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a la brasa

charcoal-grilled / broiled

A la marinera

fish or seafood cooked with garlic, onions and white wine

a la parrilla

grilled

a la plancha

fried

a la romana

batter dipped & fried

Ababa

Poppy Seed

Papaver somniferum

Abadejo

Pollack

Abadejo

Cod

Gadus morhua

Abadejo

Turbot

Psetta maxima

Abesón

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Abocado

medium sweet

Aceite

oil

Aceite

Oil (usually olive)

Aceitunas

Olives

Aceitunas

olives

Acelgas

Chard Leaf / Silver beet / Mangold

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

adobado

diced and marinated (and then often deep fried)

Adobo

marinade usually in vinegar & cumin or other spice

aguacate

Avocado (savoury green pear)

Aguja

Garfish

Belone belone

aguja azul

Blue Marlin / Sailfish

Tetrapturus

aguja blanco

Marlin, white

Tetrapturus albidus

Ahumado

smoked

Ajete, Brotas or Ajo tierno

garlic shoots (tender, green shoots)

Ají

Chilli Pepper (hot & pungent, red or green)

Capsicum frutescens

Ajo

Garlic

Allium sativum

ajoaceite

garlic paste

ajos tiernos

shoots of young garlic

Al ajillo

with olive oil and garlic

al ast

to taste (or or house/artisan speciality)

al horno

baked or oven roasted

al ron

with rum

Albacas

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Albacora

Yellowfin tuna or albacore

Thunnus albacares

Albahaca

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

albaricoques

apricots

Albariza

chalky soil that sherry grape grows on

Alberginia (Cat)

Aubergine

Albóndigas

meatballs

Alcachofa

artichoke

Alcaparras

Capers - green usually pickled

Capparis spinosa

Alcaparrón

Capers - green usually pickled

Capparis spinosa

Alcaravea

Caraway seeds

Carum carvi

Alfábega

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Alitas de Pollo

Chicken wings

All (Cat)

Garlic

Allium sativum

All junciforme (Cat)

Chive

Allium schoenoprasum

All-i-olí

aïoli; garlicky mayonnaise

Allioli

garlic and oil emulsion, similar to mayonnaise but without egg

Almáraco

Marjoram

Maiorana hortensis

Almeja Fina

Carpet-Shell Palourde

almejas

clams

Spisula solidissima

almendras

almonds

Prunus dulcis

Almuerzo

lunch, brunch or second breakfast

Alubias

haricot beans

Amaáraco

Marjoram

Maiorana hortensis

Amanida (Cat)

salad

Ametler (Cat))

Almond

Prunus dulcis

Ametlles (Cat)

almonds

Amontillado

dry sherry oak-aged and oxidised

Ancas

Haunch

Ancas de Rana

Frogs Legs

ancas de rana

frogs legs

Anchoa

anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Anchoa

Anchovy

Engraulis spp

Anchoas

anchovies

Aneldo

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Anet (Cat)

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Angelote

angel fish, sometimes confused with anglerfish or monkfish

Lophius piscatorius

anguilas

eels

Anguilla anguilla

Angulas

elvers (baby eels)

Anguilla anguilla

Anís

Aniseed / Anise

Pimpinella anisum

Api (Cat)

Celery

Apium graveolens

Apio

Celery

Apium graveolens

Araná Escorpión

Common weaver

Trachinus draco

arándano

bilberry or blueberry

Arengada (Cat)

salted herring or slid

Clupea harengus

Arenque

Herring

Clupea harengus

Arrevossat (Cat)

breadcrumbs

Arrossejat (Cat)

fisherman's risotto

Arroz

rice (Asian long grain or African pudding varieties)

Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima

Arroz a la Marinera

seafood risotto

arroz con leche

rice pudding

Arroz meloso

creamed rice (often used in risotto)

Arroz Negro

Black rice (with squid ink)

Arroz seco

dry rice (usually dish based on steamed rice)

