VOCABULARY OF FOOD

General terms about food

Alimentación Feeding; food

Nutrición Nutrition
Comer To eat
Beber To drink
Almorzar To have lunch
Cenar To have dinner
Desayunar To have breakfast
Almuerzo Lunch
Cena Dinner; Supper

Desayuno Breakfast

Hora del almuerzo / de la comida Lunchtime

Hora del té Teatime
Merienda Afternoon tea
Plato principal Main course
Sopa Soup
Postre Sweet; Dessert
Colación Snack
Hambre Hunger
Apetito Appetite
Sed Thirst
Tener hambre To be hungry
Tener sed To be thirsty

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 Ways of cooking

Asar To roast
Asar a la parrilla To grill (U.K.); To broil (USA)
Calentar To heat
Cocinar al horno To bake
Cocinar; Cocer To cook
Estofar ; Guisar To stew
Freír To fry
Hervir To boil
Descongelar To defrost

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 Some expressions related to food

Poner la mesa To lay the table

Servir la mesa To wait at table
Quitar la mesa To clear the table
Preparar la comida To make lunch
Cortar To cut; to chop
Pelar To peel
Remover To stir

Servir To serve