Traditional food

1. Answer the questions about the text: "Pelmeni"

1. What does the name “pelmeni”?

2. Why was pelmeni the perfect food for Siberian winters?

3. Name two common things that people eat pelmeni with.

4. In Siberia, what kind of meat do they use for pelmeni, and what do they do with the water after boiling?

5. The text mentions varenyky, pierogi, and manty. Are these dishes from Russia?

2. Match the words from the text (1-8) with their definitions or synonyms (a-h).

3. Complete the sentences with the words from the box below. Some words are extra.

Available / dough / flavour / hunters / neighbour / popular /

similar / keep / parcel / section / served / dish

1. A burrito is like a small __________ of meat and beans in a tortilla.

2. Pizza is a very __________ food all over the world.

3. I love the __________ of fresh strawberries.

4. In the past, __________ needed food that wouldn't go bad quickly on long trips.

5. Spaghetti bolognese is a famous Italian __________.

6. Pelmeni are made with __________, not with thin sheets of pasta like ravioli.

7. You can buy frozen pelmeni in the frozen food __________ of the supermarket.

8. Varenyky is a __________ dish to pelmeni; they are both filled dumplings.