Spanish word |
English definition |
Acelga |
green-leafed chicory |
Achicoria |
chicory |
Adobo |
marinaded in vinegar and spice (often cumin) |
Aceituna |
olive |
Agridulce |
sweet and sour |
Ahumados |
smoked foods |
Ajo |
garlic |
Albahaca |
basil |
Albóndigas |
meatballs |
Alcachofa |
artichoke |
Alcaparras |
capers |
Allioli |
A popular sauce in Catalonia made from garlic and olive oil |
Almejas |
clams |
Almejas A La Marinera |
clams stewed in wine and parsley |
Almejas Naturales |
live clams |
Almendras |
almonds |
Alubias |
beans |
Ancas De Rana |
frog's legs |
Anchoas |
anchovies |
Anguila |
eel |
Angula |
baby eel |
Arenque |
herring |
Arroz |
rice |
Arroz Con Leche |
rice pudding (typical Spanish dessert) |
Atún |
tuna |
Azafran |
saffron |
Asado |
roasts |
Avellana |
hazelnut |
Bacalao |
codfish or salted codfish |
Bacalao A La Vizcaina |
cod served with ham peppers and chillis |
Bacalao Al Pil Pil |
cod served with chillis and garlic |
Barquillos |
biscuit rolls |
Bellota |
acorn |
Berenjena |
aubergine, eggplant |
Berberechos |
cockles |
Besugo |
sea bream |
Bizcochos |
sponge fingers |
Bonito |
a type of tuna fish |
Boquerones |
white anchovies |
A La Brasa |
charcoal grilled |
Brandada De Bacalao |
salt cod brandade |
Brazo De Gitano |
Swiss roll |
Buñuelos De Viento |
light fried pastries, small spongy doughnuts |
Butifarra |
Catalan sausage |
Caballa |
mackerel |
Cabrales |
blue veined cows milk cheese from Asturias |
Cabrito Asado |
roasted goatling |
Cabracho |
Scorpion fish |
Calamares |
squids |
Callos |
tripe |
Canela |
cinnamon |
Cangrejo |
crab |
Cañadilla, Caracol De Mar |
sea snails |
Castaña |
chestnut |
Cazón |
dogfish |
Cebolla |
onion |
Centollo |
spider crab |
Cep |
Porcini mushroom |
Cigala |
prawn (also crayfish or flat lobsters) |
Col |
cabbage |
Col Lombarda |
red cabbage |
Colador |
strainer |
Codorniz |
quail |
Conejo |
rabbit |
Congrio |
conger eel |
Corteza (de Limón Etc) |
rind |
Costillas |
ribs |
Crudo |
raw |
Crujiente, Crocante |
crispy |
Chanquete |
whitebait |
Chipirón |
small squid |
Calamares En Su Tinta |
squid cooked in their ink |
Calamares Fritos |
fried squid |
Caldo De Gallina |
chicken soup |
Caldo De Pescado |
clear soup made with fish |
Callos A La Madrileña |
tripe cooked with chillis |
Camarones |
baby prawns |
Canelones |
cannelloni |
Cangrejos De Río |
river crab |
Caracoles |
snails |
Carrilladas |
cow's cheeks |
Chanquetes |
fish (similar to whitebait) |
Chipirones En Su Tinta |
squid cooked in their ink |
Chipirones Rellenos |
stuffed squid |
Chipirones |
squid |
Chirimoyas |
custard apples |
Chocos |
squid |
Chorizo |
cold spicy sausage |
Chuletón De Buey |
large beef chop |
Chuleta De Cerdo |
pork chop |
Chuleta De Cordero |
lamb chop |
Chuleta De Ternera |
veal chop |
Chuletitas De Cordero |
small lamb chops |
Churros |
fried pastry cut into lengths |
Cochinillo Asado |
roast suckling pig |
Cocido |
stew made with meatchickpeasvegetables |
Cocochas (de Merluza) |
cheeks of hake |
Codornices Escabechadas |
marinated quail |
Codornices Estofadas |
braised quail |
Codornices |
quail |
Col |
cabbage |
Coles De Bruselas Salteadas |
sauté Brussels sprouts |
Coles De Bruselas |
Brussels sprouts |
Coliflor Con Bechamel |
cauliflower with béchamel sauce and cheese |
Coliflor |
cauliflower |
Conejo Asado |
roast rabbit |
Conejo Encebollado |
rabbit served with onions |
Conejo Estofado |
braised rabbit |
Congrio |
conger eel |
Consomé Al Jerez |
consommé with sherry |
Consomé Con Yema |
consommé with egg yolk |
Consomé De Ave |
chicken consommé |
