Foods

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

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2. Dish of mixed raw vegetables (5)
6. A tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves (9)
7. Baked food made from flour, used for sandwiches (5)
8. A thin ___ slice of potato fried in deep fat (plural) (6)
11. Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head (9)
12. What we eat to get energy and grow (4)
13. A pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with ___ powder and usually eaten with rice (5)
15. Round Italian dish with cheese and toppings (5)

1. Long yellow fruit with a peel (6)
3. Thin fried slices of potato eaten as a snack (5)
4. Round red or green fruit that grows on trees (5)
5. A sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients (9)
9. Farm bird that lays eggs (7)
10. United States rock singer (5)
11. A pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single (7)
14. Climbing vine native to China (4)