* food in the context of nourishment or sustenance for body and soul
chewin’s * chow to chew on
chompin’s * chow to chomp on
chow * food, in common parlance
cibaries * food stocks; catering provisions
cibosity * food aplenty
cibus * a Sunday-best term for food used by scholars of yore, and rarely so even then
comestibles * articles of food
comfort food * richly enjoyable no-fuss fave fare that brings succour as well as sweet satisfaction to the consumer
conditement * any spice, sauce, season, or garnish used to lend pep to a dish
confectionery * foods rich in sugar and carbohydrates, chiefly candy and chocolate
confiture * the class of culinary goods made by preserving fruit with sugar
conner * canned food or service rations; an expression from the forces’ lexicon
conserve * any confection or preserve of candied fruit, such as marmalade or jam
convenience food * commercially pre-prepared hence “ready to serve” easy meals
cookables * items or ingredients that may be cooked for food; stuff fit for the pot
coquillage * shellfish considered as a discrete culinary category
corbullion * stock, broth, bouillon: flavoured liquid for cooking
courtesy-morsel * a small quantity of food left on a diner’s plate for manners’ sake
crassing-chetes * crunchy fruits, in the bygone idiom of the Georgian underworld
creamery * dairy produce in the round, with particular reference to butter
cribbing * a now outdated colloquialism for food and sustenance
critouns * cooking refuse, notably burnt bits of fried food
crudity * food matter resting undigested in the belly
crug * food in general; bread crusts or crumbs in particular
dainties * sweetmeats; titbits or treats
dairy goods * a generic term for milk and the various food products derived from it
delicacies * dainties, fancies, and other choice or luxury viands
devilment * humorously, food flavoured with spicy seasonings or condiments
dinner-piece * food for the evening meal
dipsa * foods which produce thirst following their consumption
dish-meat * any foodstuff such as pie cooked in an open container
dollop * a sloppy, shapeless mass or serving of soft food
dressing * sauce or seasoning, especially applied as a complement to salad dishes
dulciaries * an archaic term for sweeteners or other such flavour enhancers
eatments * items of food
eattocks * Scottish dainties, sweets, and the like
edibles * articles of food, in particular snacks or nibbles
edule * edible matter
esculents * foods that may be healthily consumed, especially fresh vegetables
estables * an earlier form of eatables—items for the eating
estmete * Old English epicurean fare
exchange * a quantity of safe, alternative food for those following a diabetic diet
fameal * basic food of the nature of meal distributed for the purpose of famine relief
faring * food; fare
farsure * one of many lost soundalike synonyms for farcement or forcemeat; stuffing
fast food * inexpensive, pre-prepared, and quickly served hot food, to-go or to sit-in
finger food * light bites requiring no utensils to consume, such as canapés
fixings * garnish, in American English; more broadly, any food items or ingredients
flatogen * a “gasser,” being a foodstuff notorious for producing flatulence
flavouring * any essence or extract used to impart greater flavour to food; seasoning
flesh-meat * animal flesh—in contrast to fish, fruit, or vegetables—as an article of food
fodder * grub considered so poor it would be more suitable for animal consumption
foodstuff * any substance, or class of substances, capable of providing nourishment
foodwise * with regard to food; concerning matters culinary or consumptionary
forcemeat * any ground or minced and well-seasoned food mixture used as stuffing
fosterment * food, with a connotation of virtuous eating and vital nourishment
fourment * an archaic name for cereal grains, such as wheat or more commonly corn
fowl * poultry; by extension, in cookery, the flesh of domesticated birds used as food
fragrant meat * a euphemism for the flesh of an exotic animal, or one not customarily killed for the pot; candidly put, dog meat
Frankenfoods * genetically modified foods regarded as a dietary and ecological evil
Friday-fare * fast-day food, especially fish; otherwise, plain and simple cooking
friture * fried food
frosting * iced confectionery, usually consumed in the form of trimming or topping
fruitage * food fruits, variously and collectively
fruits de mer * a culinary expression covering seafood and edible crustaceans
functional food * any consumable item purposively fortified with specific nutrients
furmage * formerly, a general term for cheese
furnitures * seasoning, in particular salad dressing
game * birds or field animals hunted or shot for the pot; hence also, the meat of same
garbage * offal; the organs and offcuts of any creature used as a source of food
garnison * victuals to support an army or sustain a population
