FOOD

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Food
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something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive
Bread
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a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked
Butter
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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
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a smooth thick liquid produced from plants or animals that is used in cooking
Cheese
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a food made from milk, that can be either firm or soft and is usually yellow or white in colour
Sausage
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a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices
Ham
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pig's meat from the leg or shoulder, preserved with salt or smoke
Meat
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the flesh of an animal when it is used for food
Beef
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the flesh of cattle (= cows), eaten as food
Pork
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meat from a pig, eaten as food
Lamb
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the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat
Chicken
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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
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small pieces of vegetables, nuts, fish, or meat that have been pressed into a round flat shape
Fish
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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
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the oval object with a hard shell that is produced by female birds, especially chickens, eaten as food
Salad
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a mixture of uncooked vegetables, usually including lettuce, eaten either as a separate dish or with other food
Mushroom
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a fungus with a round top and short stem. Some types of mushroom can be eaten
Corn
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(the seeds o􀦽) plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
Porridge
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a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast
Oatmeal
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a type of flour made from oats
Soup
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a usually hot, liquid food made from vegetables, meat, or fish
Sandwich
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two pieces of bread with cheese, salad, or meat, usually cold, between them
Rice
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the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food
Noodles
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a food in the form of long, thin strips made from flour or rice, water, and often egg, cooked in boiling liquid
Flour
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powder made from grain, especially wheat, used for making bread, cakes, pasta, pastry, etc.
Spice
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a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food
Pepper
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a grey or white powder produced by crushing dry peppercorns, used to give a spicy, hot taste to food
Salt
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a common white substance found in sea water and in the ground, used especially to add flavour to food or to preserve it
Onion
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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
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a plant of the onion family that has a strong taste and smell and is used in cooking to add flavour
Sauce
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a thick liquid eaten with food to add flavour
Vegetable
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a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet
Potato
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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
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a long pointed orange root eaten as a vegetable
Beet
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a plant with a thick root, often fed to animals or used to make sugar
Tomato
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a round, red fruit with a lot of seeds, eaten cooked or uncooked as a vegetable, for example in salads or sauces
Cucumber
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a long, thin, pale green vegetable with dark green skin, usually eaten uncooked in salads
Cabbage
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a large, round vegetable with large green, white, or purple leaves that can be eaten cooked or uncooked
Squash
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a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre
Eggplant
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an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked
Bean
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a seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetable
Pea
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a round, green seed, several of which grow in a pod, eaten as a vegetable
Nut
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the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten
Fruit
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the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant
Apple
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a round fruit with firm, white flesh and a green, red, or yellow skin
Pear
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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
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a long, curved fruit with a yellow skin and soft, sweet, white flesh inside
Berry
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a small, round fruit on particular plants and trees
Strawberry
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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
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a small soft red fruit, or the bush on which it grows
Cherry
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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
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a small, round fruit with a thin, smooth, red, purple, or yellow skin, sweet, soft flesh, and a single large, hard seed
Grape
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a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine
Apricot
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a small, round, soft fruit with a pale orange, furry skin
Peach
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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
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a large, round fruit with hard yellow or green skin, sweet flesh, and a lot of seeds
Watermelon
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a large, round or oval-shaped fruit with dark green skin, sweet pink flesh, and a lot of black seeds
Pumpkin
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a large, round vegetable with hard, yellow or orange flesh
Orange
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a round sweet fruit that has a thick orange skin and an orange centre divided into many parts
Mandarin
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a small, sweet type of orange that has a thinner, looser skin
Lemon
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an oval fruit that has a thick, yellow skin and sour juice
Pineapple
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a large tropical fruit with a rough orange or brown skin and pointed leaves on top
Sugar
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a sweet substance especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet, used to make food and drinks sweet
Honey
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a sweet, sticky, yellow substance made by bees and used as food
Jam
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a sweet, soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it
Cake
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a sweet food made with a mixture of flour, eggs, fat, and sugar
Bun
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a small, sweet, usually round cake:
Cookie
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a small, flat, sweet food made from flour and sugar
Pie
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a type of food made with meat, vegetables, or fruit covered in pastry and baked
Sweet
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small piece of sweet food, made of sugar
Ice-cream
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a small, cone-shaped, edible container that holds ice cream
Chocolate
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a sweet, usually brown, food made from cacao seeds, that is usually sold in a block, or a small sweet made from this
Water
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a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life
Soda
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any type of sweet fizzy drink (= with bubbles) that is not alcoholic
Juice
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the liquid that comes from fruit or vegetables
Wine
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an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers
Tea
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(a drink made by pouring hot water onto) dried and cut leaves and sometimes flowers, especially the leaves of the tea plant
Coffee
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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
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the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.
Cream
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the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk
Yogurt
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a slightly sour, thick liquid made from milk with bacteria added to it, sometimes eaten plain and sometimes with sugar, fruit, etc. added
Curd
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the solid substance that forms when milk turns sour

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