Consomé De Pollo |
chicken consommé |
Cordero Asado |
roast lamb |
Cordero Chilindron |
lamb stew with onion tomato peppers |
Dorada |
gilt head fish |
Datiles |
dates |
Desmenuzar |
crumble |
Flan |
a Spanish custard with caramel sauce |
Fabada (asturiana) |
bean stew with Spanish sausage |
Faisan |
pheasant |
Fiambres |
cold meats |
Fideos |
small noodles |
Filete De Cerdo |
pork steak |
Filete De Ternera |
veal steak |
Galera |
mantis shrimp |
Gambas |
shrimps, prawns |
Gambas En Gabardina |
prawns in batter |
Garbanzos |
chick peas |
Garbanzos A La Catalana |
chickpeas with sausage, boiled eggs and pine seeds |
Gazpacho |
a cold vegetable soup |
Guisantes |
green peas |
Gallina En Pepitoria |
chicken stewed with peppers |
Gallo De San Pedro |
John Dory (fish) |
Habas |
Broad beans |
Habas Con Jamón |
broad beans with ham |
Harina De Maíz |
cornstarch |
Higado |
liver |
Higos |
Figs |
Hinojo |
fennel |
Horchata |
cold drink made of chufa (kind of almond) milk |
Idiazábal |
smoked ewe's milk cheese from the Basque Country |
Jamón Iberico |
Iberian Ham |
Jabugo |
a small town in Andalucia famous for excellent Iberian Ham |
Judías |
dry beans |
Judias Verdes |
French beans |
Jamón Ibérico De Bellota |
Iberian ham made of free range Iberian pigs acorn only fed |
Jamón Ibérico De Recebo |
Iberian ham made of free range Iberian pigs, half fed with acorn, half with animal feed |
Jamón Iberico De Cebo |
Iberian ham made of Iberian pigs fattened with animal feed at farms |
Jamón Serrano |
Spanish cured ham |
Langosta |
Lobster |
Langosta A La Americana |
lobster with brandy and garlic |
Langosta A La Catalana |
lobster with mushrooms and ham in béchamel sauce |
Langostinos |
king prawns |
Leche Frita |
pudding with milk and eggs |
Lechón/Tostón / Cochinilo |
Suckling pig |
Lenguado |
sole |
Lentejas |
lentils |
Liebre |
hare |
Lomo |
pork loin |
Lubina |
sea bass |
Mahón |
soft cow's milk cheese from the Balearic islands |
Macarrones |
macaroni |
Mandarina |
tangerine |
Manitas De Cerdo |
pigs' trotters |
Mantecados |
small sponge cakes |
Mantequilla |
butter |
Manzana |
apple |
Mariscos |
seafood, shellfish |
Mazapán |
marzipan |
Mejillones |
mussels |
Mejillones Zebra |
zebra mussles |
Melocotón |
peach |
Melón Con Jamón |
melon with cured ham |
Membrillo |
quince, a quince "jam", usually served with cheese |
Menestra |
vegetable and meat casserole |
Merluza |
hake fish |
Mero |
halibut, grouper |
Miel |
honey |
Mollejas De Ternera Fritas |
fried sweetbreads |
Morcilla De Carnero |
black pudding made from mutton |
Menestra De Legumbres |
vegetable stew |
Merluza A La Cazuela |
stewed hake |
Merluza A La Parrilla |
grilled hake |
Merluza A La Plancha |
grilled hake |
Merluza A La Riojana |
hake with chilis |
Merluza A La Romana |
hake steaks in batter |
Merluza A La Vasca |
hake in a garlic sauce |
Merluza Al Ajo Arriero |
hake with garlic and chilis |
Merluza En Salsa Verde |
hake in a parsley and wine sauce |
Mermelada De Albaricoque |
apricot jam |
Mermelada De Ciruelas |
prune jam |
Mermelada De Frambuesas |
raspberry jam |
Mermelada De Fresas |
strawberry jam |
Mermelada De Limón |
lemon marmalade |
Mermelada De Melocotón |
peach jam |
Mermelada De Naranja |
orange marmalade |
Mero A La Parrilla |
grilled grouper |
Mero En Salsa Verde |
grouper with garlic and parsley sauce |
Morros De Cerdo |
pigs' cheeks |
Morros De Vaca |
beef cheek |
Natillas |
cream custard |
Naranja |
orange |
Necora |
swimming crab |
ñora |
dried small red peppers |
Níscalo (cep) |
Bleeding Milk Cap |
Nispero |
Sharon fruit |
Nabo |
turnip |
