Food and Drinks Vocabulary in English

A round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and crisp white flesh.

• She eats an apple every day after lunch.
• We picked fresh apples at the farm in autumn.
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away, says the old proverb.

A small, soft orange-yellow fruit with sweet flesh and a single pit inside.

• Dried apricots are a favorite snack in winter.
• The apricot tree in our garden blooms in early spring.
• She spread apricot jam on her toast.

A green fruit with smooth, creamy flesh and one large seed in the middle.

• He mashes an avocado for his morning toast.
• Avocado tastes great in salads and sandwiches.
• The guacamole is made from fresh avocado and lime.

Thin slices of salted or smoked pork, cooked until crisp in a pan.

• The smell of frying bacon filled the kitchen.
• He likes his bacon crispy, not chewy.
• We wrapped the chicken in bacon before roasting it.

A round bread roll with a hole in the middle, boiled before it is baked.

• She toasted a bagel and spread cream cheese on it.
• New York bagels are famous for their chewy texture.
• He grabbed a sesame bagel on his way to work.

A long, curved fruit with soft sweet flesh and a yellow peel.

• Monkeys love bananas, and so do children.
• She blended a banana into her morning smoothie.
• The banana turned brown and soft on the counter.

The meat of a cow, eaten grilled, roasted, or stewed.

• The steakhouse serves the best beef in town.
• Stir the beef into the stew and cook it slowly.
• Ground beef is used for burgers and meatballs.

A basic food made from flour and water, baked into loaves and rolls.

• Fresh bread from the oven smells wonderful.
• She buys bread from the bakery every morning.
• He buttered two thick slices of bread.

A green vegetable with a thick stem and a head of tiny flower buds.

• Steamed broccoli keeps its bright green color.
• The kids hide their broccoli under the rice.
• Broccoli soup is warm and filling on cold days.

A soft yellow fat made from cream, spread on bread or used in cooking.

• Melt the butter in a hot pan before the eggs go in.
• She spread butter and honey on the warm toast.
• The cake recipe needs two hundred grams of butter.

A round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves wrapped in layers.

• Shred the cabbage finely for the salad.
• Cabbage rolls are a traditional dish in Eastern Europe.
• Kimchi is made from fermented cabbage in Korea.

A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and butter.

• The birthday cake was covered in chocolate.
• She baked a lemon cake for the party.
• A slice of cake with tea makes the afternoon perfect.

A long orange root vegetable that grows under the ground.

• Rabbits love to nibble on crunchy carrots.
• Grate a carrot into the soup for sweetness.
• Carrot cake is spiced with cinnamon and nuts.

A solid food made from milk, in flavors from mild to very strong.

• France is famous for its many kinds of cheese.
• He melted cheese over the hot pasta.
• The mouse in the cartoon always chases the cheese.

A small, round red fruit with a single hard stone inside.

• She pitted a whole bowl of cherries for the pie.
• The cherry tree blossoms in April.
• A cherry sits on top of the sundae.

The meat of a farm bird, eaten roasted, fried, or grilled all over the world.

• Roast chicken with herbs is a Sunday favorite.
• The soup is made with chicken and vegetables.
• Fried chicken is popular street food in many countries.

A hot dark drink made from roasted beans, drunk to wake up in the morning.

• He drinks two cups of coffee before work.
• The coffee smells rich and strong.
• You can take your coffee with milk or sugar.

A small flat sweet cake, usually crisp and round.

• Grandma bakes chocolate chip cookies every weekend.
• The cookie crumbled into the glass of milk.
• She left a plate of cookies for Santa.

The thick white fatty part of milk, used in desserts, sauces, and coffee.

• Whip the cream until it stands in soft peaks.
• A drop of cream softened the coffee.
• Strawberries and cream are a classic summer treat.

The sweet course eaten at the end of a meal.

• Chocolate mousse is my favorite dessert.
• We shared a dessert of ice cream and fruit.
• The restaurant is famous for its warm desserts.

A small round fried cake, sweet and often filled or glazed, with a hole in the middle.

• He bought a dozen donuts for the office.
• The pink glazed donut is her favorite.
• Donuts and coffee are a classic breakfast pair.

A smooth oval food laid by a hen, with a shell, a white, and a yellow yolk.

• She boiled the egg for six minutes.
• Eggs and toast make a simple breakfast.
• The recipe needs three eggs.

Meat from a sea or river animal, eaten grilled, fried, or steamed.

• Grilled fish with lemon is light and healthy.
• The market sells fresh fish every morning.
• Fish and chips are a British classic.

A small, round, sweet fruit that grows in bunches on vines.

• Purple grapes hang heavy on the vine in summer.
• She froze grapes for a cool summer snack.
• Grapes are pressed to make wine.

A cooked beef patty in a round bread bun, usually with salad and sauce.

• The hamburger came with fries and a drink.
• He grilled hamburgers for the whole team.
• A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese on top.

