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Carne = Meat
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aguayon = sirloin steak aguja = litterally "needle." A cut of chuck steak
that is one of the favorite al carbón (char-broiled) specialties of
northern Mexico albóndiga = meatball arrachera = skirt steak bistec = beefsteak borrego = lamb cabra = goat cabrito = kid (young goat) carne = meat -- de cordero = lamb shank
-- de puerco = pork -- de res = beef -- molida = ground meat or
hamburger -- para asar = round steak -- picada = chopped beef
-- ternera = veal
carnero = mutton or lamb carnitas =
deep fried or shredded pork cecina = cured meat cordero = mutton or lamb cerdo = pork cerdo picado = minced pork chamberete = shank of beef chamberete de carnero more commonly
caña del cordero = lamb or mutton shank chicharrones = fried pork skins,
cracklings chilocuil = red maguey worms.
second in popularity to the meocuil or white maguey worm. chivo = kid (young goat) chorizo = spicy pork sausage chuleta = chop, cutlet
-- de aguayon = sirloin steak
-- de carnero = lamb chop -- de cordero = lamb chop -- de dos lomos = porterhouse
steak -- de puerco = pork chop -- de ternera = veal chop chuletón = beef chop ciervo, venado = deer codillo = elbow or knuckle. conejo = rabbit corazón = heart cordero = lamb costillas = ribs, spare ribs costillas chuletas = rib steaks cuajo = rennet cueta = eye of the round diezmillo = chuck steak embutido = sausage and the making
of sausage, cold meat espinazo = spine, back bone fajita = skirt steak cut into strips and fried falda = skirt steak which is often actually flank steak fiambre = cold cuts filete filete de carne =
steak guasano = eye of the round gusanos de maguey = worms found on
the maguey (agave) plant that, when fried are considered a delicacy. The
worm often found in bottles of mescal. hamburguesa = hamburger hígado = liver huesos = bones jamón = ham jumil = an insect that is eaten
both alive and dried lengua = tongue liebre = hare lomo = loin lomo de cerdo = pork tenderloin machacado = dried shredded beef magro = lean meat manitas de cerdo = pigs feet manteca = lard manteca de res = suet meocuil = white maguey worm milanesa, chuleta = cutlet paleta = chuck shoulder paletilla = pork shoulder pecho curado = corned beef pecho de res = brisket pierna = leg, shank puerco = pork punta de jamón = ham end rabo del buey, rabo de toro =
oxtail res = beef (as in carne de res) riñón = kidney salchicha = sausage salchichón = dry sausage sesos = brains solomillo = sirloin or tenderloin
steak tasajo = jerky ternera = veal tiras de carne asado = roasted
stripes of meat tocino = bacon tripa = tripe trozo de rosbif = rib roast ubre
= udder as in tacos de ubre
vaca = cow venado, carne de venado = venison venado, ciervo = deer
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back bone = espinazo bacon = tocino beef = res, carne de res
-- chop = chuletón
-- chopped = carne picada
-- corned = pecho curado
-- dried shredded = machacado
-- shank = chamberete -- steak =
bistec bones = huesos brains (the food) = sesos brisket = pecho de res capon = capone chop = chuleta(o) chuck shoulder = paleta chuck steak = diezmillo cold cuts = fiambre cow = vaca cracklings = chicharrones cured meat = cecina cutlet = milanesa, chuleta deer = venado, ciervo elbow = codillo eye of the round =
cueta, guasano fajitas = arracheras filet mignon
= filete goat = cabra goose = ganso ground meat = carne molida ham = jamón ham end = punta de jamón hamburger (meat) = carne molida hamburger (sandwich) =
hamburguesa hare = liebre heart = corazón jerky = tasajo kid (young goat) = cabrito, chivo kidney = riñón knuckle = codillo lamb = carnero, cordero lamb chop = chuleta de carnero,
chuleta de cordero lard = manteca lean meat = magro leg = pierna liver = hígado loin = lomo maguey worm = meocuil meat = carne meatball = albóndiga mutton = carnero oxtail = rabo del buey, rabo de
toro pechuga = breast pheasant = faisan pig = cerdo, puerco -- skins, fried = chicharrones pigs feet = manitas de cerdo pork = cerdo, puerco, carnias,
carne de puerco
-- chop = chuleta de puerco -- deep fried = carnitas -- minced =
cerdo picado
-- shoulder = paletilla -- shredded = carnitas
-- tenderloin = lomo de cerdo porterhouse steak = chuleta de dos
lomos rabbit = conejo rennet = cuajo rib roast = trozo
de rosbif rib steak = costilla chuleta ribs = costillas round steak = carne para asar sausage = salchicha, embutido sausage, dry = salchichón shank = pierna shank of lamb or mutton =
chamberete de carnero more commonly caña del cordero sirloin steak = aguayon, chuleta
