The one specific phrase that can be used to indicate you eat regularly with a person is 'lunch buddy', However the word 'lunch is specific to the afternoon meal. If you are eating together at another time, say morning, you can say 'breakfast buddy' or evening would be 'dinner buddy'. You can also add the word 'time' after these words to make it sound more proper but it's not commonly said. 'Lunchtime, breakfast time or dinnertime'.
You can also use 'pal', 'friend' or 'companion' in replace of 'buddy'.
-"My dinner friend wants to meet for rice later."
If it is not time specific, 'eating' is fine.
The person you eat with and hang out with at a meal can be called lunch mate or lunch buddy. This is for the meal you have in the middle of the day. If it was your meal in the morning, then just swap it out for "breakfast buddy/mate" or for your meal at night "dinner buddy/mate". These all work.
In the UK, the word "foodie"refers to somebody who enjoys eating, and takes an interest in food. It can also mean someone who has a great deal of knowledge about food, but in this instance refers to the pastime of eating together.
Whilst the word "date" sometimes refers to seeing somebody on a possible romantic level, by using it in the phrase "lunch date", this would be taken to mean just somebody we meet for lunch on a regular basis.
When referring to someone you have lunch with then you would say 'lunch buddy' as lunch suggests the meal you are eating and buddy also means 'friend' you could also use the words 'friend' or 'mate instead If you eat breakfast or dinner then you would simply say 'breakfast buddy/friend/mate' or 'dinner buddy/mate/friend'
The last two answers of the above mentioned answers are specifically for someone you eat lunch with. It could mean that you work together and eat lunch together on a daily basis.
A peer is someone who is in most cases an equal to you. For example: a co-worker or a person(s) in your class or company.
If you were to use the first answer:
He/She is my eating companion.
This refers to someone you always eat with. It can be a person that you eat breakfast, lunch or dinner with.
A companion refers to someone who you see often and you usually do many things together. Companions are also commonly friends or family with whom you spend a lot of time with.
最後の2つの例は、一緒にご飯を食べる友達を表す具体的なフレーズです。日常的に一緒に仕事をして、一緒にランチも食べる仲といった意味にもなります。
peerは、ほとんどの場合あなたと対等な相手のことを指します。例:同僚、クラスメイトなど。
He/She is my eating companion.
(彼/彼女は一緒に食べる仲間です。)
これは、いつも一緒に食べる人のことを言います。朝食、昼食、夕食どれにも使うことができます。
companionは、よく会い、一緒に色々する人のことを指します。たくさん一緒に過ごす友達、家族も当てはまります。
I will call my eating buddy today as he enjoys the same food as me
Eating buddy or tasting buddy is referred to someone that you like to eat with. Similar to a social friend that you enjoy spending time with socializing, but this time eating.
Example: Today i will eat at the new restaurant with my eating buddy.
Today i will taste the new Italian cuisine with my tasting buddy he has the best taste for new food and spices and will always tell me if it is good or not.
Eating buddy やtasting buddyは、一緒に食事をする仲間のことを指します。 social friendとよく似ていて、一緒に出かける仲間ではなく、食事を一緒に楽しむ仲ということです。
例:
Today i will eat at the new restaurant with my eating buddy.
(今日、食事仲間と新しいレストランで食事をするんだ。)
Today i will taste the new Italian cuisine with my tasting buddy he has the best taste for new food and spices and will always tell me if it is good or not.
(今日は、食事仲間と新しいイタリア料理を食べに行くんだ。彼は新しい食べ物やスパイスをよく知っているから、いつもおいしいかおいしくないか教えてくれるんだ。)