Gramateca: Reading food: annotation categories

food-gen

Different ways to describe something eatable, without explaining what. Sometimes with an associated connotation (like good food or bad food). Also used to describe a regime (diet). The most obvious word is "food" itself.

food-h

Human food, describes anything that has been prepared or cooked for human consumption. Names of recipes or types of recipes. Examples are cheese, jam, cake or sausage.

food-intermediate

Describes anything that is used for cooking or for creating edible materials, but which is not eaten alone. Examples are butter, sugar, salt, honey and flour. On might have used the word "ingredient" instead

food-edibleplant

All vegetable names which are eaten, cooked or raw. Such as lettuce, spinach, cinammon, rice or apple.

food-edibleanimal

All animal names that are edible. Such as herring, duck, chicken or oyster.

food-ediblebodypart

Parts of an animal body which are edible, like head, wings or feet. Also ways of cutting flesh (usually bovine) are included, like tenderloin.

food-part

Word which describe parts/quantities of food. For example, loaf or slice.

drink-part

Words to describe instances/quantities of drink. Both words like sip and pint.

food-meth

Food that is described by their cooking method, such as brew, charcoal, or roast. Also "papa" (which describes consistency), soup and purée.

food-class

This category includes general categories in which several items are classified, such as fish, meat, dessert, cereals. It is more specific than food-gen, but less specific than food-h.

con-food

Containers for food, both for preparing, storing, carrying and serving. So things like frying pan, plate, or bowl.

con-drink

Containers for drinkables, both for preparing, storing, carrying and serving. Things like bottle, kettle, jar, cup or barrel.

tool-eat

Instruments used for eating, such as spoon, or fork.

tool-foodprepare

Instruments used to prepare food, such as dough roller or cake pan.

Hprof-food

(Human) professions related to food (and drink), such as cook, sommelier or baker.

Hfood

Human characterization related to food, such as glutton.

Hdrink

Human characterization related to drink, such as drunkard.

Lh-foodprepare

Places (in human geography, that is, built by humans) related to food preparation, or storage. Places like bakery or kitchen, but also places where specific parts of food preparing are done or kept, like smokehouse or wine cellar.

Lh-eat

Places (in human geography, that is, built by humans) related to food consumption, such as pastry shop or restaurant.

Lh-drink

Places (in human geography, that is, built by humans) related to drink consumption, such as tavern or bar, or distillery.

drink

Non-alcoholic beverages, such as juice or water.

drink-alco

Alcoholic beverages, often brand names, like wine, Port or Champagne.

occ-eat

Names for meals or eating activities, such as dinner, picnic or banquet. Also for specific names given to eating in special occasions, like marriages or Christmas.

jfood

Adjectives related to food or drink, such as tasty, ripe, nutritive, tender or rancid.

Last update: 19 September 2025.

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