Ezek az ételeket, italokat, anyagokat megnevező főnevek alapvetően megszámlálhatatlanok, de ha fajtákra vonatkoznak, akkor többes számban is találkozhatunk velük:
a. I eat a lot of fruit.
b. We import many different tropical fruits. (different kinds of fruit)
a. What a lot of food! How many people are coming?
b. I love the variety of foods on display at a delicatessen.
a. There was a lot of wine for dinner.
b. The 1961 wines were among the best this century.