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# Meat

## Verb + meat

* eat meat
* cook meat
* fry meat
* slice meat
* chop meat into (pieces)
* **meat *****goes off***

## Adjective + meat

* fresh meat
* frozen meat
* raw meat
* red / white meat
* tender / tough meat
* undercooked meat

## Exercise

### Verb + meat

1. We ***cooked*** the meat in the oven for 2 hours. That's what the recipe said. But it's ruined!
2. I don't ***eat*** meat now. I've been a vegetarian for two years.
3. ***Fry*** the meat in a little oil, before adding the vegetables and spices.
4. This meat smells as if it has ***gone*** off. I think I'll need to throw it out.
5. Could you ***slice*** the meat thinly, and put it on the plates?
6. ***Chop*** the meat into small cubes with a sharp knife, then fry gently for about 5 minutes.

### Adjective + meat

1. This meat's quite tough. I can't cut it! - c
2. You should always allow frozen meat to defrost overnight. - d
3. The meat was hardly cooked at all. It was almost raw. - a
4. Eating undercooked meat is a common cause of food poisoning. - e
5. Cook the meat slowly until it is tender. - f
6. For health reasons, I'm eating less and less red meat these days. - b

## Note

**Note these expressions:**

* *The meat was cooked to perfection. It was delicious.*
* *I always trim the fat off meat before cooking it.*
* *I had a large slice of roast beef in a sandwich for lunch today.*