Friday, June 19, 2009

Meaning of Mexican food ingredient's in English

Ingredients are an important part for making various preparations in the different cuisines, it is because of these ingredients the dishes get their unique flavor. The names of the ingredients in Mexican cuisine tend to create a slight difficulty in understanding the names, hance this feed is an effort to pull all the people who want to cook Mexican food but keep on looking at the labels of the bottle in a supermarket

1) Ingredients and Terms at a Glance

The translation shown here are from “Spanish to English”
1.Achiote-Annatto, a spice used in the Yucatan region
2.Ajo-Garlic
3.Al Horno- Oven baked
4.Ancho-Dried poblano chile
5.Antojito-Appetizer
6.Arroz-Rice
7.Azucar-Sugar
8.Barbacoa-Barbecue
9.Cafe-Coffee
10.Calabaza-Squash
11.CamarĂ³n-Shrimp
12.Carne-Meat, usually beef
13.Carnitas-Shredded, fried pork
14.Cebolla-Onion
15.Chimichanga-Deep fried meat burrito
16.Chipotle-Ripe jalepeno, smoked and dried. Can be canned in Adobo sauce.
17.Chorizo-Spicy sausage
18.Crema-A thickened cream similar to sour cream, but not as tangy.
19.Elote-Corn
20.Ensalada-Salad
21.Galletas-Cookies
22.Habanero-Extremely hot pepper
23.Helado-Ice cream
24.Horchata-Rice beverage
25.Huevos-Eggs
26.Leche-Milk
27.Maize-Corn
28.Mariscos –Shellfish
29.Nopales-Cactus
30.Pan-Bread
31.Pan Dulce-Sweet Bread
32.Picante-Spicy hot
33.Pimienta-Black pepper
34.Pollo-Chicken
35.Puerco-Pork
36.Queso-Cheese
37.Relleno-Stuffed
38.Sal-Salt
39.Sopa-Soup
40.Torta-Sandwich

If you find an ingredient in a recipe or a term used in some instructions and have no idea what it is, check this list.

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