Nueces |
walnuts |
Oca |
goose |
Ostras |
oysters |
Paella |
famous rice dish seasoned with saffron and usually made with seafood, meat, and vegetables |
Pan |
bread |
Parrilla |
broiler |
Patatas |
potatoes |
Pato |
duck |
Pescado |
fish |
Pera |
pear |
Perdiz |
partridge |
Percebes |
goose barnacles, a superb delicacy of the northern coast, won from the sea at some risk to the fishermen |
Pez De San Pedro |
John Dory |
Pez Espada |
swordfish |
Pies De Cerdo |
pigs' trotters |
Pimienta |
black pepper |
Pimientos |
peppers (rojos- red, verdes- green, amarillos- yellow) |
Piña |
pineapple |
Plátano |
banana |
Pollo |
chicken |
Pomelo |
grapefruit |
Puerros |
leeks |
Pulpo |
octopus |
Paleta De Cordero Lechal |
shoulder of lamb |
Pan De Higos |
dried fig cake with cinnamon |
Parrillada De Mariscos |
mixed grilled shellfish |
Patatas Bravas |
potatoes in cayenne pepper and tomato sauce |
Pato A La Naranja |
duck á l'orange |
Pepinillos |
gherkins |
Pepino |
cucumber |
Peras |
pears |
Percebes |
goose barnacle |
Perdices A La Campesina |
partridges with vegetables |
Perejil |
parsley |
Pescaditos Fritos |
fried fish (small) |
Pez Espada Ahumado |
smoked swordfish |
Piña Al Gratin |
pineapple au gratin |
Piñones |
pine seeds |
Picadillo De Ternera |
minced veal |
Pimientos A La Riojana |
baked red peppers fried in oil and garlic |
Pinchos Morunos |
kebabs |
Pinchos |
snacks served in bars |
Pisto Manchego |
marrow with onion and tomato |
Pisto |
fried mixed vegetables |
Pollo A La Ajillo |
fried chicken with garlic |
Polvorones |
sugar-based sweet (eaten at Christmas) |
Pomelo |
grapefruit |
Potaje De Garbanzos |
chickpea stew |
Potaje De Habichuelas |
white bean stew |
Potaje De Lentejas |
lentil stew |
Puchero Canario |
casserole containing chickpeas and corn |
Pulpitos Con Cebolla |
baby octopus with onions |
Pulpo |
octopus |
Rape |
monkfish, angler fish or frog fish |
Raya |
skate |
Revuelto |
scrambled eggs, usually prepared with ham, mushrooms or peppers |
A La Romana |
battered (Calamares, Merluza, etc) |
Remover |
stir |
Romero |
rosemary |
Romesco/ Xato |
a red sauce for seafood from the Catalonian & Basque regions |
Rodaballo |
turbot fish |
Roncal |
smoky flavored ewe's milk cheese from Navarra |
Rovellon |
bleeding Milk Cap |
Russinyol |
chantrelle (wild mushroom popular in Catalonia) |
Rábanos |
radish |
Ragout De Ternera |
veal ragout |
Rape A La Americana |
monk fish with brandy and herbs |
Rape A La Cazuela |
monk fish stew |
Raviolis |
ravioli |
Redondo Al Horno |
roast fillet of beef |
Remolacha |
beetroot |
Repollo |
cabbage |
Repostería De La Casa |
cakes baked on the premises |
Requeson |
cream cheese/cottage cheese |
Revuelto De Ajos Tiernos |
scrambled egg with spring garlic |
Revuelto De Angulas |
scrambled egg with baby eels |
Revuelto De Gambas |
scrambled egg with prawns |
Revuelto De Sesos |
scrambled egg with brains |
Revuelto De Trigueros |
scrambled egg with asparagus |
Riñones Al Jerez |
kidneys with sherry |
Riñones |
kidneys |
Venado/ Ciervo |
venison |
Vieiras / Zamburiñas |
scallops |
Zanahorias |
carrots |
Zarzuela |
Fish casserole/stew |
Zumo |
juice |
Embutidos,,,, |
selection of cold sausages |
En Escabeche |
In a tomato, aubergine, courgette based salsa; pickled |
Escabeche |
marinade |
Ensalada |
salad |
Endivias |
endives (lettuce leaves) |
Entrecot |
veal entrecot steak |
Entremeses De La Casa |
homemade hors d'oeuvres |
Erizo De Mar |
sea urchin |
Escalfado |
poached |
Esqueixada |
flaked salt cod salad |
Estofado |
a stew |
Escarola |
curly endive |
Espinacas A La Crema |
