Food & Drink
Ingredients, meals, cooking, taste, and the table.
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pie
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/pɑɪ/
A baked dish made of pastry with a filling of fruit, meat, or vegetables inside.
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alcohol
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/ˈæl.kə.hɔl/
Drinks such as beer, wine, and spirits that can make you drunk.
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pork
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/poɹk/
Meat from a pig.
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bacon
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/ˈbeɪ.kən/
Salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig, usually eaten in thin strips.
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cattle
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/ˈkætəl/
Cows and bulls kept on a farm for their milk or meat.
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feast
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/fiːst/
A large, special meal, often to celebrate something.
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filling
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/ˈfɪlɪŋ/
The food put inside a sandwich, pie, or pastry.
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appetite
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/ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/
The desire to eat food.
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shrimp
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/ʃɹɪmp/
A small sea creature with a shell and a long tail, often eaten as food.
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jar
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/d͡ʒɑɹ/
A glass or clay container with a wide mouth, used for holding food such as jam or pickles.
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flavor
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/ˈfleɪvɚ/
The taste of a particular food or drink.
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freezer
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/ˈfɹizɚ/
An appliance or compartment that keeps food frozen at a very low temperature.
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spicy
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/ˈspaɪsi/
Having a strong, hot flavor that creates a burning feeling in the mouth.
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mustard
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/ˈmʌstəɹd/
A spicy yellow paste or powder made from mustard seeds, used to flavour food.
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strawberry
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/ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/
A sweet, soft red fruit with tiny seeds on its surface.
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potion
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/ˈpoʊʃən/
a drink believed to have medicinal, magical, or poisonous effects
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cabbage
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/ˈkɛb.əd͡ʒ/
A round vegetable with thick green or white leaves, eaten cooked or raw.
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gravy
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/ˈɡɹeɪvi/
A thick, savory sauce made from the juices of cooked meat.
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muffin
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/ˈmʌf.ɪn/
especially North American: a small, cup-shaped quick bread, often sweet and containing fruit, nuts, or chocolate
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pastry
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/ˈpeɪstɹi/
a baked food made from dough rich in fat, often filled or topped with sweet or savory ingredients
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pineapple
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/ˈpaɪnæpəl/
A large sweet tropical fruit with rough brown skin, juicy yellow flesh, and stiff leaves on top.
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ingredient
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/ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/
One of the foods or substances you combine to make a dish.
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saucer
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/ˈsɔ.səɹ/
A small shallow dish that a cup sits on.
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cucumber
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/ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/
A long green vegetable with a thin skin and crisp watery flesh, often eaten raw in salads.
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spinach
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/spɪˈnætʃ/
A leafy green vegetable with soft, dark leaves, eaten raw or cooked.
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ration
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/ˈɹæʃən/
A fixed amount of food or supplies given to a person when there is not enough for everyone.
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broccoli
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/ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/
A green vegetable with a thick stalk and tight clusters of small flower buds
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cider
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/ˈsaɪdər/
an alcoholic drink made by fermenting apple juice, often with carbonation; called hard cider in North America
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carton
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/ˈkɑɹtn̩/
A light box or container, often made of cardboard or waxed paper, for holding food or drink.
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custard
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/ˈkʌs.tɚd/
a sweet dessert or sauce made from milk or cream, eggs, and usually sugar, thickened by heating
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nutrition
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/nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/
The food a living thing needs to grow and stay healthy.
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refreshments
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/rəˈfrɛʃmənts/
Small amounts of food and drink served at a meeting or event.
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appetizer
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/ˈæpəˌtaɪzɝ/
a small dish served before the main part of a meal
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gingerbread
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/ˈdʒɪndʒɚbrɛd/
a cake, biscuit, or other baked food flavored chiefly with ginger and often sweetened with molasses or honey
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blackberry
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/ˈblækˌbɛri/
a soft, dark purple-black edible fruit made up of many small juicy segments
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parsley
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/ˈpɑɹsli/
a bright green herb whose flat or curled leaves are used to flavor or garnish food
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cauliflower
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/ˈkɔl.ɪˌflaʊ.ɚ/
a cultivated cabbage plant whose tightly packed immature flower head is eaten as a vegetable
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toothpick
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/ˈtuːθpɪk/
a small thin pointed stick used to remove food from between the teeth
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cultivation
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/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
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nutrient
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/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/
A substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthy.
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courgette
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/kʊɚˈʒɛt/
A long green vegetable shaped like a small cucumber, eaten cooked.
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chewing gum
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mixing bowl
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