西红柿 tomato                                                  菠萝 pineapple
西瓜watermelon                                                 香蕉banana            
柚子 shaddock （pomelo）                                       橙子orange
苹果 apple                                                     柠檬lemon
樱桃 cherry                                                    桃子peach
梨 pear                                                        枣Chinese date （去核枣 pitted date）
椰子coconut                                                    草莓 strawberry
树莓 raspberry                                                 蓝莓blueberry

黑莓 blackberry                                                葡萄 grape

甘蔗 sugar cane                                                芒果 mango
木瓜 pawpaw或者papaya                                          杏子 apricot 　
油桃 nectarine                                                 柿子persimmon
石榴pomegranate                                                榴莲 jackfruit
槟榔果 areca nut                                               西班牙产苦橙bitter orange
猕猴桃 kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry                        金橘cumquat
蟠桃 flat peach                                                荔枝 litchi
青梅greengage                                                  山楂果 haw
水蜜桃honey peach                                              香瓜，甜瓜 musk melon
李子plum                                                       杨梅 waxberry red bayberry
桂圆 longan                                                    沙果 crab apple 
杨桃starfruit                                                  枇杷 loquat
柑橘 tangerine                                                 莲雾wax-apple 
番石榴 guava

肉、蔬菜类（livestock家畜）

南瓜（倭瓜） pumpkin cushaw                                    甜玉米 Sweet corn

牛肉beef                                                       猪肉pork

羊肉 mutton                                                    羔羊肉lamb

鸡肉chicken                                                    生菜 莴苣lettuce

白菜 Chinese cabbage （celery cabbage）（甘蓝）                卷心菜 cabbage

萝卜 radish                                                    胡萝卜 carrot

韭菜leek                                                       木耳 agarics

豌豆 pea                                                       马铃薯（土豆） potato

黄瓜 cucumber                                                  苦瓜 balsam pear

秋葵 okra                                                      洋葱 onion

芹菜 celery                                                    芹菜杆 celery sticks

地瓜 sweet potato                                              蘑菇 mushroom

橄榄 olive                                                     菠菜spinach

冬瓜 （Chinese）wax gourd                                      莲藕 lotus root

紫菜 laver                                                     油菜 cole rape

茄子 eggplant                                                  香菜 caraway

枇杷loquat                                                     青椒 green pepper

四季豆 青刀豆 garden bean                                      银耳 silvery fungi

腱子肉tendon                                                   肘子 pork joint

茴香fennel（茴香油fennel oil 药用）                            鲤鱼carp

咸猪肉bacon                                                    金针蘑 needle mushroom

扁豆 lentil                                                    槟榔 areca

牛蒡great burdock                                              水萝卜 summer radish

竹笋 bamboo shoot                                              艾蒿Chinese mugwort

绿豆mung bean                                                  毛豆green soy bean

瘦肉 lean meat                                                 肥肉speck

黄花菜 day lily （day lily bud）                               豆芽菜 bean sprout

丝瓜 towel gourd (注：在美国丝瓜或用来做丝瓜茎loofah洗澡的，不是食用的)

海鲜类（sea food）

虾仁 Peeled Prawns                                              龙虾 lobster
小龙虾 crayfish                                                （退缩者） 蟹 crab
蟹足crab claws                                                  小虾（虾米） shrimp
对虾、大虾 prawn                                               （烤）鱿鱼（toast）squid
海参 sea cucumber                                               扇贝 scallop
鲍鱼 sea-ear abalone                                            小贝肉cockles
牡蛎oyster                                                      鱼鳞scale
海蜇jellyfish                                                   鳖 海龟turtle
蚬 蛤 clam                                                      鲅鱼 culter
鲳鱼 butterfish                                                 虾籽 shrimp egg
鲢鱼 银鲤鱼chub silver carp                                     黄花鱼 yellow croaker

醋 vinegar                                                      酱油 soy
盐 salt                                                         加碘盐 iodized salt
糖 sugar                                                        白糖 refined sugar
酱 soy sauce                                                    沙拉 salad
辣椒 hot（red）pepper                                           胡椒 （black）pepper
花椒wild pepper Chinese prickly ash powder                      色拉油salad oil
调料 fixing sauce seasoning                                     砂糖 granulated sugar
红糖 brown sugar                                                冰糖 Rock Sugar
芝麻 Sesame                                                     芝麻酱 Sesame paste
芝麻油 Sesame oil                                               咖喱粉curry
番茄酱（汁） ketchup redeye                                     辣根horseradish
葱 shallot （Spring onions）                                    姜 ginger
蒜 garlic                                                       料酒 cooking wine
蚝油oyster sauce                                                枸杞（枇杷,欧查果） medlar
八角aniseed                                                     酵母粉yeast barm 　　
肉桂 cinnamon (在美国十分受欢迎，很多事物都有肉桂料)            黄椒Yellow pepper
黄油 butter                                                     香草精 vanilla extract(甜点必备)
面粉 flour                                                      洋葱 onion