Asado

roast

Asador

grilled (usually over charcoal on brassier) or specialise restaurant

atún

tuna fish Skipjack

Euthynnus or Katsuwonus pelamis

Avena

Oats

Azafrán

Saffron (aromatic yellow from crocus)

Crocus sativus

azúcar candé

Barley sugar

Bacaladilla

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Bacalao

Salted cod (preserved and re-dehydrated)

Gadus morhua

Bacalao

Coley / Coalfish / Saithe

Pollachius virens

Bainila

Vanilla Pod

Vanilla planifolia / fructus Vanilla fragrans

Balsamita mayor

Bergamot / Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

bananos

bananas (Platino)

Banderilla

bullfight dart (usually cocktail sticks or decorative swords for tapas).

Barat (Cat)

mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Barbacoa

barbeque grill (sometimes BBQ)

Barreja (Cat)

mixed drink

barrejada

meat stew

batido de frutas

fruit milk-shake

batido de vainilla

vanilla milk shake

Bayas de enebro

Juniper

Juniperus communis

Becada

woodcock game bird

Bejel

Tub gurnard

Aspitrigla cuculus / Trigla pini

Bellota

Acorn, or small smoked sausage

Bellota

Ham especially from pigs fed on acorn

berberecho

Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

berenjena

aubergine / egg plant

Berlinesa

Doughnut or fried cake

berros

watercress

Besamela

white sauce or savoury pastry esp. cheese or chicken in béchamel sauce

besugo

sea bream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Besugo Voraz

red bream

Bienmesabe

fish often marinated with meringue or almonds (Lit. tastes good to me)

Bigaro

Winkle / Periwinkle

Littorina littorea,

bígaro

Winkle

Littorina littorea

biscocho

Brioche breakfast cake (also briot)

bistec

Small steak or hamburger

bistec

beef steak

Bitxo (Cat)

hot pepper

bizcocho

biscuit or brioche breakfast cake

Bocadillo

mouthful (small bread roll with savoury filling).

Bodega

cellar or cave (Wholesale wine merchant, bottler or vineyard)

Bodegón

Wine bar

Bogavante

lobster

Panulirus cygnus

Bollería

Buns & small cakes (or specialist baker)

Bombón

Boiled sweet, candy chocolate or lolly

Bonito

tuna

Bonito

tuna -small variety Sarda sarda

Bonito tiburón

Porbeagle or Salmon shark (Blue/grey)

Lamna nasus

Boquerón

Anchovy

Engraulis spp

Borracho

Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

Brasa

Brazier (slow cooking over embers)

Brasilla

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Brazos

Sponge roll filled with sweet fondant (gitane 0 chocolate)

briote

Brioche breakfast cake (also biscocho)

Brócoli

Green Broccoli

Brassica

Brosmio

Cusk

Brosme brosme

Brótola de Fango

Tadpole-fish

Raniceps raninus

Buey

Ox or beef

Buey de mar

Toothed rock crab

Cancer bellianus

Bullabesa

Catalàn fish stew similar to bouillabaisse

buñuelos

savoury fried batter balls

Burrito

soft, wheat-flour tortilla rolled and stuffed with various meats, refried beans, cheese and vegetables

Butifarra

Catalan "soft" pork sausage

butifarra negra

blood sausage

Caballa

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

cabana

radish

cabeza

head

Cabracho

Scorpion Fish

Cabracho

Scorpion fish strong black cordato

cabrito

kid goat

Cacerola

casserole cook-pot

Càdec

Juniper

Juniperus oxycedrus

Café

coffee (Used alone usually café solo or small espresso)

calabacín

courgette / zucchini

calabaza

Pumpkin / Oilseed

Cucurbita pepo

Calabaza

Squash (vegetable)

Calamares

squid / cuttlefish

Decabrachia, Decapoda

Calçot

blanched onion shoots similar to leek, used in Calçotada casseroles

Caldereta de Langosta

lobster stew

Caldo

soup / broth / stock / consommé

caliente

hot

Callos

tripe

calzones

Filled pastry (usually savoury)

camarera

Waitress

Camarón

Crawfish River

Procambarus

camarón

Shrimp - prawn variety **

Camarón De Roca

Pink Prawn

Camarón tigre gigante.

