients that you liked in the dish.
  • Describe the flavors and textures that made the dish appealing to you.

Example

What I enjoyed most about sushi were the fresh ingredients, especially the salmon and avocado. The combination of the soft, sticky rice with the creamy avocado and the rich flavor of the salmon created a delightful taste that was both refreshing and satisfying.

Cue 4:And explain why you like it.

  • Explain your personal connection to the dish and why it holds significance for you.
  • Mention any cultural aspects or health benefits that contribute to your preference.

Example

I like sushi not only for its delicious taste but also because it represents a healthy eating option. It’s light yet filling, and I appreciate the artistry involved in making it. Additionally, trying sushi has opened my eyes to Japanese culture, which I find fascinating.

Conclusion

    Example

    In conclusion, sushi is more than just a meal for me; it’s an experience that combines flavor, culture, and health. I look forward to trying different varieties of sushi in the future and exploring more of what Japanese cuisine has to offer.

    Following this structure will ensure you cover all the essential points while providing a clear and engaging response to the cue card topic.

    Tips to answer this Cue Card

    1: Being Too Vague

    Candidates often provide unclear or general answers without specific details about the dish. This can make the response less engaging and informative.

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    Tip

    Include specific details about the dish, such as its name, ingredients, and unique flavors to create a vivid picture.

    2: Ignoring the Cues

    Some candidates fail to address all the cues provided, which can lead to incomplete answers and lower scores.

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    Tip

    Make sure to cover all the cues: what the dish is, where you tried it, what you enjoyed, and why you like it.

    Lack of Personal Connection

    Responses that lack personal anecdotes or feelings can seem flat and uninteresting, making it hard for the examiner to connect.

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    Tip

    Share a personal story or memory related to the dish to make your answer more relatable and engaging.

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    All Answers

    Here are all the answers by real-users practicing speaking for IELTS Cue Cards on our IELTS Prep App.

    Band 7

    Firstly, it has to be pizza. It's an Italian dish and I believe it's the most popular dish around the world. The first time I was introduced to this dish was back in 2012 when a Domino's outlet opened. Although they don't make authentic Italian pizzas, they make Americanized pizzas, which is fine. I still loved pizza and from that point forward, I started enjoying pizzas more than any other dish. It is worth noting that I didn't really enjoy cheese as a child, but once I was introduced to pizza, I started to enjoy having some cheese with my food and Domino's has played a large part in that process. Secondly, I'd love to mention shawarma. Although its origins are debated, I would say it's a Lebanese or a Palestinian dish. It tastes like heaven. I was only introduced to it very recently, about a year ago. I randomly strolled into this one restaurant which was offering shawarmas and we ordered two for us. I just said, okay, let's get this. Once I had a shawarma, I was blown away. Nowadays, we are regulars at that shop and we try other shops to check whether the shawarma there is good or not. Shawarma was popularized by Avengers 2012, I think so, globally, on a global scale.

    Band 6-7

    So, few years back when I was sitting idle in my home and my exams were over, me and my family decided to visit Italy as my elder brother resides there currently. And when we reached there, we visited firstly the famous shops and local tourist spots. And later on, we went to an Italian famous restaurant named Baker's Chef. And furthermore, talking about the hospitality, then it was decent. And for the, when we were going through the menu, we stuck at one dish named Italian Pizza, which we found suitable. And when we ordered it, it was beautifully decorated and the flavor which we chose was farm-fresh Italian pizza, which included a variety of veggie tables such as capsicum, onion, tomato and many more green veggie tables, ensuring the green vitality and adequate amount of vitamins and minerals which are sound to be essential for our body. And moving towards the taste, then it was completely delicious as the pizzas which are in my, which are being baked in my country are not much properly able to derive that taste which I obtained from the Italian pizza in the Italy. So, yeah, this was the most, you can say, fascinating experience I had after eating that pizza. And I would like to share this cuisine with my other family and friends as it provides a delicious taste to my mind and body.

    Band 6-7

    I'm a person who's more into authentic Indian traditional foods. I don't go out and eat a lot of other foods. I stick on to my own traditional foods but the one food that I would like to try and I had is the Korean noodles which was suggested by my friend. She compelled me to have it so we went out on a weekday to some place called Korean dining where she bought me a spicy Korean noodles. I thought it would just be a ordinary noodles like what we have at home but it just shook me. The taste was fantabulous. You know it had some flavor which was quite different from our Indian flavor that captured me so much. It was in color of red. Generally it is spicy so it has to be in the color of red and it had a taste of red green chilies being soaked with vinegar and being grinded into a paste and then it's being added to the boiling noodles. That was the top-notch flavor which actually had my heart.

