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AS Gastronomia
Vocabulary for Food
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| el aceite | oil |
| aceite de oliva | olive oil |
| el arroz | rice |
| el azúcar | sugar |
| casero | home-mad |
| la cebolla | onion |
| freír | to fry |
| frito | fried |
| la harina | flour |
| el huevo | egg |
| el marisco | shellfish |
| el pescado | fish |
| la sal | salt |
| la tortilla de patata | Spanish omelette |
| la verdura | vegetables (greens) |
| legumbres | vegetables (legumes) |
| comida callejera | street food |
| comida chatarra, comida basura | junk food |
| calamares | squid |
| pulpo | octopus |
| paella | a traditional dish made of rice, saffron, vegetables and seafood |
| las ostras | oysters |
| las mejillones | mussels |
| las gambas | shrimp |
| la chuleta | pork chop |
| la costilla | ribs |
| el chorizo | (garlic) sausage |
| la salchicha | sausage |
| ensaimada | pastry from Mallorca |
| butifarra | Catalan sausage |
| sobrassada | spreadable Mallorcan sausage |
| la olla | pot |
| la sartén | frying pan |
| el jamón serrano | thinly sliced Spanish ham |
| el jamón ibérico | expensive, thinly sliced Spanish ham |
| el gazpacho | cold, Andalucian tomato soup |
| el flan | Mexican custard dessert |
| crema catalana | creme brulee |
| patatas bravas | potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce |
| las albóndigas | meatballs |
| las olivas | olives |
| el queso manchego | cheese from La Mancha |
| el cangrejo | crab |
| las almejas | clams |
| la horchata | tigernut (or sometimes almond) milk |
| churros y chocolate | long, thin sugarcoated doughnuts served with thick hot chocolate for dipping |
| empanadas | equivalent to Cornish pasties, stuffed with cheese, beans and meats |
| arepas | Popular in Venezuela and Colombia. Flatbreads, between which you put meats and vegetables (kind of like an open-faced, grilled bao) |
| choripán | Argentine & Uruguayan street food. A fancy hotdog made from chorizo, topped with chimichurri |
| chimichurri | parsley sauce |
| morcilla | black pudding, from Burgos in León |
| "polbo á feira" (pulpo a la gallega) | boiled octopus, seasoned with paprika, from Galicia |
| merluza a la sidra | salted hake in cider sauce, from Asturias |
| mejillones rellenos | mussels stuffed with chilindrón (pepper sauce) from Navarra |
| chorizo al vino tinto | tapas made from sliced chorizo in a red rioja sauce, from La Rioja |
| michirones | bean stew from Murcia |
| migas | a breadcrumb-based dish served with meat, in Extremadura, Aragon and La Mancha |