The hidden life of buffets - 6 Minute English
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2023
- Introduction
Buffets are big meals when people can eat as much as they want. They are a feature of many cultures.Neil and Sam discuss buffet meals and the history behind them. As usual, they teach related vocabulary as well.
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This week's question
Buffets are present in countries all around the world. In which country did buffets begin?
a) The United States of America
b) Sweden
c) China
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
eyes bigger than your belly
(idiom) used when someone has taken more food than they can eat
pile up
gather a large quantity of something into a one place to form a pile
get your money's worth
get good value for the money you have spent
vicious circle
problem or difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse
knock your socks off!
(idiom) amaze and impress someone
caterer
person or company which provides food and drink for special social occasions
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🎉 VOCABULARY IN THIS VIDEO “The hidden life of buffets”🎉
1. Buffets: a meal at a party or other occasion, in which people serve themselves at a table and then move away to eat
→ buffet breakfast/lunch/supper
2. Pile = stack: a group of several things of the same type that are put on top of each other
3. Show off = complement: to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions - used to show disapproval
4. Amaze = astonish: to surprise someone very much
→ it amazes somebody how/what/that
5. Extravagant: spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is necessary or more than you can afford
→ extravagant with
6. Stuffing: a mixture of bread or rice, onion etc that you put inside a chicken, pepper etc before cooking it
7. Getting up and down: if someone is up and down, they sometimes feel well or happy and sometimes do not
8. Look somebody up and down (=look at someone in order to judge their appearance or character)
9. Eyes bigger than your belly: (idiom) used when someone has taken more food than they can eat
10. Pile up: gather a large quantity of something into a one place to form a pile
11. Get your money's worth: get good value for the money you have spent
12. Vicious circle: problem or difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse
13. Knock your socks off: (idiom) amaze and impress someone
14. Caterer: person or company which provides food and drink for special social occasions.
01/13/2023. VIETNAM❤️
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How you did that? That is amazing!
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It's quite astonishing that the idiom "Eyes bigger than your belly'' is similar to a Vietnamese idiom ''con mắt to hơn cái bụng''! 😄
Thanks for sharing.
Ở chỗ tui gọi là " no mồm đói con mắt" :vv
eyes bigger than your belly:no lòng đói con con mắt :))
That's also fits perfect in Portuguese but we use eye, not eyes: o olho maior que a barriga.
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Thank you so very much! I love this channel ♥️
Eat to your heart's content is a good expression as well. When I get invited to a buffet I don't pile up my plate but take bits of the things I like or I want to try. I can't finish a plate full of food.
Thanks for subtitles!
Keep up the good work BBC! 😁
I adore Sam’s voice irresistible ,like a angelic voice to me.
Just amazing! I've never heard about it! Usefull expressions. Thank you!
Well done!
I appreciate your lessons i benefit it lot .Gratitude is a virtue
You are so welcome
I visited Antalya last summer ,I booked in an idyllic setting hotel. surprisingly, the buffet was just splendid and majestic . 😋
Thank you very much for providing new knowledge for me!! ❤
You have explained about Indian buffet System in an incredible way.I am an Indian I experience it a lot. People prefer to have caterers in wedding because they are strange.
People get upset and angry if relatives or acquaintances do not serve them as much as they demand, usually they don't do so with caterers due to unknowing them. These days catering System has increased a lot in India.
As far as All-you- can- eat restaurants are also available in many areas. They give four pieces of chicken with rice and salad at about 1 dollar. you can ask for rice with gravy as much as you may eat freely.
As the economic growth goes higher, desire to eat declines. Interests shift. In the less affluent societies, eating is a big issue. They stuff themselves at parties and gatherings. The purpose of gatherings is eating, while it changes to good quality conversation with more affluent societies.
VOCABULARY IN “the hidden life of buffets”
1. A feast: a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people
2. Eyes bigger than your belly (idiom): used when someone has taken more food than they can eat
3. Pile up: gather a large quantity of something into a one place to form a pile
4. Get your money's worth:get good value for the money you have spent
5. Boastful: having a tendency to praise yourself and what you have done
6. Explode: to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this
7. Vicious circle: problem or difficult situation which has the effect of creating new problems which then make the original situation even worse
8. Overwhelm: to defeat someone or something by using a lot of force
9. Caterer: caterer person or company which provides food and drink for special social occasions
10. Extravagant: spending too much money, or using too much of something
Wonderful!
Hello, let me introduce myself, my name is Salsabila from the superior high school CT Arsa Foundation Sukoharjo. Here I want to provide feedback regarding this video.
So, after watching this video I was amazed by the buffet culture. so unique in my opinion. This video is also very useful for increasing my vocabulary🤩
We're glad you found this episode of 6 Minute English useful 😊 What vocabulary can you remember from the podcast?
I am more interested in what they do with the left buffet food. In India, it's still allowed to give left over food to the destitutes. In Africa, the guests to gatherings with food bring doggy bags. They take the left over home. Gate crushers are often found, too.
Many thanks
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Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻⭐
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Thanks a lot
Thank you❤
so cool
I have always pronounced buffet the way the interviewee said it!
Great!!! 👍👍👍👌👌👌I like everything they both do.