spinach a la creme |
Estragon |
tarragon |
Ensaladilla Rusa |
mayonnaise salad with potatoescarrotspeas |
Espolvorear Con |
sprinkle with |
Salchicha |
thin pork sausage |
Salchichón |
white sausage with pepper |
Salchichas De Frankfurt |
Frankfurter sausages |
Salmonete |
red mullet |
Sardinas |
sardines |
Sarten |
skillet |
Semola De Maiz |
grit |
Sepia |
cuttlefish |
Setas |
wild mushrooms |
Sofrito |
sauce made of olive oil, onion and paprika |
Solomillo |
filet mignon/ tenderloin steak |
Sopa |
soup |
Soplete |
kitchen blow torch |
Suquet |
fish and seafood casserolle (typical in Catalonia) |
Salmón A La Parrilla |
grilled salmon |
Salmón Ahumado |
smoked salmon |
Salmón Frio |
cold salmon |
Salmonetes A La Parrilla |
grilled red mullet |
Salmonetes En Papillote |
red mullet cooked in foil |
Salmonetes |
red mullet |
Salmorejo |
cold vegetable soup |
Salpicón De Mariscos |
shellfish with vinaigrette |
Salsa Allioli (or Ali Oli) |
mayonnaise with garlic |
Salsa Bechamel |
white sauce |
Sandía |
water melon |
Sangría |
mixture of red winelemonadespirits and fruit |
Sesos A La Romana |
fried (lamb's) brains in batter |
Sesos Rebozados |
brains in batter |
Setas A La Plancha |
grilled mushrooms |
Setas Rellanas |
stuffed mushrooms |
Sidra |
cider |
Solomillo De Ternera |
fillet of veal |
Solomillo De Vaca |
fillet of beef |
Sopa De Ajo |
garlic soup |
Sopa De Almendros |
almond-based pudding |
Sopa De Cola De Buey |
ox-tail soup |
Sopa De Fideos |
noodle soup |
Sopa De Gallina |
chicken soup |
Sopa De Legumbres |
vegetable soup |
Sopa De Lentejas |
lentil soup |
Sopa De Marisco |
fish and shellfish soup |
Sopa De Pescado |
fish soup |
Sopa De Rabo De Buey |
ox-tail soup |
Sopa De Verduras |
vegetable soup |
Sopa Mallorquina |
soup with tomatomeat and eggs |
Sopa Sevillana |
fish and mayonnaise soup |
Sorbete |
sorbet |
Tarta |
cake. |
Ternera |
veal |
Ternera Picada |
minced beef. |
Tila |
linden tea |
Tomate |
tomato |
Tomillo |
thyme |
Tortilla |
Spanish omelet, traditionally made with potato and onion and served as a tapa or light meal |
Trucha |
trout |
Tarta De Almendra |
almond tart |
Tarta De Chocolate |
chocolate tart |
Tarta De Manzana |
apple tart |
Tocinillos De Cielo |
a dessert made with egg yolks and sugar |
Tomates Rellenos |
stuffed tomatoes |
Torrijas |
sweet pastries |
Tortilla A La Paisana |
omelette containing different vegetables |
Tortilla A Su Gusto |
omelette made to the customer's wishes |
Tortilla Alaska |
baked Alaska |
Tortilla De Bonito |
tuna fish omelette |
Tortilla De Chorizo |
omelette containing Spanish sausage |
Tortilla De Escabeche |
fish omelette |
Tortilla De Esparragos |
asparagus omelette |
Tortilla De Gambas |
prawn omelette |
Tortilla De Jamón |
cured ham omelette |
Tortilla De Patatas |
potato omelette |
Tortilla De Sesos |
omelette made with sheep's brains |
Tortilla De Setas |
mushroom omelette |
Tortilla Española |
Spanish potato omelette |
Tournedó |
tournedos (fillet steak) |
Trucha Ahumada |
smoked trout |
Trucha Con Jamón |
trout with cured ham |
Trucha Escabechada |
marinated trout |
Truchas A La Marinera |
trout in wine sauce |
Trufas |
truffles |
Turrón De Alicante |
hard nougat |
Turrón De Jijona |
soft nougat |
Turrón De Yema |
nougat with egg yolk |
Turrón |
nougat |
Habas A La Catalana |
broad beans, black sausage, pork ribs, mint, spring onion, garlic, rancid wine. |
Sopa De Pescado De Roca |
rock fish, crabs, saffron, parsley and garlic soup |
Escalivada |
peppers and eggplant blackened on charcoal, peeled, topped with olive oil and salt |