Giant Pink or Tiger Prawn

Penaeus monodon

Camarones

shrimp

caña

beer glass (usually 0.25 litre, but also sometimes dóble 0.5 l)

Cana Lomo

Premium smoked lean ham from back presented as salami

Canela

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

canelones

cannelloni

Cangrejo

crab or crayfish

Cangrejo Común

Green Sand Crab

cangrejo de mar

Brown crab

Spondyliosoma cantharus

Cántaro

earthenware water jug

Canyella (Cat)

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Cap Roig (Cat)

Scorpion fish

cap-i-pota

head and foot

Caparra

Capers - green usually pickled

Capparis spinosa

Carabinaros

large dark red prawns

caracol marino

Winkle

Littorina littorea

caracol marino

Winkle / Periwinkle

Littorina littorea,

Caracola

Whelk

Busycon carica

caracoles

snails

Caracolillo

Winkle / Periwinkle

Littorina littorea,

carajillo

coffee with liquor

Carbassa (Cat)

pumpkin

Cardamomo negro

Black Cardamom seeds

Amomum subulatum

Cargol (Cat)

snail

carne de cerdo

pork meat

carne de pollo

chicken meat

carne de vaca

beef or ox meat

Carquinyoli (Cat)

biscuit

Carvi

Caraway seeds

Carum carvi

Carxofa (cat)

artichoke

Casaca (Cat)

batter

Cascall (Cat)

Poppy Seed

Papaver somniferum

Casón Pez Toro

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

Castañas

chestnuts

Cava

Spanish sparkling wine

Cayena inglesa

Chilli Pepper (hot & pungent, red or green)

Capsicum frutescens

Caza

Game (wild hunted animal flesh)

Caza

hunt (e.g. game)

Cazón

Tope Shark

Cazon adobado

huss (smooth hound or dogfish)

Cazuela

earthenware cooking pot

cebada

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

ceballa

mackerel

Scomber scombrus

cebolla

onion

Allium cepa

Cebolleta

Spring Onions / Scallion

Allium cepa juvinilia

Cebollino

Chive

Allium schoenoprasum

Cecina de León

cured beef from Leon

Cedro

Juniper

Juniperus communis

Cedron

Lemon Verbena

Lippia citriodora

Celiàndria (Cat)

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

cena

main evening meal (dinner)

centeno

Rye

Secale cereale

Centolla

spider crab

Maja squinado

Cerafolio

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Cerdo Ibérico

Iberian black pig

cerezas

cherries

Cersum Cerasus

Cerfull (Cat)

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Cervecería

brewery or bar specialising in beer

Cerveza

beer

cerveza

Beer or brewed

Ceviche

raw fish marinated in citrus juice

Chalupa

a small, thick corn tortilla folded into a boat shape, fried and filled with a mixture of shredded meat, cheese and/or vegetables

Champiñón

button mushroom (champignons de Paris)

: Agaricus bisporus

chanquete

white bait

Chato

wine measure drawn from the barrel

Cherne

wreck fish or stone bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Chilaquiles

flat tortilla layered with beans, meat, cheese and tomato sauce

Chile relleno

large, mild chilli pepper, stuffed with cheese and fried in an egg batter

Chilindron

red bell-peppers

chíncharos

peas (split or Pigeon)

Cajanus cajan

Chipirón

Little Cuttlefish

chipirones en su tinta

small squid in ink

Chiquito

small glass of wine

Chiringuito

beach bar or restaurant shack (tasty local cuisine)

chirlas

Venus clams

Chistorra

Navarre sausage

Chopito

Little Cuttlefish

Choricero

red bell-pepper (often dried and rehydrated)

Chorizo

highly spiced pork presented as salami

Chorizo

spicy pork sausage flavoured with garlic and spices

Chorizo

hard spicy sausages

Christorra

grilled sliced chorizo

Chuleta

Chop or rib

Chuleton

T Bone steak

Chupa-Chups

Lollypop (trademark)

