Food in English: names of foods, drinks, meals. Topic "Traditional English food" How to talk about food in English

Before dinner?
In vain.
All those photos of friends with huge burgers, colorful smoothies and chocolate cakes really whet your appetite.

Food is one of the most discussed topics both online and offline.
If you want to engage in these discussions in English, you will need many different words and phrases to describe food and flavors.
This is exactly what we will talk about today.

We've collected 25 basic phrases about food in English so you can feel comfortable in restaurants, cafes, at parties, or comment on your friend's latest post on Instagram.

Why are phrases about food so important if you're learning a foreign language?
We will answer this question with another question: why do people always talk about food?
The answer is simple. Food is universal. Everyone eats. It is so necessary and so simple. People want to find delicious, healthy food, the best places to eat, etc. So it's no surprise that everyone is talking about food.

In The Huffington Post, award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson talks about how food intersects with culture. Every culture, every country has its own cuisine. This is what makes our travels so exciting.
Not only do you enjoy the sights and views, but you also know that exciting new culinary adventures await you.

Food is, of course, a great way to make friends with new people. When people sit at the same table, you can be sure that conversations about food, restaurants and recipes will be endless.

25 food words and phrases to add to your vocabulary

Replace the word “delicious” (delicious).

Have you noticed how often the word delicious is used to describe food? Using this word too often can quickly become boring. So let's find other ways to say "delicious."

1. Tastes great!

Are you eating something delicious right now? Use this expression.

I’m so glad I ordered this pizza-it tastes great!
I'm so glad I ordered this pizza - it tastes great!

2. Really good!

Here's another phrase to replace the word "delicious."

Have you tried the chocolate cake? It's really good!
Have you tried chocolate cake? He's really good!

3. Wow, it's amazing!

If something tastes better than you expected, you can use the word "wow" to express your surprise and delight. This expression means greater delight and approval than the previous two options (tastes great and really good).

Wow, this pasta is amazing!
Wow, this pasta is amazing!

4. Yummy

This is an informal way of saying you enjoy your meal. You can just say "Yummy!" (“Gluttony!”).

This cheesecake is really yummy. I'm going for another slice.
This cheesecake is to die for. I'm going to eat another piece.

5. Flavorful

This is a great adjective to describe a flavorful food that tastes and smells delicious.

I love how flavorful this soup is with all the fresh herbs and vegetables in it.
I love how flavorful this soup is with fresh herbs and vegetables.

6. Mouth-watering

This is the perfect phrase to describe a dish that is so delicious and flavorful that it makes your mouth water.

His mom makes such mouth-watering cakes that I just can’t wait to go over to his house tonight.
His mom makes such delicious cakes that my mouth is watering and I just can't wait to visit him tonight.

Avoid the word “yuck.”

A situation may arise when you don’t really like the taste of some food. But you probably won't be able to just exclaim "Yuck!" (an informal English word, analogous to our “Ugh!”), without offending the cook or the owners.
So how can you say it without sounding impolite?

7. This is too for me/for my taste

This is a polite way to explain that you don't like the food without blaming the cook. It's just not to your taste. It's even better if you can throw in some kind of compliment first.

This cake is so creamy! It's just too sweet for my taste.
This brownie is so creamy! It's just too sweet for my taste.

8. It could use a little more/less…

Use this expression to say that a dish would taste better if it had different seasonings.

This chicken is too spicy. It could use a little less chili sauce.
This chicken is too spicy. Could have used a little less chilli sauce.

9. This tastes different. I think I prefer

If a dish tastes new or unfamiliar to you, you can politely name some other food that you prefer or like better.

This tiramisu tastes different. I think I prefer the chocolate cake.
This tiramisu has an unusual taste. I think I'll prefer chocolate cake.

What is your diet?

10. Vegetarian

If you are a vegetarian and do not eat meat, your diet includes only vegetables, fruits and foods such as tofu, nuts, grains, etc.

I’ve been a vegetarian for a year and I don’t even miss eating meat at all.
I've been vegetarian for a year and don't even miss eating meat at all.

11. Trying to lose weight

Lose weight, lose weight.

I usually just have a salad for lunch because I’m trying to lose weight.
I usually only have salad for lunch because I'm trying to lose weight.

12. Low-carb diet

The word “carb” is short for carbohydrates. A low-carb diet means eating fewer carbohydrate foods, such as bread, pancakes and cookies.

That strawberry muffin looks tempting, but I’m on a low-carb diet.
This strawberry muffin looks tempting, but I'm on a low carb diet.

13. A balanced diet

Most people simply try to eat a balanced diet that includes all the major food groups, such as grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy products and meat.