de aguayon. solomillo skirt steak = arracheras, falda skirt steak cut into strips and fried = fajita spare ribs = costillas spine = espinazo steak = bistec, filet de carne suet = manteca de res sweetbreads = mollejas tenderloin steak = solomillo tongue = lengua tripe = tripa turkey = pavo, guajolote (pavo is the more common term) udder = ubre sometimes used in tacos veal = ternera. carne de ternera veal chop = chuleta de ternera venison = venado, carne de
venado
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Pescado y Mariscos = Fish and Seafood |
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abadejo
= haddock abulón
= abalone acocil
= small, fresh water crustacean ahumado = kipper ala
= fin of a fish almeja
= clam anchoa,
anchovete, bocón = anchovy anguila
= eel arenque
= herring arenque ahumado = kipper atún
= tuna bacalao
= cod bacalao
salado = salted cod bagre = see catfish blanco
de Nilo = a fish from the perch family; usually farm-raised blanco
de Pátzcuaro = a mild flavored fish from Lake Pátzcuaro in Michoacán bocón
= anchovy
bonito
= bonito tuna caballa = mackerel caguama = a large turtle; an extra large bottle of beer or
any large item calamar = squid callos de hacha = scallops camarón = shrimp cangrejo
= crab caracol
= snail cazón = dog fish, small shark charales = a fish similar to smelts choros = mussels conchas = scallops corvina = sea bass cuda = barracuda espada also pez espada = swordfish gambas = prawns hipogloso = halibut huachinango = red snapper hueva = roe jaiba = crab jurel = yellow tail langosta = lobster langostino = crayfish lenguado = flounder lisa = striped mullet lobina, róbalo = bass macabi = bonefish mariscos = seafood, usually shellfish; pescado is the usual
term for fin fish marlin = marlin mejillones = mussels mero = grouper mojarra = a type of perch (the fish) mújol
= mullet ostión = oyster palometa = permit (the fish) pámpano = pompano pargo = red snapper pejelagarto = a type of alligator gar percha = perch (the fish) pescado blanco = white fish pez espada = swordfish pez vela = sailfish pulpo = octopus rape = monkfish róbalo = bass sábalo
= tarpon (silver king) salmón = salmon salmón ahumado = smoked salmon salmonete = red mullet sardinas = sardines sierra = mackerel tiburón = shark tortuga = turtle trucha = trout veneras = scallops
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abalone = abulón alligator gar = pejelagarto anchovy = anchoa, anchovete, bocón barracuda = cuda bass = lobina, róbalo bonefish = macabi bonito tuna = bonito catfish = bagre. There are many verities of catfish found in Mexico and they go by many different names. Here are the most common: bagre (with many modifying words), barge, barbe, barbo, cautete, chihuil, cabeza de hueso, juile, siluro. There may be others. clam = almeja cod
= bacalao -- salted = bacalao salado crab = jaiba, cangrejo crayfish = langostino dog fish = cazón eel = anguila fin = ala flounder = lenguado grouper = mero haddock
= abadejo halibut = hipogloso herring = arenque kipper = arenque ahumado lobster = langosta mackerel = caballa, sierra marlin = marlin monkfish = rape mullet = mújol mussels = mejillones, choros octopus = pulpo oyster = ostión perch (the fish) = percha, mojarra permit (the fish) = palometa pompano = pámpano prawns = gambas red mullet = salmonete red snapper = huachinango, pargo roe = hueva sailfish = pez vela salmon = salmón -- smoked = salmón ahumado sardines = sardinas scallops = veneras, conchas, callos de hacha sea bass = corvine shark = tiburón -- small = cazón shrimp = camarón snail = caracol squid = calamar striped mullet = lisa swordfish = espada, pez espada tarpon (silver king) = sábalo trout = trucha tuna = atún turtle = tortuga white fish = pescado blanco yellow tail = jurel
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Aves = Fowl |
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ala = wing capone =capon codorniz = quail faisan = pheasant gallina = hen ganso = goose guajolote, pavo = turkey (pavo is the more common term) menudencias = giblets mollejas = gizzards, sweetbreads muslo = thigh muslo de pollo = chicken drumstick paloma = dove, pigeon pato = duck pavo = turkey pechuga = breast (as in chicken
breast); white chicken meat pichon = pigeon pollo = chicken pollo de leche = fryer trocitos de pollo = chicken nuggets tinga de pollo = chunks of chicken
meat trozos de pollo = pieces of chicken
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capon = capone chicken
= pollo -- chunks = tinga de pollo -- drumstick = muslo de pollo -- fryer = pollo de leche
-- nuggets
= trocitos de
pollo -- pieces = trozos de pollo dove = paloma duck = pato giblets = menudencias gizzards
= mollejas goose = ganso hen = gallina pheasant = faisan pigeon
= pichon, paloma quail = codorniz sweetbreads = mollejas thigh = muslo turkey =
pavo wing = ala
