Check out a list of English food names and translations. See items that make up breakfast (Breakfast), lunch (lunch), snack (snack) and dinner (dinner).
In addition to the food names in English, also see what are the most popular typical dishes from the United States and England; the two main English-speaking countries.
Bread (bread)
- Donut – bagel (it is a type of bread in the form of a donut, which is usually baked before being baked.)
- baguette - baguette
- breadsticks – gressino
- brown bread - Rye bread
- Croissant - Croissant
- donut – donut; donut with sugary dough, which can be accompanied by different types of toppings
- French loaf; french stick - baguette
- Fruit bread – bread with candied fruit
- hamburger bun - hamburger bread
- Homemade bread - Homebread
- hot dog bun – hot dog bread
- panettone - panettone
- Pita bread – pita bread; flatbread; Arabic bread
- Pretzel – pretzel (type of dry dough bread, which is knot-shaped and can be sweet or savory)
- roll – French bread; little stick
- Rye bread - Rye bread
- sliced bread; sliced loaf – sliced bread
- Small dinner roll – little tube
- soft roll – hot dog bread
- toast - toast
- Wheat bread - wheat bread
- white bread – white bread (usually sliced)
- whole grain bread; wholemeal bread; whole wheat bread - whole grain bread
IMPORTANT: the word bread (bread) is uncountable and therefore cannot be inflected in the plural. To indicate a certain amount of bread, you can use the word piece (ask) or slice (slice), depending on the situation.
Examples:
- I’d like ten pieces of bread, please. (I would like ten loaves, please.)
- You'll need four slices of bread for this recipe. (You will need four slices of bread for this recipe.)
See too: Countable and uncountable nouns
Meat (meat)
- Baby beef – rump heart
- barbecue - barbecue
- Beef - beef
- chicken breast - chicken breast
- chicken heart - chicken heart)
- chicken leg - chicken thigh
- chicken wing - chicken wing
- chuck – above
- duck - duck
- eyeround - lizard
- Filet mignon - filet mignon
- Flank steak – skirt skirt
- ground beef - Ground beef
- Hamburger - hamburger
- hump steak - termite
- Knuckle – duckling
- Liver - liver
- meatball – meatball
- outside flat – hard thigh
- Ox tongue - bull tongue
- pork chops - pork chop
- pork leg – lost shank
- pork loin - pork loin
- read meats - Red meat
- Rib cuts - rib
- Rump skirt – titty
- Rump steak – rump
- Rump tail – titty
- Rump cover - rump steak
- Rump cap - rump steak
- roast chicken - Roast Chicken
- Steak - beef
- Stew meat – meat for stew
- striploin – kebabs
- T-bone steak - chuleta
- Tenderloin - filet mignon
- thin skirt – skirt skirt
- Top side – soft top
- Sirloin top – kebabs
- Top sirloin cap - rump steak
- Tripod - Tripe; stomach
- turkey - Peru
- white meats – white meats
Meat Preparation Levels
- rare: underdone
- medium-rare: medium, but more for rare
- medium: average
- medium well: medium, but more to the well past
- well done: well done
Sausages, cold cuts and dairy food (sausages, cold cuts and dairy)
- Bologna – bologna
- brie cheese – brie cheese
- butter - butter
- Calabrese sausage - pepperoni sausage
- Cammbert cheese – camembert cheese
- cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese
- cheese - cheese
- chocolate milk - chocolate milk
- Condensed milk - condensed milk
- Coppa salami - Cup
- cottage cheese - cottage cheese
- cream cheese - cream cheese
- Edam cheese – Edam cheese
- feta cheese - feta cheese
- Gouda cheese – Gouda cheese
- ham - Ham
- hot chocolate - hot chocolate
- milk - milk
- milk powder; powdered milk - powdered milk
- Mortadella bologna – bologna
- mozzarella cheese – mozzarella cheese
- parmesan cheese - Parmesan cheese
- ricotta cheese - Ricotta cheese
- salami – salami
- Sausage - sausage; sausage
- smoked sausage - smoked sausage
- Stilton blue cheese – blue cheese
- Swiss cheese - Swiss cheese
- Whipped cream - Chantilly
- yoghurt - yogurt
Fish and seafood
- Anchovies – anchovies
- cape shark – song
- carp – carp
- Caviar – caviar
- Cod - Cod
- Crab - crab
- Crayfish – crayfish
- Crawfish – crayfish
- Dried shrimp – dry shrimp
- heel – eel
- fish - fish
- fish eggs – caviar
- grilled fish - grilled fish
- Lobster – lobster
- mussels – mussels
- octopus – octopus
- oyster – oyster
- Prawn – gray shrimp
- Salmon – salmon
- sardine – sardines
- Sardines in can – canned sardines
- Shark – song
- Shrimp - shrimp
- seafood - Seafood
- Squid - squid
- Trout – trout
- tuna - tuna fish
Fruit
- apple - Apple
- apricot – apricot
- Avocado - avocado
- Banana - banana
- Blackberry - Blackberry
- Cherry - Cherry
- Fig – fig
- Grape - grape
