March 14th, 2010 
TheSaltyChef French Food
Vocabulary
La nourriture
Whether you’re traveling in Europe or just going out to a local French restaurant, food is one of the necessities of life, so here are some key French words and phrases related to food.
la nourriture food
avoir faim to be hungry
manger to eat
le repas meal
le petit-déjeuner breakfast
le déjeuner lunch
le dîner dinner
le goûter snack
déjeuner to have breakfast or lunch
dîner to have dinner
le hors d’œuvre, l’entrée* appetizer
la soupe, le potage soup
le plat principal main course
la salade salad
le dessert dessert
la cuisine kitchen, cooking
la salle à manger dining room
le restaurant restaurant
*In American English, “entrée” refers to the main course, but in French it only indicates an appetizer.
Here are the French words for some staples, seasonings, and other miscellaneous foods.
la confiture jam
le croissant croissant
la farine flour
les frites (US) fries, (UK) chips
l’huile d’olive (f) olive oil
la mayonnaise mayonnaise
la moutarde mustard
un œuf, des œufs egg, eggs
le pain bread
le pain grillé toast
les pâtes pasta
le poivre pepper
le riz rice
la sauce sauce, dressing, gravy
le sel salt
le sucre sugar
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