To stay healthy, I go to the gym, cycle to work and eat a balanced diet.
To stay healthy, I go to the gym, bike to work and eat a balanced diet.

What do you usually eat?

This is one of the most common questions that people ask each other, and they are always interested in hearing the answer.

14. Fast food

Fast food is food that is prepared very quickly and served at the counter in restaurants, such as McDonald's. Typically these include hamburgers or sandwiches, French fries and soda.

When I'm busy with school, I usually eat fast food.
When I'm busy at school, I usually eat fast food.

15. Home-cooked meal

Home-cooked food is something many of us would love to see when we get home from school or work. These are fresh meals prepared and eaten at home.

Whenever I get home early from work, I make myself a nice home-cooked meal.
Whenever I get home from work early, I cook myself a delicious home-cooked meal.

16. One-pot meal

You cook all the ingredients of a dish, such as meat and vegetables, in one communal pan (or pot) and eat it right away.

If I'm too tired to cook, I just make a quick and easy one-pot meal.
If I'm too tired to cook, I just make a quick and easy meal by mixing all the ingredients in one bowl.

17. Dessert

Dessert is a sweet dish, such as cake or ice cream, that is served at the end of a meal.

My grandma makes amazing cakes pies and cookies. I always look forward to dessert when I go to her house.
My grandmother makes wonderful cakes, pies and cookies. I always look forward to dessert when I visit her.

18. To have a sweet tooth

Do you like sweets? So you have a sweet tooth.

I’ll admit I have a sweet tooth because I can never say no to cakes, pastries and ice cream.
I admit that I have a sweet tooth because I can never say no to cakes and ice cream.

19. To eat healthy

It's quite simple. “To eat healthy” means that you choose food that is good for your health.

No matter how busy I am, I try to eat healthy and exercise every day.
No matter how busy I am, I try to eat healthy and exercise every day.

Which chicken do you prefer?

20. Fried or deep-fried

Fried chicken is prepared by frying it in hot oil. Often the fried chicken we order at restaurants is actually deep fried.
So what's the difference between fried and deep-fried chicken? Deep frying uses much more oil than frying.

I can’t think of anything I like better than fried chicken, can you?
I can't think of anything I love more than fried chicken, can you?

21.Grilled

Grilled chicken is cooked directly on a hot grill.

I think I’ll invite my friends over for some grilled chicken this weekend.
I think I'll invite my friends over for grilled chicken this weekend.

22. Crunchy

If you fry the chicken well, it will develop a fried crust and become crispy.

That fried chicken I had for lunch was so crunchy and yummy I just can’t stop thinking about it.
That fried chicken I had for lunch was so crispy and delicious that I just can't stop thinking about it.

What kind of eggs do you prefer?

23. Scrambled

Scrambled eggs, which are prepared by stirring eggs in a frying pan.

I usually make scrambled eggs for breakfast because they’re so easy.
I usually make scrambled eggs for breakfast because it's easy.

24. Poached

Poached eggs are made by partially boiling the eggs in boiling water. When served, the egg whites will be soft and the yolk will still be visible.

I’ve never had a poached egg but I’d sure like to try it.
I've never had a poached egg, but I'd like to try it.

25. Sunny-side up

Egg, fried on one side only. It has this name because, when cooked, the yolk remains intact and is located in the center of the scrambled egg, which makes it look like the sun.

The only way my son will eat eggs is if I make them sunny-side up. He likes to see the yellow yolk!
The only cooking method that will get my son to eat the eggs is if I only fry them on one side. He loves seeing the yolk!

We hope that you learned some useful new vocabulary today and that it will increase your confidence when discussing food in English. Remember that the more you practice, the more natural your English will become.

It is important for every living creature to have food and drink. In the morning, we usually have breakfast, around the noon we have lunch, and in the evening we have dinner. Sometimes we eat at home, and sometimes we go to a restaurant or cafe. Many people can cook delicious food by themselves.

Our food consists of fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat and fish. We also eat dairy. Cooks can prepare different dishes from these products. They use recipes. Different nationalities have their own cuisine.

Some people today don’t eat meat and fish, they are called vegetarians. Some people often watch their diet to lose weight or to be healthy. Then they don’t eat food with sugar, flour and fat.

What do we usually drink? It is known that every person should drink plenty of water - about 2 liters a day. But we also drink other beverages like tea, coffee, milk, juice, wine, and lemonade.

Food and drink

It is important for every living creature to have food and drink. In the morning we usually have breakfast, around noon we have lunch, and in the evening we have dinner. Sometimes we eat at home, and sometimes we go to a restaurant or cafe. Many people can cook delicious meals themselves.

