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ESL Food Vocabulary
Everyday food and drink words for English learners: bread, rice, cheese, soup, juice and more.
- 🎓 Grades 1–5
- 💬 ESL
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bread
You make sandwiches and toast with it
rice
Small white grains you cook in water
egg
A hen lays it; you can fry or boil it
cheese
A yellow or white food made from milk
milk
A white drink from cows
butter
A soft yellow spread for toast
soup
Hot liquid food you eat with a spoon
salad
A cold dish of mixed vegetables like lettuce
pizza
Round flat bread with cheese and tomato on top
pasta
Italian food like spaghetti
chicken
Meat from a farm bird
fish
Food from the sea or a river
meat
Food from animals, like beef or pork
sandwich
Two slices of bread with food in the middle
cake
A sweet baked food for birthdays
cookie
A small, sweet, round baked snack
juice
A drink made from fruit
water
A clear drink with no taste
tea
A hot drink made from leaves
honey
Sweet, sticky food made by bees
sugar
Small white grains that make food sweet
salt
White grains we add to food; the sea has lots of it
cereal
Breakfast food you eat with milk in a bowl
noodles
Long, thin strips of dough, often in soup
breakfast
The first meal of the day
lunch
The meal in the middle of the day
dinner
The meal in the evening
yogurt
A thick, creamy food made from milk
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