Useful Words

Buttery            adjective             buttery food has a lot of butter in it, or tastes as if it has butter in it

Calorific          adjective             containing a lot of calories and therefore likely to make you fat

Caramelised  adjective               caramelized food has a layer of slightly burnt sugar on it

Chewy             adjective             chewy food has to be chewed for some time before it is soft enough to swallow

Chilled             adjective             chilled food or drink has been made cold in order to make it more pleasant or to keep it fresh

Cool                 adjective             food that is cool is no longer hot

Cream             noun                       used about food that contains cream

Creamy            adjective             containing or made from cream

Crisp                adjective             crisp food is firm in a pleasant way and makes a noise when you bite it

Crispy              adjective             food that is crispy is firm in a pleasant way, and makes a noise when you bite it

Crunchy          adjective             crunchy foods make a loud noise when you bite them

Crystallized     adjective             crystallized fruits or sweet foods are covered with sugar crystals

deep pan        adjective             a deep pan pizza has a thick dough base

diabetic           adjective             made for people who have diabetes

diet                  noun                      containing less sugar or fat than other similar foods

digestible       adjective             food that is digestible is easily changed into substances that your body needs

dry                   adjective             dry food contains little or no liquid, such as fat or juice

fat-free            adjective             containing no fat

fattening         adjective             making you fat

fatty                 adjective             containing a lot of fat

filling               adjective             food that is filling makes you feel full quickly

fleshy              adjective             containing flesh

floury               adjective             covered with flour

fluffy                adjective             food that is fluffy is soft and light because it contains a lot of air

fresh                adjective             fresh food has been recently picked, caught, or prepared

fruity                adjective             containing a lot of fruit

GM                   adjective             genetically modified:  used for describing crops whose genes have been changed 

Greasy             adjective             prepared with a lot of oil or fat

Green              adjective             made from the green leaves of vegetables

heavy              adjective             food that is heavy is rather solid and not enjoyable

herbal              adjective             connected with herbs, or made from herbs

iced                 adjective             an iced cake or biscuit is covered with icing

indigestible    adjective             indigestible food is difficult for your body to digest

instant             adjective             instant food or drink can be prepared in a very short time, usually by adding hot water

jammy              adjective             covered and sticky with jam

light                 adjective             food or drink that is light has less fat or alcohol than other similar food or drink. 

live                  adjective             live yoghurt contains the living bacteria that are used to make it

low                   adjective             used about foods that contain a smaller amount of a substance than usual

low-cal             adjective             low-calorie

low-calorie      adjective             low-calorie foods or drinks help people to lose

low-fat             adjective             low-fat food contains only a small amount of fat

microwavable                        adjective               able to be cooked in a microwave

milky                adjective             containing milk or a liquid that looks like milk

mushroom      noun                     containing or made from mushrooms

non-fat            adjective             non-fat food and drinks contain no fat or very little fat

nourishing      adjective             providing the food needed to live, grow, and be healthy

nutritive          adjective             a nutritive substance is one that is used by living things to help them to grow and be healthy

nutritive          adjective             connected with nutrition

nutty                adjective             containing nuts, or having the taste of nuts

organic            adjective             organic food or drink is produced using only a small number of artificial chemicals

peanut             noun                     containing or made with peanuts

perishable      adjective             perishable food decays after a short time, especially if it is not kept cold

picnic              noun                     used about the things that you use or eat at a picnic

plain                adjective             plain food is simple and does not have a lot of things added to it

raw                   adjective             raw food has not been cooked, or has not been thoroughly cooked

rich                  adjective             containing a lot of things such as butter, eggs, or cream that make your  feel full very quickly

skinny              adjective             low in fat

slimline           adjective             containing fewer calories than usual in order not to make you fat

sloppy             adjective             sloppy food is not thick or solid enough

soupy              adjective             containing too much liquid

soused            adjective             kept in a liquid such as vinegar or alcohol for a long time

spoilt               adjective             spoilt food has started to decay

starchy            adjective             starchy foods have a lot of starch in them

sticky               adjective             sticky food contains a lot of sugar and has a sticky surface

stodgy             adjective             stodgy food is heavy and makes you feel too full

strained          adjective             put through a strainer to remove any lumps

stringy             adjective             full of fibres and difficult to cut and eat

stuffed            adjective             stuffed meat or vegetables have been filled with some other type of food

sugar-coated  adjective             covered in sugar

tender             adjective             tender food is soft and easy to cut and eat

tough               adjective             food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew

unclean           adjective             unclean food or drink cannot be eaten or drunk by people belonging to a particular religion

uneaten          adjective             not eaten

unrefined        adjective             unrefined products such as sugar and oil have not been changed from their natural state

vegetarian      adjective             relating to or intended for vegetarians

warmed-over  adjective             warmed-up for eating

warmed-up     adjective             warmed-up food had gone cold but has been heated again to make it warm enough to eat

wheaten          adjective             made using wheat

whipped          adjective             food that is whipped has had air mixed into it, so that it is very light