tea: afternoon tea, 5 о 'clock tea, high tea

Courses

afters / dessert

appetiser(BrE) / appetizer (AmE) / starter /hors d 'oeuvre (Fr) course

the first / soup course

the main / meat course / entree (Fr) speciality (BrE) /specialty (AmE)

FOOD AND COOKING

FOODSTUFFS

Meat meat: beef, lamb, moose, mutton, pork, veal, venison

smoked meat liver kidneys bacon

ham sausage

smoked sausage wiener (AmE)

Poultry

chicken duck

goose (geese pi.) turkey

Fish and Seafood

fish: cod, haddock, herring, perch, pike, salmon, sole, sturgeon, trout, tuna dried /salted / smoked fish /kippers tinned (BrE) / canned (AmE) fish sardines, sprats shellfish: crabs, crayfish, mussels, lobster, oysters, shrimps (BrE) /prawn (AmE) caviar: black / red

Dairy Products

butter cheese

cottage /cream /soft cheese cream: sour cream, sweet cream margarine

mayonnaise milk yoghurt

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Bread and Pastry baguette (Fr) /French stick (AmE)

biscuits (BrE) / cookies (AmE) bread: brown / rye bread

bun cake

croissant (FrE)

doughnuts (BrE) /donuts (AmE) muffins

pastry pie roll rusks waffles

Dry Groceries

cereals: buckwheat, cornflakes, millet, oatmeal, rice, semolina corn flour pasta: macaroni, noodles, spaghetti

baking soda yeast

Confectionery

chewing guru chocolate

lollipop, lolly (BrE) / lollypop (AmE) peppermint sweets (BrE) / candies (AmE) toffees

Fruit and Berries

apples apricots bananas citrus fruit grapes grapefruit kiwi fruit lemons mango nectarines oranges peaches pears pineapples plums pomegranates tangerines bilberries blackberries blueberries

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cherries cranberries

currants (black / red) gooseberries raspberries strawberries

melon / honey dew melon watermelon

Dried Fruit

dates prunes raisins

Nuts

almond coconut hazelnut peanut walnut

Vegetables

aubergines (BrE) / eggplants (AmE) beans: French beans

beet(s) broccoli brussels sprouts cabbage carrots

celery

cucumbers; pickled cucumbers cauliflower

garlic

herbs: parsley, dill leek

lettuce

marrow (BrE) /squash (AmE) /zucchini (AmE) mushrooms

onion(s); spring onions peas

peppers / bell peppers / sweet peppers potatoes; new potatoes

radishes sorrel spinach tomatoes turnips

Sauces and Spices

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bay leaf

chilli (BrE) / chili (AmE) cinnamon

clove curry ginger

ketchup (BrE) / catsup (AmE) mint

mustard

oil: olive oil, sunflower oil, vegetable oil pepper

salt: seasoning salt syrup: maple syrup vinegar

QUANTITIES

a bar of chocolate a block of ice a bunch of grapes / bananas

a clove of garlic a dozen eggs

a drop of sauce

a head of cabbage a joint of meat

a lump of sugar a loaf of bread a pinch of salt

a pint of beer / milk a piece of cake

a piece of toast a pound of butter

a segment of orange

a slice of bread / cheese a squeeze of lemon

Containers

a bottle of wine

a box of eggs / matches a cup of tea / coffee

a glass of water

a packet (BrE) /pack (AmE) of cigarettes a table / tea spoon of sugar