100+ Food Vocabulary Words You Need To Know

In this article, you’ll find some important vocabulary words about food and cooking. The words at the top of the list are the ones most associated with food, and as you go down the relatedness becomes more slight.

There are already a bunch of websites that help you find synonyms for various words, but only a handful that help you find related, or even loosely associated words. So although you might see some synonyms of food in the list below, many of the words below will have other relationships with food.

So it’s the sort of list that would be useful for helping you build a food vocabulary list, or just a general food word list for whatever purpose, but it’s not necessarily going to be useful if you’re looking for words that mean the same thing as food.

S.No.	Word	Meaning

1	Almond	An almond is a type of nut.
2	Apple	An apple is a juicy fruit that grows on an apple tree.
3	Appleseed	Appleseed was a legendary man who planted apple trees through the USA. His real name was John Chapman, but he was called Johnny Appleseed because of his love for growing apple trees.
4	Artichoke	The artichoke is a spiny, green vegetable.
5	Avocado	The avocado is an oily, green fruit; it is sometimes called the alligator pear. Avocados grow on trees in warm areas.
6	Bagel	A bagel is a chewy kind of roll.
7	Baker	A baker bakes food in the oven, like breads, cakes, and cookies.
8	Banana	Bananas are a sweet, yellow fruit.
9	Batter	A batter is an uncooked, liquid mixture of flour, eggs, butter and other ingredients. When a batter is cooked, it becomes solid. Cookies, cakes, and muffins are made from batter.
10	Birthday cake	Birthday cakes are sweet and delicious!
11	Blackberry	Blackberries are dark-colored, edible berries that grow on prickly vines.
12	Bowl	You can eat soup or cereal in a bowl.
13	Bread	Bread is made from flour and is baked in an oven.
14	Breakfast	Breakfast is a meal that is eaten in the morning.
15	Broccoli	Broccoli is a green vegetable.
16	Bubble gum	You can chew bubble gum and blow bubbles.
17	Bun	A bun is a sweet roll. butter Butter is a rich spread made from cream.
18	Cake	Cake is a sweet dessert.
19	Candy	Candy is very sweet
20	Carrot	A carrot is an orange vegetable that grows underground.
21	Cauliflower	Cauliflower is a white vegetable; it is related to broccoli.
22	Celery	Celery is a crisp, green vegetable.
23	Cheese	Cheese is a food made from milk.
24	Chef	A chef cooks food.
25	Cherries	Cherries are a sweet, tangy, red fruit.
26	Chocolate	Chocolate is a tasty treat made from cocoa beans and sugar.
27	Chopsticks	Chopsticks are eating utensils used by many people in Asia.
28	Coffee	Coffee is a drink made from roasted coffee beans.
29	Cookie	Cookies are small, sweet, baked treats.
30	Cork	A cork is used as a bottle stopper. It is made from tree bark.
31	Corn	Corn is a yellow vegetable you can eat on its cob. Corn was grown by Native Americans for thousands of years before the Europeans settled in North America.
32	Cornucopia	A cornucopia, also called a horn of plenty, is a horn-shaped basket that is filled with fruit and grains. It is a symbol of abundance and prosperity.
33	Cotton candy	Cotton candy is a sweet treat that is spun from sugar.
34	Cream	Cream is the richest part of milk. Butter and ice cream are made from cream.
35	Cucumber	Cucumber is a cool, crisp vegetable that is good in salad.
36	Cuisine	A cuisine is a style of preparing food.
37	Cupboard	Things are stored in cupboards. cup You can drink from a cup.
38	Cupcake	A cupcake is a tiny cake.
39	Dessert	Desserts are sweet treats.
40	Diet	A balanced diet is good for you.
41	Dinner	Dinner is a meal that is eaten in the evening.
42	Dish	We eat food on a dish.
43	Doughnut	Doughnuts are sweet and have a hole in their middle
44	Drink	People need to drink water every day.
45	Egg carton	Egg cartons hold eggs and keep them from breaking.
46	Eat	We eat when we are hungry.
47	Egg	Many animals hatch from eggs. Dinosaurs hatched from eggs. People eat a lot of chicken eggs.
48	Eggplant	An eggplant is a purple vegetable.
49	Flour	Flour is ground up grain (like wheat). Bread is made from flour.
50	Food	We eat food to get energy and to grow.
51	Food pyramid	The food pyramid is a diagram that lets you know the US government’s recommended diet.
