Glossary V
Vincotto refers to an Italian syrup made from cooking the musts of grapes. Vincotto is used in the same way as Balsamic vinegar.
Vandgrød refers to a traditional porridge from Denmark usually barley porridge, made with water.
Vattalappam refers to a Sri Lankan sweets or desserts; a rich egg custard made with palm sugar, coconut milk and cardamom.
Vatapá refers to one of the popular foods from Northern Brazil. It is a spicy, delicious mixture of bread, shrimp, red pepper, ginger, peanuts, coconut milk, palm oil and onions.
Moreover, Vatapá refers to creamy paste that is popular in the North and Northeastern parts of the country where Vatapa is eaten with Acaraje (deep fried mashed black-eyed beans formed into a ball). It can also be prepared with white rice, and shrimps can be substituted by other meat like chicken, turkey or other fish like tuna.
Volaille is the French word for fowl or poultry; Poultry or game fowl, such as the Canard (duck), Poulet (Chicken), capon, coq (cockerel), oie (goose), pheasant, poissin, Dinde (turkey), etc. prepared as Consommé de Volaille, Filet de Volaille and Côtelettes de Volaille à la Dauphine among many other French Poutry or Fowl dishes
It is spring time, the weather is beautiful and for most of us, it is time for holidays, going on a trip, sometimes overseas. In view of this, we listed here food and cooking terms in six (6) languages to serve as your guide. We know that this list is incomplete, but we will try our best to publish some more, soon. Basic Food and Cooking Translations/Dictionary in Six (6) Languages
| ENGLISH | FRENCH | GERMAN | ITALIAN | SPANISH | FILIPINO | |
| appetizer | hor d' oeuvres | Vorspeise | antipasto | Entremeses varlados | pulutan | |
| bacon | lard de poctrine fume | Speck | pancetta | tocino | tocino/bacon | |
| baked | cuit au four | gebacken | al forno | al horno | hurno | |
| beef | boeuf | Rindfleisch | manzo | vacca | baka | |
| beefsteak | bifteck | Beefsteak or Bifleck | bistecca | biftec | bistek | |
| boiled | bouilli | gekocht | bollito | hervido | nilaga | |
| bone | os | Knochen | osso | hueso | buto | |
| brains | cervelle | Hirn | cervella | sesos | utak | |
| breast | sein | Brust | petto | pecho | picho | |
| broiled | grille | geschmort | alla griglia | asarse | inihaw | |
| broth | bouillon | Kraftbrühe | brodo | caldo | sabaw | |
| butter | beurre | Butter | burro | mantequilla | mantekilya | |
| calf | veau | Kalb | vitello | ternero | ||
| cheese | fromage | Kase | formaggio | queso | keso | |
| choice | de choix | excellent | scelto | selecto | ||
| chopped | hache | gehackt | tritato | picado | hiniwa | |
| cold | froid | kalt | freddo | frio | malamig | |
| ( to ) cook | faire cuire | kochen | cucinare | cocinar | magluto | |
| cooked | cuit | gekocht | cotto | cocinado | luto | |
| cream | creme | Sahne | crema | crema | krema/cream | |
| crust | croute | Kruste | crosta | corteza | ||
| cut | morceau | Schnitt | taglio | corte | hiwa | |
| cutlet | escalope | Kotelett | cotoletta | chuleta | ||
| dish | mets | Gericht | piatto | manjar | Pagkain/ulam | |
| dry (wine) | sec | trocken | secco | seco | alak | |
| eggs | oeufs | Eier | uova | huevo | itlog | |
| fat | graisse | Fett | grasso | grasa | taba | |
| filet or fillet | filet | Filet | filetto | felete | ||
| flour | farine | Mehl | farina | harina | arina | |
| fresh | frais | frisch | fresco | fresco | sariwa | |
| fried | frit | geröstet or gebraten | fritto | frito | prito | |
| garlic | ail | knoblauch | aglio | ajo | bawang | |
| gravy | sauce or jus | sosse | sugo | salsa | sarsa/sawsawan | |
| grilled | grille | gegrillt | al ferri | a la parrilla | inihaw | |
| half | demi | halb | mezzo | medio | kalahati | |
| ham | jambon | Schinken | prosciutto | jamon | hamon | |
| hamburger | viande hachee | Frikadelle | ham burghese | hamburguesa | hamburger | |
| hash | hachis | Gehacktes | carne trita | picadillo | giniling | |
| heart | coeur | Herz | cuore | corazon | puso | |
| heavy | lourd | schwer | pesante | pesado | mabigat | |
| homemade | de la maison | hausgemacht | alla casalinga | casero | gawang bahay | |
