6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.com

Hello this is 6 minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil and I'm Beth.

Every country has its own favorite foods

so when people leave home and move to a different country

getting used to the new food there can be a surprise.

Food can have strange sounding names.

If you know what a toad is, it's an animal very similar to a frog,

you might be surprised to hear that a famous English meal is toed in the

whole. Don't worry though, it's made with sausages, not toads. In this program

we're exploring people's first impressions of a new culture through its food.

We'll be hearing how two women, one a refugee, the other a dietician, adapted to the food of

their new home. And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

But first I have a question for you, Neil.

A British summer wouldn't be complete without a traditional cream tea.

Scons, cream and jam, eaten with a cup of tea.

It sounds lovely, but strangely there have been many arguments over cream teas.

So is the cream tea debate about A, whether to drink tea or coffee? B, whether to put

cream or jam onto the scone first, or C see whether strawberry or raspberry jam is better.

Well, I think the controversy is whether to add cream or jam first.

Okay, Neil, I'll reveal the correct answer later in the programme.

Natalia Tachenko arrived in the Netherlands after leaving her home in Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

She moved in with Veronica Groshevzka, who's originally

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