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pear (the soft sweet fruit)

A sweet green or yellow fruit with a round bottom and narrow top.

peach (soft fuzzy summer fruit)

A soft round fruit with fuzzy orange-pink skin and a large stone.

cherry (small round red fruit)

A small round red fruit with a stone, often eaten in summer.

pineapple (tropical fruit with spiky skin)

A large tropical fruit with rough skin and sweet yellow flesh.

watermelon (big green fruit with red flesh)

A very large green fruit with sweet red flesh and black seeds.

melon (large sweet round fruit)

A large round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and a thick skin.

coconut (hard brown tropical fruit)

A large brown tropical fruit with white flesh and liquid inside.

cucumber (long green salad vegetable)

A long green vegetable with watery flesh, often eaten raw in salads.

lettuce (green leafy salad vegetable)

A green leafy vegetable used as the base of most salads.

pea (small round green vegetable)

A small round green vegetable that grows in a pod, usually eaten cooked.

bean (edible seed vegetable)

A seed eaten as a vegetable, such as green beans or kidney beans.

cabbage (round leafy vegetable)

A round vegetable with many thick green or white leaves.

broccoli (green tree-shaped vegetable)

A green vegetable with a thick stem and small flower-like tops.

turkey (the meat of a large bird)

The meat of a large bird, often eaten at holiday meals.

steak (a thick cut of meat)

A thick flat piece of good-quality meat, usually beef.

seafood (edible animals from the sea)

Fish and other animals from the sea, eaten as food.

shrimp (small shellfish, also prawn)

A small sea animal with a shell, eaten cooked; also called prawn.

lamb (meat from a young sheep)

The meat of a young sheep.

flour (powder for making bread/cakes)

A white or brown powder made from grain, used to make bread and cakes.

toast (heated crispy bread)

Bread that has been heated until it is brown and crispy.

roll (small round bread)

A small round piece of bread for one person.

croissant (curved buttery pastry)

A soft, buttery pastry shaped like a crescent, often eaten at breakfast.

pie (baked pastry with filling)

A baked dish with pastry around a sweet or savory filling.

muffin (small individual sweet cake)

A small sweet cake for one person, often with fruit or chocolate.

donut (round sweet fried cake)

A small round sweet cake, often with a hole in the middle.

smoothie (thick blended fruit drink)

A thick cold drink made from fruit blended with milk or yogurt.

milkshake (cold milk and ice cream drink)

A cold sweet drink made from milk and ice cream, often with a flavor.

hot chocolate (warm chocolate milk drink)

A warm sweet drink made from chocolate and milk.

cola (dark sweet fizzy drink)

A sweet, dark, fizzy soft drink.

popcorn (puffed corn snack)

Corn that has been heated until it pops, eaten as a snack.

peanut (small common snack nut)

A small nut often eaten salted as a snack or made into butter.

dessert (sweet course after a meal)

The sweet food eaten at the end of a meal.

pudding (sweet dessert dish, British)

A sweet dish eaten after a meal; another word for dessert (British English).

ketchup (thick red tomato sauce)

A thick red sauce made from tomatoes, eaten with chips and burgers.

mustard (spicy yellow condiment)

A spicy yellow or brown sauce, often eaten with meat.

mayonnaise (thick creamy white sauce)

A thick, pale, creamy sauce made with eggs and oil.

vinegar (sour flavoring liquid)

A sour liquid used to add flavor to food, especially salads and chips.

flavor (the taste of food/drink)

The particular taste of a food or drink.

taste (the flavor sensed in the mouth)

The flavor of something in your mouth, such as sweet or sour.

to taste (have a flavor; try food)

To have a particular flavor, or to try a small amount of food.

restaurant (place to eat a meal out)

A place where you can buy and eat a meal.

café (small coffee and snacks place)

A small place that sells coffee, tea and light meals.

menu (list of dishes in a restaurant)

A list of the food and drinks you can order in a restaurant.

to order (ask for food in a restaurant)

To ask for food or drinks in a restaurant or café.

order (the food you asked for)

The food or drinks that you have asked for in a restaurant.

bill (paper showing what you must pay)

A piece of paper showing how much you must pay in a restaurant.

waiter (man who serves in a restaurant)

A man who brings food and drinks to people in a restaurant.

waitress (woman who serves in a restaurant)

A woman who brings food and drinks to people in a restaurant.

tip (extra money for good service)

Extra money you give to a waiter for good service.

dish (a prepared food item on a menu)

Food prepared in a particular way as part of a meal.

starter (first small course of a meal)

A small dish eaten at the beginning of a meal, before the main course.

main course (the biggest dish of a meal)

The largest and most important dish of a meal.

customer (a person who buys/orders)

A person who buys food or drinks in a shop or restaurant.

takeaway (food bought to eat elsewhere)

A meal you buy at a restaurant and eat somewhere else (British English).

to book a table (reserve a place to eat)

To arrange in advance to have a table at a restaurant.

bar (place that serves drinks)

A place where you can buy and drink alcoholic and other drinks.

tasty (having a good flavor)

Having a good, pleasant flavor.

yummy (tasting very good, casual)

Tasting very good; used mostly in casual, friendly speech.

ripe (ready to eat, of fruit)

Describing fruit or vegetables that are ready to eat.

raw (not cooked)

Describing food that is not cooked.

frozen (kept very cold and hard)

Describing food that is kept very cold and hard so it lasts longer.

full (having eaten enough)

Having eaten enough and not wanting any more food.

vegetarian (not eating/containing meat)

Describing a person who does not eat meat, or food without meat.

healthy (good for your body, of food)

Describing food that is good for your body.

pepper (the bell-shaped vegetable; not the black/white table spice)

A red, green or yellow vegetable with a hollow inside; a bell pepper. (Not the black/white table spice.)

bacon (cured smoked pork strips, eaten at breakfast)

Cured, smoked strips of meat from a pig, often eaten at breakfast.

pancake (thin flat fried cake)

A thin flat cake made from flour, eggs and milk, cooked in a pan.

biscuit (small crisp flat sweet snack; British English for cookie)

A small, crisp flat sweet snack, usually eaten with tea (British English; American English 'cookie').

lemonade (still lemon drink in AmE; fizzy lemon soda in BrE)

A lemon drink: a still drink made from lemons, sugar and water in American English, but a fizzy lemon-flavoured soda in British English.

nut (hard-shelled edible seed)

A small hard dry fruit with a shell, eaten as a snack.

spice (plant flavoring for food)

A part of a plant used to give food a strong flavor.

prawn (British English; American: shrimp)

British English word for a small edible shellfish, especially the larger kinds.

doughnut (British English; American: donut)

British English spelling for a round sweet fried cake.

flavour (British English; American: flavor)

British English spelling for the taste of food or drink.

cookie (American English; British: biscuit)

American English word for a small crisp sweet baked snack.

takeout (American English; British: takeaway)

American English word for food bought to eat somewhere else.

appetizer (American English; British: starter)

American English word for the first small course of a meal.

check (American English; British: bill)

American English word for the paper showing what you must pay in a restaurant.