Our food consists of fruits, vegetables, cereals, meat and fish. We also eat dairy products. Chefs can prepare various dishes from these products. They use recipes. Different nationalities have their own cuisine.

Some people today do not eat meat and fish; they are called vegetarians. Some people often follow their diet to lose weight or be healthy. Then they do not eat food with sugar, flour and fat.

What do we usually drink? It is known that every person should drink a lot of water - about 2 liters per day. But we also drink other drinks, such as tea, coffee, milk, wine, lemonade.

FOOD AND MEALS (FOOD AND EATING)

restaurant	restaurant
dining-hall canteen dining-room	dining room
be hungry be thirsty	be hungry thirsty
	eat, eat
have a meal	eat, eat
have a bite	have a snack
menu the bill of fare	menu
course	dish (like food)

OUR FOOD INCLUDES (OUR FOOD INCLUDES)

white bread white bread

brown bread black bread

bread and butter

toast toasted bread

hors-d"oeuvre snack

appetizer

meat (fish) salad meat (fish) salad

smoked fish

bacon bacon

ham ham

sausage sausage

sausages

hot dogs sausages

frankfurters

cheese cheese

egg egg

FIRST CQURSE (FIRST COURSE)

soup soup

broth meat broth soup

thin soup

clear soup broth, liquid soup

thick soup cream soup, thick soup

cabbage soup cabbage soup

vegetable soup vegetable soup

potato soup potato soup

chicken soup chicken soup

SECOND COURSE (SECOND COURSE)

beefsteak

chop

cutlet chop cutlet

hamburger chopped schnitzel

meat cake chopped cutlet

mushrooms mushrooms

macaroni pasta

cereal pudding porridge

porridge liquid oatmeal

meat meat

beef beef

veal veal

pork

mutton lamb

rabbit rabbit

chicken

turkey

duck duck

FISH (FISH)

herring herring

lobster lobster

pike pike

perch perch

pike perch pike perch

sturgeon sturgeon

salmon salmon

caviar caviar

oysters oysters

VEGETABLES

beans

French beans

beetroot

carrot carrot

tomato

cauliflower cauliflower

onion onion

pea peas

lettuce salad

THIRD COURSE

dessert dessert

fruit fruit

stewed fruit compote

cream cream

sour cream sour cream, sour milk

ice-cream ice cream

pudding

melon melon

water melon watermelon

pineapple pineapple

SWEETS

candy lollipop; candies, sweets

bon-bon candy

chocolate chocolate

jam jam

honey honey

biscuit cookies

cake cupcake, cake, pastry

tart cake, open pie

fancy cake cream cake, etc.

pastry confectionery products (cookies, cakes, etc.)

pie pie (homemade) closed, pie

FRUIT

apple apple

apricot apricot

banana banana

peach peach

pear pear

plum plum

grapes grapes

lemon lemon

orange orange

tangerine mandarin

pomegranate pomegranate

BERRIES

cranberry

gooseberry gooseberry

raspberry raspberry

strawberry Strawberry wild-strawberry

cherry cherry

current currant

DRINKS (DRINKING, DRINKS)

water water

tea

coffee coffee

cocoa cocoa

to drink or take

wine wine

beer beer

mineral water mineral water

ADDITIONAL WORDS

slice (piece) of bread

slice of meat

salt

sugar sugar

lump of sugar

vinegar vinegar

mustard mustard

pepper pepper

to taste have taste; sample

bitter

sweet sweet

sour sour

tasteless

tasty

delicious delicious, delicious

meat or fish may be:

roasted roasted over an open fire

stewed stew

smoked

tender soft, gentle

tough

dry dry, dried

overdone

underdone

well done well done

fried fried in a pan

boiled

to lay the table set the table

waiter

waitress waitress

to wait at table serve during meals, serve at the table

to serve at table

table-cloth tablecloth

napkin napkin

plate, dish dish

fork

knife knife

spoon spoon

glass

saucer saucer

wine glass

tumbler glass

salt-cellar salt shaker

pepper-pot pepper shaker

mustard-pot mustard

sugar-basin sugar bowl

tray

ash-tray ashtray

to settle pay the bill

to tip the waiter give the waiter a tip

substantial substantial, nutritious

May I offer you another cup of tea?Can I offer you another cup of tea?

Will you have some more? Would you like more?

Pass me... please. Pass it to me... please.

May I trouble you for a piece of bread?Can I trouble you to pass me a piece of bread. (Please pass me a piece of bread.)

to take a second helping take an increase, a second portion

Will you try this? Won't you try this!

