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oxtail
the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
bracer, pick-me-up
a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
dragee
a sugar-coated medicated candy
ground bait
bait scattered on the water to attract fish
digestibility, digestibleness
the property of being easy to digest
indigestibility, indigestibleness
the property of being difficult to digest
stodge
a heavy filling and often starchy food
finger food
food to be eaten with the fingers
fare
the food and drink that are regularly consumed
kosher
food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
diet
the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
balanced diet
a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity
diet
a prescribed selection of foods
dietary
a regulated daily food allowance
allergy diet
a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to
bland diet, ulcer diet
a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"
clear liquid diet
a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative
fad diet
a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity
diabetic diet
a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
carbohydrate loading, carbo loading
a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing"
high-protein diet
a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass
high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet
a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies
liquid diet
a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery
low-fat diet
a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing high-carbohydrate foods; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions
low-calorie diet
a diet that is low on calories
low-sodium diet, low-salt diet, salt-free diet
a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders
macrobiotic diet
a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains
reducing diet, obesity diet
a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
soft diet, pap, spoon food, pablum
a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders
mess
soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
vegetarianism
a diet excluding all meat and fish
menu
the dishes making up a meal
chow, chuck, eats, grub
informal terms for a meal
board, table
food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"
mess
a meal eaten by service personnel
ration
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
field ration
rations issued for United States troops in the field
K ration
a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II
foodstuff, food product
a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
C-ration
a canned field ration issued by the United States army
breadstuff
flour or meal or grain used in baking bread
roughage
coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis
coloring, colouring, food coloring, food colouring, food color, food colour
a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes"
concentrate
a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
meal
coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
matzo meal
meal made from ground matzos
corn gluten feed
a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten
nutriment, nourishment, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
a source of nourishment
gastronomy
a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
rechauffe
warmed leftovers
food cache
food in a secure or hidden storage place
commissariat, provisions, provender, viands, victuals
a stock or supply of foods
larder
a supply of food especially for a household
fresh food, fresh foods
food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
frozen food, frozen foods
food preserved by freezing
canned food, canned foods, canned goods, tinned goods
food preserved by canning
dehydrated food, dehydrated foods
food preserved by dehydration
potluck
whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all: "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper"
refreshment
snacks and drinks served as a light meal
TV dinner
a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served
buffet
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
picnic
any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
cookout
an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors
barbecue
a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
clambake
a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed
fish fry
a cookout where fried fish is the main course
wiener roast, weenie roast
a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course
nosh-up
(British slang) a large satisfying meal
bite, collation, snack, nosh
a light informal meal
banquet, feast
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed: "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"
coffee break, tea break
a snack taken during a break in the work day: "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks"
helping, portion, serving
an individual portion of food or drink: "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
taste, mouthful
a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
morsel, bit, bite
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
swallow, sup
a small amount of liquid food: "a sup of ale"
chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad
a wad of something chewable as tobacco
course
part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal"
special
a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
dish
a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
entree, main course
the principal dish of a meal
piece de resistance
the most important dish of a meal
plate
a main course served on a plate: "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
adobo
(Philippine) a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
side dish
a dish subordinate to a main course
casserole
food cooked and served in a casserole
chicken casserole
chicken cooked and served in a casserole
chicken cacciatore, chicken cacciatora, hunter's chicken
chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style
antipasto
a course of appetizers in an Italian meal
roast, joint
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
appetizer
food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal)
canape
an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food
cocktail
an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
crab cocktail
a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce
fruit cocktail
a mixture of sliced or diced fruits
shrimp cocktail
a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce
hors d'oeuvre
a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
clam dip
a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese
relish
spicy or savory condiment
dip
tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
bean dip
a dip made of cooked beans
cheese dip
a dip made of cheeses
soup
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
soup du jour
the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day
consomme
clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken
madrilene
a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled
bisque
a thick cream soup made from shellfish
borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch
a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation
broth
a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
cock-a-leekie, cocky-leeky
soup made from chicken boiled with leeks
liquor, pot liquor
the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
barley water
used to feed infants
bouillon
a clear seasoned broth
beef broth, beef stock
a stock made with beef
chicken broth, chicken stock
a stock made with chicken
broth, stock
liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
stock cube
a cube of dehydrated stock
chicken soup
soup made from chicken broth
gumbo
a soup or stew thickened with okra pods
mock turtle soup
soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup
marmite
soup cooked in a large pot
mulligatawny
E Indian curry-flavored soup with a meat or chicken base
oxtail soup
a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox
pea soup
a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
pepper pot, Philadelphia pepper pot
a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
petite marmite, minestrone, vegetable soup
soup made with a variety of vegetables
pottage
a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
potage
thick (often creamy) soup
turtle soup, green turtle soup
soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles
Manhattan clam chowder
a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings
eggdrop soup
made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth
chowder
a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes
corn chowder
chowder containing corn
clam chowder
chowder containing clams
split-pea soup
made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery
New England clam chowder
a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk
fish chowder
chowder containing fish
won ton, wonton, wonton soup
a soup with won ton dumplings
green pea soup, potage St. Germain
made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery
lentil soup
made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery
Scotch broth
a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley
stew
food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
burgoo
thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States
Brunswick stew
spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes
goulash, Hungarian goulash, gulyas
a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika
olla podrida, Spanish burgoo
Spanish version of burgoo
mulligan stew, mulligan, Irish burgoo
Irish version of burgoo
purloo, chicken purloo, poilu
thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
hotchpotch
a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables
pork-and-veal goulash
made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream
beef goulash
meat is browned before stewing
Irish stew
meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions
porkholt
made of lamb or pork
lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse
a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
oyster stew
oysters in cream
lobster stew
diced lobster meat in milk or cream
bouillabaisse
highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs
fish stew
a stew made with fish
matelote
highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock
paella
(Spanish) saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken
fricassee
pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
chicken stew
a stew made with chicken
turkey stew
a stew made with turkey
beef stew
a stew made with beef
ragout
well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables
pot-au-feu
traditional French stew of vegetables and beef
salmi
ragout of game in a rich sauce
smorgasbord
(Scandinavian) an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
slumgullion
a thin stew of meat and vegetables
convenience food
any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating
dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
something considered choice to eat
viand
a choice or delicious dish
ready-mix
a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish
brownie mix
a commercial mix for making brownies
lemonade mix
a mix commercial mix for making lemonade
cake mix
a commercial mix for making a cake
self-rising flour, self-raising flour
a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent
takeout, takeout food
food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
delicatessen, delicatessen food
ready-to-eat food products
savory, savoury
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
choice morsel, tidbit, titbit
a small tasty bit of food
calf's-foot jelly
a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet
lump sugar
refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings
sugarloaf, sugar loaf, loaf sugar
a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar
cane sugar
sucrose from sugarcane used as sweetening agent
brown sugar
unrefined or only partly refined sugar
beet sugar
sucrose from sugar beets used as sweetening agent
corn sugar
dextrose used as sweetening agent
carob, carob powder, Saint-John's-bread
powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute
sweet, confection, confectionery
a food rich in sugar
confiture
preserved or candied fruit
sweetmeat
a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
candy
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
candy bar
a candy shaped as a bar
carob bar
a bar of candy made with carob powder
hardbake
a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds
hard candy
candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy"
barley-sugar, barley candy
a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
brandyball
a British candy flavored with brandy
bonbon
a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
jawbreaker
a large round hard candy
sourball
round piece of tart hard candy
patty
round flat candy
peppermint patty
a patty flavored with peppermint
brittle, toffee, toffy
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
chewing gum, gum
a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
peanut brittle
brittle containing peanuts
gum ball
a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar
bubble gum
a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
butterscotch
a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
candied fruit, crystallized fruit
fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
candied apple, candy apple, taffy apple, caramel apple
an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance
candied citrus peel
strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup
crystallized ginger
strips of ginger root cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar
grapefruit peel
strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar
candy corn
a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn
candy cane
a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
caramel
firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
chocolate
made from roasted ground cacao beans
bitter chocolate, baking chocolate, cooking chocolate
used in cooking
chocolate candy
candy made with chocolate
choc
colloquial British abbreviation; "a box ov chocs"
milk chocolate
sweetened chocolate made with milk
chocolate bar
a bar of chocolate candy
Hershey bar
a chocolate bar made by the Hershey company
bittersweet chocolate
a chocolate candy containing little sugar
jimmies, sprinkles
bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream
dragee
silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes
nonpareil
a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar
comfit
candy containing a fruit or nut
cotton candy, spun sugar, candyfloss
a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
dragee
sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
fondant
candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste
dragee
sugar-coated medication
divinity, divinity fudge
white creamy fudge made with egg whites
fudge
soft creamy candy
chocolate fudge
made with chocolate or cocoa
gumdrop
a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
penocha, penuche
made with brown sugar
mint, mint candy
a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
jujube
fruit-flavored jellied candy
honey crisp
a crisp candy made with honey
peppermint, peppermint candy
a candy flavored with peppermint oil
horehound
a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant
meringue kiss
made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly
jelly bean, jelly egg
sugar-glazed jellied candy
kiss
any of several bite-sized candies
molasses kiss, candy kiss
a toffee-like candy kiss
chocolate kiss
conical bite-sized piece of chocolate
licorice, liquorice
a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Scotch kiss
butterscotch candy kiss
Life Saver
a candy shaped like a small life saver
cachou
a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)
lollipop, sucker, all-day sucker
hard candy on a stick
lozenge
a small aromatic or medicated candy
cough drop, troche, pastille, pastil
a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
nougat
nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
marshmallow
spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
marzipan, marchpane
almond paste and egg whites
nougat bar
a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate
praline
cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
nut bar
paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars
peanut bar
bar of peanuts in taffy
popcorn ball
popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls
rock candy
sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string
rock candy, rock
hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored
sugar candy
made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
taffy
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
sugarplum
any of various small sugary candies
Turkish Delight
a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water
molasses taffy
taffy made of molasses
truffle, chocolate truffle
creamy chocolate candy
dessert, sweet
a sweet served as the last course of a meal
ambrosia
fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
ambrosia, nectar
(classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
trifle
jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce
tipsy cake
(British) a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit
flan
open pastry filled with fruit or custard
prune whip
made of prune puree and whipped cream
compote, fruit compote
dessert of stewed or baked fruit
junket
sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
syllabub, sillabub
sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
charlotte russe
lady fingers enclosing bavarian cream
charlotte
a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
dumpling
dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
ice, frappe
a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
apple dumpling
apples wrapped in pastry and baked
frozen dessert
any of various desserts prepared by freezing
Neapolitan ice cream
a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors
water ice
an ice containing no milk
sherbert, sherbet, sorbet
an ice containing milk
ice cream
frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
ice-cream cone
ice cream in a crisp conical wafer
chocolate ice cream
ice cream flavored with chocolate
choc-ice
colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream
peach ice cream
ice cream flavored with fresh peaches
strawberry ice cream
ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries
tutti-frutti
ice cream containing chopped candied fruits
vanilla ice cream
Ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
ice lolly, lolly, lollipop, popsicle
ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly"
ice milk
similar to ice cream but made of milk
snowball
ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
frozen yogurt
a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt
snowball
ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
parfait
layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream
split
a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
ice-cream sundae, sundae
ice cream served with a topping
banana split
a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream
frozen pudding
a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor
frozen custard, soft ice cream
dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base
pudding, pud
(British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
pudding
any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
pudding
any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes: "corn pudding"
flummery
a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal
mousse
a light creamy dessert set with gelatin
mousse
a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
plum pudding, Christmas pudding
a rich steamed or boiled cake-like pudding
fish mousse
mousse made with fish
chicken mousse
mousse made with chicken
chocolate mousse
dessert mousse made with chocolate
corn pudding
pudding made of corn and cream and egg
carrot pudding
pudding made with grated carrots
duff
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing e.g. currents and citron
steamed pudding
a pudding cooked by steaming
vanilla pudding
sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs
chocolate pudding
sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs
brown Betty
baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs
pease pudding
(British) a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg
creme brulee
custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled
custard
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen
creme caramel
baked custard topped with caramel
creme anglais
custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur
tapioca pudding
sweet pudding thickened with tapioca
fruit custard
a custard containing fruit
quiche
a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables)
quiche Lorraine
quiche made with cheese and bacon
tapioca
granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
roly-poly, roly-poly pudding
(British) pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed
maraschino, maraschino cherry
cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur
Bavarian cream
a rich custard set with gelatin
blancmange
sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
frosting, icing, ice
a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
meringue
sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
glaze
any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
whipped cream
cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy
nonpareil
colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
garnish
something added to a dish for flavor or decoration
zabaglione, sabayon
light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
topping
a flavorful addition on top of a dish
baked good, baked goods
foods like breads and cakes cooked in an oven
breadcrumb
crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening
crumb
small piece of e.g. bread or cake
cracker crumbs
crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening
pastry, pastry dough
a dough of flour and water and shortening
pastry
any of various baked foods made of dough or batter
frangipane
pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling
pie crust, pie shell
pastry used to hold pie fillings
dowdy, pandowdy
deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
lobster tart
a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster
tart
small open pie
turnover
made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
tartlet
small tart usually used as a canape
timbale, timbale case
small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods
apple turnover
turnover with an apple filling
timbale
individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell
deep-dish pie, cobbler
made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
pie
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
shoofly pie
open pie filled with a mixture of sweet crumbs and molasses
apple pie
pie containing sliced apples and sugar
mince pie
pie containing mincemeat
lemon meringue pie
pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue
blueberry pie
pie containing blueberries and sugar
rhubarb pie
pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar
pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki
(Russian) small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried
pecan pie
pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs
pumpkin pie
pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar
squash pie
similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin
French pastry
sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste
sausage roll
sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry
patty shell, bouchee
shell of puff paste
patty
small pie or pasty
vol-au-vent
puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce
toad-in-the-hole
sausage baked in batter
strudel
thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
baklava
rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey
puff paste, pate feuillete
dough used for very light flaky rich pastries
puff batter, pouf paste, pate a choux
batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings
phyllo
tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes
puff
a light inflated pastry or puff shell
baked Alaska
cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
cream puff, chou
puff filled with cream or custard
eclair
oblong cream puff
chocolate eclair
eclair topped with chocolate
cake
made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs
applesauce cake
moist spicy cake containing applesauce
baba
a small cake leavened with yeast
baba au rhum, rum baba
a baba soaked in rum
birthday cake
decorated cake served at a birthday party
cheesecake
made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust
coffeecake, coffee cake
a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee
chiffon cake
very light cake
chocolate cake
cake containing chocolate
coconut cake
cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting
simnel
(British) a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas
crumb cake
cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour
cupcake
small cake baked in a muffin tin
devil's food, devil's food cake
very dark chocolate cake
fruitcake
a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
gateau
any of various rich and elaborate cakes
ice-cream cake, icebox cake
ice cream molded to look like a cake
sponge cake
a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
angel cake, angel food cake
a light sponge cake made without egg yolks
jellyroll
thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up
wedding cake, bridecake
a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception
layer cake
cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting
white cake
cake made without egg yolks
spice cake
cake flavored with spices
gingerbread
cake flavored with ginger
pound cake
rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour
torte
rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria
petit four
small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
jumble, jumbal
small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
prune cake
moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree
upside-down cake, skillet cake
batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top
savarin
a sponge cake baked in a ring mold
Boston cream pie
layer cake filled with custard
honey cake
a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey
marble cake
made of light and dark batter very lightly blended
genoise
rich and delicate Italian sponge cake
seedcake
a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
teacake
(US) any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea
teacake
(Britain) flat cake made from a raised dough with raisins usually eaten toasted and buttered
Sally Lunn
a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
cookie, cooky, biscuit
any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
tea biscuit
any of various semisweet cookies that the British serve with tea
brownie
square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
dog biscuit
a hard biscuit for dogs
butter cookie
cookie containing much butter
spice cookie
cookie flavored with spices
shortbread, shortbread cookie
very rich thick butter cookie
almond cookie, almond crescent
very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped
ratafia, ratafia biscuit
macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur
gingersnap
crisp cookie flavored with ginger
macaroon
chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste
molasses cookie
very spicy drop cookes sweetened partially with molasses
coconut macaroon
macaroon containing coconut
ladyfinger
small finger-shaped sponge cake
anise cookie
drop cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed
oreo, oreo cookie
chocolate cookie with white cream filling
raisin-nut cookie
cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts
fruit bar
cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars
refrigerator cookie
dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked
raisin cookie
cookie containing raisins
sugar cookie
drop cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar
apricot bar
fruit bar containing apricot jam
date bar
fruit bar containing chopped dates
fortune cookie
(Chinese) thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper
oatmeal cookie
cookies containing rolled oats
chocolate chip cookie, Toll House cookie
cookies containing chocolate chips
gingerbread man
gingerbread cut in the shape of a person
raised doughnut
a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder
friedcake
small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat
doughnut, donut, sinker
a small ring-shaped friedcake
Berlin doughnut, bismark, jelly doughnut
a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam
fastnacht
doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday
French fritter, biegnet
very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves
cruller, twister
small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
