European Food: English Vocabulary List

a dish of fried fish served with chips

"We had fish and chips for dinner."

"We went to the seaside and had traditional fish and chips for lunch which was absolutely delicious."

a dish of rice, seafood, chicken, and vegetables, which is cooked and served in a large shallow pan, originated in Spain

"Paella has rice saffron seafood."

"Paella is a Spanish rice dish cooked in a wide pan with saffron seafood and meat."

a popular German street food dish made from grilled or fried pork sausage

"Currywurst has sausage curry ketchup."

"After the football game, we stopped at a street vendor and enjoyed a delicious currywurst with fries."

a dish made with minced internal organs of a sheep or calf such as the heart, liver, and kidneys mixed with oatmeal and onions, etc. and boiled in a bag made from the animal's stomach, originated in Scotland

"Haggis has sheep organs oatmeal."

"On Burns Night, the Scottish restaurant served traditional haggis with mashed turnips and potatoes."

a thin slice of meat that is coated with breadcrumbs and then fried

"He ordered schnitzel with mashed potatoes"

"Wiener schnitzel is a thin breaded veal cutlet fried until golden and crispy."

a dish in which small pieces of seafood, meat, or vegetables are dipped in a hot oil

"We ate cheese fondue."

"The restaurant offered a delicious cheese fondue with crusty bread and fresh vegetables for dipping."

small, seasoned balls of ground meat, typically made from a mixture of beef and pork, and often served with a creamy sauce and lingonberry jam

"We ate Swedish meatballs."

"Small meatballs flavored with allspice and served with creamy sauce and potatoes are a classic dish."

a traditional Balkan dish made of grilled minced meat, shaped into small sausages and served with bread

"Cevapi are grilled minced meat."

"Cevapi are small grilled minced meat sausages popular in Balkan cuisine."

a Swiss dish where cheese is melted and scraped onto accompaniments such as potatoes, pickles, and onions

"Raclette melts cheese for scraping."

"Raclette is a Swiss dish of melted cheese scraped onto potatoes and pickles."

a traditional British meal typically consisting of roasted meat served with roasted vegetables, gravy, and other accompaniments

"Sunday roast has meat vegetables."

"Sunday roast is a traditional British meal of roasted meat potatoes and vegetables."

a dish of rice cooked with meat, vegetables, etc., originated in Italy

"Risotto is creamy Italian rice."

"Risotto is a creamy Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth until it reaches a soft consistency."

a dish consisting of spaghetti with a sauce of minced beef and vegetables

"Spaghetti Bolognese has meat sauce."

"For dinner, I cooked spaghetti Bolognese using my grandmother's secret recipe with fresh herbs."

a delicacy made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened

"Foie gras is fattened duck liver."

"The French restaurant offered foie gras as an appetizer, served with toasted brioche and fig jam."

a dish made with thinly sliced raw meat or fish, typically beef, veal, or fish, served with a dressing or marinade

"Carpaccio is raw thinly sliced meat."

"Carpaccio is an Italian appetizer of thinly sliced raw beef drizzled with olive oil and lemon."

a traditional Spanish stew made with meat, vegetables, and chickpeas

"Cocido is Spanish stew."

"Cocido is a Spanish chickpea based stew with meat and vegetables."

Romanian sausages made from minced meat mixed with spices and grilled to perfection

"Mititei are grilled Romanian sausages."

"At the Romanian festival, we grilled mititei over charcoal and ate them with mustard and bread."

a traditional Austrian dish made from veal that is pounded thin, breaded, and fried

"Wiener schnitzel is breaded veal."

"In Vienna, I ordered wiener schnitzel at a cozy restaurant, and it was perfectly golden and crispy."

a pastry case stuffed with meat or vegetables

"A Cornish pasty is delicious."

"Pastry filled with meat and vegetables is baked and often eaten as a handheld meal."

a type of stew made from meat, poultry, or fish that is cut into small pieces and cooked in a sauce

"Fricassee is white meat stew."

"My grandmother's chicken fricassee was a creamy stew that warmed us on cold winter evenings."

an Italian thick porridge made with maize flour that could be baked or fried

"Polenta is cornmeal mush."

"Last weekend, my Italian friend taught me how to make polenta, and we served it with a rich mushroom sauce."

a type of food made with fish eggs, originated in Greece

"Taramasalata is fish roe dip."

"Taramasalata is a Greek dip made from salted fish roe lemon and breadcrumbs."

a traditional British dish made from mashed potatoes and vegetables that are fried together until crisp

"Bubble and squeak has leftover vegetables."

"My grandmother always makes bubble and squeak on Mondays using leftover vegetables from our Sunday roast dinner."

a dish of fish or vegetables covered with a layer of breadcrumbs or cheese

"Gratin has browned cheese topping."

"Gratin is a French dish of baked ingredients topped with breadcrumbs and melted cheese."

a spicy dish of cooked potatoes and meat that have chopped and mixed together

"Hash has chopped meat potatoes."

