Collocations in use

Junk food

Đồ ăn vặt

Nourishing meals

Meals which make you healthy and strong

Fresh produce

Foods produced from farming, e.g. dairy produce, agricultural produce

Meal portion

Khẩu phần ăn

Ready meals

Meals already prepared or which just need to be heated quickly before eating

Organic food

Food not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals

Food additives

Substances added to. ôd to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it (chất phụ gia)

Processed food

Foods which are changed or treated as part of an industrial operation

GM foods

Genetically modified foods

Perishable food

Food which goes off quickly, such as cheese or fish

A light meal

Một bữa ăn nhẹ

A substantial meal

A large meal

a decent meal

A quite good meal

A slap-up meal

an unusually large and very good meal

a gourmet meal

a high-quality meal

home-cooked food

food that is made at home

a quick snack

a small, easy-to-prepare food portion consumed between main meals to boost energy or satisfy a craving

a refreshing drink

a beverage designed to quench thirst, lower body temperature, and revitalize the senses (cool you down and make you feel less tired)

quench thirst

(phr) giải khát

a thirst-quenching drink

Một thức uống giải khát (=beverage)

Be dying of hunger

(phr) Đói muốn chết

(Have) a healthy appetite

a natural, balanced desire to eat that meets your body's nutritional needs without causing distress

a hearty appetite

a large desire to eat a lot

an insatiable appetite

a desire to eat that can’t be satisfied

A hearty breakfast

a substantial, nourishing, and satisfying morning meal designed to provide ample energy and keep you full for hours

Soft drink

a cold, usually sweet, drink that does not contain alcohol (nước ngọt)

Fizzy drink

Nước ngọt có ga

crisps

a very thin, often round piece of fried potato, sometimes with a flavour added, sold especially in plastic bags

Spoil/enhance one’s appetite

Phá hỏng/cải thiện cảm giác thèm ăn

a set menu

a dining option where a restaurant offers a multi-course meal for a fixed, single price

Be reasonably priced

(adj) of which costs a fair, acceptable amount relative to its quality, market standards, and the value it provides

Unhealthy cravings

intense, sudden desires for specific foods — usually highly processed, sugary, salty, or fatty items

Rip off sb

[usually passive] (informal) to cheat somebody, by making them pay too much, by selling them something of poor quality, etc.

—> = overcharge sb: Chặt/chém giá sb

Food poinsoning

(n) Ngộ độc thực phẩm

Adulterant

(n) [C] a substance that has been added to a food, drug, or other substance that makes it weaker or lowers its quality, especially when that is harmful (Chất pha trộn)

Preservative

[C] a chemical used to stop food from decaying (chất bảo quản)

Canned/frozen food

Đồ ăn đóng hộp/đông lạnh