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aceituna = olive (Aceituna is not commonly used in Mexico
except on labels of imported olive producs) agua de coco = coconut milk aguacate = avocado ajonjolí = sesame albaricoque,
chabacano
= apricot almendra = almond anacardo, nuez
de la India = cashew arándano -- see note under berries arándano rojo = cranberry (see
note under berries) avellana = filbert, hazelnut baya = berry (see note under berries) bellota = acorn cacahuate = peanut capulín = a fruit resembling a
wild cherry, used for medicinal and ornamental purposes. castaño = chestnut cereza = cherry
chabacano = apricot chicozapote = brown-skinned fruit
with a mild flavor somewhat like that of a pear. chirimoya = a scaly, greenish-brown
fruit that is white inside with large seeds. Very sweet with a
custard-like flavor and grainy texture. ciruela = plum ciruela pasa = prune coco = coconut dátíl = date (the fruit) durazno = peach frambuesa = raspberry fresas = strawberries granada = pomegranate grosella = currrant guanábana = a medium large, sour
fruit often used in ice cream guayaba = guava guinda = choke or sour cherry higo = fig lima = lemon limón = lime -- Note that lima/lemon and limón/lime in Mexico are reversed from English. Can be confusing. To make it more confusing, this reversal does not occur in all Spanish-speaking countries. maguey = agave mamey = a tree and the edible fruit
it bears which is peach colored. A favorite ingredient in ice cream.
mandarina = tangerine mango = mango manzana = apple maracuyá = passion fruit melón = cantaloupe, melon
membrillo, ate = quince mora -- see note under berries mora azul = blueberry (see note
under berries) naranja = orange nectarina = nectarine nogales = walnuts nuez (plural nueces) = nut nuez de la India, anacardo = cashew nuez del Brazil = Brazil nut oliva, aceituna = olive (Aceituna
is not commonly used in Mexico except on labels of imported olive
products) papaya = papaya parcha = passion fruit pasa = raisin pera = pear piña = pineapple piñón = pine nut pitajaya = dragon fruit plant pitaya = another dragon fruit plantaina,
plátano macho
=
plantain,
plátano = banana
plátano macho, plantaina = plantain,
sandía = watermelon tamarindo = tamarind tejocote = a tree which produces a
fruit resembling a crab apple. Used in syrups and punches tejocote = Mexican hawthorn which is native to Mexico. toronja = grapefruit uva = grape uva pasa = raisin zapote = trees which produce
tropical fruits including the zapote prieto, zapote blanco, and zapote
negro zarzamora = blackberry
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acorn = bellota agave = maguey almond = almendra apple = manzana apricot = albaricoque, chabacano avocado = aguacate banana = plátano berries
= bayas --- blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and mulberries
are sometimes called by a confusing overlapping of the same names = arándano,
mora, zarzamora. Strawberries = fresas are not part of this
confusion. blackberry = zarzamora (see note under berries) blueberry = mora azul (see note under berries) Brazil nut = nuez del Brazil cantaloupe
= melón cashew = anacardo, nuez de la India cereza = cherry chestnut = castaño choke
cherry = guinda coconut = coco coconut milk = agua de coco cranberry = arándano rojo (see note under berries) currrant = grosella date (the fruit) = dátíl dragon
fruit = pitaya, pitajaya fig = higo filbert
= avellana grape = uva grapefruit = toronja guava = guayaba hazelnut = avellana lemon = lima lime = limón -- Note that lima/lemon and limón/lime in Mexico are reversed from English. Can be confusing. To make it more confusing, this reversal does not occur in all Spanish-speaking countries. mango = mango melon = melón Mexican hawthorn = tejocote nectarine = nectarina nut = nuez; (plural nueces) olive = oliva, aceituna (Aceituna is not commonly used in Mexico except on labels of imported olive products) orange = naranja papaya = papaya passion fruit = maracuyá, parcha peach = durazno peanut
= cacahuate peanut butter = crema de cacahuate , mantequilla de cacahuate pear = pera pine nut = piñón pineapple = piña
plantain =
plantaina,
plátano macho
=
plum = ciruela pomegranate = granada prune = ciruela pasa quince = membrillo, ate raisin = uva pasa, sometimes just pasa raspberry = frambuesa sesame = ajonjolí sour cherry = guinda strawberries = fresas tamarind = tamarindo tangerine = mandarina walnuts = nogales watermelon = sandía
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Leches y Huevos = Dairy and Eggs |
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asadero = a type of cheese clara de huevo = egg white crema = cream
-- agria = sour cream
-- dulce = sweet cream
-- para batir = whipping cream huevo = egg -- clara = egg white -- cocido = boiled egg | ||