Churrasco

Steak, Especially Barbecue

Churreria

churros producer (wayside kiosk)

Churros

sweet fritters (served with morning coffee)

Cigala

Dublin Bay prawn or langoustine or scampi

Nephrops norvegicus

Cigallas

crayfish or langoustines

Astacoidea Parastacoidea

Cigarra

Flat or slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

Cigron (Cat)

chick pea

Cicer arietinum

Cilantro

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

ciruelas

plums

Prunus prunus

Clau (Cat)

Cloves

Syzygium aromaticum

Clavo de olor

Cloves

Syzygium aromaticum

Coca

pizza style thin open tart

Cocarrios

pasties

Cochinillo

suckling pig, speciality of Castile

Cocido

classic country casserole

Cocina casera

home cooking (House speciality)

cóctel

cocktail

col

cabbage

Brassica

coliflor

cauliflower

Brassica oleracea Botrytis

Comí (Cat)

Aniseed / Anise

Pimpinella anisum

Comí de prat (Cat)

Caraway seeds

Carum carvi

Comino negro

Black Cumin seeds

Bunium persicum

con nata

with cream

con pisto

with ratatouille

con trufas

with truffles

Ascomycetes Mycota Tuber

Conejo

rabbit

Congrio

Conger

Conger Conger

congrio

conger eel

Conill (Cat)

rabbit

contra filete

cutlet

Coquina

Wedge Shell Or Sea-Bean

Cordero

lamb

cordero

lamb

cordoniz

quail

Coriandro

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Corvina

Meagre

corvina

meagre

costillas

small lamb chops

Crema catalana

custard with burnt sugar on top like a crème brûlée, but less creamy than the French dish

Crema Catalana

creme caramel with sugar cap crisped with a Salamander (heated iron).

Cremada (Cat)

singed or burnt

Croqueta

Potato croquette (bread crumbed potato puree roll, often flavoured))

cuenta

total cost, account bill or check

Cular

Pork from buttock muscle (Gluteus maximus) presented as salami

Curadillo

European (Atlantic) ling (white fish of cod family)

Molva molva

Cúrcuma (Cat)

Turmeric

Curcuma longa / Rhizoma Curcumae

cuscus

Savoury on semolina Magreb dish (originally cracked wheat, sometimes barley, millet, sorghum, rice, or maize)

Degustación

sample ( also indicates excellent tasting)

del tiempo

of the season

desayuno

Early morning meal (breakfast)

Despiezado

Off the bone

Doble pasta

wine produced with double the amount of grape skins

Docena

Dozen or twelve (Medio docenta = 6 e.g. tartlets, escargots &c.)

Dorada

gilt head bream

Chrysophys aurata, Sparus aurata

Dulce

sweet (usually desert course)

Eglefino

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Embuchado

Bite sized or diced

Embutido

Sausage Stuffed (see also salchita - smoked)

embutido

Stuffed sausage (e.g. Salami)

Empanada

savoury filled pastry or shallow pie

Empanada gallega

Galician onion & Pimento pie

Emperador

swordfish (also Pez Espada)

Xiphias gladius

Enchilada

a tortilla, fried and stuffed variously with meat, cheese and/or chillies

Eneldo

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Ensaimada

Mallorcan cake

Ensalada

salad

Ensaladilla

Side salad

Entradas

entry dishes - starters

Entrecote

Sirloin beef rib steak

Entremeses

appetizers

Eríssim (Cat)

Rocket or Hedge (Yellow julienne)

Eruca sativa or Sisymbrium officinale

Erizo de mar

roe of sea urchin

Echinodermata Echinoidea

Escabeche

marinade of vinegar and garlic

Escalivada or Escalibada

char grilled or roasted peppers, onions, eggplant or other Mediterranean vegetables

escalope

Thin, beaten steak (usually veal or pork schnitzel)

escorpina

Atlantic scorpion or redfish

Scorpaenidae Sebastes marinus

Escudella (Cat)

cooking pot (or the soup made in it)

Espada (pez)

Swordfish (Also Emperador)

Xiphias gladius

Espárragos

Asparagus

Asparagales Asparagaceae

espárragos trigueros

Green Asparagus shoots

Espinacas

Spinach (Green Leaf)

Spinacia oleracea

Espinagada (Cat)

spinach pie

Estafada

stew

Estofado

Stewed

Estragan

Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

esturión

Sturgeon

Acipenser, Huso spp.

