Here are the English words for many different types of food.
Meat
bacon |
beef |
chicken |
cooked meat |
duck |
ham |
kidneys |
lamb |
liver |
mince or minced beef |
paté |
salami |
sausages |
pork |
pork pie |
sausage roll |
turkey |
veal |
Fruit
apple |
apricot |
banana |
blackberry |
blackcurrant |
blueberry |
cherry |
coconut |
fig |
gooseberry |
grape |
grapefruit |
kiwi fruit |
lemon |
lime |
mango |
melon |
orange |
peach |
pear |
pineapple |
plum |
pomegranate |
raspberry |
redcurrant |
rhubarb |
strawberry |
bunch of bananas |
bunch of grapes |
Fish
anchovy |
cod |
haddock |
herring |
kipper (smoked fish, usually herring) |
mackerel |
pilchard |
plaice |
salmon |
sardine |
smoked salmon |
sole |
trout |
tuna |
Vegetables
artichoke |
asparagus |
aubergine |
avocado |
beansprouts |
beetroot |
broad beans |
broccoli |
Brussels sprouts |
cabbage |
carrot |
cauliflower |
celery |
chilli or chilli pepper |
courgette |
cucumber |
French beans |
garlic |
ginger |
leek |
lettuce |
mushroom |
onion |
peas |
pepper |
potato (plural: potatoes) |
pumpkin |
radish |
rocket |
runner beans |
swede |
sweet potato (plural: sweet potatoes) |
sweetcorn |
tomato (plural: tomatoes) |
turnip |
spinach |
spring onion |
squash |
clove of garlic |
stick of celery |
Canned and frozen foods
baked beans |
corned beef |
kidney beans |
soup |
tinned tomatoes |
chips |
fish fingers |
frozen peas |
frozen pizza |
Cooking ingredients
cooking oil |
olive oil |
stock cubes |
tomato purée |
Dairy products
butter |
cream |
cheese |
blue cheese |
cottage cheese |
goats cheese |
crème fraîche |
eggs |
free range eggs |
margarine |
milk |
full-fat milk |
semi-skimmed milk |
skimmed milk |
sour cream |
yoghurt |
Bread, cakes, and home baking
baguette |
bread rolls |
brown bread |
white bread |
garlic bread |
pitta bread |
loaf or loaf of bread |
sliced loaf |
cake |
Danish pastry |
quiche |
sponge cake |
baking powder |
plain flour |
self-raising flour |
cornflour |
sugar |
brown sugar |
icing sugar |
pastry |
yeast |
dried apricots |
prunes |
dates |
raisins |
sultanas |
Breakfast foods
breakfast cereal |
cornflakes |
honey |
jam |
marmalade |
muesli |
porridge |
toast |
Other foods
noodles |
pasta |
pasta sauce |
pizza |
rice |
spaghetti |
Condiments and sauces
ketchup |
mayonnaise |
mustard |
pepper |
salad dressing |
salt |
vinaigrette |
vinegar |
Snacks
biscuits |
chocolate |
crisps |
hummus |
nuts |
olives |
peanuts |
sweets |
walnuts |
Herbs
basil |
chives |
coriander |
dill |
parsley |
rosemary |
sage |
thyme |
Spices
chilli powder |
cinnamon |
cumin |
curry powder |
nutmeg |
paprika |
saffron |
Other useful words
Food packaging
bag of potatoes |
bar of chocolate |
bottle of milk |
carton of milk |
box of eggs |
jar of jam |
pack of butter |
packet of biscuits |
packet of crisps or bag of crisps |
packet of cheese |
punnet of strawberries |
tin of baked beans |
tub of ice cream |