I would rather not, thank you . No better, thank you.

I have had enough

I have done very well

Don"t stand on (upon) ceremonies, help yourself, please!Don't be shy, please take it yourself.

Notes

1. food - food, food, food products; meal -food eating, i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner

2. breakfast - first breakfast; in English families it usually happens at 8-9 o'clock in the morning and an hour later on Sunday

3. lunch - second breakfast, at 1-2 pm. Employees usually have breakfast in the cafes or restaurants closest to their place of work.

4. tea - tea, about 5 o'clock

5. dinner -Lunch is between 6.30-8 o'clock. Lunch is the most significant meal of the entire day.

With this daily routine, as a rule, they do not have dinner, but drink a glass of milk with cookies or crackers at night. The British are used to eating quite often and several dishes each time. But their portions are very small.

In less wealthy families, instead of a second breakfast, they have lunch and dinner in the evening. The food in such cases is more monotonous and not at all refined.

6. toast -a piece of toasted white bread

7. In England, soup is not necessarily the first meal of the day. The first dish can be an appetizer, soup the second, fish the third, meat the fourth, etc. in the order in which the dishes are served on the table.

8. porridge -liquid oatmeal, a favorite dish before the British, it is most often eaten for breakfast

9. Eat a la carte means ordering a la carte dish. This usually comes at a cost. Prices on the menu are indicated for each dish separately,

Breakfast

A: What do you take in the morning, tea or coffee?

B: I always take tea. And you, do you also drink tea?

A: No, in the morning I prefer a cup of coffee.

B: How many lumps of sugar do you take in your coffee?

A: I usually take two lumps of sugar and have my coffee with milk or cream. Do you take milk with your tea?

Q: In the morning I do, but in the afternoon I prefer a glass of strong tea with a slice of lemon.

A: What do you eat with your tea?

B: Well, I have some bread and butter or some buttered toast.

A: Do you eat anything substantial in the morning?

B: Oh, yes, I do. You see, I don"t like to take a substantial lunch at my office and therefore I usually have either some ham and eggs or some cereal in the morning. Some times for a change I can have one or two boiled eggs, or a slice of cold meat. I am not very particular about what I eat as long as it is eatable.

Dinner

Usually I have my dinner at home. It is my most sub stantial meal of the day. I come home at four o"clock and say to my mother: "Ma, is our dinner ready? I am ever so hun gry-"Yes, it is. Go and wash your hands," she answers.

My mother is not a young woman, but she does the cooking herself. While I wash my hands, my mother lays the table for dinner. She lays a white table-cloth upon the table, then puts plates, spoons, knives and forks on it. In the mid dle of the table she puts a dish with white and brown bread, a crust-stand with a salt-cellar and pepper- and mus tard-pots?

I sit down at the table and begin with some kind of ap petizer. If there is none, I take a piece of bread, sprinkle it with salt, smear it with mustard and eat it. Then my moth er hands me a plate of soup. Usually it is cabbage soup, which I like very much. I take a spoon and begin to eat my soup with a good appetite. Yet I rarely take a second help ing of soup.

For our second course we have either fish, or cutlets, or meat cakes, or a chop with potatoes or some other kind of vegetables.

For the third course we have either stewed fruit, or a pudding, or some kind of pie.

On Sundays and particularly on holidays our dinners are somewhat different. We sometimes have salmon, stur geon or caviar for our hors-d"oeuvre. As to the soups, they are the same, either a clear chicken soup with small meat pies or cabbage soup.

For the second course we may have a goose or a turkey. For dessert we often have ice-cream, pineapple or some coffee with apple pie.

Exercises

II. Retell the text "Dinner".

III. Describe a dinner out attended by you.

Supper

A: At what time do you usually have your supper?

B: Well, I usually have my supper at nine o"clock,

A: What do you have for supper?

B: I eat either a slice of meat with some vegetables, or some meat salad, or a sausage sandwich, or some pudding and then I have a glass of tea with a piece of pie.

A: Do you like your tea strong or weak?

B: I don't take strong tea in the evening. And you, what do you have for supper?

A: As to me, I eat almost nothing in the evening as I dine rather late.

B: What does your supper consist of then?

A: Oh, nothing substantial. It consists only of two cups of tea with milk and some toast or bread and butter. Sometimes I take either a cheese or a ham sandwich with my tea.

