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Collocations for dish - noun

1. container

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
your pet''s food dish

PREP.

in a/the ~
Arrange the chicken and salad in a serving dish.

2. the dishes: plates, bowls, etc.

ADJ.

clean | dirty, unwashed
The dirty breakfast dishes were still in the sink when we got home.
breakfast

VERB + DISH

do, wash
It''s your turn to do the dishes.
dry
He dried the dishes and put them away.
put away

3. type of food

ADJ.

main, side
Serve one or two main dishes with a choice of salads and nibbles.
favourite
Do you have a favourite dish?
delicious, tasty, wonderful | elaborate | simple
a simple dish, beautifully prepared
classic, traditional | savoury, sweet | spiced/spicy | cold, hot | local, international, national, regional
The national dish is ‘bigos’ - hunter''s stew.
Chinese, French, etc. | vegetarian | cheese, egg, fish, meat, pasta, rice, seafood, vegetable
Goulash is a meat dish.
breakfast, lunch, supper
Kedgeree makes a wonderful supper dish.

VERB + DISH

cook, make, prepare
She cooked us a delicious French dish with pork and tomatoes.
serve
a restaurant that serves traditional Indian dishes
recommend | sample, try
They sampled all the local dishes.

PHRASES

the dish of the day
I can recommend the chef''s dish of the day.

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