つまみ食いって英語でなんて言うの？

For example: "Can I try some?" "Just a taste" A morsel is the meaning of any small piece of food

Steal a taste' is a common phrase which means to eat a little bit of something whilst you are preparing it. We say 'steal' as you are taking it before the final dish is served, and you should really wait until you serve the whole dish to everyone. We say 'taste' as you should only eat a small amount. You can actuallysay 'steal a taste', even if you have found yourself eating a lot of the food before you serve the final dish to your friends and family! 'Perks of the chef' is another phrase used in a similar way. A 'perk' is a benefit, something where good has come from it. A chef is a formal way of saying cook. A person that cooks meals in a restaurant is a 'chef'. To 'pick' at something, is to take small pieces of it. You can 'pick at your dinner' if you are not hungry and only eat a little bit of it, or in this instance, you can 'pick at the pan/plate/dish' by eating a small amount before you serve it.

▪ Taste To taste is to have some before it is time to eat and to make sure it taste nice. Example: I love tasting the food while I am busy cooking. ▪ Nibble To nibble some food is eat smaller amounts of food before it is time to eat. Example: I always nibble while cooking and waiting for lunch time.

Example sentences- 1. I will have just a taste to make sure that the food is done. 2. She had a nibble of the cake before anyone else got to it. 3. He wanted just a smidgen and she could not deny him some of the cake batter.

If you are really excited you would say "I can't wait to eat this meal" Generally "I can't wait..." is used when we are really excited about an event or something that is going to happen in the future. Used in this sentence it indicates your excitement about eating this meal. Sometimes you might whisper to a friend or sibling "shh I am going to just have a little nibble" and then take a little bit of the food. This is often accompanied by a smack on the hand from the Chef (or Mum-in our house) and words to the effect "you will spoil your dinner!" - when you eat too much before dinner you lose your appetite.

A 'bit' is the metal piece inside a horses mouth, and to 'champ' means to bite on something. Horses are said to champ at the bit when they are eager or impatient for something such as exercise or food. The term may be extended to humans when they eagerly await or anticipate something. Expression: To champ at the bit.

When you eat a little bit of the food before it is served, any one of the phrases above could be used. In Western countries, we use forks and spoons to eat our food and so we might say "a forkful of or a spoonful of...." However in some Asian countries you use chopsticks and so you might just say a handful or a bit(little).