Food in Spanish

Food utensils

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el cuchillo = knife
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el tenedor = fork
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la cuchara = spoon
Atún - Tuna
 Alambre
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Alambre - a dish made of grilled beef;
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mixed with bacon, bell peppers, onions,
cheese.
 Arroz con Leche
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Arroz con Leche: a Mexican rice pudding;
cooked with milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.
 Atole – A warm drink of cinamon
and vanilla
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Atole - a traditional warm drink; made with
masa, cinnamon, vanilla, and optional
chocolate or fruit flavorings.
 Azúcar = Sugar
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azúcar = sugar
 Bacalao - Cod
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Cod = Bacalao
 Barbacoa
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Barbacoa = slow-cooked meats;

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usually beef, goat, or lamb,

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often served in tacos or burrito
 Barra = Loaf of Bread
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Loaf of Bread: Barra
 Banana … Platano
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Banana Platano
 Bistec = Steak
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Steak = Bistec
 Café de Olla: coffee with
cinnamon and sugar
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Café de Olla: a traditional Mexican coffee;
brewed with cinnamon and piloncillo (unrefined
cane sugar).
 Carnitas
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Carnitas - a dish of braised or roasted pork;
served shredded in a variety of dishes.
 Cordero: Lamb
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cordero: lamb
 Carrot Zanahoria
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Zanahoria Carrot
 Calamares = Squid
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Calamares = Squid
 el caramelo = boiled sweet
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el caramelo = boiled sweet
 Cerdo: Pork
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No como cerdo = I don’t eat Pork.
 Ceviche – seafood
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Ceviche: a seafood dish; made from fresh raw
fish cured in citrus juices and spiced with chili
peppers.
Champiñones = Mushrooms
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champiñones … mushrooms
 Chile Relleno
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Chile Relleno – A mexican dish made with a
stuffed, roasted chilli pepper;

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The filling includes cheese, meat
( or a combination of both)
 Cheese .. Queso
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Queso .. Cheese
 Chiles en Nogada
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Chiles en Nogada: a dish consisting of poblano
chilis filled with picadillo; topped with a walnut-
based cream sauce and pomegranate seeds.
 El chocolate = Chocolate
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Me gusta el chocolate - I like chocolate.
 chop: chuleta
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Chuleta = Chop
 Churros
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Churro - Fried-dough pastry, coated in sugar
and coated in chocolate sauce.
 Cookies = Galletas
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Cookies = Galletas
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Una caja de galletas = A box of cookies
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Una galleta = A cookie
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A milk chocolate chip cookie
= Una galleta con chispas de chocolate con leche
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Una galleta con chispas de chocolate:
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= A chocolate chip cookie
 Corn on the cob: Elote
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Elote: grilled corn on the cob; typically smeared
with mayonnaise and sprinkled with chili
powder and cheese.
 El Ajo = Garlic
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El Ajo = Garlic
 Empanada - A pastry turnover
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A pastry turnover
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Filled with meat, cheese, or other fillings
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Then baked or fried
Frijoles Refritos – Refried beans
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Frijoles Refritos:refried beans
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Beans cooked and mashed
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Then fried with lard or oil.

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Frijoles Refritos is a mexican dish.
 garlic = el ajo
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Garlic = el ajo
 Gambas: Prawns
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Gambas: Prawns
 Gazpacho: chilled vegetable soup
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chilled vegetable soup: gazpacho
 Guacamole
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Guacamole - a dip made from mashed
avocados; mixed with tomatoes, onions,
and spices
 Grapes Uvas
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Uvas Grapes
 Green Beans: Judías verdes

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Green Beans: Judías verdes
 Guisantes: Peas
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Peas: guisantes
 Ham (cured) : Jamón (serrano)
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Cured Ham: Jamón serrano
 Horchata – A rice, milk,
vanilla and cinamon drink

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Horchata - A rice, milk, vanilla and cinamon
drink
 Jamón serrano: Cured Ham
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Cured Ham: Jamón serrano
 Jicama
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Jicama - a crunchy, sweet vegetable;

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sliced and sprinkled with chilli powder and lime
juice.
Baked Beans: Frijoles Horneados
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Baked Beans: Frijoles Horneados
 Judías verdes = Green Beans
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Greeb Beans: Judías verdes
 Lamb .. cordero
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Lamb: Cordero
 Mariscos: Seafood
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Seafood: mariscos
 Milk Leche
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Leche Milk
 Molcajete
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A traditional Mexican dish

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served in a volcanic rock mortar

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usually containing meat, cheese, and sauce.
 Mushrooms: champiñones
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mushrooms: champiñones
 Peach: melocotón
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Peaches: melocotones
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Peach: melocotón
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Vamos al mercado a comprar melocotones frescos.
Let's go to the market to buy some fresh peaches.
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Estos melocotones están maduros: These peaches
are ripe
 Piña: Pineapple
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el piña: pineapple
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los piñas: Pineapples
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I love pineapples: me encantan las piñas
 Peas: Guisantes
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Peas: guisantes