fritter
small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
corn fritter
fritter containing corn or corn kernels
apple fritter
fritter containing sliced apple
yeast cake
small cake of compressed moist yeast
pancake, battercake, flannelcake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot cake
a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
blini, bliny
Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
buckwheat cake
a pancake made with buckwheat flour
buttermilk pancake
a pancake made with buttermilk
crepe Suzette
crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce
blintz, blintze
(Jewish) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked
crape, crepe, French pancake
small very thin pancake
pfannkuchen, german pancake
puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce
waffle
pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
potato pancake, latke
made of grated potato and egg with a little flour
fish cake, fish ball
a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
Belgian waffle
thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce
rock cake
a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock
fish stick, fish finger
a long fillet of fish breaded and fried
conserve, preserve, conserves, preserves
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
chowchow
a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
apple butter
thick dark spicy puree of apples
marmalade
a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
jam
preserve of crushed fruit
strawberry jam, strawberry preserves
made with strawberries
jelly
a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
apple jelly
jelly made from apple juice
grape jelly
jelly made from grape juice
gelatin
usually colorless protein obtained by boiling skin or bones or connective tissue of animals; usually available as dried granules or powder
orange marmalade
marmalade made from oranges
gelatin, jelly
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
gelatin dessert
jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice
Jell-O
a brand of fruit-flavored gelatin
barbecued wing
chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
buffalo wing
crisp spicy chicken wings
mince
food chopped into small bits: "a mince of mushrooms"
barbecue
meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
piece, slice
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
cold cuts
sliced assorted cold meats
escalope de veau Orloff
lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly
patty, cake
small flat mass of chopped food
veal parmesan, veal parmigiana
sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce
veal cordon bleu
thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
rind
a hard outer covering or skin on food
edible fat
oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
shortening
fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
cooking oil
any of numerous oils used in cooking
sausage
highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings
bologna, Bologna sausage
large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
blood sausage, blood pudding, black pudding
a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients
frank, frankfurter, hotdog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
polony
(British) another name for Bologna sausage
Vienna sausage
short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off
headcheese
sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig
salami
highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried
knackwurst, knockwurst
short thick highly seasoned sausage
liver pudding, liver sausage, liverwurst
sausage containing ground liver
pepperoni
a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage)
pork sausage
sausage containing pork
souse
pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
banger
British informal
saveloy
(British) a ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage
lunch meat, luncheon meat
any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold
bratwurst
a small pork sausage
Spam
(trademark) a tinned luncheon meat made largely from pork
mincemeat
spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat
stuffing, dressing
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
bread, breadstuff, staff of life
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
turkey stuffing
stuffing for turkey
oyster stuffing, oyster dressing
stuffing made with oysters
forcemeat, farce
mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
anadama bread
(New England) a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses
bap
(Scotland) a small loaf or roll of soft bread
breadstick
a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
barmbrack
(Irish) a rich currant cake or bun
grissino
(Italian) a long slender crusty breadstick
brown bread, Boston brown bread
dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water
bun, roll
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
challah, hallah
(Jewish cookery) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
caraway seed bread
bread containing caraway seeds
cracker
a thin crisp wafer made or flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
cinnamon bread
bread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins
cracked-wheat bread
bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine
crouton
a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
flatbread
any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough
dark bread, whole wheat bread, whole meal bread, brown bread
bread made with whole wheat flour
English muffin, crumpet
raised muffin cooked on a griddle
garlic bread
French or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the oven
graham bread
bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour
gluten bread
bread made with gluten flour
flatbrod
thin wafer-like bread of Scandinavia
Host
a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
bannock
a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
pita, pocket bread
(Middle East) usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
chapatti, chapati
(India) flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
onion bread
bread containing finely minced onions
loaf of bread, loaf
a shaped mass of baked bread
matzo, matzoh, matzah, unleavened bread
eaten at Passover
quick bread
breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
raisin bread
bread containing raisins
date-nut bread
bread containing chopped dates and nuts
banana bread
moist bread containing banana pulp
date bread
bread containing chopped dates
oatcake
thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
nut bread
bread containing chopped nuts
Irish soda bread
round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins
limpa
a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar
skillet bread, fry bread
usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread
rye bread
any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour
black bread, pumpernickel
bread made of coarse rye flour
Jewish rye bread, Jewish rye
(Jewish cookery) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds
sourbread, sourdough bread
made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active
Swedish rye bread, Swdish rye
a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind
salt-rising bread
white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp
simnel
a crisp bread of fine white flour
toast
slices of bread that have been toasted
wafer
thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist)
white bread, light bread
bread made with bleached or unbleached wheat flour
French bread
a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes
baguet, baguette
narrow French stick loaf
Italian bread
unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends
corn cake
baked in a pan or on a griddle (Southern and Midland)
cornbread
bread made primarily of cornmeal
ashcake, ash cake, corn tash
corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern)
skillet corn bread
cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet
hoecake
thin usually unleavened cake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (Southern)
hush puppy
deep-fried cornbread ball (Southern)
cornpone, pone
often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern)
corn dab, corn dodger, dodger
small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern)
spoon bread, batter bread
soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern)
johnnycake, johnny cake, journey cake
cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England)
Shawnee cake
Rhode Island
zwieback, rusk, Brussels biscuit, twice-baked bread
slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp
cinnamon toast
buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel)
orange toast
buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice
Melba toast
very thin crisp brown toast
frankfurter bun, hotdog bun
a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter
hamburger bun, hamburger roll
a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty
muffin, gem
a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
popover
light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup
bran muffin
muffin containing bran
corn muffin
cornbread muffin
Yorkshire pudding
light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beef
scone
small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
cross bun, hot cross bun
moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze
drop scone, griddlecake, Scotch pancake
a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
coffee ring
ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced
brioche
a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
crescent roll, croissant
very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll
Parker House roll
yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking
hard roll, Vienna roll
yeast-raised roll with a hard crust
soft roll
yeast-raised roll with a soft crust
kaiser roll
rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center
clover-leaf roll
yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan
onion roll
yeast-raised roll flavored with onion
sweet roll, coffee roll
any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze
bialy, bialystoker
flat crusty-bottomed onion roll
honey bun, sticky bun, caramel bun, schnecken
rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
bear claw, bear paw
almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
cinnamon roll, cinnamon bun, cinnamon snail
rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking
pinwheel roll
pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking
Danish, Danish pastry
light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
rolled biscuit
biscuit made from dough rolled and cut
bagel
glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust
onion bagel
bagel flavored with onion
biscuit
small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
hardtack, pilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit, ship biscuit
very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
drop biscuit
biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon
baking-powder biscuit
leavened with baking powder
buttermilk biscuit, soda biscuit
very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda
shortcake
very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
saltine
a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking
wafer
a small thin crisp cake or cookie
brandysnap
a gingersnap flavored with brandy
soda cracker
unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar
sandwich
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
oyster cracker
a small dry usually round cracker
water biscuit
a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese
graham cracker
semisweet whole-wheat cracker
pretzel
glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
soft pretzel
a pretzel made of soft bread
sandwich plate
a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes
ham sandwich
a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham
chicken sandwich
a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken
club sandwich, three-decker, tripple-decker
made with three slices of usually toasted bread
open-face sandwich, open sandwich
sandwich without a covering slice of bread
hamburger, beefburger
a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun
cheeseburger
a hamburger with melted cheese on it
tunaburger
a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef
Sloppy Joe
ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun
hotdog
a frankfurter served hot on a bun
bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich, BLT
sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
gyro
a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
western, western sandwich
a sandwich made from a western omelet
pasta, alimentary paste
shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg
egg noodle
narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs
noodle
a ribbonlike strip of pasta
orzo
pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine
spaghetti
pasta in the form of long strings
spaghettini
thin spaghetti
tortellini
small ring-shaped stuffed pasta
ziti
medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces
rigatoni
tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces
fettuccine, fettuccini
pasta in flat strips wider than linguine
fedelline
extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli
linguine, linguini
pasta in long slender flat strips
fettuccine Alfredo
fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese
vermicelli
pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
ravioli, cappelletti
small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings
macaroni
pasta in the form of slender tubes
lasagna, lasagne
very wide flat strips of pasta
dumpling, dumplings
small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
manicotti
large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce
won ton, wonton
Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup
health food
any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health
matzo ball
dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup
cereal
a breakfast food prepared from grain
breakfast food
any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
muesli
mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits
hasty pudding
(British usage) sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water
Pablum
a form of cereal for infants
hot cereal
a cereal served hot
mush, cornmeal mush
cornmeal boiled in water
atole
eaten as mush or as a thin gruel
hasty pudding
New England usage
gruel
a thin porridge of usually oatmeal or cornmeal
skilly
a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat)
grits, hominy grits
coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
frumenty
sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat
kasha
boiled or baked buckwheat
cold cereal, dry cereal
a cereal that is not heated before serving
granola
cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar
granola bar
cookie bar made of granola
raisin bran
bran flakes with raisins
corn flake
crisp flake made from corn
bran flake
wheat flake including the bran
wheatflake
crisp flake made from wheat
puffed rice
puffy rice kernels
puffed wheat
puffy wheat berries
bean curd, tofu
cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries
strips of potato fried in deep fat
potato skin, potato peel, potato peelings
crisp fried potato peeling
snack food
food for light meals or for eating between meals
chip, crisp, potato chip, Saratoga chip
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
nacho
a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled
corn chip
thin piece of cornmeal dough fried
tortilla chip
a small piece of tortilla
lye hominy
hominy prepared by bleaching in lye
stuffed mushroom
mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach
anchovy paste
paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads
oysters Rockefeller
spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell
tomalley
edible greenish substance in boiled lobster
cattle cake
(British) a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes
feed, provender
food for domestic livestock
creep feed
feed given to young animals isolated in a creep
fodder
coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
silage, ensilage
fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo
feed grain
grain grown for cattle feed
eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass
animal food for browsing or grazing
grain, food grain, cereal
cereal grain suitable as food for human beings
stover
the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested
grist
grain intended to be or that has been ground
groats
the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
millet
small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica
slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash
wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
cud, rechewed food
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
mash
mixture of ground animal feeds
chicken feed, scratch
dry mash for poultry
mast
nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine
bird food, birdseed
seeds for birds
petfood, pet food
food prepared for pets
puppy chow
food especially prepared for puppies
dog food
food prepared for dogs
canary seed
a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
cat food, cat chow
food prepared for cats
salmagundi
cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
salad
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
tossed salad
salad tossed with a dressing
green salad
salad composed primarily of greens
Caesar salad
typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg
combination salad
containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables
salad nicoise
typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers
chef's salad
the combination prepared as prepared as a particular chef's specialty
potato salad
any of various salads having chopped potatos as the base
crab Louis
lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis
pasta salad
a salad having any of various pastas as the base
macaroni salad
having macaroni as the base
fruit salad
salad composed of fruits
Waldorf salad
typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise
chicken salad
salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat
herring salad
based on pickled herring
tuna fish salad, tuna salad
salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
aspic
savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables
coleslaw, slaw
basically shredded cabbage
molded salad
salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin
tabbouleh, tabooli
(Lebanese) a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat
ingredient
food that is a component of a mixture in cooking
flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
condiment
a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment: "mustard and ketchup are condiments"
seasoned salt
combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate
salt, table salt, common salt
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
celery salt
ground celery seed and salt
garlic salt
ground dried garlic and salt
onion salt
ground dried onion and salt
sour salt
crystals of citric acid used as seasoning
five spice powder
Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
allspice
ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
catsup, ketchup, cetchup, tomato ketchup
thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes
chili sauce
tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings
chili powder
powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano
chili vinegar
fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers
chutney, Indian relish
chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices
salsa
spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods
steak sauce
pungent bottled sauce for steak
taco sauce
spicy tomato-based sauce for tacos
curry
(East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
mint sauce
sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves
cranberry sauce
sauce made of cranberries and sugar
curry powder
pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices
duck sauce, hoisin sauce
a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
lamb curry
curry made with lamb
marinade
mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking
pickle relish
relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles
applesauce, apple sauce
puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
piccalilli
relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion
soy sauce
thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
Tabasco, Tabasco sauce
very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers
Worcestershire sauce
pungent sauce of soy and vinegar and spices
tomato paste
thick concentrated tomato puree
almond extract
flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol
lemon extract
a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons
monosodium glutamate, MSG
white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking
vanilla, vanilla extract
a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
vinegar
sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
sauce
flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food
cider vinegar
vinegar made from cider
wine vinegar
vinegar made from wine
anchovy sauce
made of white sauce and mashed anchovies
hard sauce
butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings
hot sauce
a pungent peppery sauce
bolognese pasta sauce
sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste
horseradish sauce, sauce Albert
creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard
wine sauce
white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat
carbonara
sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese
tomato sauce
sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta
tartare sauce, tartar sauce
mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish
marchand de vin, mushroom win sauce
brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or madeira
bread sauce
creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion
plum sauce
for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney
apricot sauce
for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney
peach sauce
for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney
ravigote
veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers
remoulade sauce
a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat
dressing, salad dressing
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing
vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
sauce Louis
mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and worcestershire sauce and lemon juice
bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing
creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
French dressing, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette
oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
French dressing for fruit salad
made with lemon or grapefruit juice instead of vinegar
Lorenzo dressing
vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress
Italian dressing
a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill
anchovy dressing
vinaigrette and mashed anchovies
half-and-half dressing
half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads
green mayonnaise, sauce verte
mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber
mayonnaise
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise
mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added
aioli, aioli sauce, garlic sauce
garlic mayonnaise
Thousand Island dressing
mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg
bordelaise
brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine
barbecue sauce
spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce
hollandaise
eggs and butter with lemon juice
bearnaise
hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice
Bercy, Bercy butter
butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley
bourguignon, bourguignon sauce, Burgundy sauce
reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter
brown sauce, sauce Espagnole
bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with e.g. herbs or Worcestershire
Chinese brown sauce, brown sauce
(Chinese cookery) a sauce based on soy sauce
espanole, sauce espanole
brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira
chocolate sauce, chocolate syrup
sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water
cheese sauce
white sauce with grated cheese
Colbert, Colbert butter
butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract
hot-fudge sauce, fudge sauce
thick chocolate sauce served hot
cocktail sauce, seafood sauce
usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice
white sauce, bechamel
milk thickened with a butter and flour roux
Mornay sauce
onion-flavored creamy white sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese
cream sauce
white sauce made with cream
demiglace, demi-glaze
sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
gravy
basically the juices that drip from cooking meats
spaghetti sauce, pasta sauce
any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta
pan gravy
pan juices thickened and seasoned
marinara
sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs
mole
(Mexican) spicy sauce often containing chocolate
hunter's sauce, sauce chausseur
brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine
mustard sauce
prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar and seasonings
mushroom sauce
brown sauce and sauteed mushrooms
Hungarian sauce, paprika sauce
veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream
Nantua, shrimp sauce
white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter
pepper sauce, Poivrade
for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper
roux
a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
Smitane
veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream
Soubise, white onion sauce
veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whiping cream
Lyonnaise sauce, brown onion sauce
brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar
veloute
white sauce made with stock instead of milk
poulette
allemande sauce with chopped parsley
allemande, allemande sauce
egg-thickened veloute
caper sauce
allemande sauce with capers
curry sauce
allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock
coconut milk
ground coconut blended with hot water or hot milk and strained
Easter egg
a colored hard-boiled egg or egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter
chocolate egg
egg-shaped chocolate candy
candy egg
egg-shaped candy
omelet, omelette
beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
deviled egg, stuffed egg
halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
shirred egg, baked egg, egg en cocotte
egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin
firm omelet
eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set
French omelet
omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate
western omelet
a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions
fluffy omelet
souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately
souffle
light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit
dairy product
milk and butter and cheese
powdered milk, dry milk, dried milk, milk powder
dehydrated milk
nonfat dry milk
dehydrated skimmed milk
butter
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
clarified butter, drawn butter
butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids
ghee
clarified butter used in Indian cookery
yogurt, yoghurt, yoghourt
a custard-like food made from curdled milk
brown butter, beurre noisette
clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers
Meuniere butter, lemon butter
clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley
blueberry yogurt
yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam
whey
watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates: "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some cuds and whey"
curd
coagulated milk; used to made cheese: "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
clabber
raw milk that has soured and thickened
curd
a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd: "bean curd"; "lemon curd"
process cheese, processed cheese
made by blending several lots of cheese
cheese
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
cheese rind
the rind of a cheese
paring, parings
a part that is pared or cut off; especially skin or peel
cream cheese
soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream
double cream, double creme
fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
triple cream, triple creme
fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat
cottage cheese, pot cheese, farm cheese, farmer's cheese
mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk
Brie, brie
soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert
American cheese
processed cheddar-style cheese
bleu, blue cheese
cheese containing a blue mold
Stilton
English blue cheese
Roquefort
French blue cheese
gorgonzola
Italian blue cheese
Danish blue
blue cheese of Denmark
Bavarian blue
blue cheese of Bavaria
Cheshire cheese
a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture
brick cheese
semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form
Camembert
rich soft creamy French cheese
cheddar, cheddar cheese, store cheese
hard smooth-textured cheese
Edam, edam
mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls
Gouda, gouda, Gouda cheese
mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls
goat cheese, chevre
made from goats' milk
hand cheese
any cheese originally molded by hand
grated cheese
hard or semihard cheese grated
Parmesan
hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated
mozzarella
mild white Italian cheese
Muenster
semisoft pale-yellow cheese
ricotta
soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese
string cheese
cheese formed in long strings twisted together
Swiss cheese
hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland
Velveeta
trademark: soft processed American cheese
Emmenthal, Emmental, Emmenthaler, Emmentaler
large-holed Swiss cheese
Gruyere
small-holed Swiss cheese
sapsago
a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover
nut butter
ground nuts blended with a little butter
marshmallow fluff
a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy
peanut butter
a spread made from ground peanuts
shrimp butter
butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells
onion butter
butter blended with minced onion
pimento butter
butter blended with mashed pimento
spread, paste
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
lobster butter
butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells
yak butter
butter made from yaks' milk
cheese spread
spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings
anchovy butter
butter blended with mashed anchovies
snail butter
for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley
fishpaste
a paste of fish or shellfish
garlic butter
butter seasoned with mashed garlic
foie gras, pate de foie gras
a pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles
pate
liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
duck pate
a pate made from duck liver
tapenade
a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil
aspartame
an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener
sweetening, sweetener
something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
honey
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
saccharin
a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener
sugar, refined sugar
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
sugar syrup
sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks
syrup, sirup
a thick sweet sticky liquid
molasses
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining
grenadine
thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
sorghum, sorghum molasses
made from juice of sweet sorghum
treacle, golden syrup
a pale cane syrup
maple syrup
made by concentrating sap from sugar maples
miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven
(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
corn syrup
syrup prepared from corn
batter
a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon
dough
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
sop, sops
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
bread dough
any of various doughs for bread
pancake batter
batter for making pancakes
fritter batter
batter for making fritters
chicken and rice
rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned
coq au vin
chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings
moo goo gai pan
a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauted vegetables
arroz con pollo
rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron
bacon and eggs
eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
boiled dinner, New England boiled dinner
corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables
barbecued spareribs, spareribs
baked or roasted with a spicy sauce
beef Bourguignonne, boeuf Bourguignonne
beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
beef Wellington, filet de boeuf en croute
rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
cannelloni
tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese
Boston baked beans
dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork
bubble and squeak
(British) leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together
carbonnade flamande, Belgian beef stew
beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
cheese souffle
puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce
chicken Marengo
braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce
Maryland chicken
chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy
chicken cordon bleu
thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed
chicken paprika, chicken paprikash
chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream
chicken Tetrazzini
prepared with mushrooms in a cream sauce served over pasta and topped with cheese
chicken Kiev
pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried
chili, chili con carne
(Mexican) ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
chop suey
(American-Chinese) meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g. celery; onions; peppers; bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice
chili dog
a hotdog with chili con carne on it
rissole
minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat
chow mein
chop suey served with fried noodles
codfish ball, codfish cake
usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes
coquille
seafood served in a scallop shell
coquilles Saint-Jacques
scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells
Cornish pasty
meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables
croquette
minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried
dolmas, stuffed grape leaves
well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock
egg roll, spring roll
(Chinese) minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried
egg foo yong, egg fu yung
Chinese omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish
eggs Benedict
toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce
enchilada
(Mexican) tortilla with meat filling baked in chili-seasoned tomato sauce
fish and chips
fried fish and french-fried potatoes
falafel, felafel
(Middle Eastern) small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
fondue, fondu
hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped
cheese fondue
fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits
chocolate fondue
fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits
fondue, fondu
cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces
French toast
bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup
beef fondue, boeuf fondu bourguignon
cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
frittata
Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top
fried rice, Chinese fried rice
boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs
galantine
boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
haggis
(Scotland) made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach
gefilte fish, fish ball
well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
ham and eggs
eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
hash
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
kabob, kebab, shish kebab
cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables
corned beef hash
hash made with corned beef
jambalaya
spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery
kedgeree
(British) a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
knish
(Russian Jewish) baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack
souvlaki, souvlakia
(Greek) made of lamb
lasagna, lasagne
baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables
Newburg sauce
lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or madeira
seafood Newburg
seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice
lobster Newburg, lobster a la Newburg
lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
shrimp Newburg
shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring
lobster thermidor
diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned
lutefisk, lutfisk
(Scandinavian) dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency
macedoine
mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold
macaroni and cheese
macaroni in a cheese sauce
pork pie
small pie filled with minced seasoned pork
meatball
ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth
porcupine ball, porcupines
meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce
Swedish meatball
meatballs simmered in stock
meat loaf, meatloaf
a baked loaf of ground meat
meat pie
pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough
pasty
small meat pie or turnover
mostaccioli
pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches
moussaka
casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
osso buco
sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
marrowbone
a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup
pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw
rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes
pigs in blankets
small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked
bulgur pilaf
pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat
sausage pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with sausage
pizza, pizza pie
Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese
pepperoni pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni
anchovy pizza
tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies
cheese pizza
pizza with lots of cheese
poi
Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment
Sicilian pizza
pizza made with a thick crust
pork and beans
dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce
porridge
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
