7 Food and drink

artichoke

a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart

asparagus

asparagus

aubergine, eggplant

an oval, purple vegetable that is white inside and is usually eaten cooked

courgette, zucchini

a long, green vegetable which is white inside

lettuce

sla

peas

erwten

carrots

wortels

leek

prei

watercress

waterkers

celery

selder

cauliflower

bloemkool

chicory, Belgian endive

witloof

parsley

peterselie

gherkin, pickle

augurk

pod

long seed container of some vegetables

endive

species of leafy plant used in salads

apricot

abrikoos

peach

perzik

lychee

een lychee

gooseberry

kruisbes

currant

krent

redcurrant

aalbes

date

dadel

plum

pruim

chestnut

kastanje

peel

to remove the outer layer

skin

outer cover of a banana

shell

the hard outer cover of nuts

mutton

meat from sheep

veal

meat from a calf

beef

meat from cattle

chicken

a bird that is raised by people for its eggs and meat

duck

meat from a duck

turkey

meat from turkey

bacon

meat product from the sides of the pig

lamb

meat from a young sheep

pork

meat from a pig

a chop

kotelet

venison

deer meat

a rasher

A thin slice of bacon

a cutlet

thin, tender slice of meat

a roast

to cook meat or poultry in the oven by dry heat

a joint

large piece of meat suitable for roasting

minced meat

ground meat

mincemeat

spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat

Mackerel

makreel

herring

haring

salmon

zalm

trout

forel

eel

paling

sole

tong (vis)

lobster

kreeft

prawn

reuzengarnaal

shrimp

garnaal

mussel

mossel

vinegar

azijn

stock cubes

bouillonblokjes

jelly

drilpudding

spread

soft food that is spread on bread

cream

To beat sugar and fat together until fluffy

a dressing

sauce for salad

gravy

basically the juices that drip from cooking meats

sauce

flavourful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

omelette

beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set

scrambled eggs

eggs beaten and stirred as cooked

mashed potatoes

potatoes that have been boiled and crushed until they are smooth

starter

a small amount of food that is served before the main course of a meal

main course

the largest or most important part of a meal

poached egg

Egg that has been removed from the shell and simmered in water

pie

food (meat, fruit) wholly covered and baked in pastry

set meal

meal that is set at a fixed, cheapish price, but with little choice

appetiser

starter

refreshment

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

cooked breakfast

breakfast that includes bacon and eggs

staple diet/food/meal

forms the basic part of the daily food of a particular region or culture

roll

broodje

sandwich

boterham

loaf

brood

biscuit

koekje

crumb

kruimel

crust

korst

slice

plak, snee

wheat

tarwe

rye

rogge

barley

gerst

maize

maïs (BR.)

oats

havervlokken

bun

small rounded bread either plain or sweet

porridge

soft food made by boiling oatmeal

corn

general term for wheat, rye

lager

a kind of beer, effervescent and light in color and body

bitter

more hop is used, which makes the beer more bitter

ale

strong beer

a pint

amount of beer (=0,58l)

draught beer / draft beer

beer drawn from a barrel

teetotaller

one who does not drink alcohol

cook

To prepare food by applying heat in any form

boil

to cook in liquid at boiling temperature

fry

to cook in hot fat

deep-fry

to cook in a large amount of hot fat or oil