Larder vs. Pantry

Lardernoun

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

Lardernoun

A food supply.

Lardernoun

A room or place where meat and other articles of food are kept before they are cooked.

Lardernoun

a supply of food especially for a household

Lardernoun

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Larder

A larder is a cool area for storing food prior to use. Originally, it was where raw meat was larded—covered in fat—to be preserved.

Pantrynoun

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller. Since the pantry is not typically temperature-controlled (unlike a refrigerator or root cellar), the foods stored in a pantry are usually shelf-stable staples such as grains, flours, and preserved foods.

Pantrynoun

An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.

Pantrynoun

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Pantry

A pantry is a room where beverages, food, and sometimes dishes, household cleaning chemicals, linens, or provisions are stored. Food and beverage pantries serve in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen.