Food & Drink vocabulary
100 words to learn about food & drink.
breakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.lunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.dinnerThe main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.restaurantAn eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.menuA list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar.recipeNow especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.deliciousPleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.hungryAffected by hunger; having the physical need for food.thirstyNeeding to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.vegetableA plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.fruitThe seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.breadA foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.cheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.coffeeA beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.juiceA liquid made from plant, especially fruit.dessertThe last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.spicyOf a flavor, provoking a burning sensation due to the presence of capsaicin or a similar chemical.sweetTasting of sugars.sourTasting of acidity.saltyTasting of salt.snackAn item of food eaten between meals.mealFood that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).dishA vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.kitchenA room or area for preparing food.bakeTo cook (something) in an oven (for someone).tasteOne of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.flavorThe quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.appetiteA desire to eat food or consume drinks.ingredientOne of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.beverageA liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.groceryA shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.vegetarianA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products.cuisineA characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.boilTo heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.fryTo cook (something) in hot fat.roastTo cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.chopA cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.seasonEach of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter.ripeOf a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.tastyHaving a pleasant or satisfying flavor.nutritiousProviding nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.butterA soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).pastryA baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.seafoodFood from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.dairy(also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.organicOf food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.leftoverRemaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.crunchyLikely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.tenderSensitive or painful to the touch.bitterHaving an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).brunchA meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.appetizerA small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.saladA food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise.soupAny of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.noodleA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.pastaDough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.riceThe seeds of this plant used as food.sauceA liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.gravyA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.spiceAromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.herbAny green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.garlicA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.onionA monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.pepperA spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.sugarSucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.flourPowder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.doughA thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.yeastAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.pancakeA thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:.omeletUS standard spelling of omelette.sandwichA dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.burgerA hamburger.sausageA food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing.baconCured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.poultryDomestic fowl (e.g.shrimpAny of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.lobsterA crustacean of the Nephropidae family, dark green or blue-black in colour turning bright red when cooked, with a hard shell and claws, which is used as a seafood.salmonOne of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn.yogurtA milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.cerealBreakfast cereal.oatmealA breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk and/or water.honeyA sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.jamA sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal.syrupAny thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.chocolateA food made from ground roasted cocoa beans.candyEdible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.puddingAny of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.pieA type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.cookieA small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.muffinA type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.waffleA flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.pizzaA baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.tacoA Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa.sushiA Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.dumplingA ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.brothWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.stewA dish cooked by stewing.grillA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids.simmerTo cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.marinateTo allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.