Slang tagged with food
akil (ุฃูู)
Food; eating (general term, but widely used informally).
anda bhurji (เค เคเคกเคพ เคญเฅเคฐเฅเคเฅ)
Scrambled eggs (a popular breakfast or snack item, often takeaway).
baedal (๋ฐฐ๋ฌ)
Delivery (especially food delivery).
banchan (๋ฐ์ฐฌ)
Side dishes (essential part of a Korean meal, often served with main dishes).
Bussin'
Extremely good, delicious, or impressive (especially food).
chicken (์นํจ)
Fried chicken (extremely popular takeaway/delivery item).
chimac (์น๋งฅ)
Chicken and beer (a popular combination, from "chicken" + "maekju" (beer)).
chippy
A fish and chip shop; a place that sells fish and chips.
chop
To eat; also, food itself (e.g., "come chop" - come eat, or "wetin be your chop?" - whats your food?).
chope
To reserve a seat, usually using a tissue packet at a hawker center.
comfort food
Food that provides a feeling of well-being, often associated with childhood or home cooking.
curry
Indian or South Asian-style food, often ordered as a takeaway.
dhaba (เคขเคพเคฌเคพ)
A roadside eatery, typically serving local cuisine (informal restaurant).
die die must try
Something so good or important that one must try it (extreme recommendation).
diner
An informal, typically American, restaurant that serves a wide range of inexpensive food.
double-double
A coffee with two creams and two sugars, a standard order at Tim Hortons.
falafel (ููุงูู)
Deep-fried balls or patties made from ground chickpeas or fava beans, a common street food.
gogi (๊ณ ๊ธฐ)
Meat (general term, but widely used when talking about BBQ or meat dishes).
greasy spoon
A cheap, informal cafe, especially one serving fried food.
gulyash (ะณัะปัั)
Goulash; often a hearty, simple meal common in cafeterias or home cooking.
hon-bap (ํผ๋ฐฅ)
Eating alone. A portmanteau of "Honja" (alone) and "Bap" (meal).
honbap (ํผ๋ฐฅ)
Eating alone (from "honja" - alone + "bap" - rice/meal).
item 7
Food and drinks (humorous/informal term often used in party/event contexts, referring to the "food and refreshments" item on an agenda).
jumeokbap (์ฃผ๋จน๋ฐฅ)
Rice balls (often simple, quick-to-eat food).
kebab
A common takeaway dish, usually meat cooked on a skewer or dรถner style.
lim kopi
To drink coffee; informally, to go for a casual meeting (from Hokkien).
mukbang (๋จน๋ฐฉ)
Eating broadcast. A global term originated in Korea for videos of people eating.
munchies
A craving for snack food, especially associated with cannabis use.
nashta (เคจเคพเคถเฅเคคเคพ)
Breakfast or light snacks.
pelmeni (ะฟะตะปัะผะตะฝะธ)
Dumplings, often eaten quickly or as a simple meal (can be bought frozen and cooked).
perekhvatit (ะฟะตัะตั ะฒะฐัะธัั)
To grab a bite; to have a quick snack.
pet pooja (เคชเฅเค เคชเฅเคเคพ)
Eating a meal (literally "stomach worship" - humorous/informal).
Poutine
French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy (a Quebec classic, now national).
pozhraลฅ (ะฟะพะถัะฐัั)
To grub; to gobble down food (vulgar/very informal way to say "to eat").
samosa (เคธเคฎเฅเคธเคพ)
A fried or baked pastry with a savoury filling, a popular snack/takeaway item.
sandwich (ุณุงูุฏููุชุด)
A sandwich (widely used loanword, common for fast food/takeaway).
scran
Food; a meal (especially common in military or northern UK slang).
shashlik (ัะฐัะปัะบ)
Skewered and grilled meat (similar to kebab), very popular comfort food.
shaurma (ัะฐััะผะฐ)
Shawarma (very popular street food/takeaway, often a late-night snack).
shawarma (ุดุงูุฑู ุง)
A popular Middle Eastern dish of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, served in a wrap or plate.
shiok
Excellent; delicious; a feeling of pure pleasure or satisfaction.
swallow
A category of starchy, dough-like foods (like fufu, eba, pounded yam) eaten with various soups/stews.
tabbouleh
A salad made from finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, bulgur, and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and sweet pepper.
tabeekh (ุทุจูุฎ)
Cooked food; home cooking (implies a proper meal, not necessarily takeaway).
takeout
Food prepared in a restaurant for consumption elsewhere (equivalent to UK "takeaway").
Timmies / Tims
Short for Tim Hortons, the iconic Canadian coffee and donut chain.
tteokbokki (๋ก๋ณถ์ด)
Spicy rice cakes; popular street food and snack.
vadapav
A popular street food snack (potato fritter in a bun, specific to Maharashtra).
yashik (์ผ์)
Late-night snack/meal (very common culture of ordering late-night food).
zhralovka (ะถัะฐะปะพะฒะบะฐ)
Food; grub (informal, often implying cheap or readily available food).