- Kiwi - Kiwi
- lemon - lemon
- lime - lime
- mango - mango
- Melon - melon
- orange - Orange
- papaya - papaya
- peach - peach
- Pineapple - pineapple
- plum - plum
- Raisin - Pass grape
- strawberry - Strawberry
- watermelon - watermelon
See too: fruit in english
Side dishes
- Boiled egg - boiled egg
- beans - bean
- Fried egg - fried egg
- french fries - French fries
- Mashed Potatoes - mashed potatoes
- omelet - omelet
- Rice – rice
- Salad - salad
- Scrambled eggs - scrambled eggs
Vegetables (vegetables)
- Artichoke – artichoke
- Arugula - arugula
- Asparagus – asparagus
- basil - basil
- bean - bean
- beet - beetroot
- bell pepper - Bell pepper
- black-eyed piece – cowpea
- broccoli - broccoli
- cabbage - cabbage
- Carrot - carrot
- Cauliflower - cauliflower
- Celery – celery, celery
- corn - corn
- Chard - Chard
- chicory – chicory
- cucumber – cucumber
- eggplant - aubergine
- Fennel - Fennel
- Garlic - garlic
- ginger - ginger
- green onion - chive
- Leek - leek
- Lettuce - lettuce
- Manioc - cassava
- Mushroom - mushroom
- okra - okra
- olive - olive
- onion - onion
- palm heart - Palm heart
- parsley – parsley; parsley
- ask - pea
- Potato - potato
- Pumpkin - pumpkin
- Radish - radish
- Rice – rice
- spinach - spinach
- Soybean - Soy
- sweet potato - sweet potato
- tomato – tomato
- turnip – turnip
- watercress – watercress
- Yam - Yam
- Zucchini - zucchini
Snacks and beverages (snacks and beverages)
- beer - beer
- Brazilian cheese bread - cheese bread
- cake - cake
- coffee - coffee
- Cookies - cookies
- Corn flakes – corn flakes cereal
- fruit salad - fruit salad
- Hamburger - hamburger
- hot dog - hot dog
- ice cream - Ice cream
- jam - jelly
- Jello - gelatine
- juice - juice
- muesli - granola
- pie – pie
- Pizza - Pizza
- popcorn - popcorn
- Popsicle - Popsicle
- pudding - pudding
- Sandwich - sandwich
- Soda - soda
- Soft drink - soda
- tea - tea
- toast - toast
- water - Water
- wine - wine
- white coffee - coffee with milk
Typical dishes in the United States
1. Fried chicken
Very common in the southern region of the United States, it is a dish composed of seasoned, breaded and fried chicken, which may or may not be accompanied by French fries.
2. Apple Pie
Despite having European origins, apple pie is very traditional throughout the country. Made up of sliced apples sprinkled with vanilla, sugar and cinnamon, arranged in a golden, crunchy mass, the delicacy often appears in American TV series and movies.
3. Barbecue ribs (Ribs with barbecue sauce)
Ribs are an integral part of a traditional American barbecue. Pork ribs are typically used, but the dish can also be made with beef ribs.
They are usually accompanied by French fries and roasted corn.
4. pancake (pancake)
For breakfast, pancakes are as traditional for an American as bread and butter is for a Brazilian.
They are usually stacked and served with a traditional syrup called maple syrup (similar to molasses), or with fruits, jellies, chocolate and other types of toppings.
5. Mac n’ cheese (macaroni and cheese)
The dish consists of a mixture of eggs and different types of seasoned and melted cheeses, which make up a sauce that involves the elbow-type noodles.
Some choose to serve the delicacy with small pieces of fried bacon sprinkled on top of the plate.
Typical dishes in England
1. Fish n’ chips (fish and chips)
The dish consists of seasoned fish fillet, breaded and fried, accompanied by french fries
Optionally it can also be served with salad and sauces.
2. English breakfast
If you ever stay in a hotel and breakfast is a english breakfast, know that a dish awaits you, consisting of fried eggs, bacon and sausage, toasted bread and baked beans. That's right, baked beans!
With such a hearty breakfast, you can go for a walk without worrying about your next meal time!
3. Scones (kind of bread roll)
Original from Scotland, scones are very traditional in the famous English afternoon tea.
They are made from sugar, flour and milk and are usually served with red fruit jelly.
4. Summer pudding
Summer pudding is traditionally made in the season of the year to which it refers, as it is at this time that the main ingredients of this delicacy are available: red fruits.
The dish also has as ingredients: wine, bread and sugar.
5. Cornish pasty
The delicacy is a kind of savory product consisting of a thick dough made of potatoes, flour and onions, stuffed with roasted meat and pepper sauce.
Despite being originally from the Cornwall (Cornwall) region, it is commonly found throughout England.
To complement your English studies, see also:
- much and many
- add and any
- Few and little
- how much and how many
