10 lessons · 100 meanings
English food and cooking vocabulary
Find words for ingredients, meals, drinks and the equipment used to prepare them. The cooking sets include actions as well as the names of foods, so you can connect what is in your kitchen with what you do there.
Start with food you recognise, then open a cooking or kitchen set. Try describing the ingredients and actions in a meal you make, using the example sentences to check how each word fits.
Words to start with
Read a meaning and an example, then open its lesson for the rest of the words.
apple
A1noun · /ˈæpəl/
A round fruit with firm, sweet flesh and red, green, or yellow skin.
“I put an apple in my lunch bag.”
View set: Fruit and vegetables →plate
A2noun · /pleɪt/
A flat dish for serving or eating food.
“I put the sandwich on the plate.”
View set: Kitchen equipment →milk
A1noun · /mɪlk/
The white liquid produced by cows and some other animals, used as a drink or to make food.
“I put milk on my cereal.”
View set: Food and drink basics →meat
A1noun · /miːt/
food from an animal, often cooked and eaten as a main part of a meal
“I eat meat with rice.”
View set: Everyday meals →cut
A1verb · /kʌt/
to divide something with a sharp tool
“I cut the apple into small pieces.”
View set: Cooking actions →food
A1noun · /fuːd/
things that people or animals eat
“We bought food for the picnic.”
View set: Meals and drinks →
Lessons in this topic
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Fruit and vegetables
Choose fresh food at the market and talk about what goes into your meals.
Words include: apple, banana, orange, lemon, carrot…
A1A210 wordsKitchen equipment
Choose the utensils, dishes and equipment used to prepare and serve a meal.
Words include: plate, bowl, cup, glass, fork…
A1A2B110 wordsFood and drink basics
Name staple foods and drinks when preparing breakfast or shopping for everyday meals.
Words include: milk, water, tea, coffee, juice…
A110 wordsEveryday meals
Everyday meals: simple foods, snacks, and desserts used to order food and talk about ingredients.
Words include: meat, beef, soup, salad, sandwich…
A1A210 wordsCooking actions
Cooking actions for preparing food in a kitchen.
Words include: cut, chop, slice, pour, mix…
A1A2B1B2C110 wordsMeals and drinks
Everyday words for meals, drinks and choosing food.
Words include: food, meal, lunch, dinner, diet…
A1A210 wordsIngredients and portions
Ingredients, flavorings and amounts of food.
Words include: salt, sugar, oil, nut, fat…
A1A2B1B210 wordsFood and shopping
Food, containers and places to shop.
Words include: fruit, vegetable, dish, ice cream, sauce…
A1A210 wordsFood qualities and ingredients
Adjectives for food, tastes and types of ingredients.
Words include: fresh, sweet, delicious, spicy, bitter…
A1A2B1B210 wordsFood ingredients, taste and packaging
Describe ingredients, flavors and kitchen containers.
Words include: flour, chip, dairy, flavour, taste…
A2B1B210 words