Exercises

I. Practice the dialogue with a comrade.

II. Describe your daily meals.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. How many meals a day do you usually have?
2. At what time do you have your breakfast?
3. Do you have lunch at home?
4. What do you have for dinner?
5. What do you eat your soup with?
6. What do yon use for cutting meat?
7. What to eat fish with?
8. Do you prefer tea or coffee, after dinner?
9. Do you take black coffee or do you take milk or cream with it?
10. Do you usually take your tea strong or weak?
11. What is a menu or bill of fare?
12. Do you like your beefsteak underdone, overdone or just well done?
13. What is your favorite course?
14. Do you like fish?
15. How many courses do you have for dinner?
16. Is there a self-service dining-room at your Institute?
17. Is it much quicker to take meals at a self-service dining-room?
18. Are dinners in your dining-room expensive or cheap?
19. How much time do you spend having your dinner in the dining-room?
20. What is your opinion about our dining-room?

Preview:

FOOD - FOOD

bread - bread butter - butter	sausage - sausage ham - ham
porridge - porridge	cheese - cheese
chicken - chicken (about food)	meat - meat
fish - fish

a sweet - candy	ice-cream - ice cream
jam - jam (jam)	Chocolate - chocolate
honey - honey	biscuits - cookies
sugar - sugar	and sake is a cake, pastry

Preview:

KITCHEN - KITCHEN

a kettle - kettle (for boiling water)

a teapot - teapot

a cooker - stove

a cupboard - cupboard for dishes

a refrigerator - refrigerator

a stool - stool

a broom - broom

a bucket - a bucket

and bin - trash can

a sink - sink (sink for dishes)

Preview:

AT MEALS

fry A dining table with a table clothA jug A kettle A salt-cellar (salt shaker) A pepper-box (pepper shaker) A mustard-pot (mustard) A glass, a cup and a saucer (saucer) A plate, a napkin (napkin) A knife, a spoon, a fork, a tea-spoon A teapot To wipe (wipe) To make tea To pour (pour) To peel To scrape (clean) To boil (cook) An apron (apron) Mincing machine (meat grinder) To mince a bit of meat To slice ( cut into slices) To mash (knead) To whip the whites (beat the whites) To roast in the oven To broil on fire To fry in a frying pan Baking-sheet (baking tray) Griddle ( metal cake mold) Baking tins (moulds)

A horse-radish – radish A turnip - turnip Dill - dill A pumpkin - pumpkin Radishes - radishes Parsley – parsley A cauliflower - cauliflower A sunflower - sunflower A snowball tree – viburnum A nut-tree Corn - corn Redbilberries - lingonberries Daw berries Cranberries Huckleberries – blueberries Blueberries - blueberries Gooseberries Lettuce – salad Eggs Fried - scrambled eggs Soft-boiled - soft-boiled Hard-boiled - hard-boiled

You have dined and wined us royally. – We have been dined and wined royally by you.

Mouth watering . – It makes one’s mouth water.

She does most of the cooking.. – She does most of the cooking.

Four red tomatoes and ham, Sweets, cakes, carrots and jam! I am hungry, I am hungry, I am!

Come to the party! Don't be late. Eat all you want – But don’t eat the plate!

PIZZA

100 g flour, 25 g butter, salt, 2 tablespoons of milk

Toppings: 2 tomatoes, 50 g cheese, salami, mushrooms, ham.

1. Oil the pan.
2. Put the flour and salt into the bowl.
3. Cut the butter into small pieces and mix them with the flour.
4. Add some milk and mix into a dough.
5. Put the dough into the oiled pan.
6. Put the toppings on the dough.
7. Bake for about 15 minutes in a hot oven.
8. Enjoy your pizza.

SCONES

350 g flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 75 g butter, 1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of raisins, 1 egg.

1. Mix the flour and baking powder.
2. Add sugar, the butter, raisins, an egg and milk.
3. Roll out the pastry to about 1 cm thick.
4. Cut into rounds.
5. Bake 15-20 minutes in a hot oven.

Answer the questions!

1. What do you usually buy for breakfast?
2. What do you like to have for dinner?
3. What vegetables, fruits and berries do you know?
4. What dairy products do you like?
5. Who cooks your meals?
6. Do you help your mother about the house? What do you do?
7. Do you often go to the confectionery’s? When?
8. What did you buy yesterday?
9. Are you going to buy anything today?
10. Where can we buy vegetables?
11. What do we call the shop where meat can be bought?
12. What is sold at the confectionery’s?
13. What do you usually give your guests for dinner?
14. What did you give your guests for dinner at your birthday party?