"The diner downtown serves an incredible hash made with corned beef, potatoes, and a perfectly fried egg on top."

a dish of rice, chicken, seafood, etc., originated in Louisiana, US

"Jambalaya has rice sausage shrimp."

"Jambalaya is a Louisiana Creole dish of rice with meat seafood and vegetables."

a dish originating from British India, consisting primarily of flaked cooked fish, rice, hard-boiled eggs, and cream or butter

"Kedgeree has rice fish eggs."

"Kedgeree is a British colonial dish of spiced rice smoked fish and boiled eggs."

a dish of various meats and vegetables which have been grilled

"He ordered mixed grill."

"The mixed grill featured a selection of lamb chops, sausages, and grilled vegetables."

bread with cheese, salad, and pickle served cold, originated in England

"Ploughman's lunch has bread cheese pickle."

"The ploughman's lunch is a cold British meal of cheese bread pickles and salad."

a raw meat dish consisting of ground beef or steak seasoned with spices and garnished with quail eggs and onions

"Steak tartare is raw egg beef."

"Steak tartare is a French dish of finely chopped raw beef served with capers and onions."

a mixture of fish or meat, etc. in the shape of a loaf, served cold and in slices

"Terrine is pressed pate."

"Terrine is a French p�t� made from finely ground meat or vegetables cooked in a loaf pan."

a dish of sausages cooked in batter, originated in Britain

"Toad-in-the-hole has sausages in batter."

"For dinner tonight, we're having toad-in-the-hole with gravy, which is one of my favourite comfort foods."

a traditional British snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat andbreadcrumbs

"I ate a Scotch egg."

"Hard?boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and coated in breadcrumbs is fried until golden."

a dish made by beating eggs together in a bowl and then cooking them in a pan while stirring

"I want scrambled eggs."

"Eggs beaten with butter and cooked slowly until soft and creamy are a popular breakfast."

a dish made by browning a large cut of beef or pork and then braising it slowly in a covered pot or Dutch oven with liquid such as stock or wine, vegetables and herbs

"We had pot roast."

"Beef or other meat cooked slowly in a covered pot with vegetables becomes very tender."

a dish consisting of French fries topped with melted cheese, usually served with a gravy, originated in Canada

"Poutine has fries gravy cheese curds."

"When I visited Montreal for the first time, I tried poutine at a small restaurant near the old port."

an egg that has been cooked by being gently simmered in water without its shell

"I like poached egg."

"Eggs cooked gently in simmering water until the white is set and the yolk is runny."

a way of preparing fried eggs where the egg is cooked on one side until the white is set, and then flipped briefly to cook the yolk slightly while keeping it partially runny

"I want egg over easy."

"Fried eggs with a runny yolk are flipped briefly and served with toast or potatoes."

(of a fried egg) cooked on one side without flipping

"My eggs are sunny-side up."

"I like my eggs sunny side up with the yolk runny and bright yellow."

a dish made from cooked beans, typically navy beans, that are baked in a sauce made with ingredients

"I love baked beans."

"Beans cooked in a sweet tomato?based sauce are often eaten with toast or sausages."

a traditional British dish made from cooked and mashed peas

"Mushy peas are processed marrowfat peas."

"Peas cooked until soft and mashed are usually served with fish and chips."

‌a dish of cooked potatoes and onions that have been chopped and mixed together then pressed into flat shapes and fried until crispy and brown

"Hash browns are shredded fried potatoes."

"Every Sunday morning, the café near my house serves the most delicious hash browns alongside fresh eggs and bacon."

potatoes that are boiled and then crushed to become soft and smooth

"The mashed potato is creamy."

"She served mashed potato with gravy."

a French dish that consists of cooked land snails, usually served in a garlic-butter sauce

"Escargot is cooked land snail."

"During our trip to Paris, my husband was brave enough to try escargot at a traditional French bistro near the river."

a classic Italian pizza made with a thin crust, tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves

"Pizza margherita has tomato mozzarella basil."

"Pizza Margherita features only tomato sauce mozzarella and fresh basil representing the Italian flag colors."

a dish that consists of eggs mixed together and cooked in a frying pan

"The omelet was fluffy."

"She made a fluffy omelet filled with mushrooms cheese and fresh herbs for breakfast using eggs from her neighbor's free range chickens."

a dish made by cooking a cut of cow meat in an oven, usually served as a main course for a meal

"Roast beef is oven-cooked beef."

"Beef roasted until tender and sliced thin is usually served with gravy and vegetables."

a boneless chicken breast with meaty portion and skin, used in cooking for its tender meat, often served as a main dish with sauces or accompaniments

"We ate chicken breast supreme."

"Chicken breast with the wing bone left attached and baked or grilled is a refined dish."

a type of food made with meat, eggs, etc., baked in the shape of a loaf of bread

"The meatloaf is hearty."

"She cooked meatloaf for Sunday dinner."