The Food
& Wine of Navarra, La Rioja & the Basque
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A
punto - medium well-done
(meats)
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Ajillo
- olive and garlic sauce
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Arandanos
- cranberries
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Aceite
de oliva - olive oil
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Ajoarriero
- salted cod cooked in oil
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Arenque
- herring (smoked or in
marinade)
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Aceitunas
- olives
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Alas
de pollo - chicken wing
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Arroz
- rice
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Acelga
- Swiss chard
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Albondigas
- meatballs
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Asado
- roasted
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Achicoria
- chicory
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Alcachofa
- artichoke
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Asador
- roasting house/tavern
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Adobo
- marinade
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Alcaparras
- capers
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Atun
blanco - fresh tuna
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Agua
- water
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Almeja
- clam
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Avellana
- hazelnut
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Agua
del grifo - house or tap
water
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Almendra
- almond
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Aves
- poultry
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Agua
mineral - mineral water
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Almibar
- syrup
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Azafran
- saffron
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Agua
mineral con gas - sparkling
water
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Alubias
- beans
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Azucar
- sugar
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Aguacate
- avocado
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Anchoa
- anchovy (antxoa in Basque)
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Ajo
- garlic
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Añejo
- aged
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Bacalao
- salted cod soaked in water
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Berza
- cabbage
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Bombones
- sweets, chocolates
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Bacalao
al pil-pil - cod cooked in olive oil
and garlic
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Bien
hecho - well done
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Bonito
del norte - albacore tuna
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Barra
de pan - baguette
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Blanco
y negro - coffee with ice
cream
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Boqueron
- small, pickled anchovy
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Bebidas
- drinks
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Berza
- cabbage
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Brocheta
- skewer of grilled meat or
seafood
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Béchamel
- white cream sauce
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Bocadillo
- baguette sandwich
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Brocoli
- broccoli
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Berberechos
- tiny clams
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Bogavante
- lobster
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Buey
- beef
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Besugo
- sea bream, porgy
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Bollo
- sweet roll
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Caballa
- mackerel
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Cava
- Spanish champagne
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Cigalas
- prawns
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Caballo
- Horsemeat
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Cebolla
- onion
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Ciruela
- plum
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Cabeza
- head
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Cebolleta
- chive
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Clarete
- rosé wine (also
rosado)
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Cabrito
asado - roasted goat or kid
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Cerdo
- pork
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Cocido
- stew w/legumes, cabbage & meat
sausage
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Cacahuete
- peanut
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Cereales
- cereals
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Codorniz
- quail
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Café
- coffee
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Cerveza
- bottled beer
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Cogollo
- lettuce hearts
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Calamar
- squid
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Chacina
- pork sausages
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Conejo
- rabbit
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Calamares
- squid rings
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Champiñones
- mushrooms
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Copa
(de vino) - goblet (of
wine)
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Caldereta
- stew
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Changurro
or txangurro - spider crab
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Copa
de helado - ice cream
Sundae
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Caldo
or caldico - broth
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Chinchon
- anis based liquor
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Coquinas
- baby clams
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Callos
- tripe, intestines
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Chipirones
- squid, usually served in its own
ink
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Cordero
- lamb
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Canutillos
- light pastry cone filled with
cream
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Chistorra
- small Navarran chorizo
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Cortado
- espresso coffee with a dash of
milk
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Capon
- capon, chicken
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Chorizo
- sausage
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Criadillas
- typically bull testicles (sweet
breads)
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Carajillo
- coffee with brandy
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Choto
- baby goat
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Croquetas
de jamon - ham croquettes
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Caramelos
- candies
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Chuleta
- veal t-bone chop, normally
grilled
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Crudo
- raw
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Cardo
- cardoon (like turnip greens)
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Chuletilla
- small rib chops, typically from
lamb
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Cucuruchos
- ice cream cones
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Carne
- meat
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Chuleton
- large T-bone steak
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Cuchara
- spoon
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Carne
picada - minced meat
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Churrasco
- grilled ribs, beef or pork
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Cubata
- mixed drink
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Casero
- homemade
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Churreria
- churros shop
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Cucharilla
- teaspoon
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Castaño
- chestnut
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Churros
- fired crullers popular for
breakfast
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Coliflor
- cauliflower
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Ciervo
- venison
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Descafeinado
- decaffeinated coffee, with hot
milk
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Dorada
- sea bream baked encased in
salt
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Empanada
de atun - tuna turnover
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Ensalada
de tomate - tomato salad
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Espinacas
- spinach
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Empanada
de carne - meat turnover
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Ensaladilla
rusa - Russian salad
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Esqueixada