Fabada

white beans and pork stew typically from Asturias

Faisán

pheasant

Faneca

Bib

Trisopterus luscus

Farigola (Cat)

Thyme (Wild)

Thymus vulgaris

Farivola (Cat)

thyme (cultivar)

Thymus serpyllum

Faves (Cat)

Broad beans (often a tapa in Galicia with hot paprika )

Vicia faba

Ferat (Cat)

fried

fiambres

cold meats

Fideos

pasta noodles

filete mignon

boneless

filete mignon

tenderloin

Fino

dry sherry

Flan

a baked custard with a caramel coating (also crema caramela)

Flor

yeast found growing on surface of wine or sherry in barrel

Fonollera

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Forn (Cat)

oven

Freidura

fried fish restaurant

fresas

strawberries

Rosoideae Fragaria

Fricandó

Catalan veal and mushroom stew

Frit or frito

Fried in oil (especially Mallorcan liver and vegetable stir-fry)

Galera

Mantis Shrimp (sea locust sometimes thumb splitters)

Hoplocarida Stomatopoda

Gallano

Cuckoo wrasse (brightly coloured fish)

Labrus bimaculatus

Gallineto Nórdica

Redfish

Sebastes viviparus

Gallo

Pullet Fish, a relative of the John Dory, halibut like taste.

Zeus faber

gallo de pelea

gamecock (fighting fowl - wildfowl)

Gallus gallus savaticus

Gamba

Malayan river prawn

Penaeus monodon

ganso

goose

garbanzos

chick-peas

Garrafón

lima beans

Gazpacho

Andalusian; a cold soup of fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers, olive oil, vinegar and garlic (also celery, breadcrumbs)

Ginebró

Juniper

Juniperus communis

granada

pomegranate

granadero

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Grelos

turnip tops - greens

Guacamol

an avocado dip or filling, with mashed tomatoes, onions, chillies and citrus juice

Guayabita

Allspice - New World Spice

Pimenta dioica

Guibelurdina

wild mushroom Russula cynaxanta

Guindilla

Chilli Pepper (hot & pungent, red or green)

Capsicum frutescens

guisado

stewed

Guisantes

peas (Green or Garden)

Pisum sativum

Guisats (Cat)

simmered

Guiso

stewed (as opposed to "Fritos", fried) dishes esp. Andalusia

Gurkmeja

Turmeric

Curcuma longa / Rhizoma Curcumae

Habas

broad beans

Harina

Flour (milled grain, usually trigo = wheat)

Herba de cantors (Cat)

Rocket or Hedge (Yellow julienne)

Eruca sativa or Sisymbrium officinale

Herba de les vinyes

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Herba dormidora (Cat)

Poppy Seed

Papaver somniferum

Herba lluïsa (Cat)

Lemon Verbena

Lippia citriodora

Hierbabuena

Peppermint

Mentha piperita / Folia Menthae piperitae

Hierbaluisa

Lemon Verbena

Lippia citriodora

Hierbas

herb liquor from Mallorca

Hígado

liver

hilvanar

Basted

Hinojo

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Hinojo hediondo

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Hipogloso

Halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

hojaldre

Puff pastry (milfeulle or milahoja)

Hojaldre

puff pastry

Hongos

exotic wild mushrooms

Horno

oven or oven baked

Huachinango

red snapper

huevas de maruca.

