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food was delicious vs foods were delicious

It is more common to say that the "food was delicious" rather than the "foods were delicious," but you can use the latter when indicating multiple types or kinds of food.

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Last updated: December 10, 2017 • 144161 views

food was delicious

This phrase is correct.

Use this phrase to talk about how tasty your meal was.

Some examples from our editors:

You really are a fantastic cook; this food was delicious!
The food was delicious at that restaurant.

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Oct 20, 2009 ... Home // HoliBlog // The food was delicious! By Paula @ Holiday World ... One Response to ““The food was delicious!”” Anonymous May 6th ...
Feb 7, 2007 ... I want to write the food was delicious in my Italian homework...but I don't know the past tense of essere! Is it one that changes all the time?
Mar 23, 2015 ... Ranch catered our wedding at Marina Village on 3/12/15. It was beautiful and everything went exactly as I hoped! The food was delicious ...
The food was delicious. The guests enjoyed every dish…staff was as usual efficient, polite, and a pleasure to be with…you again went above and beyond to ...

Some alternatives from our editors:

food tasted great
food was tasty
meal was delicious

foods were delicious

This phrase is correct.

This phrase would be used to indicate when particular foodstuffs were tasty. Use this when you're talking about more than one kind of food.

Some examples from our editors:

What kinds of foods were delicious at the party?
What sorts of foods were delicious last night?
Didn't you think that these types of foods were delicious before you tried them?

Show examples from the web [+]

Open 24 hours · 2nd floor, Hi-Strip 5 Bldg., Carlos Hilado Highway; Circumferential Rd. · Get Directions. Nice place! My kids love it! & foods were delicious smile ...
The foods were DELICIOUS! I did not expect such a high level, restaurant quality foods served at the gig :) I love supporting local businesses and am grateful ...
The foods were DELICIOUS! I did not expect such a high level, restaurant quality foods served at the gig :) I love supporting local businesses and am grateful ...
The foods were delicious and exceeded everyone's expectations. Thank you Judy to you and your team for making our Staff Christmas Party the best ever!”.

Some alternatives from our editors:

foods were tasty
foods tasted good

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