ADJ
deep | flat, shallow | empty | baking, cooking, roasting, serving | fireproof, heatproof, ovenproof | china, glass, metal, silver | casserole, gratin, pie, souffle, soup
butter, food, soap, vegetable
I need to wash the butter dish before putting it away in the cabinet.
PREP
in a/the ~
She mixed all the ingredients in a large bowl before transferring them into the dish.
ADJ
clean
dirty, unwashed
A pile of unwashed dishes was waiting for me in the kitchen after dinner.
breakfast
VERB + DISH
do, wash
After dinner, my children wash the dishes while I clean the table.
dry
After dinner, my sister washed while I dried the dishes in the kitchen.
put away
ADJ
main, side
For dinner, we prepared chicken curry as the main dish and served rice on the side.
favourite
My grandmother's special curry is my favourite dish at family dinners.
delicious, tasty, wonderful | elaborate
simple
My grandmother makes a simple dish of rice and vegetables that everyone loves.
classic, traditional | savoury, sweet | spiced/spicy | cold, hot
local, international, national, regional
Paella is a famous regional dish from Spain that many tourists enjoy trying.
Chinese, French, etc. | vegetarian
cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable
My grandmother makes a delicious seafood dish every Friday night for the family.
breakfast, lunch, supper
My grandmother always prepared a special lunch dish with fresh vegetables from her garden.
VERB + DISH
cook, make, prepare
My mother prepared a special dish for dinner last night.
serve
The chef served several delicious pasta dishes at last night's dinner party.
recommend
sample, try
We tried several Italian dishes at the new restaurant last night.
PHRASES
the dish of the day
The restaurant's dish of the day was a delicious seafood pasta that sold out quickly.