Roe of Ling (sometimes cod)

Molva molva (lota lota)

Huevos

eggs (usu. Chicken) or menu category for egg dishes

Huevos rancheros

tortillas topped with eggs and a hot, spicy salsa

Huevos revueltos

scrambled eggs usually with filling

Jabalí

wild boar

Jalapeño

very common hot chilli pepper, medium size

Jamaikako piperbeltz

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Jamón

ham

jamón del país

regional cured ham

jamón dulce

sweet (boiled) ham

Jamón Ibérico

Smoked hindquarter of native Iberian breed of pig (ca 7kg)

Jamón Serrano

Ham dry cured but unsmoked e.g. Jabugo (Parma style)

Jengibre

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

jerez

sherry fortified sweet wine

Jibia

Cuttlefish

Cephalopoda Nautiloidea

judías blancas

white haricot beans (Usually dried)

judías rojas

red or runner beans

judías verdes

green haricot beans (fresh)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Jurel chicharro

Horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Kokotxas

Hake cheeks (Basque speciality)

Lacon

pork- cured and often with grelos

Lagrima

tears - first pressing

Langosta

Spiny, Rock or Red lobster

Panulirus interruptus

Langostino

prawn -large variety

Leander serratus

Lapa

Limpet

Acmaeioidea Acmaeidae

Laurel

Bay leaf / Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Lechuga

Lettuce (Generic term)

Phaseolus vulgaris

Lenguado

Sole, flatfish or flounder

Solea solea or Platichthys flesus

Lepido

Water cress

Lepidium sativum / Nasturtium officinale / Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus

les coles de Bruselas

Brussels sprouts

Brassica oleracea

Levadura

Leavening or yeast (madre = pure)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Torulaspora delbrueckii

Librito

Pieces (especially bits of fillet or fine meat)

Licores

Aperitifs liqueur

Licuado

fruit milkshake

Lima

Lime

Citrus aurantifolia

Limanda

Common dab

Limanda limanda

Limón

lemon

Rutaceae Citrus

Limón agria

Lime

Citrus aurantifolia

limones

lemons

Rutaceae Citrus

limones verdes

limes

Citrus aurantifolia

Linguiça

garlicky pork sausage

Lisa, gulupa

Mullet (Various species)

Mugil spp

Llorer

Bay leaf / Laurel

Laurus nobilis

Lobina

bass fish

Dicentrarchus labrax

Lomo

Back or fillet meat from near the spine

Loncha

Slice

lonchados

Slice (eg ham, cheese &c.)

Lubina

Bass European

Dicentrarchus labrax

Macarrons (Cat)

macaroni

maíz

Maize or sweet corn (e.g. corn on the cob)

Zea mays mays

Maíz

Sweet corn / Yellow Mealie / Maize

Zea mays

Malta

Malted (made from sprouting grain)

mantecado de turrón

Nougat

Mantequilla

butter

manzanas

apples

Manzanilla

Camomile infusion or type of extra dry sherry

Maragota

Ballan wrasse

Labrus bergylta

Marduix (Cat)

Marjoram

Maiorana hortensis

Marinera

fisherman style

Mariscos

shellfish

marmita

casserole or stew pot

Maruca

Ling (or freshwater burbot)

Molva molva (lota lota)

Masa

cornmeal dough; essential for making tortillas

Mastuerzo

Water cress

Lepidium sativum / Nasturtium officinale / Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus

Matalahúga

Aniseed / Anise

Pimpinella anisum

Medgregal coronado

Amberjack

Seiola spp

Mejillones

mussels

Mytilus edulis

Mejillones tigres

Mussels with spicy tomato filling

Mejorana

Marjoram

Maiorana hortensis

Meliloto azul

Sweet Trefoil / Blue Fenugreek

Trigonella caerulea

melocotón

peach

Membrillo

quince (especially a comfiture served with cheese).

Mendo Limón

Lemon sole or dab

Microstomus kitt

Menta

Peppermint

Mentha piperita / Folia Menthae piperitae

menú

menu

Menudo

a stew featuring tripe

Merendero

open air dining space.

