English-Spanish Culinary & Grammar Reference

English-Spanish Language Resources

Irregular Verbs List

• be (was, been) - ser
• become (became, become) - volver
• begin (began, begun) - empezar
• bite (bit, bitten) - morder
• break (broke, broken) - romper
• bring (brought, brought) - traer
• burn (burnt, burnt) - quemar
• buy (bought, bought) - comprar
• choose (chose, chosen) - elegir
• come (came, come) - venir
• cost (cost, cost) - costar
• cut (cut, cut) - cortar
• do (did, done) - hacer
• drink (drank, drunk) - beber
• eat (ate, eaten) - comer
• find (found, found) - encontrar
• forget (forgot, forgotten) - olvidar
• freeze (froze, frozen) - congelar
• get (got, got/gotten) - obtener
• give (gave, given) - dar
• go (went, gone) - ir
• have (had, had) - tener
• hear (heard, heard) - escuchar
• keep (kept, kept) - guardar
• know (knew, known) - saber
• leave (left, left) - abandonar
• make (made, made) - hacer
• meet (met, met) - quedar
• pay (paid, paid) - pagar
• put (put, put) - poner
• read (read, read) - leer
• shake (shook, shaken) - agitar
• spend (spent, spent) - gastar
• spill (spilt, spilt) - derramar
• spread (spread, spread) - untar
• stand (stood, stood) - estar de pie
• take (took, taken) - tomar
• tell (told, told) - decir
• think (thought, thought) - pensar
• understand (understood, understood) - entender
• write (wrote, written) - escribir

Culinary Terms and Menu

Restaurant Menu

Starters

Cold Starters

• Avocado with Mediterranean Prawns
• Norwegian Salmon Carpaccio
• Goose Pâté with Rosemary

Hot Starters

• Vichyssoise
• Warm Salad with Goat's Cheese and Crispy Bacon
• French Onion Soup with Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Homemade Chicken and Mushroom Croquettes
• Polish Potato Pancakes

Main Courses

Meat Dishes

• Roast Beef with Assorted Vegetables
• Veal Cutlets with Grilled Tomatoes
• Sirloin Steak with Broccoli and Applesauce
• Casablanca Couscous with Lamb

Fish Dishes

• Sole Meunière with Jacket Potatoes
• North Sea Eel with Lobster Sauce
• Scallops in Mornay Sauce
• Fresh Seafood Paella

Vegetarian Dishes

• Green Lasagne with Three-Cheese Sauce
• Sautéed Mushrooms and Bamboo with Soy Sauce

Side Dishes

• Your choice of salads: Waldorf, Caesar, Greek, Casablanca Special
• Your choice of potatoes: Fried, Grilled, Jacket, Boiled

Culinary Glossary: English-Spanish

Food Ingredients

• Avocado Pear = aguacate pera
• Beef = carne de vaca
• Cutlet = chuleta
• Eel = anguila
• Goat = cabra
• Goose = ganso
• Lamb = cordero
• Lobster = langosta
• Potato = patata
• Rosemary = romero
• Sirloin Steak = solomillo
• Sole = rodaballo
• Veal = ternera

Kitchen Utensils

• Baking Tin = lata de hornear
• Bowl = bol
• Chef's Knife = cebollero
• Colander = colador
• Frying Pan = sartén
• Grater = rallador
• Ladle = cacillo
• Mould = molde
• Potato Peeler = pelador
• Saucepan = cacerola
• Scissors = tijeras
• Skimmer = espumadera
• Wire Whisk = varillas
• Wooden Spoon = cuchara de madera

Cooking Verbs

• Bake = hornear
• Cut = cortar
• Grate = rallar
• Mix = mezclar
• Peel = pelar
• Serve = servir
• Skim = desgrasar
• Stir = remover
• Strain = colar
• Whip = batir