American Sign Language Food

ASL Picture Sign for Bread
It looks like you are slicing bread. Place the left hand in front of the body, finger pointing right; draw the little finger side of the right hand down the back of the left hand several times.

ASL Picture Sign for Cake
Place the tips of the right "C" on the left palm and move the "C" across the palm to the right.

ASL Picture Sign for Cheese
Rub and twist the heel of the right open hand against the heel of the left open hand.

ASL Picture Sign for Cookie
Place the tips of the right slightly curved fingers in the left palm; twist and repeat. It looks like you are cutting out cookies with a cookie cutter.

Strike the index -finger side of the right "S" against the left arm near the elbow. The origin of the word came from the back in the day when you used to strike the cracker in order to break it into pieces, nowadays, our crackers are already in pieces or smaller squares.

ASL Picture Sign for Egg
Strike the index finger of the left "H" with the middle finger of the right "H"; drop them and let them fall apart, like you are cracking an egg.

ASL Picture Sign for Ice Cream
Place the "S" in front of the mouth and move it toward the mouth several times as though you are licking an ice cream cone.

ASL Picture Sign for Milk
Squeeze the "S" hands it looks like you are milking a cow.

ASL Picture Sign for Pizza
Curve the index finger and middle fingers, drawing a "Z" with them.

ASL Picture Sign for Popcorn
Snap the index fingers up alternately, palms up like you are showing popcorn popping.

ASL Picture Sign for Sandwich
Place the open hands together and it looks like you are eating a sandwich.

ASL Picture Sign for Soup
Using the right "H" hand as a soon, dip it in the left palm and up like you are scooping soup out of a bowl.

ASL Picture sign for Spaghetti
Using the tips of the "I" fingers together, draw twisted spiral downward several times. It looks like long curly spaghetti noodles.