| Words | Meaning | Usage |
| Fresh | Food products which are recently prepared | The store around the corner has fresh curd today |
| Bake | Food cooked with dry heat and without exposing it to flames | He loves baking as he recently completed his nutrition course |
| Grill | Food cooked using a grill | KCF serves grilled chicken |
| Slice | A small portion or part | I will only eat a slice of cake as I am on a diet |
| Spoonful | As much as a spoon can hold | I consume one spoonful of sugar in coffee |
| Delicious | Something very tasty | This dish is very delicious |
| Spicy | Flavoured with spices | Indian foods are full of spicy ingredients |
| Tasteless | Without any taste or flavour | This coffee house serves tasteless snacks |
| Savoury | Delicious or Tasty | My brother knows how to cook savoury food |
| Cuisine | A method or way of cooking specific to a region or area | Indian cuisines are served all around the world |
| Four-course meal | 1 mean consist of 4 parts: soup, appetiser, main course and dessert | Indias serves four-course meals during a wedding |
| Appetiser | The food served after the soup and before the main course | Can you serve us something in Chinese as appetise |
| Barbeque | Food cooked over an open fire on a special appliance or outdoors | Barbeque dishes first originated in Western nations |
| Swallow | Eating food without chewing it | You might choke yourself if you swallow food |
| Buffet | A meal which includes various dishes that guests have to serve for themselves | Buffets serves some really delicious food |
| Poach | Cooking eggs without their outer shell in boiling water | Poached eggs taste better |
Vocabulary to talk about cafés
not look like much: the appearance is not very attractive
the first thing that hits you is: the first impression or sensation you have
be after something: want something
home-made: not commercially bought
run something: in charge of or responsible for
happen to pass by: be there by chance
fancy a bite to eat: have the desire to eat something
give them all a miss: to avoid or say “no” to
go for: to make a choice out of preference
come back for more: return and ask for the same again
soak up the atmosphere: enjoy listening to people and looking at your surroundings
feel like a home from home: a place where you feel welcome and comfortable
hurry you up: make you finish quickly and leave
put so much into the place: work very hard to make something successful
find the time to pass the time of day with someone: make time to talk about everyday things
Food vocabulary
A balanced diet – A diet of mostly healthy food that has the right amount of nutrients
A bottle of bubbly – Sparkling wine
A decadent chocolate pudding – Luxurious or self-indulgent chocolate pudding
A doggy bag – The leftovers of a meal in a restaurant taken home
A scrumptious meal – A delicious meal
A slap up meal – an expensive or very indulgent ‘treat’ meal
A sweet tooth – An enjoyment of sweet food
An English breakfast – A large cooked breakfast that includes egg and bacon
Calm the hunger pangs – To reduce the discomfort caused by hunger
Candle lit dinner – A romantic dinner by candlelight
Covered in a rich sauce – Covered in a creamy gravy
Cut down on – To reduce consumption
Daily consumption – The amount that you eat everyday
Dying of hunger – Very hungry
Exotic meals – Meals that originate in other countries
Fine dining – Food catering to expensive tastes in a formal setting
Food preparation – Preparing food
Food production – Producing food
Fussy eater – Someone dislikes many foods
Home-cooked meals – Meals cooked at home
Homemade food – Food made at home
Junk food – Food with little nutritional value
Leafy vegetables – Vegetables such as spinach and cabbage
Mouth-watering meals – Delicious meals
Nutritious food – Food with many nutrients
Quick snack – a small meal that’s easy to eat ‘on the go’.
Packed with vitamins – Full of vitamins
Piping hot cup of coffee – Very hot coffee
Pub lunch – Lunch served in a bar
Rabbit food – Salad vegetables
Ready meals – Heat and eat meals
Refined carbohydrates – Foods such as white rice, white bread
Savouring the food – Enjoying the food
Scrumptious meal – An exceptionally tasty meal
Seasonal fruits – Fruits that grow in season
Starving hungry – Extremely hungry
Wining and dining – Entertainment that includes good food