"Eyes bigger than your belly'' in Mexico we say in differents ways, one of this is:
"Me llené nomás de estar mirando"
That's so interesting!
please add English subtitles. I think it will facilitate the learners more.
With the buffet I eat less, because varying the flavors satisfies me more than a simple course.
Thank you/
Listening to a dialogue is very interesting.
so very cool 🤔😂
1st comment from bangladesh
There are some buffets near my house and they serve their own specific foods that delight visitor's palate.
The price is fair enough and I can eat food as much as I want.
There are 2 things that makes me annoyed are long queue and time limit.
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Yes i have been and it had closed after a few days
in Russia, a buffet is a small cafe. and what you call a buffet, we call swedish table - шведский стол
Interesting! 'Buffet' is one of those words that has changed its meaning as it's moved from language to language :-)
I didn’t know the today’s quiz question.
l had thought it’s came from France because ‘’buffet‘’ is French. It’s good to know!
Wonderful!
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿
I did not realize that this is an "English learning" channel until the middle of the video. I thought it was legit about the buffets.
I wasn’t going to pile up food like this when I went to a Japanese cuisine buffet restaurant with a friend of mine.
That was exactly my eyes were bigger than my belly. So I should eat less today than usual.
Awesome and very helpful
When poor people goes to any eating ceremony, their eyes become bigger than their belly😁
They want to pile up their stomachs with delicious food
A caterer usually speaks positively about buffet unlike others😃
Fun fact: buffet is called 'viking' in Japanese.
That's why I, a Japanese speaker, could find the correct answer to the quiz.
Hi kuru🙏
Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻⭐
In Russian it is called Swedish table, so I knew the correct answer right away 😊
The Swedish word for an all you can eat buffé - Smörgåsbord - has been adopted in most English speaking countries 🙂
Hi everyone from uzbekistan
Also 2nd comment from Bangladesh
I'd like to refer something about this topic. In old times there was not such a habit and slmost all hotels in Japan, which is small or mini hotels, provide one plate and a cup of miso soup and a rice. So so previous days, Japanese people don't eat well in like a hotel. And I want to tell you listeners that an old style hotel is called as "Minshuku". Okay, check it out, bye.
Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻⭐
Minshuku=Home Stay or Guest House. Nowadays in Japan, travellers pick where to stay depending on the quality of breakfast. They prefer buffet style breakfast. Things have change a lot.
I once knocked the socks off my guest with an extravagant meal. Guests piled up the plate with spicy biryani and mutton curry. Eyes of the guest were bigger than their belly. Everybody enjoyed it.
Sounds scrumptious! Remember to pluralise 'guests' and 'bellies'. 🙂
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who guys are willing to explain to me why Sam said "it seems the secret to enjoying a buffet..", and not "it seems a secret to enjoy a buffet"? She used a gerund in stead of an infinitive verb after TO.
I would be very greatful for your help!
Based on Ozdic, it must be "the secret of enjoying a buffet..." Ms. Sam made a mistake and you're a hero!
Wow, I figured out all the phrases and idioms except “take your money worth” cause I am more familiar with American pronunciation as the tongue will flex up a little bit when speaking. Congrats on my listening😂🎉
Well done you!
My country is famous food name Palov 😋
Where are you from friend
I am uzbekistan 🇺🇿
Do you eat it ?
Summary
Eyes bigger than your belly/stomach
Popularity of buffet booming -> get criticised for waste
pile up food on their plates -> worth the money (get your money worth)
buffet to show up your prosperity
Buffet wedding -> wow the guests -> knock the socks off -> sometimes they don't concern about who is getting married but just about food -> vicious circle -> the next one have to be more impressive -> worsen original situation
caterer -> person, company provides food and drinks for special occassions
Indian wedding are really huge and grand. They spend a lot of money on wedding stuff.
What kind of stuff?
@@bbclearningenglish Indians spend a lot of money on buying jewellery, beautifully embroidered clothing, sumptuous feasts, great decoration, magnificent rituals and many more. I don't know much yet but I have joined few indian weddings.
@@bbclearningenglish by the way I really like and admire you channel. It's worth it to watch your videos. Thank you so much for making these kind of informational and knowledgeable contents. 👍👍
Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻⭐
I do not think food is wasted at buffet as few people go to the counter for a second helping.
India
the hidden life of buffets
Goa is not in South India, it's on West coast.
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I used to love buffet but now I am not. It's cuz we need to eat an awful lot of food otherwise the money wouldn't be well spent, right? However, normally I don't have a big stomach to digest huge amt of goodies in short period of time. Further, this way of eating is probably not healthy at all
Great writing! Well done! 🙌🏻⭐
星期五，5月五日2023年。
It turns out that the hidden life of buffets is quite expensive, huh?
BBC, you forget the answer which countries first hold buffer?
We did give the answer, but it was very quick! Here is the link to our website, where you can read the script for this episode. www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2023/ep-230112 Hope that helps!
Lambe nyengir @ you must have been jumping through the video.answer was given clearly 5 min 03 seconds.
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km mau ngga??
Eyes are bigger than your belly
拿太多吃不下
Another weirdness of English vocabulary. Buffet is pronounced as 'buffey'
India
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It turns out that the hidden life of buffets is quite expensive, huh?