| meal | 餐 | feast | 盛宴 |
| five course meal | 五道菜 | appetizer | 开胃菜 |
| the main course | 主要课程 | desert | 沙漠 |
If you snack between meals, you might gain weight.
| to taste | 品尝 | ||
| taste | 品味 | flavor | 味道 |
| tasty | 好吃 | flavorful | 美味 |
| delicious | 美味 |
Your soup tastes delicious.
您的汤味道鲜美。
| sweet | 甜 | sour | 酸 |
| salty | 咸 | bitter | 苦 |
| hot | 热 | spicy | 辣 |
The dish is very hot.
这道菜是非常热。.It's spicy
它的辣.
| edible | 食用 | inedible | 非食用 |
| fresh | 新鲜 | stale | 陈旧 |
The chips are stale.
该芯片是陈旧。Yuck! This food is barely edible.
呸！这种食品是勉强食用。
| nutritious | 营养 | nutrition | 营养 |
| vegetarian | 素 | malnutrition | 营养不良 |
| vegan | 素食主义者 | nourishing | 滋补 |