FOOD

Food

something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive

Bread

a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked

Butter

a pale yellow solid food containing a lot of fat that is made from cream and is spread on bread or used in cooking

Oil

a smooth thick liquid produced from plants or animals that is used in cooking

Cheese

a food made from milk, that can be either firm or soft and is usually yellow or white in colour

Sausage

a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices

Ham

pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke

Meat

the flesh of an animal when it is used for food

Beef

the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food

Pork

meat from a pig, eaten as food

Lamb

the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat

Chicken

a type of bird kept on a farm for its eggs or its meat, or the meat of this bird that is cooked and eaten

Cutlet

small pieces of vegetables, nuts, fish, or meat that have been pressed into a round flat shape

Fish

an animal that lives in water, is covered with scales, and breathes by taking water in through its mouth, or the flesh of these animals eaten as food

Egg

the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food

Salad

a mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten either as a separate dish or with other food

Mushroom

a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten

Corn

(the seeds o􀦽) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour

Porridge

a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast

Oatmeal

a type of flour made from oats

Soup

a usually hot, liquid food made from vegetables, meat, or fish

Sandwich

two pieces of bread with cheese, salad, or meat, usually cold, between them

Rice

the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food

Noodles

a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid

Flour

powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc.

Spice

a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food

Pepper

a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to food

Salt

a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it

Onion

a vegetable with a strong smell and flavour, made up of several layers surrounding each other tightly in a round shape, usually brown or red on the outside and white inside

Garlic

a plant of the onion family that has a strong taste and smell and is used in cooking to add flavour

Sauce

a thick liquid eaten with food to add flavour

Vegetable

a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet

Potato

a round vegetable that grows underground and has white flesh with light brown, red, or pink skin, or the plant on which these grow

Carrot

a long pointed orange root eaten as a vegetable

Beet

a plant with a thick root, often fed to animals or used to make sugar

Tomato

a round, red fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or sauces

Cucumber

a long, thin, pale green vegetable with dark green skin, usually eaten uncooked in salads

Cabbage

a large, round vegetable with large green, white, or purple leaves that can be eaten cooked or uncooked

Squash

a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre

Eggplant

an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked

Bean

a seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable

Pea

a round, green seed, several of which grow in a pod, eaten as a vegetable

Nut

the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten

Fruit

the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant

Apple

a round fruit with firm, white flesh and a green, red, or yellow skin

Pear

a sweet fruit, usually with a green skin and a lot of juice, that has a round base and is slightly pointed towards the stem

Banana

a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white flesh inside

Berry

a small, round fruit on particular plants and trees

Strawberry

a small juicy red fruit that has small brown seeds on its surface, or the plant with white flowers on which this fruit grows

Raspberry

a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows

Cherry

a small, round, soft red or black fruit with a single hard seed in the middle, or the tree on which the fruit grows

Plum

a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed

Grape

a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine

Apricot

a small, round, soft fruit with a pale orange, furry skin

Peach

a round fruit with sweet yellow flesh that has a lot of juice, a slightly furry red and yellow skin, and a large seed in its centre

Melon

a large, round fruit with hard yellow or green skin, sweet flesh, and a lot of seeds

Watermelon

a large, round or oval-shaped fruit with dark green skin, sweet pink flesh, and a lot of black seeds

Pumpkin

a large, round vegetable with hard, yellow or orange flesh

Orange

a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts

Mandarin

a small, sweet type of orange that has a thinner, looser skin

Lemon

an oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice

Pineapple

a large tropical fruit with a rough orange or brown skin and pointed leaves on top

Sugar

a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks sweet

Honey

a sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food

Jam

a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it

Cake

a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar

Bun

a small, sweet, usually round cake:

Cookie

a small, flat, sweet food made from flour and sugar

Pie

a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked

Sweet

small piece of sweet food, made of sugar

Ice-cream

a small, cone-shaped, edible container that holds ice cream

Chocolate

a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block, or a small sweet made from this

Water

a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life

Soda

any type of sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic

Juice

the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables

Wine

an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers

Tea

(a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant

Coffee

a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing coffee beans, or a hot drink made from this powder

Milk

the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.

Cream

the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk

Yogurt

a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it, sometimes eaten plain and sometimes with sugar, fruit, etc. added

Curd

the solid substance that forms when milk turns sour