- cold cod salad (Catalunya)
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Empanada
de Bacalao - cod turnover
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Entrecot
- sirloin steak
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Escabeche
- marinade, pickled with oil
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Empanadilla
- pasties
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Entremeses
- Hors d'oeuvre, hot or cold
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Escalope
- fillet of steak covered with
breadcrumbs
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Encebollado
- dish prepared with fired
onion
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Escabeche
- marinade, pickled with
oil
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Escalfado
- poached
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Ensalada
- salad
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Escalope
- fillet of steak covered with
breadcrumbs
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Escarola
- endive
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Ensalada
mixta - Large mixed salad
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Escalfado
- poached
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Ensalada
verde - green lettuce
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Esparragos
- asparagus, green or white
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Fabada
- dish of white beans and
chorizo
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Foie
gras - goose liver
paté
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Fruto
seco - nuts & dried
fruits
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Fabes
con alemuas - Asturain white beans
with clams
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Fresco
- fresh
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Fuego
- fire or flame
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Faves
- broad beans
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Frambuesa
- raspberry
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Fuet
- cured sausage of Catalunya
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Filet
- small steak
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Fresa
- strawberry
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Fabada
- dish of white beans and
chorizo
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Fino
- pale, dry sherry
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Frito
- fried
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Faisan
- pheasant
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Flan
- caramel custard (or crema
catalana)
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Fruta
- fruit
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Galletas
- biscuits or crackers
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Garbanzos
- Chickpeas
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Gratinado
- gratin
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Gallina
- hen
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Gaseosa
- seltzer water
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Grelo
- turnip tops/greens
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Gallo
- popular white fish
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Gazpacho
- cold tomato soup
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Guindilla
- small pickled green pepper
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Gambas
- shrimp
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Girasol
- sunflower
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Guisantes
- peas
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Habas
- green broad bean
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Higado
- liver
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Huevos
- eggs
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Hamburguesa
- hamburger
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Higo
- fig
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Huevos
cocidos - boiled eggs
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Harina
- flour
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Hojaldre
- puff pastry
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Huevos
con jamon - ham & eggs
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Heladeria
- ice cream parlor
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Horno
- oven, al horno - baked
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Huevos
Revueltos or revoltillo - scrambled
eggs
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Helado
- ice cream
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Hortalizas
- vegetables
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Hierbas
- herbs
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Huevas
- fish eggs, roe
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Jabali
- wild boar
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Jamon
Serrano - cured ham
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Judias
- green beans
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Jamon
- ham
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Jamon
iberico - the best (priciest) cured
ham
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Judiones
- white broad beans
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Jamon
york - boiled ham
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Jerez
- sherry
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Kokotxas
- hake cheeks (a Basque
delicacy)
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Langosta
- spiny lobster
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Lechecillas
de Ternera - calf's
sweetbreads
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Limonada
- lemonade
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Langostinos
- prawns
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Lengua
- tongue
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Lomo
- pork loin
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Leche
- milk
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Lentejas
- lentils
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Lubina
- sea bass
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Leche
frita - creamy custard with hard
crust
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Liebre
- hare
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Macedonia
- fruit salad
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Medallon
- beef medallions
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Mermelada
- jam or jelly or marmalade
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Magdalena
- small cake
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Medio
- half
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Mero
- grouper
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Magret
de pato - duck breasts
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Mejillones
- mussels
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Meson
- simple, local restaurant or
tavern
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Mandarina
- mandarin orange
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Melocoton
- peach
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Miel
- honey
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Manitas
de cerdo - pig's trotters
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Membrillo
- quince
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Migas
de pan - breadcrumbs
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Mantecada
- square sponge cake
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Menestra
- vegetable stew
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Mora
- blackberry
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Mantequilla
- butter
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Menta
- mint
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Morcilla
- black pudding/sausage made from pig's
blood
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Manzana
- apple
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Menu
del dia - fixed price meal
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Moscatel
- sweet wine
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Manzanilla
- camomile tea
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Menu
degustacion - chef's special
tasting/gastronomic menu
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Mostaza
- mustard
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Margarina
- margarine
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Merengue
- meringue (egg whites and
sugar)
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Mosto
- grape juice
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Marisco
- shellfish, seafood
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Merluza
- hake
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Muslo
- drumstick
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Marmitako
- tuna stew with potatoes and greens
peppers (Basque)
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Merluza
a la vizcaina - hake in oil w/ garlic
& asparagus
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Mayonesa
- mayonnaise
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Merluza
a la sidra - hake w/garlic &
parsley in cider
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Napolitana
- chocolate croissant (pan au
chocolat)
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Natillas
- custard
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Niscalos
