| A | B |
|---|
| el azúcar | the sugar |
| los carbohidratos | the carbohydrates |
| la comida rápida | fast food |
| llevar una dieta balanceada | to eat a balanced diet |
| evitar | to avoid |
| nutritivo(a) | nutritious |
| las proteínas | the protein |
| vegetariano(a) | vegetarian (adj. and noun) |
| las vitaminas | the vitamins |
| el ají | the chili pepper |
| al gusto | to taste (e.g. add salt "al gusto") |
| las almendras | the almonds |
| añadir(le) | to add (to it) (agregar) |
| la cebolla | the onion |
| cocido(a) | cooked (from the verb "cocer"= to cook) |
| la comida | the meal |
| congelado(a) | frozen (similar to the word "congealed" in English) |
| crudo(a) | raw |
| cubrir | to cover |
| la cucharada | the tablespoon |
| la cucharadita | the teaspoon |
| derretido(a) | melted |
| derretir(e-->i) | to melt |
| echar | to put in, to add |
| entero(a) | whole (similar to the word "entire") |
| las especias | the spices |
| freír (e-->i) | to fry (conjugated like reír) |
| frito(a) | fried (adj.) |
| hervir (e-->ie) | to boil |
| hornear | to bake |
| huele a... | it smells like... |
| los huevos revueltos | the scrambled eggs |
| incluir (i-->y) | to include (conjugated like construir or oír) |
| los ingredientes | the ingredients |
| la lata de salsa de tomate | the can of tomato sauce |
| la mantequilla | the butter |
| la mayonesa | the mayonnaise |
| mientras | while |
| la mostaza | the mustard |
| picado(a) | diced |
| picar | to dice |
| la pimienta | the pepper |
| ¿Qué lleva el/la...? | What's in the...? |
| la receta | the recipe |
| revolver (o-->ue) | to stir, to scramble |
| revuelto(a) | stirred, scrambled |
| sabe a... | it tastes like... [related to the word "el sabor= the flavor"] |
| la sal | the salt |
| la taza de medir | the measuring cup |
| medir (e-->i) | to measure, to weigh |
| tostado(a) | toasted |
| tratar de + infinitive | to try to + infinitive |
| el trozo | the piece, the chunk |
| los vegetales | the vegetables (las verduras, las legumbres) |
| ¿Le echas mucha sal o mucho azúcar a la comida? | Do you put a lot of salt or sugar on your food? |
| Le pongo mucho azúcar al té. | I put a lot of sugar in my tea. |
| la grasa | the fat |
| ¿Cómo se prepara...? | How do you make...?/How is .... prepared? |
| ¡Qué rico! | How delicious! |
