English Words About 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?
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Vocabulary
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 cheery 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.
Food - Eating and Drinking

bite - Don't bite off more meat than you can comfortably chews.
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.
Food - Preparing Drinks
add - Add two shots of whisky and some run.

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 in 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.
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Ordering food in a restaurant is one of the most basic - and daunting to some beginners - task that
beginners need to learn. Ordering food in a restaurant is also one of the most important language
functions for any learner. Everyone needs to eat, so every class will discuss and practice ordering
in a restaurant sooner or later. This simple lesson is aimed at beginners who are practicing
ordering for the very first time.
Aim: Ordering food in a restaurant using basic vocabulary
Activity: Simple dialogues and more a more challenging listening comprehension for passive
understanding skills
Level: Beginner
Outline:
Ask students to name different types of food they can find in a restaurant.
Write the vocabulary on the board and make sure students also take note.
Give students the dialogue and menu, and ask them to read through it
carefully. Point out the use of "would like" for asking for and making request.
You may also want to make sure they notice the use of "here you are" instead
of "please" when handing someone something (a rather common mistake
beginners make).
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Pair students up and ask them to use the menu (or a more interesting menu
you may have lying around) to role play through ordering a meal. Both students
should switch roles a number of times.
If you have access to a computer in the classroom improve passive

understanding by doing thelistening comprehension which can be found
at http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blrestorder.htm
Ask students which other types of formulas were used in the listening
comprehension.
Ordering Food in a Restaurant
Read this dialogue
Waiter: Hello, Can I help you?
Kim: Yes, I'd like to have some lunch.
Waiter: Would you like a starter?
Kim: Yes, I'd like a bowl of chicken soup, please.
Waiter: And what would you like for a main course?
Kim: I'd like a grilled cheese sandwich.
Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?
Kim: Yes, I'd like a glass of Coke, please.
Waiter... After Kim has her lunch.: Can I bring you anything else?
Kim: No thank you. Just the bill.
Waiter: Certainly.
Kim:I don't have my glasses. How much is the lunch?
Waiter: That's $6.75.
Kim: Here you are. Thank you very much.
Waiter: You're welcome. Have a good day.

Kim: Thank you, the same to you.
Use this menu to practice ordering food in a restaurant.
Joe's Restaurant
Starters
Chicken Soup
$2.50
Salad
$3.25
Sandwiches - Main Course

Ham and cheese
$3.50
Tuna
$3.00
Vegetarian
$4.00
Grilled Cheese
$2.50
Piece of Pizza
$2.50
Cheeseburger
$4.50
Hamburger deluxe
$5.00
Spaghetti
$5.50
Drinks
Coffee
$1.25
Tea
$1.25
Soft Drinks - Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, etc.
$1.75
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Here is a list of the top 170 English vocabulary items for the service industry. This selection of
vocabulary is based on the Occupational Handbook provided by the United States Department of
Labor. >
1. Food
2. Workers
3. Service
4. Stores
5. Services
6. Grocery
7. Drinking
8. Preparation
9. Establishments
10. Restaurants
11. Training
12. Employees
13. Items
14. Store
15. Order
16. Cooks
17. Customers
18. Serving
19. Prepare
20. Chefs
21. Sales
22. Cashiers
23. Clerks
24. Orders
25. Restaurant
26. Stock
27. Offer
28. Dining
29. Hours
30. Inventory
31. Waiters
32. Waitresses
33. Eating
34. Section
35. Kitchen
36. Menu
37. Convenience
38. Prepared
39. Provide
40. Beverages
41. Fillers
42. Foods
43. Sell
44. Meat
45. Serve
46. Variety
47. Chains
48. Culinary
49. Customer
50. Line
51. Staff
52. Alcoholic
53. Beverage
54. Change
55. Dishes
56. Hostesses
57. Hosts
58. Meals
59. Products
60. Room
61. Supermarkets
62. Cafeteria
63. Cooking
64. Counter
65. Product
66. Retail
67. Salads
68. Sandwiches
69. Assistant
70. Attendants
71. Clean
72. Coffee
73. Consumption
74. Diners
75. Establishment
76. Fish
77. Local
78. Maintain
79. Manager
80. Marketing
81. Office
82. Patrons
83. Processing
84. Selling
85. Supervisors
86. Bartenders
87. Cafeterias
88. Cash
89. Computer
90. Cook
91. Department
92. Equipment
93. Fill
94. Health
95. Level
96. Premises
97. Preparing
98. Proportion
99. Purchase
100.
Required
101.
Safety
102.
Schedules
103.
Supplies
104.
Systems
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1. Tables
2. Tasks
3. Tips
4. Train
5. Addition
6. Assist
7. Baggers
8. Bakers
9. Chef
10. Compared
11. Consumer
12. Demand
13. Hospitality
14. Increase
15. Kitchens
16. Merchandise
17. Move
18. Moving
19. Operation
20. Oversee
21. Package
22. Perform
23. Place
24. Poultry
25. Run
26. Specialty
27. Supermarket
28. Trade
29. Area
30. Bars
31. Benefits
32. Butchers
33. Checkout
34. Cleaning
35. Company
36. Contact
37. Counters
38. Courtesy
39. Dishwashers
40. Entry
41. Floor
42. Fresh
43. Groceries
44. Group
45. Growth
46. Handling
47. Hourly
48. Ingredients
49. Longer
50. Manage
51. Nonfood
52. Nonsupervisory
53. Numerous
54. Performance
55. Prices
56. Produce
57. Recipes
58. Register
59. Replacement
60. Select
61. Selection
62. Selections
63. Shifts
64. Shop
65. Smaller
66. Snack
67. Specialize
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Food - Condition

fresh - Sushi always requires fresh fish.

English Pub Food Menus

fry - I usually fry some eggs and bacon on Saturday mornings.

bar - Melt one bar of butter for the sauce.

Food - Eating and Drinking

Food - Preparing Drinks

add - Add two shots of whisky and some run.

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