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| aceite |
oil |
| aceite de girasol |
oil, sunflower |
| aceite de oliva |
oil, olive |
| aceite vegetal |
oil, vegetable |
| aceituna |
olive |
| acelgas |
swiss chard
(greens) |
| adobo |
marinade typically
consisting of vinegar, parsley and garlic |
| agua |
water |
| aguacate |
avocado |
| aguardiente |
liquor also
known as firewater |
| ahumado |
smoked |
| ajo |
garlic |
| alas |
wing |
| albahaca |
basil |
| albóndiga |
meatball, in
the south typically a mixture of pork and beef. |
| alcachofa |
artichoke |
| alcaparras |
capers |
| aliños |
condiment typically
for salad |
| alioli |
garlic mayo |
| alitas |
wing, as in
chicken wing |
| almejas |
clams |
| almendra |
almond |
| anchoa |
anchovy |
| anguila |
eel |
| anís |
liquor - flavored
with aniseed |
| apio |
celery |
| arandano |
berry, two types:
sometimes blueberries (rare) but more often a cranberry |
| arenque |
herring |
| arroz |
rice |
| arroz con leche
|
dessert dish |
| asado |
roasted, often
times you will see stores selling pollos asados (roast chicken) |
| atún |
tuna |
| avellanas |
hazelnuts |
| azafran |
saffron |
| azúcar |
sugar |
| bacalao |
cod, usually
heavily salted |
| batata |
sweet potato |
| batido |
milk with chocolate,
strawberry (think chocolate milk) |
| berberecho |
cockle, type
of shellfish like clam |
| berenjena |
eggplant |
| berro |
watercress |
| bizcocho |
biscuit? |
| bocadillo |
larger sandwich
served cold on chewy bread. Typical varieties include jamon (ham),
chorizo (sausage), tortilla and atun (tuna) |
| bollo |
bread roll |
| bonito |
tuna - better
quality |
| boquerones |
anchovies. However,
less salty and closer to smelt in taste. Often served in vinagre or
fried. |
| brecol |
broccoli |
| brevas |
fig, riper than
a higo |
| brócoli |
brocoli |
| buey |
beef |
| buñuelo |
fritter |
| caballa |
mackerel |
| cabrillas |
larger snails |
| cacahuete |
peanuts |
| cafe americano |
coffee - basically
watered down coffee, similar to the US |
| cafe con leche |
coffee with
milk |
| cafe cortado |
coffee with
less milk |
| cafe solo |
coffee - espresso
without milk |
| calabacín |
squash |
| calabaza |
pumpkin |
| calamares |
squid |
| callos |
tripe |
| camarónes |
shrimp - very
small |
| caña de lomo |
cured pork,
similar to chorizo |
| cangrejo |
crab |
| caracoles |
snails |
| caramelos |
candy |
| carne |
meat |
| castañas |
chestnuts. During
winter often roasted and sold by street vendors |
| cazon |
dogfish or shark |
| cebolla |
onion |
| cebolleta |
onion - smaller |
| centollo |
crab, spider
crab… |
| cerdo |
pork |
| cereza |
cherry |
| cerveza |
beer |
| chacina |
cold cuts or
sliced meats (see fiambre) |
| champiñones |
mushrooms |
| chicharro |
pork cracklings
or rind |
| chicharrones |
fried pork rind,
or cracklings |
| chipirones |
squid - smaller,
common dish is chipirones a la plancha (grilled squid) |
| chirimoya |
chirimoya |
| chorizo |
cured (typically)
pork sausage served in most of Spain. |
| chorizo criollo
|
creole sausage
typical of Galicia and Asturias regions, cooked. |
| chuleta |
chop, as in
pork chop |
| churros |
beignets - deep
fried dough sometimes covered in powdered sugar. Often served with
hot chocolate |
| cigala |
crayfish |
| cintas de lomo |
pork chops,
boneless |
| ciruela |
plum |
| ciruelas pasas |
prunes |
| cochinillo |
pig - roast,
suckling |
| cocido |
stew |
| coco |
Coconut |
| col |
cabbage |
| coles de bruselas |
brussel sprouts
|
| coliflor |
cauliflower |
| comino |
cumin |
| coñac |
brandy |
| concha |
clam |
| conejo |
rabbit |
| consomé |
consommé (soup) |
| cordero |
lamb |
| corvinas |
fish, like hake |
| costillas |
ribs |
| crema |
cream |
| criadillas |
testicles |
| croqueta |
croquette -