A thick, sweet golden syrup made by bees from flower nectar.

• She stirred honey into the warm tea.
• Bees make honey from the nectar of flowers.
• Toast with honey is a quick sweet snack.

A cooked sausage served in a long soft bun, often with mustard.

• Vendors sell hot dogs on the streets of New York.
• He ate three hot dogs at the fair.
• A hot dog with mustard and ketchup, please.

A very cold, sweet, creamy dessert eaten frozen, in many flavors.

• Two scoops of ice cream melted fast in the sun.
• Chocolate is the most popular ice cream flavor here.
• The children shared a big bowl of ice cream.

A sweet, thick spread made from fruit cooked with sugar.

• Strawberry jam stains everything bright red.
• She spread jam on the morning toast.
• Homemade jam keeps for months in a cool place.

A drink made by squeezing the liquid out of fruit or vegetables.

• A glass of orange juice wakes you up gently.
• The children drank all the apple juice.
• Fresh juice beats packaged juice every time.

Pieces of meat, and often vegetables, grilled on a long skewer.

• The kebab sizzled over the charcoal fire.
• She ordered a chicken kebab with flat bread.
• Street sellers grill kebabs on every corner here.

A bright yellow sour fruit used to add flavor to food and drinks.

• A squeeze of lemon lifts the taste of grilled fish.
• Lemonade is made from lemons, sugar, and water.
• The lemon tart is sour and sweet at once.

A leafy green vegetable with crisp leaves, eaten raw in salads.

• Wash the lettuce leaves under cold water.
• The burger comes with lettuce and tomato.
• Crisp lettuce turns any sandwich fresh.

A large sea animal with a hard shell and big claws, eaten as an expensive delicacy.

• The lobster was steamed and served with butter.
• They ordered lobster at the seaside restaurant.
• A lobster turns bright red when it is cooked.

A tropical fruit with soft golden flesh and a large flat stone inside.

• The ripe mango drips sweet golden juice.
• Mango smoothies are popular in summer.
• She peeled the mango in long strips.

The flesh of animals such as cows, pigs, and sheep, eaten as food.

• The stew is full of tender meat and vegetables.
• He grills meat on the barbecue every weekend.
• Some people choose not to eat meat.

The white liquid produced by cows, drunk plain or used in cooking and tea.

• She pours milk over her cereal every morning.
• A warm glass of milk helps children sleep.
• Add warm milk to the cocoa and stir.

A small, soft, domed cake, often with blueberries or chocolate chips.

• Blueberry muffins fresh from the oven smell wonderful.
• He grabbed a muffin and a coffee on the way.
• The muffin rose into a perfect golden dome.

A fungus with a round cap and a short stem, cooked in many dishes.

• Fry the mushrooms in butter with garlic.
• Cream of mushroom soup is a winter favorite.
• Never pick wild mushrooms without an expert.

Long thin strips of pasta or dough, cooked in soup or fried with sauce.

• The noodles slid neatly from the chopsticks.
• A big bowl of hot noodles warms rainy days.
• She fries noodles with eggs and spring onion.

A soft, warm porridge made from oats boiled in water or milk.

• Oatmeal with banana keeps you full all morning.
• She cooks oatmeal slowly with cinnamon.
• A bowl of hot oatmeal is perfect on a cold morning.

A small bitter fruit with smooth skin, pressed for oil or eaten salty.

• Green olives sit on top of the pizza.
• Olive oil from this region tastes of fresh grass.
• She stuffed olives with garlic and cheese.

A round vegetable with layers of sharp-smelling flesh and papery skin.

• Chopping onions makes the eyes water.
• Fry the onion until it turns golden.
• The soup base starts with onion and garlic.

A round citrus fruit with a thick peel and sweet juicy segments inside.

• Peel the orange and share the segments.
• Fresh orange juice is a breakfast classic.
• The orange tree fruits in winter here.

A thin, flat cake cooked in a pan and served sweet or savory.

• She flips the pancake high in the air.
• Pancakes with maple syrup are a weekend treat.
• Thin French pancakes are called crepes.

An Italian food made from dough shaped into spaghetti, penne, and other forms.

• The pasta boiled for exactly nine minutes.
• Toss the hot pasta with tomato sauce.
• Italy is famous for its pasta.

A round juicy fruit with soft fuzzy skin and a large pit in the center.

• The ripe peach drips down your chin.
• Peach pie fills the kitchen with a sweet smell.
• She canned peaches for the winter.

A sharp-tasting spice, or a round vegetable that can be sweet or hot.

• Grind fresh pepper over the salad.
• The green pepper crunches in the stir-fry.
• Hot chili pepper makes the soup fiery.

A baked dish with a pastry crust and a sweet or savory filling.

• The apple pie cooled on the windowsill.
• Cut me a slice of that meat pie.
• Pie crust should be flaky and golden.

