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.

FOOD AND RESTAURANT: (40 terms)
gratuity	small amount of money given in return for service
diner	person who often eats in restaurants
chopped (meat)	cut by a knife or other sharp tool
ingredient	element or component of food
frozen	preserved by freezing
seasoning	term for herbs and spices
rib of beef	meat from a rib section of beef
minced (meat)	cut to very small pieces
fridge	refrigerator, home applience for food storage
flax seeds	seeds of a flax plant
to slug	to drink quickly in large gulps
tuck away	to eat a lot of food
lard	pig fat
clam chowder	thick soup with clams (seafood)
whipped cream	cream mixed using a whisk or mixer
filling	edible mix used to fill meat or other food
meal to go	takeout food, food in plastic container
sweetener	additive for making food sweeter
herbs	plants used for food flavoring
broth	liquid where meat or fish were boiled
to carve	to separate meat using knife
chef	professional cook
to taste good	to have a good taste
to roast	cooking method using dry heat
takeout food	food in plastic container for eating later
sealed container	container with a firm cover
boil up	to cook by boiling in water
to baste	using small amount of water during roasting or cooking
gobble down	quickly eat large quantities of food
soda	carbonated drink in a can (US)
heat up	to reheat
flavour	specific taste
freshly prepared	recently prepared fresh food
spices	seeds, fruit or roots used for food flavouring
nondescript	without any specific characteristic or class
dough	thick paste made by mixing flour and water
cake recipe	step by step process for preparing a cake
tartar sauce	mayonnaise with chopped pickles
microwave	microwave owen used to reheat food
bring to the boil	to reach the state when water boils