fried mass with bechamel and choice of filling like ham, tuna, chicken,
spnicahe, etc. |
| dátiles |
dates |
| diente de ajo |
garlic clove |
| dorada |
mahi mahi or
gilthead |
| dulce de membrillo |
quince jam or
jelly |
| dulces |
sweets |
| embutidos |
cured meats
such as chorizo, ham, suasage |
| empanada |
pastry with
meat or seafood filling |
| empanada de ternera
|
pastry with
veal/beef |
| empanada gallega
|
pastry with
tuna and tomato sauce filling |
| empanadilla |
smaller empanada
|
| endivia |
endive |
| ensalada |
salad |
| ensalada mixta
|
salad with tuna
fish, hardboiled egg, in general salad with more ingredients. |
| eneldo |
dill |
| entrcot |
filet |
| escabeche |
spicy, pickled,
as in Mejillones en escabeche (pickled canned mussels) |
| espadilla |
shoulder chop,
as in lamb |
| espárragos |
asparagus |
| especias |
spices |
| espinacas |
spinach |
| espinacas con
garbanzos |
spinach stewed
with chick peas and paprika |
| estofado |
stew |
| estragon |
tarragon |
| fabes |
beans - butter
beans |
| faisán |
pheasant |
| fiambre |
meats - cold
cuts, sliced meats |
| fideos |
noodles, pasta |
| fino |
sherry - dry |
| flamenquin |
fried roll generally
with meat, ham and cheese |
| flan |
crème boulette
or caramel custard |
| frambuesa |
raspberry |
| fresa |
strawberry |
| frito |
fried |
| gallina |
hen/chicken |
| gambas |
shrimp |
| garbanzo |
chick peas |
| gazpacho |
soup - cold
tomato soup generally made with green pepper, cucumber, onion, bread,
garlic and olive oil, but variations exist. Served in a bowl (cuenco)
or glass (vaso) depending on the restaurant or bar. |
| girasol |
sunflowers |
| granada |
pomegranate |
| grelos |
greens |
| guarnición |
garnish |
| guindillas |
pepper - red,
dried spicy pepper |
| guisantes |
peas |
| guiso |
soup or stew |
| habas |
broadbeans |
| habichuela |
green beans |
| hamburguesa |
hamburger |
| harian de maiz
|
corn flower |
| harina |
flour |
| helado |
ice cream |
| hierbabuena |
mint |
| hígado |
liver |
| higos |
fig, less ripe
than a breva |
| horchata |
iced drink with
almonds and milk |
| huevas |
fish eggs, served
fried or a la plancha. |
| huevo |
egg |
| jamón |
ham, cured.
Ibérico/pata negra (black foot) is better and more expensive. Serrano/pata
blanca (white foot), is lower quality and much cheaper |
| jamón de york |
ham, cooked |
| jérez |
sherry |
| judías |
beans |
| jugo |
juice ( fruit
juice is typically referred to as zumo in Spain) |
| langosta |
lobster |
| langostina |
prawns |
| laurel |
bay leaf |
| leche |
milk |
| lechuga |
lettuce |
| lengua |
tongue |
| lenguado |
sole |
| lentejas |
lentils |
| levadura |
yeast |
| limón |
lemon |
| lombarda |
red cabbage |
| lomo |
pork loin |
| lubina |
seabass |
| manchego |
cheese - cured
sharp sheep's milk cheese served throughout Spain. |
| mandarina |
mandarin orange
or tangerine |
| manitas de cerdo
|
pigs feet |
| manteca |
lard |
| mantequilla |
butter |
| manzanas |
apples |
| manzanilla |
sherry |
| mariscos |
shellfish in
general sense |
| mayonesa |
mayonnaise |
| mazapán |
marzipan |
| mejillónes |
mussels |
| melocotón |
peach |
| melón |
melon |
| membrillo |
quince |
| menudo |
tripe |
| menudencias |
giblets |
| merluza |
hake |
| mermelada |
jelly, jam or
marmalade |
| mero |
grouper |
| miel |
honey |
| milanesa |
cutlet |
| mojarra |
bluegill (fish) |
| mojo picon |
condiment from
Canary Islands but commonly used throughout spain. |
| mollejas |
sweetbread,
brains |
| montadito |
sandwich - small
and served hot |
| morcilla |
blood sausage
|
| mostaza |
mustard |
| muslo |
thigh, as in
chicken |
| nabos |
turnips |
| naranja |
orange |
| nata |
cream |
| natillas |
custard |
| navaja |
razor clam |
| navajuelas |
clam, variety
of clam |
| nécora |
small crab |
| nisperos |
loquat, meddler
