Essential Vocabulary of the Topic “Food and Meals”

Food
Bread:
bread (white, brown / wheat, rye / fresh, stale / a loaf of bread, a slice of bread)
flour
dough
pancakes
dumplings

Confectionery:
a roll / bun, a ring roll, a muffin, a cake,
a sponge cake, pastry / biscuits / cookies (AE), a croissant, a gingerbread, a tart,
a pie

Fruit:
apples, pineapples, apricots, pears, plums, peaches, grapes, bananas, oranges,
tangerines, lemons, pomegranates, grapefruits, kiwi fruit, melons, water melons

Berries:
cherries, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, currents, blueberries,
cranberries

Vegetables:
tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, potatoes, radish, peas, eggplants / aubergines,, beets,
beans, cabbage, onions, vegetable marrows, pumpkins, capsicums, garlic,
cauliflower, dill, parsley

Meat:
pork, beef, veal, mutton , lamb ( lean, fat /tender, tough)

Meat Products:
bacon, ham, sausage(s), chain sausage(s), frankfurters, beefsteak, meatballs, chops

Poultry:
a chicken, a turkey, a duck, a goose

Eggs:
Fresh, hard-boiled, soft-boiled, fried, poached, scrambled eggs, an omelette
Cereals:
rice, buckwheat, porridge (oatmeal), semolina, corn, millet, barley

Pasta:
macaroni, noodles, spaghetti

Fish and Seafood:

pike, perch, carp, salmon, trout, sprat, tuna, cod, herring, caviar, shrimps

Dairy Products:
milk (whole / low-fat, pasteurized/ condensed), butter, cream, sour cream, yoghurt,
cottage cheese, cheese (hard/ soft/ spread), mayonnaise, margarine, ice-cream

Spices, Herbs, Additives:

sunflower/ olive oil, bay leaf, mustard, vinegar, ketchup, cinnamon, pepper, curry

Sweets:
Bon-bons, marshmallow, jelly-fruit, jam, marmalade

Food(s) may be:

Bitter, sour, sweet, crunchy, crispy, bland, juicy, salty, strong, savoury, spicy /hot,
rare, tender, mild, tough, stodgy, fresh, underdone, overdone, well done, raw,
burnt, frozen, smoked, tasty, delicious

Drinks and Beverages

drinks (soft/ strong /fizzy/ soda), water (mineral / spring), coke, (fruit) juice,
stewed fruit, cocoa, tea (strong /weak

Food Quantities

A carton, a can, a packet, a loaf, a jar, a bar, a bottle, a kilo, a piece, a slice, a lump