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Below is a guide to the typical foods and wines of Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country - A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z |
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Red wine is typically the drink of choice for both lunch and dinner, but Rosado, an excellent rosé from Navarra, served chilled, is often preferred at lunch, or for dinner during the warm summer months. Txakoli, the fresh white wine from the Basque Country is usually reserved for fish dishes and is also served chilled. |
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Beer is not typically consumed during a meal since it can overwhelm the flavor of the food. A cold glass of beer, a Caña or Corto before you sit down to lunch is perfectly fine and quite refreshing in the heat of the day. It is also a great treat in the morning after surviving the running with the bulls. |
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Aceite de oliva - olive oil Aceitunas-olives Acelga - Swiss chard Achicoria - chicory Adobo - marinade Agua - water Agua del grifo - house or tap water Agua mineral - mineral water Agua mineral con gas - sparkling water Agua mineral sin gas - still water Aguacate - avocado Ajo - garlic Ajillo - olive and garlic sauce Ajoarriero - salted cod cooked in oil Alas de pollo - chicken wings Albondigas - meatballs Alcachofa - artichoke Alcaparras - capers Almeja - clam Almendra - almond Almibar - syrup Alubias - beans Anchoa - anchovy (Antxoa in Basque) Añejo-aged Arandanos - cranberries Arenque - herring (smoked or in marinade) Arroz - rice Asado - roasted Asador - roasting house/tavern Atun blanco - fresh tuna Avellana - hazelnut Aves - poultry Azafran - saffron Azucar - sugar Bacalao - cod, usually salted and soaked in water before cooking Bacalao al pil-pil - cod cooked in olive oil and garlic Barra de pan - baguette Bebidas - drinks Béchamel - white cream sauce Berberechos - tiny clams Besugo - sea bream, porgy Berza - cabbage Bien hecho - well done Blanco y negro - coffee with ice cream Bocadillo - baguette sandwich Bogavante - lobster Bollo - sweet roll Bombones - sweets, chocolates Bonito del norte - albacore tuna Boqueron - small, pickled anchovy Brocheta - skewer of grilled meat or seafood Brocoli - broccoli Buey - beef Caballa - mackerel Caballo - Horsemeat Cabeza - head Cabrito asado - roasted goat or kid Cacahuete - peanut Café - coffee Calamar - squid Calamares - squid rings Caldereta - stew Caldo or caldico - broth Callos - tripe, intestines Canutillos - light pastry cone filled with cream Capon - capon, chicken Carajillo - coffee with brandy Caramelos - candies Cardo - cardoon (like turnip green) Carne - meat Carne picada - minced meat Casero - home made Castaño - chestnut Coliflor - cauliflower Cava - champagne Cebolla - onion Cebolleta - chive Cerdo - pork Cereales - cereals Cerveza - bottled beer Chacina - pork sausages Champiñones - mushrooms Changurro or txangurro - spider crab Chinchon - anis based liquor Chipirones - squid, usually served in its own ink Chistorra - Navarran chorizo Chorizo - sausage Choto - baby goat Chuleta - veal chop, normally grilled Chuletilla - small rib chops, typically from lamb Chuleton - large T-bone steak Churrasco - grilled ribs, beef or pork Churreria - churros shop Churros - fired crullers popular for breakfast, dipped in chocolate Ciervo - venison Cigalas - prawns Ciruela - plum Clarete - rosé wine (also rosado) Cocido - stew with legumes, cabbage and meat sausage Codorniz - quail Cogollo - lettuce hearts Conejo - rabbit Copa (de vino) - goblet (of wine) Copa de helado - ice cream Sundae Coquinas - baby