- wild mushrooms
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Naranja
- orange
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Nabo
- turnip
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Nueces
- nuts
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Nata
- cream
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Nécora
- spider crab
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Oca
- goose
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Oreja
de cerdo - pig's ear
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Oveja
- sheep, ewe
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Olla
- stew
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Orujo
- very potent liqueur (white lightning)
made of grape skins
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Oporto
- port wine
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Ostras
- oysters
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Paella
- rice dish from Valencia
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Pechuga
de pollo - chicken breast
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Pintas
- small red bean
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Palmeras
- Elephant ears, a pastr
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Pera
- pear
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Pipas
- dried sunflower seeds
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Paloma
- pigeon
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Perdiz
- partridge
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Platano
- banana
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Palomitas
de maiz - popcorn
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Perejil
- parsley
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Plato
- plate
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Pan
- bread
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Pernil
- pork shoulder
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Primer
plato - first course
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Pan
tostado - toast
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Pescadilla
- small fried fish
(whiting)
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Plato
principal - main course
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Panceta
- bacon, often smoked
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Pescado
- fish
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Pochas
- white beans from Navarra
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Panecillos
- small loaves or rolls
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Pez
espada - swordfish
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Pollo
- chicken
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Pastel
- cak
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Picante
- spicy/hot
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Pollo
asado - roast chicken
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Pastel
Vasco - dry sweet cake from the Basque
country
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Pichon
- small pigeon
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Pomelo
- grapefruit
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Patatas
- potatoes
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Pimienta
- white or black pepper
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Postre
- dessert
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Patatas
bravas - spicy, fried potato
cubes
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Pimiento
verde - green pepper
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Potaje
- thick soup
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Patatas
firtas - French-fries
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Pimientos
de Padron - fried baby green peppers
from Galicia
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Puerros
- leeks
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Pato
- duck
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Piña
- pineappl
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Pulpo
- octopus
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Patxaran
- Navarran liquor made from anis and sloe
berries
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Pintxos
- Basque tapas
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Pavo
- turkey
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Pincho
moruno - Shish Kabob
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Rabano
- radish
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Res
- beef (as in "carne de res")
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Romero
- rosemary
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Rabo
- ox tail
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Revueltos
- scrambled eggs
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Rosado
- rosé wine
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Rape
- Anglerfish or monkfish
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Riñones
al Jerez - kidneys cooked in
sherry
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Rosbif
- roast beef, served cold
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Rebozado
- coated with breadcrumbs and
fried
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Rodaballo
- turbot
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Roscon
- circular cake w/aniseed and
sugar
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Relleno
- stuffed (peppers, tomatos,
etc.)
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Rollito
- roll of meat, cheese, etc.
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Rosquillas
- sweet bun
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Sal
- salt
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Salsa
- sauce
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Sifon
- soda water, seltzer
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Sal
gorda - sea salt
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Salteados
- lightly fried
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Sobaos
- small Asturian sponge cakes
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Salazon
- cured
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Sandwich
mixto - grilled ham and
cheese
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Sobrasada
- sausage made from pork, salt &
paprika
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Salchicha
- sausage for frying (hot
dogs)
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Sangria
- a red wine drink
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Solomillo
- filet mignon
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Salchichon
- cold, cured sausage
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Sardina
- sardine
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Sopa
- soup
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Salmon
- salmon
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Servilleta
- napkin
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Suizo
- breakfast roll topped with
sugar
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Salmonete
- red mullet
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Sidra
- hard cider
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Tallarines
- noodles
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Tinto
- red wine
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Trucha
- trout
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Tarta
- cake, tart
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Tinto
de verano - red wine with lemon/orange
soda
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Trufa
- truffle
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Taza
- cup
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Tocino
- pork fat
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Turron
- candy made from almonds
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Té
- tea
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Tomate
- tomato
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Txakoli
- white wine, Basque
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Tenedor
- fork
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Tortilla
española (de patatas) - egg
& potato omelette
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Ternera
- veal
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Tostada
- toast
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Urta
- sea bream
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Uvas
- grapes
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Uvas
pasas - raisins
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Vaso
- a glass
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Vieiras
- scallops
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Vino
rosado - rosé wine
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Ventresca
- Loin of Albacore tuna
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Vinagre
- vinegar
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Vino
tinto - red wine
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Verduras
- green vegetables
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Vino
blanco - white wine
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Vinoteca
- specialty wine shop
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Zanahorias
- carrots
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Zarzuela
- spicy, seafood stew
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Zumo
de Naranja - orange juice
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