Food is a universal language, and understanding basic food vocabulary is essential for everyday life and communication.
In this lesson, we’ll explore words associated with fundamental food items.
Basic foods vocabulary
- Bread: A staple food made from flour, water, and yeast, often baked.
- Rice: A staple grain and primary food source for a large part of the world’s population.
- Vegetables: Edible plants, such as carrots, broccoli, and spinach, commonly consumed for their nutritional value.
- Fruits: Edible, usually sweet or sour, products of flowering plants, such as apples, bananas, and oranges.
- Meat: The flesh of animals, especially when used as food, such as beef, chicken, and pork.
- Fish: A group of cold-blooded, aquatic animals, often consumed for their flesh.
- Milk: A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals, commonly consumed as a beverage.
- Cheese: A food made from the curds of milk, often aged for flavor.
- Eggs: The oval reproductive bodies laid by hens, often used as food.
- Butter: A dairy product made from the fat of milk.
- Sugar: A sweet crystalline substance extracted from various plants, commonly used to sweeten food and drinks.
- Salt: A mineral substance used to season and preserve food.
Congratulations on expanding your basic food vocabulary! Whether you’re planning meals, shopping for groceries, or discussing culinary preferences, these words will prove valuable in expressing your thoughts about food. Stay tuned for more vocabulary lessons on our language-learning journey!