主食类（staple food）

三文治 sandwich                                                 米饭rice
粥 congee （rice soup）                                         汤 soup
饺子dumpling                                                    面条 noodle
比萨饼 pizza                                                    方便面 instant noodle
香肠 sausage                                                    面包 bread
黄油 （白塔油）butter                                           茶叶蛋 Tea eggs
油菜 rape                                                       饼干 cookies
咸菜（泡菜）pickle                                              馒头 steamed bread
饼（蛋糕）cake                                                  汉堡 hamburger
火腿ham                                                         奶酪 cheese
馄饨皮 wonton skin                                              高筋面粉 Strong flour
小麦wheat                                                       大麦barley 
青稞highland barley                                             高粱broomcorn （kaoliang ）
春卷Spring rolls 　                                             芋头 Taro
山药yam                                                         鱼翅 shark fin
黄花 daylily                                                    松花蛋 皮蛋preserved eggs
春卷 spring roll                                                肉馅饼minced pie
糙米 Brown rice                                                 玉米 corn
馅儿 stuffing                                                   开胃菜 appetizer
面粉 flour                                                      燕麦 oat
白薯 甘薯 sweet potato                                          牛排 steak
里脊肉 fillet                                                   凉粉 bean jelly
糯米 江米 sticky rice                                           燕窝 bird's nest
粟 Chinese corn                                                 肉丸子 meat balls
枳橙citrange                                                    点心（中式）dim sum
淀粉starch                                                      蛋挞 egg tart

干果类（dry fruits）

腰果 Cashew nuts                                                花生 peanut
无花果fig                                                       榛子filbert hazel
栗子chestnut                                                    核桃 walnut
杏仁almond                                                      果脯 preserved fruit
芋头taro                                                        葡萄干raisin cordial
开心果 pistachion                                               巴西果 brazil nut
菱角,荸荠 water chestnut (和国内食用法不同，做坚果食用)

酒水类（beverage）

红酒 red wine                                                   白酒 white wine
白兰地 brandy                                                   葡萄酒 sherry
汽水(软饮料) soda                                              （盐）汽水sparkling water
果汁juice                                                       冰棒 Ice-lolly
啤酒beer                                                        酸奶 yoghurt
伏特加酒vodka                                                   鸡尾酒cocktail
豆奶 soy milk                                                   豆浆soybean milk
凉开水 cold boiled water                                        汉斯啤酒 Hans beer
浓缩果汁 concentrated juice                                     冰镇啤酒 iced(chilled ) beer
札幌（日本啤酒）Sapporo                                         爱尔啤酒（美国）ale
A级牛奶 grand A milk                                            班图酒bantu beer
半干雪利 dry sark                                               参水牛奶 blue milk
日本粗茶 bancha                                                 生啤酒 draft beer
白啤酒 white beer                                               <苏格兰>大麦酒barley-bree
咖啡伴侣coffee mate

零食类（snack）

mint 薄荷糖                                                      饼干cracker
饼干biscuit                                                      棒棒糖bonbon
话梅prune candied plum                                           锅巴 rice crust
瓜子 melon seed                                                  冰棒（冰果） ice（frozen） sucker
冰淇凌ice cream                                                  防腐剂preservative
圣代冰淇淋 sundae                                                巧克力豆 marble chocolate barley  
布丁pudding                                                      茶tea （沏茶 make the tea）

中餐

bear's paw 熊掌                                                  breast of deer 鹿脯
beche-de-mer; sea cucumber 海参                                  sea sturgeon 海鳝
salted jelly fish 海蜇皮                                         kelp,seaweed 海带
abalone鲍鱼                                                      shark fin鱼翅
scallops干贝                                                     lobster龙虾
bird's nest 燕窝                                                 roast suckling pig 考乳猪 

pig's knuckle 猪脚                                               boiled salted duck 盐水鸭

preserved meat 腊肉                                              barbecued pork 叉烧

sausage 香肠                                                     fried pork flakes 肉松

BAR-B-Q 烤肉                                                     meat diet 荤菜

vegetables 素菜                                                  meat broth 肉羹

local dish 地方菜                                                Cantonese cuisine 广东菜

set meal 客饭                                                    curry rice 咖喱饭

fried rice 炒饭                                                  plain rice 白饭

crispy rice 锅巴                                                 gruel, soft rice , porridge 粥

noodles with gravy 打卤面                                        plain noodle 阳春面

casserole 砂锅                                                   chafing dish,fire pot火锅

meat bun肉包子                                                   shao-mai烧麦

preserved bean curd 腐乳                                         bean curd豆腐 
fermented blank bean 豆 豉                                       pickled cucumbers 酱瓜
preserved egg 皮蛋                                               salted duck egg 咸鸭蛋
dried turnip 萝卜干

汤 类
 
鱼丸汤　Fish ball soup                                          貢丸汤　Meat ball soup 
蛋花汤　 Egg & vegetable soup                                   蛤蜊汤　Clams soup 
牡蛎汤　Oyster soup                                             紫菜汤　 Seaweed soup 
酸辣汤　Sweet & sour soup                                       馄饨汤　Wonton soup 
猪肠汤　 Pork intestine soup                                    肉羹汤　Pork thick soup 
鱿鱼汤 Squid soup                                               花枝羹　 Squid thick soup