clams Cordero - lamb Cortado - espresso coffee with a dash of milk Criadillas - typically bull testicles (sweet breads) Croquetas de jamon - ham croquettes Crudo - raw Cucuruchos - ice cream cones Cuchara - spoon Cubata - mixed drink Cucharilla - teaspoon Descafeinado - decaffeinated coffee, made with hot milk Dorada - sea bream baked encased in salt Empanada de atun - tuna turnover Empanada de carne - meat turnover Empanada de Bacalao - cod turnover Empanadilla - pasties Encebollado - dish prepared with fired onion Ensalada - salad Ensalada mixta - arge mixed salad with boiled eggs, tuna, olives and tomatoes Ensalada verde - green lettuce Ensalada de tomate - tomato salad Ensaladilla rusa - Russian salad Entrecot - sirloin steak Entremeses - Hors d'oeuvre, hot or cold Escabeche - marinade, pickled with oil Escalope - fillet of steak covered with breadcrumbs Escalfado - poached Escarola - endive Esparragos - asparagus, green or white Espinacas - spinach Esqueixada - cold cod salad served in Catalunya Escabeche - marinade, pickled with oil Escalope - fillet of steak covered with breadcrumbs Escalfado - poached Escarola - endive Fabada - dish of white beans and chorizo Fabes con alemuas - Asturain white beans with clams Faves - broad beans Filet - small steak Fino - pale, dry sherry Flan - caramel custard (or crema catalana) Foie gras - goose liver paté Fresco - fresh Frambuesa - raspberry Fresa - strawberry Frito - fried Fruta - fruit Fruto seco - nuts & dried fruits Fuego - fire or flame Fuet - cured sausage of Catalunya Fabada - dish of white beans and chorizo Fabes con alemuas - Asturain white beans with clams Faisan - pheasant Galletas - biscuits or crackers Gallina - hen Gallo - popular white fish Gambas - shrimp Garbanzos - Chickpeas Gaseosa - seltzer water Gazpacho - cold tomato soup Girasol - sunflower Gratinado - gratin Grelo - turnip tops/greens Guindilla - small pickled green pepper Guisantes - peas Habas - green broad bean Hamburguesa - hamburger Harina - flour Heladeria - ice cream parlor Helado - ice cream Hierbas - herbs Higado - liver Higo - fig Hojaldre - puff pastry Horno - oven, al horno - baked Hortalizas - vegetables Huevas - fish eggs, roe Huevos - eggs Huevos cocidos - boiled eggs Huevos con jamon - ham & eggs Huevos Revueltos or revoltillo - scrambled eggs Jabali - wild boar Jamon - ham Jamon york - boiled ham Jamon Serrano - cured ham Jamon iberico - the best (priciest) cured ham Jerez - sherry Judias - green beans Judiones - broad, white beans
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Langosta - spiny lobster Langostinos - prawns Leche - milk Leche frita - creamy custard with hard crust Lechecillas de Ternera - calf's sweetbreads Lengua - tongue Lentejas - lentils Liebre - hare Limonada - lemonade Lomo - pork loin Lubina - sea bass Macedonia - fruit salad Magdalena - small cake Magret de pato - duck breasts Mandarina - mandarin orange Manitas de cerdo - pig's trotters Mantecada - square sponge cake Mantequilla - butter Manzana - apple Manzanilla - camomile tea Margarina - margarine Marisco - shellfish, seafood Marmitako - tuna stew with potatoes and greens peppers (Basque) Mayonesa - mayonnaise Medallon - beef medallions Medio - half Mejillones - mussels Melocoton - peach Membrillo - quince Menestra - vegetable stew Menta - mint Menu del dia - fixed price meal Menu degustacion - chef's special tasting/gastronomic menu Merengue - meringue (egg whites and sugar) Merluza - hake Merluza a la vizcaina - hake in oil w/ garlic & asparagus Merluza a la sidra - hake w/garlic & parsley in cider Mermelada - jam or jelly or marmalade Mero - grouper Meson - simple, local restaurant or tavern Miel - honey Migas de pan - breadcrumbs Mora - blackberry Morcilla - black pudding/sausage made from pig's blood Moscatel - sweet wine Mostaza - mustard Mosto - grape juice Muslo - drumstick Napolitana - chocolate croissant (pan au chocolat) Naranja - orange Nata - cream Natillas - custard Nabo - turnip Nécora - spider crab Niscalos - wild mushrooms Nueces - nuts Oca - goose Olla - stew Oporto - port wine Oreja de cerdo - pig's ear Orujo - very potent liqueur (white lightning) made of grape skins Ostras - oysters Oveja - sheep, ewe Paella - rice dish from Valencia Palmeras - Elephant ears, a pastry Paloma - pigeon Palomitas de maiz - popcorn Pan - bread Pan tostado - toast Panceta - bacon, often smoked Panecillos - small loaves or rolls Pastel - cake Pastel Vasco - dry sweet cake from the Basque country Patatas - potatoes Patatas bravas - spicy, fried potato cubes Patatas firtas - French-fries Pato - duck Patxaran - liquor made from anis and sloe berries, a specialty of Navarra & Basque Country Pavo - turkey Pechuga de pollo - chicken breast Pera - pear Perdiz - partridge Perejil - parsley Pernil - pork shoulder Pescadilla - small fried fish (whiting) Pescado - fish Pez espada - swordfish Picante - spicy/hot Pichon - small pigeon Pimienta - white or black pepper Pimiento verde - green pepper Pimientos de Padron - fried baby green peppers from Galicia Piña - pineapple Pintxos - Basque tapas Pincho moruno - Shish Kabob Pintas - small red bean Pipas - dried sunflower seeds Platano - banana Plato - plate Primer plato - first course Plato principal - main course Pochas - white beans from Navarra Pollo - chicken Pollo asado - roast chicken Pomelo - grapefruit Postre - dessert Potaje - thick soup Puerros - leeks Pulpo - octopus Queso - cheese Rabano - radish Rabo - ox tail Rape - Anglerfish or monkfish Rebozado - coated with breadcrumbs and fried Relleno - stuffed (peppers, tomatos, etc.) Res - beef (as in "carne de res") Revueltos - scrambled eggs Riñones al Jerez - kidneys cooked in sherry Rodaballo - turbot Rollito - roll of meat, cheese, etc. Romero - rosemary Rosado - rosé wine Rosbif - roast beef, served cold Roscon - circular cake w/aniseed and sugar Rosquillas - sweet bun Sal - salt Sal gorda - sea salt Salazon - cured Salchicha - sausage for frying (hot dogs) Salchichon - cold, cured sausage Salmon - salmon Salmonete - red mullet Salsa - sauce Salteados - lightly fried Sandwich mixto - grilled ham and cheese Sangria - heap red wine drink Sardina - sardine Servilleta - napkin Sidra - hard cider Sifon - soda water, seltzer Sobaos - small Asturian sponge cakes Sobrasada - sausage made from pork, salt & paprika Solomillo - filet mignon Sopa - soup Suizo - breakfast roll topped with sugar Tallarines - noodles Tarta - cake, tart Taza - cup Té - tea Tenedor - fork Ternera - veal Tinto - red wine Tinto de verano - red wine with lemon/orange soda Tocino - pork fat Tomate - tomato Tortilla española (de patatas) - egg & potato omelette Tostada - toast Trucha - trout Trufa - truffle Turron - candy made from almonds Txakoli - white wine, Basque Urta - sea bream Uvas - grapes Uvas pasas - raisins Vaso - a glass Ventresca - Loin of Albacore tuna Verduras - green vegetables Vieiras - scallops Vinagre - vinegar Vino blanco - white wine Vino rosado - rosé wine Vino tinto - red wine Vinoteca - specialty wine shop Yogur - yogurt Zanahorias - carrots Zarzuela - spicy, seafood stew Zumo
de Naranja - orange juice |
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Above is a guide to the typical foods and wines of Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country - A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V Y Z |
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