| horseradish | raifort | Meerrettich | ravanello | rabano picante | labanos | |
| hot | chaud | heiss | caldo | caliente | mainit | |
| kidneys | rognons | Nieren | rognoni | rinones | lapay | |
| lamb | agneau | Lammfleisch | agnello | cordero | kordero | |
| lean | maigre | magar | magro | magro | laman | |
| leg | gigot; gigue | Keule | coscia | pierna | pata | |
| lemon | citron | Zitrone | limone | limon | dayap | |
| liver | foie | Leber | fegato | higado | atay | |
| local | du pays | örtlich | locale | del pais | lokal | |
| meat | viande | Fleisch | carne | carne | Karne | |
| meatball | boulette | Fleischklößchen | polpetta | albondiga | ||
| medium | a point | gar | a punto | a Medio asar | katamtaman | |
| milk | lait | Milch | latte | leche | gatas | |
| mixed | melange | gemischt | misto | mixto | halu-halo/sama-sama/magkakahalo | |
| mushrooms | champignons | pilze | funghi | hongo | kabuti/kabute | |
| mustard | moutarde | Senf | denape or mostarda | mostaza | mustasa | |
| mutton | mouton | Hammelfleisch | montone | carnero | ||
| nut | fruit sec; noix (walnut) | Nuss | noce | nuez | nuwes | |
| oil | huile | Öl | olio | aceite | mantika/langis | |
| olive oil | huile d' olive | Olivenöl | olio d' oliva | aceite de oliva | ||
| onion | oignon | Zwiebel | cipolla | cebolla | sibuyas | |
| paprika | paprika | Pfefferschoten | paprica | pimenton | ||
| parsley | persil | petersillie | prezzemolo | perejil | ||
| pepper | poivre | pfeffer | pepe | pimienta | paminta | |
| pie | tarte | pastete | torta | pastel | torta | |
| plain | simple | einfach | semplice | sencillo | karaniwan, simple, payak | |
| poached | poche | verlorene | in camicia | escalfar | ||
| pork | porc | Schweinefleisch | maiale or Carne di porco | cerdo | karne ng Baboy | |
| potato | pomme de terre | Kartoffel | patata | patata | patatas | |
| rare | saignant | halbroh | poco cotto | poco asado | malasado | |
| raw | cru | roh | crudo | crudo | hilaw | |
| red wine | vin rouge | Rotwein | vino rosso | vino tinto | ||
| rib | cote | Rippe | costola | costilla | tadyang | |
| rice | riz | Reis | riso | arroz | bigas | |
| roasted | roti | gebraten | arrosto | asado | inihaw | |
| roast beef | rosbif | Rinderbraten | rosbif | rosbif | inihaw na baka | |
| salad | salade | Salat | insalata | ensalada | ensalada/salad | |
| salt | sel | Salz | sale | sal | asin | |
| sandwich | sandwich | belegtes Brot | panino imbottito | emparedado | sandwich/emperadado | |
| sauce | sauce | Sosse | salsa | salsa | sarsa | |
| sausage | saucisse | Wurst | salsiccia | salchicha | longganisa | |
| shoulder | epaule | Schulter | spalla | espalda | balikat | |
| sirloin | faux-filet | Lendenstück | lombo | solomillo | lomo | |
| slice | tranche | Schnitte | fetta | rebanada | hiwa/piraso | |
| smoked | fume | gerauchert | affumicato | ahumado | tinapa | |
| soup | potage | Suppe | zuppa | sopa | sopas/sabaw | |
| sour | aigre | sauer | agro | agrio | maasim | |
| spaghetti | spaghetti | Spaghetti | spaghetti | macarrones | spaghetti | |
| spicy | piquant | scharf | piccante | picante | maanghang | |
| steak | entrecote or bifteck | Rumsteak | bistecca | lonja | bistek | |
| stew | ragout | Ragout | stufato | guisado | nilaga/sinigang | |
| stuffed | farci | gefüllt | farcito | relleno | relleno | |
| sweet | doux or sucre | suss | dolce | dulce | matamis | |
| sweetbreads | ris de veau | Broschen | animelle | lechecillas | ||
| tenderloin | filet | Filet | filetto | filete | lomo/solomilyo | |
| thick | epais | dick | spesso | espeso | makapal | |
| thin | mince | dünn | sottile | delgado | manipis | |
| tomato | tomate | Tomate | pomodoro | tomate | kamatis | |
| tongue | langue | Zunge | lingua | lengua | dila/lengua | |
| veal | veau | Kalbfleisch | vitello | ternera | ||
| vegetable | legume | Gemüse | vegetale, verdure, or legume | legumbre | gulay | |
| vinegar | vinaigre | Essig | aceto | vinagre | suka | |
| well-done | bien cuit | durchgebraten | ben cotto | blen asado | lutong-luto | |
| white | blanc | weiss | blanco | blanco | puti | |
| whole | entier | ganz | intero | entero | buo | |
| wine | vin | Wein | vino | vino | alak | |
| young | jeune | jung | glovane | joven | mura |