FOOD AND COOKING

aubergine n /bin/ Berenjena You need an aubergine for this pasta dish.
baked adj /bekt/ cocido, asado I had a baked potato with tuna for my lunch.
beans n pl /binz/ Judas These beans are overcooked.
beef n /bif/ Ternera We always eat roast beef on Sundays.
beetroot n /bitrut/ Remolacha I always put beetroot in my salads.
boiled adj /bld/ Cocido I like to have boiled eggs for breakfast.
cabbage n /kbd/ Repollo, col I dont like the taste of cabbage.
cherries n pl /teriz/ Cereza Cherries are really delicious.
chicken n /tkn/ Pollo Chicken is a low-fat meat.
courgette n /ket/ Calabacn I used a courgette in this recipe.
crab n /krb/ Cangrejo Can I have a crab sandwich, please?
cucumber n /kjukmb/ Pepino I dont like the taste of cucumber.
duck n /dk/ Pato I love duck with orange sauce.
egg n /e/ Huevo I had a fried egg for breakfast.
fish n /f/ Pescado I love oily fish like salmon.
fried adj /frad/ Frito Fried bread is too oily for me.
fruit n /frut/ Fruta You should eat some fresh fruit every day.
grapes n pl /reps/ Uvas Do you prefer red or green grapes?
grilled adj /rld/ A la parrilla I would like the grilled steak, please.
lamb n /lm/ Cordero I always order a lamb curry at that Indian
restaurant.
lemon n /lemn/ Limn I always like to have some lemon with my fish.
mango n /m/ Mango Is there any mango in this fruit salad?
meat n /mit/ Carne My sister doesnt eat meat because shes a vegetarian.
melon n /meln/ Meln This melon isnt sweet enough.
mussels n pl /mslz/ Mejillones We had some delicious mussels and chips in
Belgium.
peach n /pit/ Melocotn I would like a peach for dessert, please.
pear n /pe(r)/ Pera Would you like a pear or an apple?
pepper n /pep(r)/ Pimiento We need one red pepper and one onion.
pork n /pk/ Cerdo Many people do not eat pork in Morocco.
prawns n pl /prnz/ Gambas We had prawns with lemon juice and garlic.
raspberries n pl /rzbriz/ frambuesa We had raspberries and ice cream.
roast adj /rst/ Asar, tostar We always have roast potatoes on Sundays.
salmon n /smn/ Salmn Oily fish like salmon is very good for you.
seafood n /sifud/ Marisco My mum loves seafood, especially prawns and
mussels.
squid n /skwd/ Calamar I ordered fried squid for my starter.
steamed adj /stimd/ Al vapor Steamed vegetables are very healthy.
tuna n /tjun/ Atun I made a tuna salad for my dinner.
vegetable n /vedtbl/ Vegetales Is an avocado a fruit or a vegetable?
eat out (dine at a restaurant) salir a cenar, cenar fuera
More families now eat out and prepare less food at home.
If you eat out, remember that restaurant portions are usually much
larger than you need to eat.
cut down on [sth] (reduce, consume less of) reducir el consumo de
It's hard to cut down on alcohol when my friends keep inviting me
out for drinks
cut [sth] out figurative (eliminate) eliminar, suprimir
She was told to cut out starchy carbs from her diet.