Gastronomía - Vocab English to Spanish
Spanish: AQA A Level, topic 8.2.2
La gastronomía
Nouns
- la torrija - sweet made from bread and milk traditional in Easter
- la canela - cinnamon
- las sobras - the leftovers
- la chistorra - type of chorizo sausage from Navarra
- el fuet - type of sausage from Catalunya
- los puestos de comida - food stands
- la receta - the recipe
- la merluza - the hake
Nouns 2
- el bacalao - codfish
- la empanada de atún - tuna pasty
- la especialidad culinaria - culinary/food speciality
- el cangrejo - crab
- las natillas - egg custard
- el marmitako - stew dish with tuna traditional in the Basque country
- la trucha - trout
- la vieira - scallop
Nouns 3
- la morcilla - type of black pudding
- las guindillas - chili peppers
- el sabor amargo - bitter taste
- el queso de oveja - sheep's cheese
- el condimento - seasoning, dressing
- la menestra de verduras - vegetable stew
- los pimientos del Padrón - a type of small sweet peppers
Nouns 4
- las migas - a dish typical from Extremadura
- la degustación - tasting
- el membrillo - quince jelly
- los mejillones en salsa de tomate picante - mussels in spicy tomato sauce
- el gazpacho - cold soup typical from Extremadura
- el cava - sparkling wine from Catalunya
Nouns 5
- horchata - drink made of tiger nuts
- hornazo - stuffed Easter bread made with chorizo
- huevo duro - hard boiled egg
- guisantes - garden peas
- angulas - elvers, baby eels
- larva - larva
- trozos - slices, pieces
- forma alargada - elongated shape
Verbs
- probar - to try
- ser desatinado - to be wrong
- afirmar - to state
- convenir - to be convenient
Other
- ¡que aproveche! - enjoy your meal!
- en cuanto a - as for, with regard to
Adjectives
- propio/a - own
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