Preview:

RECIPIE

Hamburgers

Ingredients

½ kg (1 lb) minced beef

1 large onion, sliced ​​into thin rounds

1 large tomato, sliced ​​rings

8 hamburger buns

Prepared mustard as needed 2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee

Mix together:

1 dsp salad oil

1 ½ dsp tomato ketchup

1 dsp Worcestershire sause

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp salt

1 egg

Method

1. Mix salad oil mixture into minced beef.

2. Divide mixture into a round 8 cm (3 inches) in diameter and keep 1 hour.

3. Heat oil in large frying pan, tilting pan so that entire surface is coated. Fry hamburgers 4 at a time, cooking each side for 5 minutes. Remove and fry remaining hamburgers in the same way.

4. Slit buns horizontally in half and heat in oven. Spread bottom round of each bun with mustard, place one hamburger on it, pour some meat juice from frying pan over it, and top with onion and tomato rings. Put a dollop of mustard on hamburger and cov er with top portion of bun. Prepare the re maining hamburgers the same way.

NEW WORDS

minced minced

It's time to talk about such a vital topic as food. A lot of time is spent talking about food. Sometimes, when dining with English-speaking friends, we don’t even know how to describe the taste of a particular dish. Our vocabulary on the topic of food is most often so poor that we can hardly say a few words. But many English-speaking residents of Western countries like to talk about this topic.

English adjectives with the word "food"

Let's start by describing the food. As we know, to describe a particular object, such a part of speech as an adjective is used. So how do we describe food?

If the food is delicious, words are used delicious, tasty, scrumptious or wonderful. Children often describe delicious food with funny words. yummy. Often English speakers simply say that the food is good. Short and quite dry, but we understand that the food satisfies our requirements quite well.

There are several other definitions for specific products:

luscious– fresh and juicy (usually for fruits)

mouth-watering- this word often characterizes food with a pleasant aroma and attractive appearance, causing a person to salivate in anticipation of trying it

tempting- this is what they say about food that you want to eat (often these are high-calorie dishes or all kinds of desserts)

If the food is not that good but acceptable, you can use the adjective decent having a positive connotation (not bad, decent) or mediocre with a more negative meaning (mediocre, average).

There is also such a word unappetizing. As you might have guessed, it translates as “not appetizing.” In English, this is also the name for food that looks or smells bad.

Now we've moved on to the really bad stuff - the fact that it's almost impossible to eat. The following definitions will help us here: disgusting(disgusting), horrible(terrible) and even inedible(inedible).

Exotic dishes that include unusual elements from different countries are described with the word exotic. High quality food, served mainly in expensive restaurants, can be characterized by the words gourmet or fine.

Nutritious in English sounds like nutritious. Unhealthy food - unhealthy food. A very common name for junk food is junk food (junk - waste, garbage).

If after eating something you feel full and satisfied, then we can say that “ the food is filling» (literally: filling).

If you haven't finished the whole portion ( portion), food left on the plate that you can eat later, in English sounds like leftover food(or simply leftovers).

Fresh food- fresh food. Frozen food- frozen food.

Expression " the food has gone bad" means that the product has expired and should no longer be consumed. The same situation can be characterized by the word “ spoiled". When the situation is even worse, the word is used rotten- rotten, rotten.

Non-perishable foods (sugar, beans, etc.) - non-perishable food. Accordingly, those products that spoil quickly (meat, fruits, etc.) are denoted by the adjective perishable.
In addition, there are products of natural origin that have not been subjected to various chemical influences - organic food. The opposite of this is processed food(food that has undergone many changes in factories).

After all, we all know that the best food is homemade ( homemade food).

A few more food descriptions

Taste:

savory, salty - spicy, spicy; salty

sweet - sweet

sour - sour

bitter - bitter

hot (cold) - hot (cold)

peppery - spicy (pepper)

spicy - spicy, seasoned with spices

rich, strong - rich, strong

tasteless - tasteless

Texture:

crispy - crispy

tender (tough) - soft (hard)

smooth - homogeneous

creemy - creamy

chewy - rubbery, viscous

oily, fatty, greasy - oily, greasy

Smell:

stinking - smelly, fetid, disgusting

fragrant - fragrant

smelly - smelly, fetid

English verbs used with the word "food"

Of course, the most important verb used with the word food is to eat(eat, eat). A more formal word in this regard is to consume(consume). Surely you have also heard how the verb is also used in conversations about food intake have:

to have lunch- lunch
to have breakfast- have breakfast
to have dinner- have supper

You can form many other expressions with the verb have, meaning “(to) eat something”:

to have some potatoes- eat potatoes;
to have a bite of the sandwich - take a bite of the sandwich

Now let's go in order and describe the entire process of eating food in English:

- bite, bite off.
To chew- chew, chew.
To swallow- to swallow.
To digest- digest (Your stomach digest the food - Your stomach digests food.)

