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Food terms 1
Food vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Add | añadir |
| Almonds | Almendras |
| Anchovy | Anchoa |
| Aperitif or an appetize | Aperitivo |
| Artichoke | Alcachofa |
| Avocado | Aguacate |
| Bittersweet | Agridulce |
| Broiled | A la parrilla |
| Broiled on a hot surface, | a la plancha |
| brunch, hearty second reakfast | Almuerzo |
| Celery | Apio |
| Charcoal grilled | A la brasa |
| Clams | Almejas |
| Confectioner´s sugar, icing sugar | azúcar glace |
| cooked with white wine, onions, and tomatoes | A la marinera |
| Cranberry | Arándanos |
| Dressing, seasoning | Alino |
| Finely granulated sugar | Azúcar blanca de granulado muy fino |
| Flatten | Aplastar/aplanar |
| Food | Alimentos |
| Garlic shrip | camarones al ajillo |
| Garlic | Ajo |
| Haute cuisine | Alta cocina |
| Herring | Arenque |
| Marinade | Adobo |
| Meatball | Albóndiga |
| Oil | Aceite |
| Olive | Aceituna |
| Olive oil | Aceite de oliva |
| Rice | Arroz |
| Roast meat, roasted | Asado |
| Roasted or baked in the oven | Al horno |
| Roll out | Aplanar |
| Saffron, corocus | Azafrán |
| Smoked | Ahumado |
| Sour or bitter | Agrio |
| Length of barra Y/ baguette | Bocadillo |
| Spirits | Aguardiente, also called orujo |
| Steak house: roasting pan | Asador |
| Steamed | Al vapor |
| Sugar | Azúcar |
| Sweet basil | Albahaca |
| Syrup | Almíbar |
| To blanch or pre-cook in boiling water | blanquear |
| to season or dress a salad | Aderezar / alinear |
| Tuna | Atún |
| Acorn | Bellota |
| Barbeque | Barbacoa/ parrillada |
| Beef steak | Bistec |
| Dried, salt cod | Bacalao |
| Eggplant, aubergine | Berenjena |
| Milkshake | Batido de leche |
| Whisk | Batir |
| Minced meats and bechamels sauce | canelones |
| Chestnut | Castaño |
| Cinnamon | Canela |
| Crab | Cangrejo |
| Espresso coffee alone, (no milk) | café solo |
| milk (coffee) | café cortado |
| Lait | Café con leche |
| Meat | Carne |
| Minced meat | Carne picada |
| Pumpking, squash | Calabaza |
| Rind | Cáscara |
| Sausage meat | Carne de salchicha |
| Shells | Cáscaras |
| Small serving of draft beer | Cana |
| Snail | Caracol |
| Spring onion (scallion) | calcots |
| Squid | Calamar, calamares |
| Stock, consomme, clear broth | Caldo |
| To heat or warm | Calentar |
| Variety meats. pffañ | Casquería |
| Zucchini | Calabacín, calabacita, zapallito |
| Brush | Cepillar |
| Beer bar | Cervecería |
| Coriander | Cilantro, culantro |
| Clove | Clavo (de olor) |
| Cook | Cocinar |
| Bake | Cocer al horno |
| Cocoa powder | Coca en polvo |
| Cabbage | Col, repollo |
| Cauliflower | Coliflor |
| Combine | Combinar |
| Consistency | Consistencia |
| Artichoke hearts | Corazones de alcachofas |
| Bowls | Cuenco |
| Onion | Cebolla |
| Scallion (young onion) | chalota |
| Supper, dinner | Cena |
| Pork | Cerdo |
| Minced pork | Cerdo picado |
| Mushrooms | Champiñones |
| Small cuttlefish | Chocos |
| Pork sausage | Chorizo |
| Dash | chorrito |
| Plum | Ciruela |
| Dried plum, prune | ciruela seca |
| Egg white | Clara de huevo |
| Suckling pig | cochinillo |
| Long simmered stew | Cocido |
| Good home cooking, plain fare | Cocina casera |
| Simmer | Cocinar a fuego lento |
| Quail | Codorniz |
| Strain | Colar |
| Food coloring | Colorante alimenticio |
| Dining room | Comedor |
| Food | Comida |
| Meal, dinner, lunch | Comida |
| Junk food | Comida basura, chatarra |
| Cumin | Comino |
| Thoroughly | Completamente |
| Seasoning | Condimento |
| Rabbit | Conejo |
| Frozen | Congelado |
| Preservative | Conservante |
| Preserve | Conservar |
| Oats | Copos de avena |
| Lamb | Cordero |
| Quartered | Cortado en cuatro |
| Trim | Cortar |
| Diced | Cortar en cuadritos |
| Thinly sliced | Cortar en lonchas finas |
| Potato peeler | Cosa para pelar patatas (pelador) |
| Spare ribs | Costillas |
| Raw | Crudo |
| Crispy | Crujiente, crocante |
| Curdle | Cuajar |
| Cover | Cubrir |
| Tablespoon | Cuchara |
| Measuring spoon | Cuchara de medir |
| Spoon | Cucharada |
| Teaspoon | Cucharita |