    Band 6-7

    so one of the foreign foods that I have had is ramen and the other is tteobokki so both of them are from Korea they are very famous Korean dishes what I really like about them is they have this chewy texture which really which I really like and they have the spicy taste tangy taste which really suits me and they're also gut friendly they have great ingredients the spices are balanced it is a pleasure to my taste buds both of them ramen and tteobokki are liked by me for a very long time Korea a very vast country with all very great foods gut friendly foods very delicious foods but these two stole the spotlight for me ramen there are different variations in ramen so there is a spicy there is non spicy there's cheesy there's kimchi a lot of variations same with the tteobokki they have you know flavors according to each person they have flavors for each variety that's what I really like about it

    Band 6-7

    the one the foreign food which I like the most is chicken burger the the ingredients were used to make that this is chicken and bread mayonnaise and some kind of salad where we can use toppings also because where I I tried in the book the me the famous restaurant or or we can call as cafe in the Burger King I tried at first time which I love the most and as of now it is my favorite foreign food which I like the most also

    Band 6-7

    I have tried many foreign foods, but here I would like to talk about the foreign food that is very delicious according to me. The name of the food is Italian pizza. I have tried this on my friend's birthday. I still remember last month on 22nd May, my friend Raman invited all us friends to her birthday party. And she told us to come to Domino's Ludhiana. The party was by 12 pm and we reached over there by 11.30 am. After reaching over there, their family welcomed us in very warm way. Then they ordered many drinks and snacks. Then the cake ceremony was held. After cutting the cake, Raman's father ordered many dishes for us. I am really very confused because they have ordered Italian pizza. I never tried it before and I am a vegetarian person. And I thought that it would be a foreign dish, so it would be definitely a non-vegetarian food. But then Raman's father told me that he is also a vegetarian person. He told me not to worry and try the food. Then I tried that pizza and it's really very very delicious and tasty. It melts in my mouth. It's really very soft and cheesy. The ingredients were on capsicum, cheese, corns, onion and that is really very tasty. I have still the taste of that pizza in my mouth and all over the France.

    Band 6-7

    So, the type of foreign dish that I have had and I would like to have again is Shakshuka. It is a type of a breakfast dish which has a tomato base and has 4 cracked eggs and cream cheese on top of it and it is incredibly succulent and delicious. The reason why I love that dish is because the very first time I tried it, I searched online for multiple recipes. I was very tired of eating the same omelette and bread every day so I wanted to try a new dish and I really really really adored the simple flavors of this dish. I think this dish, Shakshuka, primarily hails from Russia. However, it is a dish which is present in multiple places and has different ways of it being made. Essentially, tomato and eggs are a very common and a very brilliant combination of food items. We can see the classic Chinese egg and tomato dish and it is the similar dish which is present in Russia. The reason why I adore this dish is because of its simple flavors, how easy it is to make the dish and how quickly it can be brought together. It also serves a lot of people and my people, my family, with whom I share the dish, they really adore it as well. This is the reason why I love the dish, its simple flavors and how easy it is to be made and how delicious it is.

    Band 6-7

    So a foreign food that I really enjoyed irrespective of the idea that I had in my mind would be a pasta. All my life I thought pasta was really sweet, creamy but not really any food that have any spices in it. So I never really tried pasta before. So I was visiting Verkala last summer and my friend took me to this Italian cafe there and she said the pasta there is to die for. And she made a really good argument so I gave in and we ordered this Arabiata pasta. It was not great to look at to be frank because I never really liked anything that is very juicy or that is not anything solid. So I was very reluctant to try it but once I took the first bite I couldn't stop myself from finishing the dish.

    Band 6-7

    I love Italian cuisine in which I order the maximum is pizza and pasta that is my definitely a go-to order whenever I go to a restaurant. I have tried the most flavorful and refreshing pizza in most of the restaurants in Italy but as I stay in India I also enjoy the Indian touch to an Italian pizza and pasta. I prefer this because of its non-spicy nature and it is actually an wholesome meal and tummy filling. It can be nutritious as well if we use products like wheat based pasta, good quality cheese and infusion of multiple vegetables in cooking pizza or pasta.

    Band 6-7

    Yes, of course. For a month ago, I tried a fried vegetable dish from an Indian cuisine. I like it very much. It tastes amazing. It contains some salted fresh vegetables and they are enriched with spices and it's amazingly super. Also, this dish is very much tasty and healthy. It's an absolutely super vegetarian option for all vegetarians to try this. Also, this cuisine, Indian cuisine contains corns, baby corns and capsicum. All are filled with some Indian cuisine. Authentic taste and this is a starter for us but it's amazing for us. Me and my friends are enjoying it very much. It's also a best option for non-foreign vegetarians. It's also very much impressed for non-vegetarians.
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