Merienda

afternoon snack, high tea

merluza

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Merluza

Hake, European

Merluccius merluccius

Merluza África

Cape hake

Merluccius capensis

mero

grouper fish

Epinephelus

mesero

waiter

miel

honey

Mielga gallada

Dogfish or spurdog or rock salmon or flake

Squalus acanthias

Migas

breadcrumbs sauteed with bacon, served at breakfast

Mojama

tuna -air dried

Euthynnus or Katsuwonus pelamis

Mojo

sauce from Canaries for potatoes and fish (red and green chillies and chocolate))

mollejas

sweetbreads (testicles)

Mollera

Poor cod

Trisopterus minutus

Mongetes (Cat)

mung beans

Montadito

cocktail delicacies on bread.

Morcilla

black pudding made from blood with onion &c. Burgos with rice

morcilla

Pork blood black pudding presented as salami

Morción

Pork meat & blood presented as salami

Morena

Moray Eel

Moros y cristianos

Moors & Christians (rice and black beans served with meat)

morralla

small fry fish

Mujol

Grey mullet

Chelon labrosus

Muscade (Cat)

Nutmeg / Mace

Myristica fragrans

Musclos (Cat)

mussels

Mytilus edulis

muslos

mussels

Mytilus edulis

nabo

turnip

Brassica rapa rapa

Nachos

a snack dish of tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and chillies

naranja

orange

Citrus sinensis / Citrus aurantium

natural

fresh

Navaja, Muergo

Razor-Shell

navajas

razor fish clams

Nebrina

Juniper

Juniperus communis

Necora

Velvet swimming or fiddler crab

Necora puber / Polybius puber

Nécora

Swimming Crab

nécora

velvet swimming crab

níscalos

mushrooms

Nopales

leaves of the prickly pear cactus; simmered and used in various dishes

Ñora

small red peppers dried "dulce" sweet or "picante" hot.

nueces

nuts

Nuez moscada

Nutmeg / Mace

Myristica fragrans

Olla

deep saucepan or cooking pot

Oloroso

Sherry aged aromatic

oreja

ear (usually pigs ear)

Oricio

sea urchin, also Erizo de mar.

Orozuz

Liquorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

ostras

oysters

Ostrea edulis

Pa amb olí

bread with olive oil and (optionally) rubbed with tomato and garlic

Pachero

stew pot

Paella

metal pan used to cook rice dishes of the same name

pajel

sea bream

Paleta Ibérica

Smoked forequarter of native Iberian breed of pig (ca 5 kg)

Paleto

Country style (Peasant)

palmitos

palm hearts

paloma

Wood pigeon

Pan rellano

Bread crumbs

Panades (Cat)

pie or filled pastry

Panellets (Cat)

almond cakes

Panes montados

Small ficelle bread with topping fixed by cocktail stick

Paparda

Skipper , Saury

Papas

potatoes (also, patatas)

Papas Arrugadas

potatoes from Canaries cooked in seawater

Papas fritas

literally ‘fried potatoes’; French fries

Pargo

Snapper fish

Lutjanidae

Pargo

Sea Bream

Parilla

grilled or barbecue style restaurant

Parrillada

grilled usually mixed fish dish

Pasada

aged manzanilla

pastel

baked confectionary

pastel de ternera

veal pie

pastelería

confectioner shop or cafe

Pastelería

Pastries & pies sometimes sweet pastry tarts (or specialist baker)

patas

paws or trotters

Patatas

Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum

Patatas bravas

Spicy brave potato

Patatas Pobres

poor man's potatoes - fried with garlic and spices.