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me encantan los guisantes
 La pizza = Pizza
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la pizza = Pizza
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Me encanta la pizza - I love pizza.
 El pollo = chicken.
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Me gusta el pollo - I like chicken.
 Pretzel = Galleta Salada
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Pretzel = Galleta Salada
 Popcorn: Palomitas

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Popcorn = Palmoitas
 Pork - Cerdo
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No como cerdo = I don’t eat Pork.
 Prawns: gambas
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Gambas: prawns
 Sandwich = el bocadillo
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el bocadillo = sandwich
 Seafood: mariscos
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Mariscos: Seafood
 Sopapilla
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a type of fried pastry; served as a dessert and
often topped with honey, syrup, or sugar.
 Strawberry ... Fresa
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Fresa Strawberry
 Sugar: azúcar
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sugar = azúcar
 Steak = Bistec
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Steak = Bistec
 Toast = La Tostada
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Toast = la tostada
 Tomate..Tomato
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Tomate..Tomato
 Tamale
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Tamale: break dough steamed in a corn husk
filled with meats, cheese or fruits
 Tres Leches Cake – 3 milk cake
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Tres Leches Cake: a sponge cake; soaked in
three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed
milk, and heavy cream
 Tortilla
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Tortilla: A thin round type of bread
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Enchilada: A corn rolled Tortilla with a
( meat,chese, beans or vegetable) filling that
is covered in chili pepper sauce
 La tortilla = omelette
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La tortilla = omelette
 La Tostada = Toast
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Toast = la tostada
 Tortilla de patatas con cebolla
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Spanish Potatoes (Patatas) Tortilla
with Onions (con Cebolla)

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Tortilla española.. often translated as “Spanish Omelette”
but it is made with more potatoes and less eggs.
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Una bocadilla de tortilla de patatas: Bread sandwich with
the filling inside being Tortilla española (Spanish Omelette
inside it)
 Tortilla with Melted Cheese
= Quesadilla
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Quesadilla - a tortilla filled with cheese and sometimes
meat or vegetables; cooked until the cheese is melted

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Nachos – Tortilla chips with cheese or cheese-based sauce,
often served as an appetiser with jalapenos.

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Sope – ; a thick tortilla with pinched sides, with meat,
beans, lettuce, and salsa.
 Tostada
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Tostada - a fried or toasted tortilla
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often served with beans, meat, and other
toppings
 Vegetable Soup: Gazpacho
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Gazpacho: Vegetable Soup
 Gazpacho: chilled vegetable soup
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chilled vegetable soup: gazpacho
 Gazpacho: chilled vegetable soup
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chilled vegetable soup: gazpacho
 Yogur.. Yoghurt
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Yogur.. Yoghurt

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NB: No t in Yoghurt in Spanish!
 Asking for opinions on food
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¿Qué te gusta comer? - What do you like to eat?
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¿Qué te gusta beber? - What do you like to drink?
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¿Qué no te gusta comer y beber? - What don’t
you like to eat and drink?
 Spanish Cooking
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Pelar (to peel) y cortar = to peel and cut, trozos = pieces
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sartén = pan, cubrir = to cover, tapa = lid / cover
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vapor de agua = steam (water vapor)
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vertir – to pour; vierte = you pour
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Huevos (= eggs) batidos = beat the eggs
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tazón = bowl, mezclar suavemente = to gently mix
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dorar / doradas – to brown / browned
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deslizar – to slide
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ración – Portion, serving
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salsa – sauce
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el vaso – a glass
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el vino ( (blanco/rosado/tinto) - (white/rosé/red) wine

https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-cooking-vocabulary-tortilla-recipe/
accessed on 18.06.24
 Eating out in Spain
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la bebida - drink
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el desayuno breakfast
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el almuerzo = lunch, la comida
meal/lunch
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la cena evening meal
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 Eating out..
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el primer plato/los entrantes starter
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la merienda = snack
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el segundo plato = the 2nd course (main course)
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el plato principal
= main course
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el postre = dessert
 References
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https://www.happyhourspanish.com/spanish-cooking-vocabulary-tortilla-recipe/ Accessed on
18.06.24
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https://tlcdenia.com/packages-and-portions-and-food-measurements-in-spanish/ Accessed on
18.06.24
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https://quizlet.com/gb/286405389/aqa-gcse-spanish-32-food-and-eating-out-32f-flash-cards/
accessed on 18.06.24
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zvsbbdm/revision/1 accessed on 18.06.24
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https://promova.com/english-vocabulary/mexican-food-vocabulary accessed on 18.06.24
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbw4f4j accessed on 18.06.24