Food Quantifiers
Referring to specific amounts or units
Container Quantifiers for Food
a spoonful of
- honey
- medicine
- ice cream
- sugar
a glass of, a bottle of
- milk
- water
- beer
- wine
- cola
a cup of, a mug of, a pot of
- coffee
- tea
- cocoa
- hot water
a mug of , a glass of, a stein of, a barrel of
- beer
- cola
- lemonade
- soda
a pitcher of
- water
- lemonade
- juice
a barrel of
- wine
- vinegar
- olive oil
- whiskey
a gallon of, a liter of
- milk
- wine
- oil
- orange juice
- water
a peck of (~2 gallons)
- apples
- peaches
- pears
- pickled peppers
a bag of (paper or plastic)
- flour
- sugar
- oats
- beans
a sack of
- flour
- rice
- corn
- wheat
a box, a tin, a carton
- pasta
- cookies
- rice
- crackers
a carton of (liquid or dry)
- eggs
- milk
- yogurt
- soup
a plate of
- cookies
- food
- candy
a bowl of
- cereal
- fruit
- soup
a pound of, a kilo of
- meat
- apples
- onions
- potatoes
- coffee
a bushel of (4 pecks, 8 gallons)
- apples
- barley
- wheat
- maize
- oats
Also see Quantity Phrases – negative, Determiners "Basic Markers", Some / Any, Little / Few
bushel – (Wikipedia) / peck – (Wikipedia)
Quantifier
Shapes
Shape Quantifiers for Food
LONG
a stalk of
- of celery (a rib of celery)
- rhubarb
- broccoli
a spear of
- asparagus
- broccoli
- lemongrass
a stick of
- gum
- cinnamon
- butter
ROUND
a head of
- lettuce
- cabbage /cauliflower
- garlic
- broccoli "a crown"
an ear of
a wheel of
- cheese (Swiss)
- Gruyère
- cheddar
a slice of
- salami
- bread (squarish)
- meat
- ham
- cheese
a pod of
a clove of
- garlic (a section)
- shallot
a bunch / a cluster of
- grapes / dates / figs "cluster"
- tomatoes
- bananas
- onions (bunch)
- carrots (bunch)
a sprig of
- parsley / cilantro
- dill / fennel
- mint / spearmint
- thyme / oregano / rosemary
FLAT
a stack of
- pancakes with a pat of butter
- tortillas
- toast
a leaf of
- lettuce
- kale
- cabbage
- basil
a sheet of
- dough
- filo
- pastry
- pasta (lasagna)
RECTANGLE
a bar of, a square of
- chocolate
- ice-cream (bar)
a cube of (small)
- butter (stick)
- sugar
- bouillon (meat flavor)
- ice
a block of (large)
- ice
- feta (Greek soft cheese)
- chocolate
a loaf of
- bread
- banana bread
- meat loaf (ground meat mix)
HAND MEASURE
a dash
- salt
- pepper
- cumin
- cinnamon
pinch of
- salt
- pepper
- cinnamon
- sugar
a handful of
- olives
- cherry tomatoes
- nuts
- raisins
- beans
an armful of, an armload of
- radishes
- onions
- carrots
- corn
Meat Quantifiers
The animal vs. the meat
cattle (no singular form exists)
a calf (a young milk fed animal)
Cattle is the collective noun for cows, bulls, steers and heifers.
A steer is a young castrated male.
A heifer is a young female.
a turkey
a chicken
a duck
a goose
a fish
beef, veal (young or milk fed)
- a roast of beef (roast beef)
- a leg
- a rib
- a flank
- a steak
- a slice
- a chop
- a patty (hamburger–ground meat)
turkey, chicken, duck
- a roast
- a leg
- a wing
- a breast
- a boned turkey
- a patty (turkey burger)
fish
- "a whole halibut"
- a tail
- a fillet
- a steak
- a patty
Practice 1
Meat Quantifiers
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Practice 2
Food Quantifiers
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Practice 3
Food Quantifiers in a Recipe
A Greek Salad
To make a salad , wash ___ lettuce thoroughly and pat the leaves dry. Remove three ____ celery, wash, and slice it into small pieces. Boil five ____ asparagus for 1 minute and let cool. Arrange the ____ lettuce on a plate and create a "bed". Slice the tomatoes very thin. Place the ____ tomato on the lettuce in a fan shape. Lay the ___ asparagus on top of the ___ tomato and lettuce Take a ___ feta cheese and crumble it into pieces on top of the tomatoes.
Place a few ____ basil on top of the feta. Put ___ olives around the edges. Mix one ___ vinegar with ___ olive oil. Add a ___ dried oregano, salt and pepper. Pour a ___ the dressing (vinaigrette) over the salad and serve. Serve with a ___ water. Add a few ___ ice to keep the water chilled. And add a couple of ___ lemon for flavor.
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