Food & Drink

Vocabulary for eating, cooking, and dining

Introduction

Food is universal, and so is the need to talk about it. From ordering at restaurants to describing your favorite recipes, food vocabulary enriches your daily conversations.

This chapter presents the essential words for discussing food and drink. You'll learn vocabulary for meals, ingredients, cooking methods, and the social aspects of dining.

Themes

All Vocabulary (NGSL) in This Chapter (44)

• order An arrangement or sequence; a command; a request for goods
• price The amount of money something costs; the cost of achieving something
• water The liquid essential for life; to give water to plants or animals
• food Any substance that people or animals eat for nourishment
• serve To work for or help someone; to provide food or drinks
• instead As an alternative or substitute; in place of something else
• fish A cold-blooded aquatic animal; to catch or try to catch fish
• oil A thick liquid from plants, animals, or the ground used for cooking, fuel, or...
• restaurant A place where meals are prepared and served to customers
• observe To watch carefully; to notice; to follow rules or customs
• dinner The main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening
• cook To prepare food by heating it, or a person who prepares food
• meal An occasion when food is eaten, or the food itself
• kitchen A room where food is prepared and cooked
• fresh Recently made or obtained; not stale, tinned, or frozen; clean and cool
• egg The oval reproductive body laid by birds; a common food
• wine An alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
• coffee A hot drink made from roasted coffee beans
• taste The sensation of flavour; a person's preferences
• tear To rip or pull apart; also a drop of liquid from the eye
• border The edge or boundary of something; a line separating two countries
• cup A small container for drinking; a trophy; a unit of measurement
• tea A hot drink made from dried leaves; an afternoon meal
• fruit The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or plant; the result of effort
• plate A flat dish from which food is eaten or served
• steal To take something without permission or right
• breakfast The first meal of the day, eaten in the morning
• deserve To be worthy of something, whether good or bad
• dish A container for food, or a particular type of prepared food
• occupy To fill or take up space or time; to live in or use a place
• preserve To keep something in its original state; to protect from harm
• soil The earth in which plants grow; to make dirty
• beer An alcoholic drink made from fermented grain, typically barley
• steady Firmly fixed, stable, or regular; not shaking or changing
• disorder A state of confusion or irregularity; a medical condition
• cake A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and butter
• sugar A sweet crystalline substance used to sweeten food and drinks
• bowl A round, deep dish; to throw a ball in cricket or bowling
• chicken A common farm bird; its meat used as food
• salt A white crystalline substance used for seasoning and preserving food
• cheese A food made from milk curds; to smile for a photo
• menu A list of dishes at a restaurant; options in a computer program
• rice A staple grain food widely eaten around the world
• server A computer that provides data to other computers; a person who serves food