A flat round Italian bread base covered with tomato, cheese, and toppings, baked hot.

• The pizza came out of the oven bubbling hot.
• Friday night is pizza night in our house.
• She ordered a pizza with mushrooms and olives.

The meat of a pig, eaten roasted, grilled, or cured.

• The pork roasted slowly with apples and onion.
• Pulled pork sandwiches are a festival favorite.
• Cured pork becomes ham or bacon.

A round root vegetable with brown skin and white flesh, grown underground.

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into chips.
• Mashed potato with butter is pure comfort food.
• The potato harvest begins in late summer.

A French open pie of pastry filled with eggs, cream, and other fillings, baked until set.

• The quiche Lorraine is the most famous kind.
• A slice of quiche is perfect for lunch.
• She baked a spinach and cheese quiche.

Small white or brown grains from a water plant, boiled or steamed as a staple food.

• Half the world eats rice every day.
• Steam the rice until each grain is soft.
• Fried rice mixes cold rice with egg and vegetables.

A cold dish of mixed raw vegetables, and sometimes fruit, cheese, or meat.

• The green salad came with olive oil and lemon.
• Toss the salad just before serving.
• A fresh salad is perfect on a hot day.

Two slices of bread with a filling such as cheese, meat, or salad between them.

• She packs a sandwich for lunch every day.
• The club sandwich has three slices of toast.
• He made a quick sandwich of ham and cheese.

A thick liquid served with food to add flavor and moisture.

• The tomato sauce simmered with basil and garlic.
• Pour the sauce over the pasta and toss.
• This hot sauce is too strong for me.

Chopped meat seasoned and packed inside a thin skin, usually sold in links.

• The sausages sizzled on the barbecue.
• Two sausages, eggs, and toast make a full breakfast.
• The butcher makes sausages with his own spices.

A hot liquid food made by cooking meat, fish, or vegetables in water or stock.

• A bowl of hot soup warms the coldest evening.
• The chicken soup simmers on the stove all afternoon.
• She ladled soup into the deep bowls.

A thick, flat slice of good beef, usually grilled or fried.

• The steak sizzled the moment it hit the pan.
• He likes his steak cooked medium rare.
• A good steak needs only salt and pepper.

A Japanese dish of cold rice shaped with fish, vegetables, or egg.

• The chef shaped the sushi with quick fingers.
• Salmon sushi is her favorite choice.
• Sushi is eaten with soy sauce and wasabi.

A hot drink made by pouring boiling water over dried leaves, drunk around the world.

• Afternoon tea is a lovely British tradition.
• The tea brewed for three minutes.
• She takes her tea with a little milk.

Slices of bread made crisp and brown by heating, or the act of making them.

• The toast popped up golden brown.
• He ate beans on toast for supper.
• Butter the toast while it is still hot.

A soft round fruit with red skin, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

• Sun-ripened tomatoes taste of summer.
• Slice the tomato for the sandwich.
• Tomato sauce is the base of many dishes.

A large saltwater fish, eaten fresh or sold in cans.

• The tuna sandwich is a lunchbox classic.
• Grilled tuna steak stays pink in the middle.
• Fishers catch tuna in the open sea.

Thick white Japanese noodles made from wheat flour, served in hot broth.

• A bowl of udon steams on the winter table.
• The udon slid into the savory broth.
• She tops udon with a soft boiled egg.

A sweet flavor made from the pods of an orchid plant, used in cakes and ice cream.

• Vanilla ice cream pairs well with warm apple pie.
• The pod of vanilla smells rich and sweet.
• She added a drop of vanilla to the cake batter.

A crisp, golden cake baked in a patterned iron, with deep squares that hold syrup.

• The waffle iron hissed as the batter spread.
• Berries and cream cover the warm waffle.
• Belgian waffles are thick and light inside.

The clear liquid that all people and animals must drink to live.

• Doctors say to drink eight glasses of water a day.
• The water from the mountain spring tastes sweet.
• She ordered sparkling water with ice.

A huge fruit with hard green skin, red juicy flesh, and black seeds.

• The watermelon chilled in the fridge all afternoon.
• Watermelon slices disappear fast at picnics.
• Spit the seeds of the watermelon into the garden.

An alcoholic drink made from pressed grapes, in red, white, and rose kinds.

• The region is famous for its red wine.
• Two glasses of wine stood on the dinner table.
• Wine ages slowly in wooden barrels.

A thick, slightly sour food made from milk fermented by friendly bacteria.

• Yogurt with honey is a simple dessert.
• She mixes fresh fruit into her morning yogurt.
• Greek yogurt is thick and creamy.

A long green summer vegetable with soft skin and pale flesh, related to the pumpkin.

• Grill the zucchini slices with olive oil.
• Zucchini bakes into moist chocolate bread.
• The zucchini grows fast in the summer garden.