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Food: makanan secara umum; bahan yang dimakan
(biasanya uncountable: some/much food).
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Meal: satu sesi makan pada waktu tertentu, atau
satu paket hidangan lengkap (countable: a meal, two meals).
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Dish: satu hidangan/masakan tertentu dalam
sebuah meal (countable: a dish, several dishes).
Catatan:
1.
much food, many meals, many dishes.
2.
have a
meal, order a dish, buy/cook food.
Contoh:
a)
I need to buy some food for the week.
b)
We had a big meal last night.
c)
We ordered three dishes to share.
d)
That was the best meal I’ve had in months.
e)
What’s your favorite dish?