FOOD VOCABULARY
Across
- 2. Has salt, pepper or other spices added to it, to improve the flavour of the food.
- 3. Has an acidic taste like lemon or fruit that is not ready to eat.
- 7. Breaks into little pieces easily. Commonly used to describe the texture of a cake or cookie.
- 9. Not fresg and is unpleasant to eat. Typically used to describe old bread or cake.
- 10. Recently produced or picked. It isn't frozen or preserved (for example in tins/cans).
- 11. Has no juice or very little juice inside of it.
- 14. Tasting of salt and/or spices. Category of food that is not sweet.
- 15. Usually contains chillies or curry that leave a burning sensation in your mouth.
- 18. Cooked in an oven (or over a fire) for a long time. Commonly for meats, not pasta.
- 20. Fruit or crops that have matured enough to eat.
- 21. Tasting or containing a lot of salt.
- 22. Commonly used to described fried food that has a firm and dry surface or texture.
- 23. It contains a lot of (natural) juice.
Down
- 1. Easy to chew or cut through, typically of meat.
- 3. Has a strong taste because of pepper or ginger.
- 4. Food that had not been cooked. It is in its original state.
- 5. Reduced to a soft pulpy state by crushing or squashing. Normally used to describe potato.
- 6. It is unseasoned or has an uninteresting taste. It seems to be without any flavor.
- 7. Food that you had to chew a lot before swallowing.
- 8. Thick and smooth like cream or with the same consistency.
- 12. Has decayed and should not be eaten because you will become sick.
- 13. It does not have any taste or noticeable flavor.
- 16. A strong, sharp taste that is not sweet. Commonly used to describe coffee.
- 17. Food that has been fried a lot and still has a lot of oil.
- 19. A pleasant taste that is characteristic of sugar or honey.
- 22. Hard and makes a sharp sound when you bite it.