French Food Vocabulary

French Food Vocabulary

Fruits and Vegetables

• Fruits:
  • Apple: pomme
  • Banana: banane
  • Cherry: cerise
  • Grape: raisin
  • Orange: orange
  • Pear: poire
• Vegetables:
  • Carrot: carotte
  • Cucumber: concombre
  • Lettuce: laitue
  • Onion: oignon
  • Potato: pomme de terre
  • Tomato: tomate

Dairy and Eggs

• Cheese:
  • Brie: brie
  • Camembert: camembert
  • Chèvre: chèvre (goat cheese)
  • Fromage: fromage (general term for cheese)
• Eggs:
  • Egg: œuf
  • Omelette: omelette
• Milk:
  • Milk: lait
  • Butter: beurre

Meat and Poultry

• Beef:
  • Beef: boeuf
  • Steak: steak
• Chicken:
  • Chicken: poulet
  • Hen: poule
• Fish:
  • Fish: poisson
  • Salmon: saumon
• Pork:
  • Pork: porc
  • Sausage: saucisse
• Lamb:
  • Lamb: agneau
• Turkey:
  • Turkey: dinde

Breads and Pastries

• Breads:
  • Bread: pain
  • Baguette: baguette
  • Croissant: croissant
• Pastries:
  • Cake: gâteau
  • Pastry: pâtisserie
  • Tart: tarte

Desserts

• Cakes:
  • Cake: gâteau
  • Éclair: éclair
  • Macarons: macarons
• Fruits:
  • Fruit salad: salade de fruits
  • Fruit tart: tarte aux fruits
• Ice cream:
  • Ice cream: glace
• Puddings:
  • Pudding: pudding
  • Crème brûlée: crème brûlée

French Food Vocabulary

Fruits and Vegetables

• Apple is called "pomme" in French
• Banana is called "banane" in French
• Cherry is called "cerise" in French
• Grape is called "raisin" in French
• Orange is called "orange" in French
• Pear is called "poire" in French
• Carrot is called "carotte" in French
• Cucumber is called "concombre" in French
• Lettuce is called "laitue" in French
• Onion is called "oignon" in French
• Potato is called "pomme de terre" in French
• Tomato is called "tomate" in French

Dairy and Eggs

• Brie is a type of French cheese
• Camembert is a type of French cheese
• Chèvre is a type of French goat cheese
• Fromage is a general term for cheese in French
• Egg is called "œuf" in French
• Omelette is called "omelette" in French
• Milk is called "lait" in French
• Butter is called "beurre" in French

Meat and Poultry

• Beef is called "boeuf" in French
• Steak is called "steak" in French
• Chicken is called "poulet" in French
• Hen is called "poule" in French
• Fish is called "poisson" in French
• Salmon is called "saumon" in French
• Pork is called "porc" in French
• Sausage is called "saucisse" in French
• Lamb is called "agneau" in French
• Turkey is called "dinde" in French

Breads and Pastries

• Bread is called "pain" in French
• Baguette is a type of French bread
• Croissant is a type of French pastry
• Cake is called "gâteau" in French
• Pastry is called "pâtisserie" in French
• Tart is called "tarte" in French

Desserts

• Cake is called "gâteau" in French
• Éclair is a type of French cake
• Macarons are a type of French dessert
• Fruit salad is called "salade de fruits" in French
• Fruit tart is called "tarte aux fruits" in French
• Ice cream is called "glace" in French
• Pudding is called "pudding" in French
• Crème brûlée is a type of French pudding

French Food Vocabulary

Meat and Poultry

• Viande refers to meat in general
• Boeuf is the French term for beef
• Poulet is the French word for chicken
• There is no Pousson in French, the correct term for fish is Poisson
• Porc is the French term for pork
• Agneau is the French word for lamb
• Dinde is the French term for turkey

Dairy and Eggs

• Lait is the French term for milk
• Fromage is the French word for cheese
• Crème is the French term for cream
• Beurre is the French word for butter
• Oeuf is the French term for egg

Fruits and Vegetables

• Fruit is the French term for fruit
• Légume is the French term for vegetable
• Pomme is the French term for apple
• Banane is the French term for banana
• Carotte is the French term for carrot
• Tomate is the French term for tomato
• Poivron is the French term for bell pepper

Breads and Grains

• Pain is the French term for bread
• Baguette is a type of French bread
• Croissant is a type of French pastry
• Riz is the French term for rice
• Pâtes is the French term for pasta
• Céréale is the French term for cereal

Desserts and Pastries

• Dessert is the French term for dessert
• Gâteau is the French term for cake
• Tarte is the French term for tart
• Crème brûlée is a type of French dessert
• Mille-feuille is the French term for Napoleon
• Éclair is a type of French pastry

Beverages

• Café is the French term for coffee
• Thé is the French term for tea
• Eau is the French term for water
• Vin is the French term for wine
• Bière is the French term for beer
• Jus is the French term for juice