Types of Food
English Vocabulary
Let's look at some types of food in English:
Dairy Products: food that is produced from the milk of mammals, such as cows and goats
- Examples of dairy products: butter, cheese, cream, milk, yoghurt (yogurt)
Dessert: the sweet course usually eaten after a main meal.
- Examples of desserts: cake, cookies, cupcakes, ice cream, jelly, mousse, pie, pudding, sundae
Fruit: A fruit is the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh (edible covering). A fruit is normally sweet (or sometimes sour) and can be eaten in its raw (uncooked) state.
- Examples of fruit: apples, bananas, grapes, oranges, pears.
Grains: wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food.
- Examples of grains: barley, oats, rice, quinoa, wheat
Meat: the flesh of an animal / bird used as food.
- Examples of meat: beef, chicken, duck, pork, venison
Seafood: food that comes from the sea / ocean
- Examples of seafood: fish, oysters, scallops, shrimps, tuna
Vegetables: A vegetable is the edible part of a plant that is used in cooking or can sometimes be eaten raw. They are different from fruit in that vegetables don't have seeds.
- Examples of vegetables: carrots, celery, lettuce, onions, potatoes
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