52	Food web	The food web (or food chain) is all of the interactions between predators and prey in which plants and animals obtain food.
53	Fork	Forks are used for eating solid food.
54	Freezer	A freezer keeps things icy.
55	Fruit	Fruit is the part of some plants that contains the seeds. Apples, strawberries, oranges, and bananas are fruit.
56	Frying pan	You can cook food in a frying pan.
57	Gingerbread	Gingerbread is a spicy cookie. Gingerbread men and gingerbread women are cookies shaped like little people.
58	Glass	We drink out of glasses.
59	Grapefruit	Grapefruits are a type of citrus fruit that sometime squirt you when you eat them.
60	Grapes	Grapes are delicious fruit that grow on vines.
61	Grater	A grater is a tool used to cut food into tiny pieces.
62	Green bean	A green bean is a long, thin, green vegetable. It is pod that contains bean seeds. It is also called a string bean.
63	Ham	Ham is a type of meat that comes from the top part of a pig’s leg.
64	Hamburger	A hamburger is a cooked patty of ground beef, usually served in a bun.
65	Honey	Honey is a sweet substance made by bees.
66	Hot dog	A hot dog is a type of cooked meat in the shape of a sausage; it is usually served in a long bun.
67	Hungry	When you’re hungry, you want to eat some food.
68	Ice	Ice is frozen water.
69	Ice cream	Ice cream is cold, creamy, and sweet treat.
70	Icecream cone	An ice cream cone is nice to eat on a hot summer day.
71	Iced tea	Iced tea is a cold drink.
72	Jam	Jam is a spread made from fruit.
73	Jelly	Jelly is a spread made from fruit juice.
74	Jellybeans	Jellybeans are colorful and sweet.
75	Jug	A jug holds a liquid, like water.
76	Juice	Juice is pressed from fruit or vegetables.
77	Kettle	A kettle is a pot in which you boil water.
78	Kitchen	People prepare and store food in a kitchen.
79	Kiwi	The kiwi is a tangy fruit that grows in warm areas.
80	Knife	You can cut things with a knife.
81	Ladle	A ladle is a large spoon used to serve soup and gravy.
82	Lemon	A lemon is a sour, yellow fruit.
83	Lemonade	Lemonade is a drink made from water, lemon juice, and sugar.
84	Lettuce	Lettuce is a leafy vegetable that is good in salads.
85	Licorice	Licorice is a type of candy.
86	Lime	A lime is a sour, green citrus fruit.
87	Lollipop	A lollipop is candy on a stick.
88	Lunch	Lunch is a meal eaten in the middle of the day.
89	Lunch box	Some people carry their lunch in a lunch box.
90	Macaroni	Macaroni is a tube-shaped noodle.
91	Meal	Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are meals.
92	Measuring cup	A measuring cup is useful in baking and cooking.
93	Meat	Meat is a type of food that comes from animals. Some types of meat are beef and ham.
94	Melon	Melons are fruits that have a rind.
95	Microwave oven	Microwave ovens heat up food quickly.
96	Milk	Milk comes from cows and other mammals.
97	Muffin	Muffins are small, baked goods made from a batter.
98	Mug	A mug is a large cup.
99	Mushroom	Mushrooms are fast-growing fungi. They grow in dark, damp places.
100	Napkin	After you eat, you can clean your face with a napkin.
101	Nectarine	A nectarine is a sweet, juicy fruit with smooth skin; it is related to the peach.
102	Noodles	Noodles are flat strips of pasta. Noodles were invented in China.
103	Nut	A nut is a dry seed or fruit with a hard shell.
104	Oatmeal	Oatmeal is a cereal.
105	Oil	Oil is a greasy liquid.
106	Olive	An olive is an oily fruit that grows on an evergreen tree.
107	Omelet	An omelet is a dish made from eggs.
108	Omnivore	An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and meat. People are omnivores
109	Onion	Onions are sharp tasting vegetables.
110	Orange	Oranges are sweet, juicy fruit.
111	Orange juice	Orange juice is made from oranges.
112	Oven	Ovens get very hot. You can bake food in an oven.
113	Oven mitt	An oven mitt protects your hand when you put things in or out of an oven.
114	Oyster	The oyster is a soft-bodied marine animal that is protected by two hard shells.
115	Pan	You can cook food in a pan.
116	Paper plate	A paper plate is a disposable plate that is made out of paper. People use paper plates at picnics.
117	Pasta	Pasta is a type of food made from flour. Spaghetti and macaroni are types of pasta.
