Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
favourite meal or dish?
English answer:
favourite food
English term
favourite meal or dish?
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favourite food
Favourite dish could be a piece of prized porcelain.
favourite dish or food
so for your ice-cream question I would go with "what's your favourite dish" or even better "what's your favourite food?" which is more general
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Jack Doughty
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thank you Jack
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Kim Metzger
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thank you Kim
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Sheila Wilson
: I think you probably need both to cover for example "ice-cream" and "banana split"
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thank you Sheila
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Rolf Keiser
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thank you Goldcoaster
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what's your favorite dish/food?
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Favorite food: ice cream, steak, broccoli, etc.
Favorite meal: prime rib with baked potato, peas, cole slaw and carrot cake.
my favorite dish is...
my favorite plate is...
my favorite food is...
My favorite plate is “Pollo a la Brasa,” which is one-fourth of a rotisserie chicken with fries...
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