Test yourself

1. bacon

a) at-you-can-eat restaurants charge a set price and allow cus­tomers to help themselves to as much food as they like, usually from a long counter or bar;

2. bagel

b) a soft, orange food that is made with milk and that is meant to taste like cheese, although we don’t think it does; it comes wrapped in individual slices and is used in sandwiches and hamburgers;

3. all you can eat

c) What Americans call bacon is the smoked “streaky” type of bacon; it comes in slices, not rashers;

4. American cheese

d) a ring-shaped bread roll that is thick and chewy; bagels are boiled briefly before being baked;

5. bartender

e) beans cooked with tomato sauce and other seasonings; they are usually served as a side dish with barbecued foods;

6. brewpub

f) someone who works in a bar preparing and serving alcoholic drinks;

7. Boston cream pie

g) thin pieces of beef that are salted and dried to preserve them;

8. baked beans

h) a large, smoked sausage with a mild taste, made from a mixture of meats; it is usually sold in slices are eaten in sandwiches;

9. broiler

i) not actually a pie, but a sponge cake filled with custard and cov­ered with chocolate;

10. bologna

j) a bar that brews its own beer to sell at that bar; It’s also called a microbrewery;

11. beef jerky

k) the part of an oven (either at the top of the main oven or in a separate part underneath) used for cooking food quickly with direct heat; do not call this a grill;

12. buttermilk

l) a moist, chewy chocolate cake;

13. case

m) a meal that is a cross between breakfast and lunch;

14. chicken salad

n) someone who takes away dirty dishes and silverware in a restau­rant, sets tables, and helps the server; busser is also used because women do this job too;

15. brownie

o) thick, slightly sour-tasting milk with all the cream and fat still in it;

16. cocktail

p) another word for takeout;

17. chili dog

q) a box containing 24 cans or bottles of beer, or 12 bottles of wine;

18. coffee cake

r) a dish made with cooked chicken, celery, hard-boiled eggs, and mayonnaise; often eaten in sandwiches;

19. brunch

s) a hot dog topped with chili and sometimes cheese;

20. carry-out

t) an alcoholic drink such as vodka, gin, whiskey, mixed with juice, soda, or other ingredients;

21. busboy

u) a rich cake topped with a crumbly topping of sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, and often nuts; the name comes from the fact that it is often served with coffee, not because it is flavored with coffee;

Part 2.

1. cookout

a) a salad of grated cabbage, carrot, and onion mixed with mayon­naise;

2. crepe

b) an outdoor party where food is cooked over an open fire; a bar­becue;

3. cracker

c) beef that is preserved in salt and spices, and used as a filling for sandwiches; salt beef;

4. coleslaw

d) ground corn (maize) used like flour;

5. cornmeal

e) a thin, dry, crispy bread, often eaten with foods such as cheese, soup, and chili; savory biscuit;

6. corned beef

f) a very thin pancake, usually rolled around a filling or covered in a sauce;

7. decaf,

decaffeinated

g) a sweet dish of milk, eggs, and sugar that is baked until it is set; Americans do not pour liquid custard over their desserts;

8. custard

h) a sweet, buttery pastry, often filled with fruit and topped with icing, eaten at breakfast and with coffee;

9. dill pickles

i) decaf coffee, tea, or soft drinks have had the caffeine taken out;

10. diner

j) a store, or a counter inside a larger store, that sells food that is ready to eat, especially items such as cheeses and cold cuts; they also prepare and serve fresh sandwiches to take out, and some delis have tables where you can eat;

11. Danish (pastry)

k) cucumbers preserved in vinegar and salt, flavored with dill and garlic; dill pickles can be whole, sliced into long wedges, or in thin round slices;

12. deli,

delicatessen

l) an inexpensive restaurant, with a counter and booths, that serves simple, basic food;

13. draft (beer)

m) a bag or box containing leftover food from a meal eaten at a restaurant; doggy bags were originally used for taking food home as a treat for a pet, but they are now used to save food so it is not wasted;

14. dress

n) a small, rich, fried cake;

15. doggy bag

o) beer that is drawn from a keg or cask;

16. doughnut

p) to prepare a sandwich with additional ingredients such as lettuce elements from tomatoes, pickles, and sauces;

17. egg salad

g) a Chinese food made of chopped meat or vegetables rolled in egg dough and deep fried; the term spring roll is also used;

18. egg roll

r) a dish made with hard-boiled eggs, celery, pickles, and mayonnaise; egg mayonnaise;

19. French dressing

s) a small, yeasty roll that is split and toasted, and eaten warm with butter and jam; similar to what is known in the U.K. as a muffin;

20. frosting

t) the main course in a meal, especially one in a restaurant;

21. English muffin

u) a salad dressing that is both sweet and sour, slightly creamy, and usually bright orange in color;

22. entrée

v) the thick, sweet, creamy substance used to cover and decorate cakes; icing is also used;

Part 3.

