Usage of "principal food"

Russian

основные продукты питания

Portuguese

alimento básico

Catalan

aliment bàsic

Spanish

alimento básico

Food that is eaten routinely, and considered a dominant portion of a standard diet.

Related terms

type of food or dish

основные продукты питания

Usage of principal food in English

But the principal food of the natives of the Columbia is fish. 
 Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the y... 

The principal food is mutton, boiled, and corn prepared in many ways. 
 The North American Indian, Vol. 1 

Their principal food is meal and flour, and they drink in moderation. 
 The Republic 

Salmon form the principal food of the Kamchadales and their dogs. 
 Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar... 

Plain water formed his beverage, eggs and fish his principal food. 
 Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War 

Our principal food consisted of roots, rats, snakes, opossum, and kangaroo. 
 The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont 

Their principal food was salmon, acorn-flour bread, game, kamas, and berries. 
 Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines 

We enjoyed the journey much, and shot many birds, which constituted our principal food. 
 Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ... 

Their principal food was fish, but they had edible roots and game from the land. 
 Handbook to the new Gold-fields 

For a few days our principal food was porridge, which we preferred to anything else. 
 A Source Book of Australian History 

For a year his principal food was bonbons. 
 L'Assommoir 

These and the great variety of fish they catch, constitute the principal food of the inhabitants. 
 Letters from an American Farmer 

Instead of the cassada and rice of the windward coast, corn is here the principal food. 
 Journal of an African Cruiser / Comprising Sketches of the Canar... 

As bee-bread is probably the principal food of the young bee, it is thus very convenient. 
 Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained 

The principal food of all is small insects. 
 The Naturalist in Nicaragua 

Large, sweet, and luscious we find this fruit, the principal food of many of the people. 
 Little Journey to Puerto Rico / For Intermediate and Upper Grade... 