PERBEDAAN FOOD, MEAL DAN DISH

 

 

Ø  Food: makanan secara umum; bahan yang dimakan (biasanya uncountable: some/much food).

Ø  Meal: satu sesi makan pada waktu tertentu, atau satu paket hidangan lengkap (countable: a meal, two meals).

Ø  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?