The following phrasal verbs mean almost the same thing and indicate bad manners during meals:

to gulp down- swallow greedily;
to wolf down- eat very quickly, devour greedily (like a wolf).

If you are not very hungry or your head is busy with some thoughts, then you are just playing with food ( to play with the food) or poking around in it ( to pick at the food). That is, you eat very little and just push food around your plate instead of having a full dinner.

Those who are on a diet avoid ( to avoid) or shorten ( to cut down) consumption of certain types of foods. Sometimes they even completely eliminate certain foods from their diet ( to cut out).

Verb to store used to mean “to store food” (in refrigerators, on shelves, in cabinets, etc.).

Nouns used with food

Food bill (grocery bill) - the amount of money that is regularly spent on food.

Food intake/consumption- the amount of food you consume.

Food supply - the amount of food available (for example, in a country). If there is not enough of it, then the government should control its sales ( to ration the food). Ultimately, food shortages lead to a food crisis ( food crisis).

In restaurants there are also concepts of food hygiene and food safety(food safety), since such establishments offer food to their customers. Food safety helps prevent food poisoning ( food poisoning).

Some countries offer food stamps- coupons for poor people to receive free food.

Most of the food common in English-speaking countries is familiar to residents of Russia. They also like to eat meat and fish, potatoes and other vegetables, sweets and cakes. Food in English always has an analogue in Russian. Difficulties begin when it comes not to individual products, but to national dishes. Here it is no longer always possible to find an English equivalent of Russian food, and vice versa. But, first things first, we’ll start with the vocabulary of products.

Vegetables and fruits

Vegetables and fruits in English-speaking countries grow almost the same as in Russia, with rare exceptions. And food preferences also coincide: among vegetables, potatoes, onions and tomatoes are very popular, and among berries and fruits – apples, oranges and strawberries.

Vegetables

Word	Translation	Transcription
Eggplant	eggplant	[ˈegplɑːnt]
Broccoli	broccoli	[ˈbrɒkəlɪ]
Brussels sprouts	Brussels sprouts
Zucchini	zucchini
Cabbage	cabbage	[ˈkæbɪʤ]
Potato	potato
Onion	onion	[ˈʌnjən]
Carrot	carrot	[ˈkærət]
Cucumber	cucumber	[ˈkjuːkʌmbə]
Bulgarian pepper	bell pepper
Chilli	chili	[ˈʧɪlɪ]
Parsley	parsley	[ˈpɑːslɪ]
Tomato	tomato
Radish	radishes	[ˈrædɪʃ]
Beet	bets
Dill	dill
Cauliflower	cauliflower	[ˈkɔlɪflaʊə]
Garlic	garlic	[ˈgɑːlɪk]

Fruits and berries

Word	Translation	Transcription
Apricot	apricot	[ˈeɪprɪkɔt]
A pineapple	pineapple	[ˈpaɪnæpl]
Orange	orange	[ˈɔrɪnʤ]
Watermelon	watermelon	[ˈwɔːtəmelən]
Banana	banana
Grape	grape
Cherry	cherry	[ˈʧerɪ]
Pomegranate	garnet	[ˈgɑːnɪt]
Grapefruit	grapefruit	[ˈgreɪpfruːt]
Pear	pear
Melon	melon	[ˈmelən]
Blackberry	blackberry	[ˈblækbərɪ]
Kiwi	kiwi	[ˈkiːwiː]
Strawberry	strawberry	[ˈstrɔːbərɪ]
Lemon	lemon	[ˈlemən]
Lychee	lychee	[ˈlaɪʧiː]
Raspberries	raspberry	[ˈrɑːzbərɪ]
Mango	mango	[ˈmæŋgəʊ]
Mandarin	mandarin	[ˈmændərɪn]
Papaya	papaya
Peach	peach
Plum	plum
Cherries	cherry	[ˈʧerɪ]
Blueberry	blueberry	[ˈbluːberɪ]
Apple	apple	[æpl]

Grocery

Groceries are food that does not spoil for a long time. Note that there are few grains in this lexical category, since they are practically not eaten in the USA and Great Britain, with the possible exception of rice.