risotto, Itallian rice
rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese
oatmeal, burgoo
porridge made of rolled oats
loblolly
thick gruel
potpie
deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings
fish loaf
flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings
salmon loaf
fish loaf made with flaked salmon
scallopine, scallopini
sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour
sauerkraut
shredded cabbage fermented in brine
scampi
large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
veal scallopini
thin sauteed cutlets of veal
Scotch egg
hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried
Scotch woodcock
creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste
shepherd's pie
pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven
spaghetti and meatballs
spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce
steak and kidney pie
steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked
Spanish rice
spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers
kidney pie
like steak and kidney pie but without steak
steak tartare, tartar steak, cannibal mound
ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw
pepper steak
strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
steak au poivre, peppered steak, pepper steak
steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
beef Stroganoff
sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
stuffed cabbage
parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and baked; served with tomato or cheese sauce
kishke, stuffed derma
(Jewish) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
stuffed peppers
parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
stuffed tomato, hot stuffed tomato
tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly
stuffed tomato, cold stuffed tomato
tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold
succotash
fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
sukiyaki
(Japanese) thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce
sushi
(Japanese) rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
Swiss steak
steak braised in tomato and onion mixture
tamale
(Mexican) corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
tamale pie
Mexican-like meat mixture covered with cornbread topping
teriyaki
beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
tempura
(Japanese) vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
terrine
a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit, rarebit
cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
schnitzel, Wiener schnitzel
(Viennese) deep-fried breaded veal cutlets
tortilla
(Mexico) thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
taco
(Mexico) a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
burrito
(Mexico) a flour tortilla folded around a filling
chicken taco
a taco with a chicken filling
beef burrito
a burrito with a beef filling
tostada
(Mexico) a crisp flat tortilla
tostada
a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
bean tostada
a flat tortilla topped with refried beans
refried beans, frijoles refritos
(Mexico) dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings
concoction, mixture, intermixture
any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he hesitated to taste the strange concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
mix, premix
a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
filling
a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
lekvar
a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots
frozen orange juice, orange-juice concentrate
orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
malted milk
powder made of dried milk and malted cereals
puree
food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
perishables, spoilables
foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated
ramekin, ramequin
a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
babassu oil, babacu oil
fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil
cohune-nut oil, cohune oil, cohune fat
semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making
almond oil, expressed almond oil, sweet almond oil
pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds
bitter almond oil
pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal
cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
butterfat
the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
chewing gum
a gum prepared for chewing; sweetened and flavored
nonpoisonous, nontoxic
safe to eat
chewy
of a consistency requiring chewing; "chewy caramels"
nonfat, fat-free, fatless
without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"
diet(a), light, lite, low-cal
having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal diet"
skim, skimmed
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"
good, unspoiled, unspoilt
not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"
stale
showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"
addled
(of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"
bad, spoiled, spoilt
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
day-old
not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh"
hard
dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
flyblown, maggoty
spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
fresh
not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"
preserved
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
condensed(a), evaporated(a)
used of milk; reduced in volume by having moisture expelled before canning
candied, crystalized, glace
used especially of fruits
canned, tinned
sealed in a can or jar
corned, cured
(used especially of meat) cured in brine
dried, dehydrated, desiccated
preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen
used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods"
pickled
(used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid
freeze-dried
preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee"
potted
preserved in a pot or can or jar; "potted meat"; "potted shrimp"
salt(a), salted, salt-cured
(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
sun-dried
dried naturally by the sun; "sun-dried apricots"
smoked, smoke-cured, smoke-dried
(used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured in wood smoke
heavy
dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal; "a heavy pudding"
chiffon
of pastry; having a light delicate texture achieved by whipping or adding whipped egg whites; "lemon chiffon pie"
leavened
made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form; "leavened bread"; "well-leavened"; "yeast-leavened breads"
raised
leavened usually with yeast; "raised bread"
light
having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened; "light pastries"
sourdough(a)
leavened with a small amount of fermented dough; "sourdough bread"
unleavened
made without leavening; "unleavened bread is often simply flour mixed with water"
flat, unraised
not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough"
aged, ripened
of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-aged cheeses"
mellow, mellowed
having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging; "a mellow port"; "mellowed fruit"
meaty
like or containing meat; "enough of vegetarianism; let's have a meaty meal"
meatless
lacking meat; "meatless days"
takeout, take-away
of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises; "takeout pizza"; "the takeout counter" (`take-away' is chiefly British)
dry
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
rich
highly seasoned or containing large amounts of choice ingredients such as butter or sugar or eggs; "kept gorging on rich foods"; "rich pastries"; "rich eggnogg"
starchy
consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods"
starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal
resembling starch
starchless
lacking starch
candied, sugar-coated
encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel"
sugary
containing sugar
honeyed, honied, syrupy
with honey added
honeylike
resembling honey
sugared, sweetened, sweet
with sweetening added
sugarless, nonsweet
not containing sugar
unsugared
with no sugar added
unsweetened
not made sweet
utility(a), utility-grade
used of beef; usable but inferior
short
containing a large amount of shortening; therefore tender and easy to crumble or break into flakes; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust"
a la carte
(of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
table d'hote, prix fixe
(of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
providing nourishment; "good nourishing food"
insubstantial, jejune
lacking in nutritive value; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
cereal
made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; "a cereal beverage"; "cereal grasses"
chocolate
composed of or flavored or coated with chocolate
prandial
of or relating to a meal
dietary, dietetic, dietetical
of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions"
macrobiotic
of or relating to the theory or practice of macrobiotics; "macrobiotic diet"
wheaten, whole-wheat, wholemeal
of or relating to or derived from wheat; "wheaten bread"
oaten
of or related to or derived from oats; "oaten bread"
a la carte
by ordering items listed individually on a menu; "we ate a la carte"
greasily
in a greasy manner; "the food was greasily unappetizing"
nutritionally
with regard to nutrition; "nutritionally, her new diet is suicide"
unpalatably
in an unpalatable way; "The vegetables looked unpalatably wilted"
palatably
in a palatable way
piquantly, spicily
with strong spices; in a spicy manner; "the soup was spicily flavored"
a la mode
with ice cream on top or on the side; "we served the apple pie a la mode"
inedible, uneatable (opposite)
not suitable for food
foodless (opposite)
being without food