Pato

duck

Pebrella (Cat)

Thyme (pepper)

Thymus piperella

Pebrotera (Cat)

Paprika /Sweet (bello) pepper

Capsicum annuum

pechuga

Breast (esp. fowl & game)

Pechuga de pollo

chicken breast

Peix (Cat)

fish

pelado

peeled or skinned

pelota

large meatball or dumpling (tennis ball)

pepino

cucumber

Cucumis sativus

peras

pears

Maloideae Pyrus

Percebe

Goose-Necked Barnacle

Percebes

barnacles or goose barnacles (often a tapa with hot paprika)

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perdiz

partridge

Pericón

Mexican Tarragon

Tagetes lucida

Perifollo

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Perro del Norte

Wolffish/ Catfish

Anarhichas lupus

Pescadilla

Hake Common European

Merluccius merluccius

pescadores

fisherman

pescados

wet fish

Peto

tuna type fish

Euthynnus or Katsuwonus pelamis

Pez de san Pedro

John Dory or St Peter's Fish

Psuedocyttus maculatus

Pez de San Pedro

Tilapia St Peter's fish or John Dory

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

pez espada

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Pez Limón

Amberjack

Seiola spp

pez parecido al róbalo

Snapper

Lutjanus cyanopterus

Picadillo

sauce filling such as tomatoes, onion and peppers liver, bread, garlic, pine kernels etc

Picata, picada (Cat)

pounded ingredients used to thicken sauces

pichón

young pigeon

pierna de (animal)

leg of animal or small roast joint

pies de cerdo

pigs’ trotters

pijama

iced sundae

Pijota

hake, especially young fish

Pil-pil

fish gelatine with garlic and olive-oil dressing (emulsion)

Pilota (Cat)

dumpling

Pimentón

Paprika /Sweet (bello) pepper

Capsicum annuum

Pimienta de Cayena

Chilli Pepper (hot & pungent, red or green)

Capsicum frutescens

Pimienta de Jamaica

Allspice - Jamaica pepper

Pimenta dioica

Pimienta dulce

Allspice - Myrtle Pepper

Pimenta dioica

Pimienta gorda

Allspice - Fat Pimento

Pimenta dioica

Pimienta picante

Chilli Pepper (hot & pungent, red or green)

Capsicum frutescens

Pimiento

Sweet red pepper (often dried or sauteed)

Pimiento dulce

Paprika /Sweet (bello) pepper

Capsicum annuum

Pimiento morrón

Paprika /Sweet (bello) pepper

Capsicum annuum

pimiento negra

black pepper

pimiento verde

green pepper

Pimienton

Paprika

piña

pineapple

Pinchos

wedge or snack portion, especially tortilla &c. also skewer or brochette

piñonate

candied pine-nut kernel

Pintada

guinea fowl

Pintarroja Gato Marino

Common dogfish

Scyliorhinus caricula

Piperade

Pimiento omelette.

Piperita

Peppermint

Mentha piperita / Folia Menthae piperitae

Pisto Manchego

ratatouille or mixed vegetable stew

Plancha (A La)

hotplate griddled and usually dressed with oil, garlic and parsley

plátano

banana (sweet = de Canarias) or rarely plantain

platija

Plaice / flounder / flatfish

Pleuronectes platessa

Platija, Solla

Plaice

Poblano

large, mild, dark green chilli pepper; used for chilli rellenos

Pollastre (Cat)

chicken

pollo

chicken

Pollo de Mar

Lumpsucker / Scarclagger / Sea Hen

Cyclopterus lumpus

Polvorones

Andalucian cake like biscuits, made from finely ground almond and icing sugar.

pomelo

grapefruit

ponches

Fondants

postre de músico

dried fruit & nut desert

Postres

Afters - sweet desserts

Potaje

soup

Puerco

pig

puerros

leeks

Allium ampeloprasum porr

pulpitos

small octopus

Pulpo

octopus

pulpo a feria

Octopus Galician

Octopus vulgaris 

pulpo gallego

Octopus Galician

Octopus vulgaris 

Puntilla

Squid

Queixo

cheese (Gallego)

Quesada

cheesecake (desert)

Quesadilla

a soft, folded tortilla filled with cheese (and/or other savoury stuffing) and toasted or fried

Queso

cheese

Quisquilla

Brown Shrimp

Quisquilla

shrimp or small prawn

Rábano picante

Horseradish

Armoracia rusticana / Radix Armoraciae

Racione

portion (usually served with a knife and fork - see pincho)

Raf

Tomato uneven fleshy salad tomato

ragout

stew

Rallado

Grated or shredded