fruit |
| nuez or nueces |
nut, nuts |
| nuez moscada |
nutmeg |
| oca |
goose |
| olivas |
olives |
| orégano |
oregano |
| ostra |
oyster |
| paella |
rice with seafood
and/or meat and vegetables |
| palatilla |
lower quality
ham (smaller) |
| paleta |
shoulder cut
of meat |
| palmita |
palm - hearts
of palm |
| paloma |
dove |
| palometa |
pompano, yellow
jack, saurel |
| palomitas |
pop-corn |
| pan |
bread |
| pan rallado |
bread crumbs |
| panceta |
bacon, more
fat |
| papada |
chin, typically
chin of pig |
| papaya |
papaya |
| parilla |
grill (a la
parilla = grilled) |
| pasas |
raisins |
| pasas |
prunes |
| pasteles |
pastries |
| patata |
potato |
| patatas fritas
|
potato chips |
| paté |
paté |
| pato |
duck |
| pavo |
turkey |
| pechuga |
breast, as in
chicken breast |
| pepinillo |
pickle |
| pepino |
cucumber |
| pera |
pear |
| percebes |
barnacles |
| perdiz |
partridge |
| perejil |
parsley |
| perrito caliente |
hot dog |
| pescado |
fish in general
sense |
| pestorejo |
pigs face |
| pez espada |
swordfish |
| pierna |
leg, as in chicken
leg |
| pimenton |
paprika, sweet
and spicy varieties. |
| pimienta |
black pepper
(pimineta roja, pimineta blanca) |
| pimiento |
bell pepper |
| piña |
Pineapple |
| pinchito |
kebab |
| pincho moruno |
kebab |
| pinchos |
small snacks
served in bars - typical use of word in Madrid or north |
| pipas |
sunflower seeds |
| pisto |
stew eggplant,
squash, green peppers, onion and sometimes an egg or potato |
| plancha |
grill (a la
plancha is grilled) |
| plátano |
banana |
| pollo |
chicken |
| pomelo |
grapefruit |
| porras |
pastry, like
churros, but thicker, and more doughy |
| postre |
dessert |
| potaje |
stew |
| puchero |
stew |
| puerros |
leeks |
| pulpo |
octopus |
| quesadilla |
soft cheese
served with bread |
| queso |
cheese |
| queso fresco |
fresh cheese |
| rábanos |
radishes |
| rabo |
tail, cut of
meat like rabo de toro - bull's tail |
| rape |
monkfish or
angler (whitefish) |
| rebozados |
batter fried |
| regaña |
bread - crisp
and like a cracker |
| remolacha |
beets |
| repollo |
cabbage |
| revuelto |
scrambled eggs |
| riñones |
kidneys |
| rodaballo |
flounder |
| romero |
rosemary |
| roquefort |
roquefort or
blue cheese |
| roscos |
doughnut cakes
or buns |
| rosquillas |
donut like pastries |
| sal |
salt |
| salchicha |
sausage |
| salchichón |
cured pork sausage |
| salmón |
salmon |
| salmonete |
mullet, red |
| salmorejo |
vegetable puree
made from tomatoes, cimilar to Gazpacho but thicker and sweeter. Corodba
is famous for it’s salmorejo. |
| salpicon |
chopped or shredded,
as in salpicon de mariscos |
| salsa |
sauce |
| sandia |
watermelon |
| sangría |
drink consisting
of fruit juice, wine, liquor and fruit. |
| sardinas |
sardines |
| sesos |
brains |
| seta |
mushrooms, wild
variety |
| sidra |
cider, with
alcohol |
| soja |
soy |
| solomillo |
tenderloin |
| sopa |
soup |
| sultana |
pastry |
| suspiros |
pastry |
| tagarnina |
condiment |
| tarta |
cake |
| té |
tea |
| ternera |
veal |
| tetilla |
cheese, type
typical of Galicia |
| tocino |
pork fat |
| tocino del cielo
|
flan like custard
- similar but made with more egg yolks. Typically sweeter and thicker. |
| tomillo |
thyme |
| tortilla |
potato omelette |
| tostada |
toast |
| tripa |
tripe |
| trucha |
trout |
| trufas |
truffles, candy
or vegetable |
| turrón |
candy, similar
to fudge or nougat |
| uvas |
grapes |
| vaca |
beef |
| venado |
venison |
| verduras |
green vegetables |
| viceras |
organ meats |
| vieira |
scallop |
| vieiras |
scallops (shellfish) |
| vinagre |
vinegar |
| vino |
wine |
| yema |
egg yolk |
| yogur |
yogurt |
| zanahorias |
carrots |
| zarzamora |
blackberry |
| zarzuela |
seafood stew |
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