Food and restaurant vocabulary

Vocabulary about food, cooking and in a restaurant

I am pretty sure that many of you who have traveled or lived in English speaking countries, have visited some good restaurants. There is something special about eating delicious dishes in foreign country. Good knowledge of English names of meals and ingredients is in this situation absolutely necessary. Otherwise you may end up getting a meal that you didn’t want to eat.

Vocabulary

So in order to avoid any embarrassing moments, you should learn at least some names of meals and also the way how to have a conversation in an English restaurant.

In this list you will find English meals, drinks and many other words, phrases and expressions related to food, cooking and dining. If you are on a vacation, where you need to speak English and want to fully enjoy local cuisine, this list will be your valuable guide. Phrases and terms from this list can be used in the following situations:

1. conversation with a waiter in a restaurant
2. shopping for groceries in an English speaking country
3. reading a recipe or cooking instructions in English




So scroll down and check these phrases, words and the names of meals and ingredients. You will definitely appreciate them when you are dining out, preparing meals or doing any activity related to food.

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FOOD AND RESTAURANT: (40 terms)
sodacarbonated drink in a can (US)
freshly preparedrecently prepared fresh food
seasoningterm for herbs and spices
rib of beefmeat from a rib section of beef
nondescriptwithout any specific characteristic or class
minced (meat)cut to very small pieces
ingredientelement or component of food
brothliquid where meat or fish were boiled
fridgerefrigerator, home applience for food storage
herbsplants used for food flavoring
boil upto cook by boiling in water
chefprofessional cook
to slugto drink quickly in large gulps
spicesseeds, fruit or roots used for food flavouring
flavourspecific taste
fillingedible mix used to fill meat or other food
sweeteneradditive for making food sweeter
clam chowderthick soup with clams (seafood)
tartar saucemayonnaise with chopped pickles
chopped (meat)cut by a knife or other sharp tool
sealed containercontainer with a firm cover
whipped creamcream mixed using a whisk or mixer
to taste goodto have a good taste
to carveto separate meat using knife
takeout foodfood in plastic container for eating later
flax seedsseeds of a flax plant
frozenpreserved by freezing
tuck awayto eat a lot of food
microwavemicrowave owen used to reheat food
meal to gotakeout food, food in plastic container
heat upto reheat
gobble downquickly eat large quantities of food
gratuitysmall amount of money given in return for service
cake recipestep by step process for preparing a cake
to basteusing small amount of water during roasting or cooking
to roastcooking method using dry heat
lardpig fat
doughthick paste made by mixing flour and water
bring to the boilto reach the state when water boils
dinerperson who often eats in restaurants