1. ground beef

a) a style of cooking that takes elements from various cuisines, especially Asian, and mixes them with more traditional styles and ingredients;

2. hot dog

b) sandwich typically made of melted American cheese on white bread; despite the name, it is not made on a grill, but in a frying pan or on a griddle;

3. fusion cuisine

c) a piece of meat that is ground up for use in hamburgers, meatloaf, and chili; also known as hamburger; mince;

4. hamburger

d) small pockets of dough that are filled with meat or vegetables and fried or steamed; a Japanese dish;

5. grilled cheese sandwich

e) a sandwich made with sliced, roasted lamb, onions, and toma­toes in pita bread;

6. hotcake

f) another word for ground beef;

7. gyoza

g) another word for a pancake;

8. gyro

h) a cooked frankfurter served in a long, soft bun, with condi­ments such as mustard, ketchup, onions, and relish;

9. link

i) a salad dressing made of oil, vinegar, and seasonings; it can also include Parmesan or Romano cheese, and is also available in a “creamy” version;

10. meatloaf

j) a frosted cake made of layers of sponge cake that have filling between them;

11. Italian dressing

k) a small long round piece of sausage, fried and served at break­fast;

12. layer cake

l) a dish typical of American home cooking, made from ground beef, spices, and tomato sauce, formed into a loaf and then cooked in the oven;

13. nuke

m) a small brewery that brews its own beer to sell at the brewery or within a small region;

14. over easy

n) a cocktail made from champagne and orange juice; buck’s fizz;

15. pancake turner

o) a bland yellow to white cheese often used as an ingredient in Mexican food;

16. microbrewery

p) a slang term meaning to cook or heat up food in a microwave oven;

17. powdered sugar

q) eggs that are fried on both sides, with the yolk still slightly runny;

18. Monterey Jack

r) another word for a spatula;

19. ranch

s) a thin, round piece of chopped meat, usually hamburger or sausage;

20. mimosa

t) fine white sugar; icing sugar;

21. dressing patty

u) a creamy salad dressing made with sour cream and / or buttermilk and seasonings;

Part 4.

1. sausage

a) a type of bread made with rye flour, which has a slightly sour taste and is often flavored with caraway seeds; it is used especially for making sandwiches;

2. rye bread

b) a Mexican relish made from tomatoes, onions, and chilies; usually served with corn chips for dipping; the term is also used for any number of similar relishes;

3. salsa

c) chopped and seasoned meat, usually pork; Americans usually use the word as an uncountable noun;

4. sherbet

d) a slice of meat, usually veal, that is broiled or fried;

5. side salad

e) a cocktail made from vodka and orange juice;

6. screwdriver

f) someone who serves food and drinks to people in a restaurant;

7. schnitzel

g) a frozen dessert flavored with fruit juice and also containing water, sugar, and milk or egg white;

8. server

h) a small salad that is served before or along with a main dish;

9. sourdough bread

i) an egg that is boiled in the shell for a short time and is usually eaten in an egg cup;

10. spatula

j) someone who helps you choose wine in a restaurant; wine steward;

11. soft-boiled egg

k) a type of white bread made with a fermented dough that gives it a sour taste, originally from northern California;

12. sommelier

l) a kitchen tool with a broad, flat blade that is used for turning cooking food;

13. sunnyside up

m) a mixture of bread pieces, meat broth, and spices used to fill turkeys and chickens when they are roasted;

14. sweet pickles

n) a sandwich made on a long loaf of soft, white bread and containing one or more types of meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and condiments;

15. stuffing

o) eggs that are fried on only one side;

16. submarine, sub

p) cucumbers preserved in vinegar, sugar, and spices;

17. tortilla

q) the word “sweets” refers to any sweet food such as cakes, cookies, and ice cream, not just the chocolates and sugary foods eaten especially by children; it is not used to refer to dessert;

18. to go

r) a thick sweet sauce eaten on pancakes;

19. wrap

s) food from a restaurant that is taken away to be eaten some­where else; usually used as an adjective rather than a noun;

20. zap

t) a place that serves only beer and wine rather than stronger alcohol, and that may serve food;

21. tavern

u) used to say that food will not be eaten at the restaurant where it was bought: I’ll have a turkey sandwich, and make that to go;

22. takeout

v) a flat Mexican bread made of cornmeal or wheat flour;

23. sweets

w) a flour tortilla wrapped around a variety of fillings;

24. syrup

x) a slang term meaning to cook or heat up food in a microwave oven.

British English

American English

bill

rutabaga

biscuit

pancakes

treacle

check

crepes

cookie

crisps

silverware/flatware

cutlery

chips

electric whisk

broiler

fish slice

mixer

grill

spatula

jug

entrée

swede

pitcher

main (course)

molasses

pudding/sweet

arugula

Swiss roll

candy

sweets

store

a take-away

coffee with milk or cream

tin

a takeout

white coffee

can

shop

desert

sultanas

bun

bap

baking soda

bicarbonate of soda

self-rising flour

biscuit

whole-wheat bread

bolognaise sauce

granulated sugar, superfine sugar

brown bread

cookie

caster sugar

spaghetti sauce, meat sauce

chickpea

cornstarch

coriander

romaine lettuce

cornflour

garbanzo bean

cos lettuce

cilantro, Chinese parsley

courgette

heavy cream

double cream

endive

endive

green beans

frisée

zucchini

haricots verts

Chicory, Belgian endive

jelly

paper towels

joint

snow peas

kitchen roll

Jell-Otm, gelatin

mange tout

roast

marrow

ground beef, hamburger

mince

squash

mince pie

bittersweet chocolate

pitta bread

all-purpose flour

plain chocolate

mincemeat pie

plain flour

pita bread

prawns

jellyroll

red-green pepper

light cream

rocket

shrimp

self-raising flour

golden raisins

single cream

bell pepper