Word	Translation	Transcription
Peas	pea
Mustard	mustard	[ˈmʌstəd]
Buckwheat	buckwheat	[ˈbʌkwiːt]
Cocoa	cocoa	[ˈkəʊkəʊ]
Ketchup	ketchup	[ˈkeʧəp]
Canned food	canned food
Candies	candy	[ˈkændɪ]
Coffee	coffee	[ˈkɔfɪ]
Mayonnaise	mayonnaise
Pasta	pasta	[ˈpæstə]
Flour	flour	[ˈflaʊə]
Muesli	muesli	[ˈmjuːzlɪ]
Cereals	oatmeal	[ˈəʊtmiːl]
Nuts	nuts
Cookie	cookies	[ˈkʊkɪz]
Semi-finished products	semiproduct
Vegetable oil	vegetable oil	[ˈveʤɪtəbl ɔɪl]
Rice	rice
Sugar	sugar	[ˈʃʊgə]
Salt	salt
Spices	spices
Dried fruits	dried fruits
Beans	bean
Bread	bread
Flakes	cereal	[ˈsɪərɪəl]
Tea	tea

Meat, fish and seafood

Meat and meat products are especially loved in the United States. But seafood food is more popular in Australia and New Zealand.

Word	Translation	Transcription
Mutton	lamb
Bacon	bacon	[ˈbeɪkən]
Ham	ham
Beef	beef
Turkey	turkey	[ˈtɜːkɪ]
Squid	squid
Goat meat	goat
Sausage	sausage	[ˈsɔsɪʤ]
Smoked fish	smoked fish
Crab	crab
Shrimp	shrimp	[ʃrɪmp]
Chicken	chicken	[ˈʧɪkɪn]
Mussels	mussels
Seafood	seafood	[ˈsiːˈfuːd]
Meat	meat
Nutria	nutria	[ˈnjuːtrɪə]
Octopus	octopus	[ˈɔktəpəs]
Fish	fish
Sausage	sausage	[ˈsɔsɪʤ]
Sardine	sardine
Pork	pork
Herring	herring	[ˈherɪŋ]
Salmon	salmon	[ˈsæmən]
Sausage	sausage	[ˈsɔsɪʤ]
Dried fish	dried fish
Veal	veal
Tuna	tuna	[ˈtuːnə]
Duck	duck
Ground meat	minced meat
Fillet	fillet	[ˈfɪlɪt]

Popular dishes by meal

In English-speaking countries, according to unwritten rules of nutrition, the most significant meal of the day is dinner, and not lunch, as is customary in Russia. Breakfast in the West is also different from what we are used to - it is usually quite high in calories and may include fatty meat; lunch in most cases is fast food, and often not American: Mexican tacos and burritos or Asian noodles. But dinner usually consists of several courses.

Breakfast

Lunches

Dinners

Dessert

The vocabulary on the topic of desserts is characterized by an abundance of names for puddings, cheesecakes and muffins with a variety of fillings. But traditional cakes and sweets are also enjoyed with pleasure in English-speaking countries.

Word	Translation	Transcription
Jam	jam	[ʤæm]
Jelly	jelly	[ˈʤelɪ]
Caramel	caramel	[ˈkærəmel]
Cake	cupcake	[ˈkʌpkeɪk]
Ice cream	ice cream
Nougat	nougat	[ˈnuːgɑː]
Cookie	cookies	[ˈkʊkɪz]
Pie	pie
Cake	cake
Gingerbread	gingerbread	[ˈʤɪnʤəbred]
Pudding	pudding	[ˈpʊdɪŋ]
Cake	cake
Cheesecake	cheesecake	[ˈʧiːzkeɪk]
Chocolate	chocolate	[ˈʧɔkəlɪt]

English names of Russian dishes

Most Russian dishes have no translation; their names are transliterated, that is, simply written in Latin letters. But some Russian dishes also have analogues in Western cuisine.

Word	Translation	Transcription
Beef Stroganoff	stroganoff	[ˈstrəʊgənɔːf]
Borsch	borscht
Vareniki	perogies
The vinaigrette	vinaigrette
Stuffed cabbage rolls	cabbage rolls	[ˈkæbɪʤ rəʊlz]
Draniki	potato slapjacks
Jellied fish	fish in aspic
Kvass	kvass
Sauerkraut	sauerkraut	[ˈsaʊəkraʊt]
Kissel	jelly	[ˈʤelɪ]
Kurnik	chicken pie	[ˈʧɪkɪn paɪ]
Dumplings	dumplings	[ˈdʌmplɪŋs]
Pie	patty	[ˈpætɪ]
Rassolnik	pickle soup
Herring under a Fur Coat	dressed herring
Cheesecake	cottage cheese pancake	[ˈkɔtɪʤ ʧiːz ˈpænkeɪk]
Aspic	jellied meat	[ˈʤelɪd miːt]
Cabbage soup	cabbage soup	[ˈkæbɪʤ suːp]

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