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Food I Love — Vocabulary for Eating and Cooking

August 8, 2026 · Sourov · 3 min read

Food I Love — Vocabulary for Eating and Cooking

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Food I Love — Vocabulary for Eating and Cooking

A1–A2
⏱ 5 minutes
Vocabulary
📖 From My Life

The first Australian food that confused me: Vegemite. Dark brown paste, sold as a breakfast spread. I tried it like peanut butter — thick layer on toast. Never again. But it taught me something: food is culture. Learning food words in English means learning how people live.

🎯 Language Focus

Basic food bread, rice, meat, fish, egg, fruit, vegetable, soup
Cooking verbs boil, fry, bake, grill, steam, roast, mix
Taste adjectives sweet, sour, salty, spicy, bitter, fresh, rich
Useful phrase I like / I don’t like / I love / I can’t stand + food noun

✏️ Quick Practice — Try It!

1. Which verb: pasta in hot water? boil / bake / fry

Boil ✓ — “Boil the pasta for 10 minutes.”.
2. Opposite of sweet?

Sour or bitter ✓.
3. Fill: “I ___ spicy food!” (strong positive)

I love spicy food! ✓.
4. Name your favourite food. Say: I love ___ because it’s ___.

Your answer — e.g. “I love mango because it’s sweet and fresh.”.

👶 For Young Learners

🍎 Go to your kitchen! Point at 5 foods and say their name in English. Can’t find the word? That’s your homework for the day!

💡 Your 5-Minute Takeaway

Use love / like / don’t like / hate + noun to express food preferences instantly. Simple, clear, natural. No need for complex grammar.

Independent educational resource. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Confers no qualification. Grammar reference: Swan, Practical English Usage. Frameworks: PPP, TBLT, ESA (standard ELT methodology).

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