Dutch for Beginners: Food

The following words are used to talk about food, eating and drinking in Dutch:

*Voedsel ()**	Food
Eten	To eat; food
Maaltijd	Meal
Ontbijt (*)	Breakfast
Lunch	Lunch
Diner (), avondeten ()	Dinner

Brood (*)	Bread
Kaas	Cheese
Boter	Butter
Ei (*), eieren	Egg, eggs

Mes (*)	Knife
Vork	Fork
Lepel	Spoon
Kopje (*)	Cup
Schotel	Saucer
Bord (*)	Plate
Glas (*)	Glass

Thee	Tea
Koffie	Coffee
Melk	Milk
Water (*)	Water

Groente	Vegetables
Fruit (*)	Fruit
Vlees (*)	Meat
Sinaasappel	Orange
Appel	Apple
Peer	Pear
Banaan	Banana
Aardappel	Potato
Sla	Lettuce
Salade	Salad
Biefstuk	Steak
Gehakt (*)	Meat loaf
IJs (*)	Ice cream

Koken	To boil; to cook
Bakken	To fry
Braden	To roast

In het restaurant	In the restaurant
Ober	Waiter
Heeft u gereserveerd?	Did you make reservations?
Eet smakelijk!	Enjoy your meal!
Heeft het gesmaakt?	Did you enjoy your meal?
Is alles naar wens?	Is everything to your satisfaction?
Kan ik afrekenen?	Bill/check please!
Accepteert u credit cards?	Do you accept credit cards?
Inclusief BTW	VAT ("sales tax") included
Fooi	Tip, gratuity

Voorgerecht (*)	First course
Hoofdgerecht (*)	Main course
Nagerecht (*)	Dessert

Wijn(-kaart)	Wine (list)

Kort gebakken, "saignant" (French word)	Rare
Normaal gebakken	Medium rare
Goed doorbakken	Well-done

NOTE: The definite article for singular nouns marked (*) is "het" (e.g., "het voedsel" = "the food"); the definite article for all other singular nouns is "de" (e.g., "de maaltijd" = "the meal").

The definite article for plural nouns is always "de".