主食类（staple food）：
中式：
米饭rice ；粥congee（rice soup）；汤soup ；饺子dumpling ；面条noodle ；茶叶蛋Tea eggs ；油菜rape ；馄饨皮wonton skin ；小麦wheat ；大麦barley ；青稞highland barley ；高粱broomcorn （kaoliang ）春卷Spring rolls ；芋头Taro 山药yam ；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 ；白薯&甘薯sweet potato ；凉粉bean jelly ；糯米 江米sticky rice ；燕窝bird's nest 粟Chinese corn ；肉丸子meat balls
西式：
三明治sandwich ；比萨饼pizza ；方便面instant noodle ；香肠sausage ；面包bread ；黄油（白塔油）butter ；饼干cookies ；馒头steamed bread ；咸菜（泡菜）pickle ；饼（蛋糕）cake ；汉堡hamburger ；火腿ham ；奶酪cheese ；高筋面粉Strong flour ；鱼翅shark fin ； 燕麦oat ； 牛排steak 里脊肉fillet ；点心（中式）dim sum ；淀粉starch ；蛋挞egg tart
水果类（fruits）：
树莓raspberry；蓝莓blueberry；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；黑莓blackberry；葡萄grape；甘蔗sugar cane；李子plum；杨梅waxberry red bayberry；桂圆longan；莲雾wax-apple；番石榴 guava；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；沙果crab apple；芒果mango；杨桃starfruit；枇杷loquat；柑橘tangerine；青梅greengage；山楂果haw；水蜜桃honey peach；香瓜、甜瓜musk melon；
海鲜类（sea food）：
小虾shrimp；龙虾lobster；小龙虾crayfish；蟹crab；鲅鱼culter；鲳鱼butterfish；对虾、大虾prawn；（烤）鱿鱼（toast）squid；海参sea cucumber；蟹足crab claws；鱼鳞scale；海蜇jellyfish；鳖、海龟turtle；蚬、蛤clam；虾仁Peeled Prawns；虾籽shrimp egg；扇贝scallop；鲍鱼sea-ear abalone；小贝肉cockles；牡蛎oyster；鲢鱼、银鲤鱼chub silver carp；黄花鱼yellow croaker
调料类（seasonings）：
醋vinegar；香草精vanilla extract(甜点必备)；面粉flour；洋葱onion；调料fixing sauce seasoning； 砂糖granulated sugar；红糖brown sugar；酱油soy；盐salt；加碘盐iodized salt；糖sugar； 白糖refined sugar；辣根horseradish；葱shallot（Spring onions）；姜ginger；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；肉桂cinnamon (在美国十分受欢迎，很多事物都有肉桂料)；咖喱粉curry；番茄酱（汁）ketchup redeye；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；黄椒Yellow pepper；黄油butter；冰糖Rock Sugar；芝麻Sesame；芝麻酱Sesame paste；芝麻油Sesame oil；
肉、蔬菜类（livestock家畜）：
茴香fennel（茴香油fennel oil 药用）；鲤鱼carp；咸猪肉bacon；金针蘑needle mushroom；羔羊肉lamb；鸡肉chicken；生菜、莴苣lettuce；白菜Chinese cabbage（celery cabbage）；甘蓝、卷心菜cabbage；南瓜（倭瓜）pumpkin cushaw；甜玉米Sweet corn；牛肉beef；猪肉pork；羊肉mutton；紫菜laver；油菜cole rape；茄子eggplant；绿豆mung bean；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；青椒green pepper；毛豆green soy bean；瘦肉lean meat；肥肉speck；香菜caraway；枇杷loquat；胡萝卜carrot；韭菜leek；木耳agarics；豌豆pea；四季豆、青刀豆garden bean；银耳silvery fungi；腱子肉tendon；肘子pork joint；萝卜radish；扁豆lentil；槟榔areca；牛蒡great burdock；水萝卜summer radish；竹笋bamboo shoot；艾蒿Chinese mugwort；黄花菜day lily（day lily bud）；豆芽菜bean sprout；丝瓜towel gourd
