English-21.1: Food Vocab Ms.Wells

[You] can’t have [your] cake and eat it, too.

Idiom-You can't have the best of both worlds; you can’t have two contradictory things at the same time

A la carte

Adj/Adv-Featuring a separate price for each dish offered on the menu

Al dente

Adj/Adv-Cooked so as not to be too soft; firm to the bite (especially of pasta)

Hors d’oeuvre(s)

Noun- An appetizer served before a meal

Smorgasbord

Noun-A luncheon or supper buffet offering a wide variety of food and dishes

Cater

Verb- To supply what is desired or expected (usually used with “to”)

Confection

Noun- A dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients

Effervescent

Adj-Showing high spirits or animation; bubbly

Epicurean

Adj/Noun-Having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking

Greasy spoon

Noun / Adj-A cheap restaurant or diner that specializes in fried foods

Imbibe

Verb-To consume (liquids) by drinking; to absorb physically or mentally

Mull

X-To grind or mix thoroughly; to consider at length or ponder (often used with “over”)

Nosh

Verb-To snack or eat between meals

Palate

Noun-The roof of the mouth; the sense of taste

Palatable

Adj-Acceptable or agreeable to the palate

Peckish

Adj-Somewhat Hungry

Percolate

Verb-To spread gradually (used with abstract nouns); to trickle through a porous substance like a filter

Stew

Verb-To cook with simmering heat; to worry or fret (usually used with “over”)

Succulent

Adjective-Full of juice; (of a plant) having fleshy and juicy tissues

Sustenance

Noun-Means of sustaining life; nourishment

Snarf

Verb-To eat quickly and voraciously