118	Peach	Peaches are sweet, juicy fruit with fuzzy skin.
119	Peanut	Peanuts grow underground; they are a type of legume.
120	Pear	The pear is a sweet fruit with a thin skin.
121	Pea pod	Peas grow in pea pods.
122	Peas	Peas are small, round vegetables.
123	Pepper	Pepper is a spice that many people use to season their food.
124	Pepper	A pepper is a sharptasting, hollow vegetable. Peppers can be red, green, yellow, and orange.
125	Pickle	A pickle is a cucumber that is preserved in brine.
126	Pie	A pie is a dessert that is made with fruit and has a crust.
127	Pitcher	A pitcher is a container for pouring liquids.
128	Pizza	Pizza is made of dough that is covered with tomato sauce and cheese; it is baked in an oven.
129	Plate	A plate is a flat dish on which we put food.
130	Plum	A plum is a sweet, juicy, purple fruit.
131	Pod	Peas grow in pea pods.
132	Popsicle	A popsicles is a sweet, frozen treat on a stick.
133	Pot	People cook food in pots.
134	Potato	Potatoes are starchy vegetables that grow undergound.
135	Pretzel	Pretzels are salty, knotted snacks.
136	Prune	A prune is a dried plum.
137	Pumpkin	The pumpkin is a large, orange vegetable that grows on a vine.
138	Pumpkin pie	Pumpkin pie is a dessert made from pumpkins.
139	Radish	A radish is a sharptasting vegetable that grows underground.
140	Raisin	Raisins are dried grapes.
141	Raspberry	Raspberries are a type of edible berry that grows on a prickly vine.
142	Recipe	A recipe is a set of instructions for making a type of food.
143	Refrigerator	A refrigerator is a machine that keeps food cold
144	Rice	Rice is a food. It is a grain that grows in warm, wet soil. Rice is an important food in much of Asia.
145	Roll	A roll is a small piece of baked dough.
146	Rolling pin	A rolling pin is used to roll out dough.
147	Salad	A salad is a type of food that is usually made with lettuce and other vegetables.
148	Salami	Salami is a type of salty, spicy meat product, usually made from beef and/or pork.
149	Salt	Salt is an important crystalline mineral that we use to season our food.
150	Sandwich	A sandwich is cheese, peanut butter, meat, or another filling between two slices of bread.
151	Sausage	Sausage is a type of meat.
152	Slice	When something is sliced, thin pieces are cut from it.
153	Soup	Soup is a type of food. Vegetable soup and chicken soup are two kinds of soup.
154	Spatula	A spatula is a tool that has a wide, flat end.
155	Spoon	A spoon is used for eating food like soup and cereal.
156	Squash	Squash grows in warm weather.
157	Steak	Steak is a slice of meat.
158	Stove	You can cook food on a stove.
159	Strawberry	The strawberry is a sweet, red fruit.
160	String bean	A string bean is a long, thin, green vegetable. It is pod that contains bean seeds. It is also called a green bean.
161	Sugar	Sugar is a sweet food.
162	Sunflower	A sunflower is a plant that turns to face the sun.
163	Tea	Tea is a drink that is brewed from tea leaves.
164	Teapot	You can brew tea in a teapot.
165	Toaster	A toaster is a machine that heats up slices of bread, making toast.
166	Tomato	Tomatoes are soft and tangy; they grow on vines.
167	Tuna	The tuna is a very large, bony fish that lives in the ocean. People eat a lot of tuna.
168	Turkey	Turkeys are large birds that nest on the ground.
169	Utensils	Utensils are tools used in the kitchen, like knives, forks, and spoons.
170	Vegetable	Vegetables are very good for you.
171	Vinegar	Vinegar is a sour liquid that is used to flavor or preserve foods.
172	Walnut	A walnut is an edible nut from the walnut tree.
173	Water	Water is a liquid that we drink and use to wash. Water covers over two thirds of the surface of the Earth, and much of our body is made of water.
174	Water bottle	A water bottle holds water.
175	Watermelon	Watermelon is a large, delicious, red fruit with a thick green rind.
176	Wheat	Wheat is a grain. Flour is made from ground-up wheat.
177	Whisk	A whisk is used to beat eggs or batter.
178	Wok	A wok is a cooking pot used in Asia.
179	Yam	Yams are sweet vegetables that grow underground.
180	Yogurt	Yogurt is a dairy food made from milk.
181	Yolk	The yolk of an egg is yellow and contains stored food for a bird or reptile before it hatches.
182	Zucchini	Zucchini is a type of squash

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