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料理と情熱

Discussion Questions

  1. 1.料理人になりたかった?
    Would you have liked to become a chef too?
  2. 2.家族に上手に料理ができる人はいる?誰?
    Are there people in your family who can/could cook very well? Who?
  3. 3.プロの料理人が家族にいる?その職業は魅力的だと思う?
    Is there a 'real' chef in your family who does/did it professionally? Do you find this profession attractive or unattractive?
  4. 4.お母さんかおばあちゃんの料理をそれぞれ一品お願いできるなら、何にする?理由は?
    If you could wish for one dish each from your mother or grandmother, what would they be and why?
  5. 5.料理人になったら、どんな料理を作りたい?カフェとかレストランとか?
    If you became a chef, what kind of food would you like to cook/bake for others? What kind of shop would you have? A café? A restaurant? Something completely different?
  6. 6.一人暮らしを始めた時、どうやって自分の食事を用意した?
    When you lived alone for the first time - how did you feed yourself? What did you cook for yourself?
  7. 7.誰か家族から料理を教わったことある?どんなレシピ?
    Did someone from your family teach you to cook? Which recipes?
  8. 8.子供の頃、何になりたかった?なぜそれにならなかった?
    What did you want to become professionally as a child? And why didn't you become that after all?
  9. 9.幸せや特別な思い出と関連ある料理は何?
    Which dishes do you associate with happiness or special memories?
  10. 10.料理は習得できると思う?それとも才能が必要?
    Do you think cooking can be learned, or is it more about talent?

Vocabulary

料理人 (りょうりにん) - the chef
情熱 (じょうねつ) - the passion
レシピ (れしぴ) - the recipe
材料 (ざいりょう) - the ingredient
味 (あじ) - the flavor
台所 (だいどころ) - the kitchen
試す (ためす) - to try out
妨げる (さまたげる) - to prevent
調理する (ちょうりする) - to prepare (a dish)
思い出 (おもいで) - the memory

Useful Phrases

私は料理人になりたかった、料理のクリエイティビティが好きだから。

I would have liked to become a chef because I love creativity in the kitchen.

家族には料理が得意な人が多い、おばはケーキ作りが最高。

There are many good cooks in my family, especially my aunt, who bakes the best cakes.

おじはプロの料理人で、その職業がとてもワクワクすると思う。

My uncle is a professional chef, and I find his profession very exciting.

おばあちゃんの有名なポテトサラダのレシピが欲しい、いつも美味しいから。

I would wish for my grandmother's famous potato salad recipe because it is always so delicious.

料理人になったら、小さなレストランでイタリア料理を出したい。

If I were to become a chef, I would like to offer Italian dishes in a small restaurant.

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