Words/phrases vocabulary for food
Food Condition
- fresh - Sushi always requires
fresh fish.
- off - I'm afraid this cheese
tastes off.
- raw - Sushi is made from raw fish
as well as vegetables, seaweed, and rice.
- ripe - Make sure the bananas are
ripe so I can use them in the cake.
- rotten - This meat smells rotten.
I think we should throw it away.
- tough - The steak was very tough.
I could hardly chew it!
- tender - The lamb was so tender
that it seemed to melt in my mouth.
- undercooked - The undercooked
salmon was very poor.
- unripe - Many types of fruit are
picked unripe and become ripe as they are shipped.
- overcooked - The broccoli was
overcooked. It should have been crisper.
Food Verbs
- bake - I'll bake a cake for her
birthday party.
- boil - You should boil these
potatoes for forty-five minutes.
- cook - What would you like me to
cook for dinner?
- fry - I usually fry some eggs and
bacon on Saturday mornings.
- grill - During the summer I like
to grill meat outside.
- heat - Heat up the soup and make
some sandwiches.
- microwave - Microwave the macaroni
for three minutes and eat.
- poach - Jennifer prefers to poach
her eggs.
- roast - Let's put this in the oven
and roast for two hours.
- steam - The best way to cook many
vegetables is to steam them for a few minutes.
Food Quantities
- bar - Melt one bar of butter for
the sauce.
- liter - I'll put a liter of water
on to boil for the pasta.
- loaf - I bought three loaves of
bread at the supermarket.
- lump - Put of a lump of butter on
top of the casserole to make it tasty.
- piece - Would you like a piece of
chicken?
- pint - I drank a pint of ale at
the pub.
- portion - Have you eaten your
portion of vegetables today?
- slice - Please put three slices of
cheese on my sandwich.
- spoonful - Add two spoonfuls of
sugar to sweeten.
Food Taste
- bitter - The almonds were very
bitter. I could hardly eat the cookies.
- bland - This sauce is very bland.
It doesn't taste like anything.
- creamy - I enjoy eating creamy
tomato soup on cold winter days.
- crisp - The apple was crisp and
delicious.
- crunchy - Granola is a very crunch
type of breakfast cereal.
- hot - The soup is hot. Let it cool
down.
- mild - The spices are very
mild.
- salty - The sauce was much too
salty. I think you should add some water and boil it down.
- savory - Savory crackers with
cheese make a great snack.
- sour - Lemons are very sour!
- spicy - Greg enjoys eating spicy
Mexican food.
- sweet - The cherry pie wasn't too
sweet. It was just right.
- tasteless - The vegetables have
been cooked for too long. They're tasteless.
Food Types
- barbecue - Do you enjoy barbecue
during the summer?
- buffet - We went to an Indian
buffet and had all we could eat.
- four-course meal - My wife and I
enjoy making four-course meals on special occasions.
- picnic - Let's take a picnic to
the park and enjoy the good weather.
- snack - You should eat a snack at
four, but don't eat too much.
- TV dinner - TV dinners are disgusting
but fast.
Eating and Drinking
- bite - Don't bite off more meat
than you can comfortably chew.
- chew - You should chew each bite
well before you swallow.
- swallow - If you swallow too much
you might choke on your food.
- sip - It's best to slowly sip a
cocktail rather than gulp it down.
- guzzle - He guzzled a glass of
water after he finished the job.
- gulp down - He hungrily gulped
down the meal as he was very hungry.
Preparing Drinks
- add - Add two shots of whiskey and
some rum.
- fill - Fill the glass with ice.
- mix - Mix in a teaspoon of sugar.
- pour - Pour your drink over ice
cubes.
- shake - Shake the drink well and
pour into a glass.
- stir - Stir the ingredients well
and enjoy with your favorite seafood.
If you
know all of these words, try the advanced level food
vocabulary page to really expand your vocabulary. Teachers can use this
lesson about food to help students
plan a meal of their own.