Food & cooking
Everyday meals
Everyday meals: simple foods, snacks, and desserts used to order food and talk about ingredients.
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Found: 10 words
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meat
noun · 3 examples
- I eat meat with rice.
- This meat is cooked well.
- They sell fresh meat here.
beef
noun · 3 examples
- We cook beef slowly.
- I like beef in soup.
- This beef is very tender.
soup
noun · 3 examples
- I want soup for lunch.
- This soup is hot.
- They make soup with carrots.
salad
noun · 3 examples
- She eats salad every day.
- This salad has tomato and lettuce.
- We make salad for lunch.
sandwich
noun · 3 examples
- I pack a sandwich for school.
- This sandwich has cheese inside.
- They eat a sandwich at work.
cake
noun · 3 examples
- We share a cake after dinner.
- This cake has chocolate on top.
- I want to buy a small cake.
biscuit
noun · 3 examples
- I eat a biscuit with tea.
- This biscuit is sweet and crisp.
- She buys one biscuit at the shop.
chocolate
noun · 3 examples
- I like chocolate after lunch.
- This chocolate melts fast.
- They share some chocolate.
jam
noun · 3 examples
- We put jam on toast.
- This jam comes from strawberries.
- I buy jam at the market.
cream
noun · 3 examples
- I add cream to coffee.
- This cream is cold and thick.
- They serve pie with cream.
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