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Food & Cooking — C1 English Lesson

📅 2026-10-10📊 C1 Advanced📚 10 new words🎧 daily podcast

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umami /oo-MAH-mee/

noun

the savory 'fifth taste' found in mushrooms, aged cheese, and soy sauce

"The aged parmesan added a deep umami flavor to the soup."

deglaze /dee-GLAYZ/

verb

to pour liquid into a hot pan to loosen the browned bits stuck to it

"She deglazed the pan with red wine to make a rich sauce."

succulent /SUH-kyoo-lunt/

adjective

juicy, tender, and full of flavor

"The chef served succulent lamb that melted in our mouths."

piquant /pee-KAHNT/

adjective

pleasantly sharp or spicy in taste; lively and stimulating

"The piquant mustard gave the sandwich a pleasant kick."

insipid /in-SIP-id/

adjective

lacking flavor or interest; dull and bland

"The hospital cafeteria served insipid soup with no seasoning."

cloying /KLOY-ing/

adjective

excessively sweet or rich, to the point of being sickening

"The dessert was so cloying that I could only eat two bites."

braise /BRAYZ/

verb

to cook food slowly in a small amount of liquid with the lid on

"He braised the beef in red wine for three hours until it was tender."

emulsify /ee-MUHL-sih-fy/

verb

to blend oil and water-based liquids into a smooth, stable mixture

"Whisk the oil in slowly to emulsify the dressing."

connoisseur /kon-uh-SUR/

noun

an expert judge of taste, especially in food and drink

"As a connoisseur of fine chocolate, she could name the origin of each sample."

mouthfeel /MOWTH-feel/

noun

the texture and physical sensation of food in the mouth

"The creamy mouthfeel of the avocado made the salad luxurious."

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📝Grammar: Reported Speech: Sentences and Questions

Reported speech reports what someone said. **He said** and **She told me** are the classic reporting verbs, but advanced speakers use a much wider set. When the reporting verb is in the past, the tense usually **shifts back**. Present simple becomes past simple (I like → **she liked**), present continuous becomes past continuous, **will → would**, and **can → could**. The soup has umami → she said the soup **had** umami. Time and place words change too: tomorrow → **the next day**, here → **there**, now → **then**. The connoisseur said he was **returning the next day**. **No backshift** is

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This is a C1 Advanced (C1) English lesson from Muse English's daily series on 2026-10-10.

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