Food for the Holidays
Desserts
I am...a fruit/vegetable/herb/root
Ethnic Foods
Translations
100

The main meat dish that many Americans eat at Thanksgiving

Turkey

100

Sweetened dessert that is baked in the oven and served mostly on birthdays

Cake 

100

I come in red, green, or yellow, and I’m crunchy and sweet. I grow on trees, have a core with seeds inside. 

Apples

100

An Italian dish consisting largely of noodles and sauce.

Spaghetti

100

Cuire au four

to bake

200

Sharing a name with man's best friend, Americans eat it for July 4th or at baseball and football games. It is easy to eat as the bun is relatively small. 

Hot dog. 

200

Made with a crust and pastry dough that covers a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients

Pie

200

I share my name with a color. I have bumpy skin and Ia lot of Vitamin C! 

Orange

200

A French or Swiss dish consisting of melted cheese and eaten with cubes of bread. 

Fondue

200

Raper  

to grate 

300

A popular hot beverage often eaten in winter, with or without marshmallows 

Hot Chocolate

300

A popular dish in the United States. We can eat it for breakfast with fruit and maple syrup. 

Pancakes 

300

I am a long and very refreshing because I am mostly made out of water. My skin is dark green and my pulp is light green. 

Cucumber

300

A Japanese dish that is a small roll of raw fish, vegetables, or egg

Sushi

300

Ecraser

to mash 

400

A red and white sweet treat that can hang from a Christmas tree. 

Candy cane  

400

A delicious square, baked, chocolate dessert.

Brownies

400

I am a green leafy herb with a fresh, sweet smell. I am the main ingredient in some pesto recipes and I love to hang out with tomatoes on a pizza.

Basil

400

A typical American dessert made with eggs, cream cheese, and cream and a cracker crust. 

Cheesecake

400

Egoutter

to drain 

500

A typical Thanksgiving side dish that is sometimes jiggly, made with small red berries

Cranberry sauce

500

A sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert

Ice cream

500

Like a potato, I am a root that grows underground. You can use me to give a spicy, special taste to tea and cookies

Ginger 

500

A typically American breakfast item, that you can cut in half and smear with cream cheese! 

A bagel

500

Tamiser 

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