Algarve Tourist Guide - Gastronomy, vocabulary

Gastronomy

	Gastronomical Vocabulary
Use Ctrl-F to find a specific word!

Drinking

Alcoholical:
Aguardente — Grapes Brandy
Amarquinha — Almond Liquor
Aperitivo — Aperitif
Cana — Liquor out of sugar canes
Cerveja — Beer
Conhaque — Cognac
Genebra — Gin
Medronho — Spirit made from the arbutus shrub
Uísque — Whisky
Xerez — Sherry

WINES:
Vinho Branco — White Wine
Vinho do Porto — Port Wine
Vinho Doce — Sweet Wine
Vinho Rosé/Palhete — Ros�
Vinho Seco — Dry Wine
Vinho Tinto — Red Wine
Vinho Verde — Young/Fresh White Wine

COFFEE:
Bica / Café, small expresso
Bica Cheia, small expresso with extra water
Bica Duplo, double expresso
Bica Pingada, with a drop of milk
Galão, a glass with expresso and a lot of milk
Garoto, coffee with cream
Cappucino, expresso with whipped milk

OTHER DRINKS:
Água com gás — Carbonated mineral water
Água sem gás — Noncarbonated mineral water
Batido — Milkshake
Chá — Tea
Leite — Milk
Leite com Chocolate — Chocolate Milk
Limonada — Lemonade
Sumo de Laranja Natural — Fresh Orange Juice
Sumo de Ananás — Pineapple Juice
Sumo de Maçã — Applejuice

Spices

Starters

Alho — Garlic Azeite — Olive Oil Finagre — Vinegar Cravinho — Clove Louro — Bay leafs Noz-moscada — Nutmeg Pimenta — Pepper Piri Piri — Portuguese Pepper Sal — Salt Salsa — parsley Tomilho — Thyme Manjericão — basil Coentro — coriander	Açorda — Breadsoup Caldo — Broth Canja — Broth with Rice Chouriço — Pepper and Garlic Sausage Creme — Creamy Soup Fiambre — Ham Gaspacho — Cold Soup Melão — Melon Ovo(s) — Egg(s) Pão — Bread Presunto — Smoked Ham Salada — Salad Sopa — Soup

Fish

Shellfish

Alibute — Halibut
Anchovas — Anchovy
Atum — Tune Fish
Bacalhau — Cod fish
Cachuco — Bream
Calamares — Small Octopus
Cavala — Mackerel
Cherne — Turbot
Enguia — Eel
Linguado — Sole
Lulas — Squid
Peixe-espada — Swordfish
Raia — Ray
Robalo — Bass
Salmão — Salmon
Polvo — Octopus
Sardinhas — Sardines
Truta — Trout

Amêijoas — Clams
Camarões — Shrimps
Conquilhas — Small Clams
Gambas — Prawns
Lagosta/Lagostim — Lobster/Langoustine (scampi)
Lavagante — Lobster
Mexilhões — Mussels
Ostras — Oysters
Percebes — Mussels
Santola — Crab
Sapateira — Crab

Meat

Game and Poultry

Anho — Lamb Bife — Beef Borrego — Lamb Cabrito — Goat Carneiro — Sheep Costeleta — Cutlet Entrecosto — Entrecête Entremeada — Slices of bacon Figado — Liver Leitão — Sucking Pig Lombo — Tenderloin Porco — Pig Rins — Kidneys Salsichas — Sausages Vaca — Cow Vitela — Veal	Codorniz — Quail Coelho — Rabbit Faisão — Pheasant Frango — Young Cock Galinha — Chicken Ganso — Goose Javali — Wild Boar Lebre — Hare Pato — Duck Perdiz — Partridge Peru — Turkey Pombo — Pigeon Veado — Deer

Desserts and Fruits

Vegetables

Alperces — Apricots
Ameixas — Plums
Amêndoas — Almonds
Ananás — Pineapple
Arroz Doce — Ricepudding
Banana — Banana
Biscoitos — Bicuits
Bolo — Cake/Pie
Castanhas — Chestnuts
Figo — Fig
Laranja — Orange
Limão — Lemon
Maçã — Apple
Melão — Melon
Morangos — Strawberries
Natas — Cream
Nozes — Nuts
Pêra — Pear
Pêssego — Peach
Pudim — Pudding
Queijo — Cheese
Tâmaras — Dates
Tangerinas — Tangerines
Toranja — Grapefruit
Uvas — Grapes

Agriões — Cress
Alcachofras — Artichokes
Alface — Lettice
Alho — Garlic
Alho-Francês — Leek
Batatas (cozidas/fritas) — Potatoes (boiled/baked)
Beringela — Aubergine
Brócolos — Broccoli
Cebola — Onion
Cenoura — Carrot
Chicória — Endive
Cogumelos — Mushrooms
Couve — Cabbage
Couve-flor — Cauliflower
Ervilhas — Peas
Espargos — Asparagus
Espinafre — Spinach
Feijão verde — Green beans
Lentilhas — Lentils
Pepino — Cucumber
Pimentão — Pepper
Rabanetes — Radish
Repolho — Savoy Cabbage
Tomate — Tomato

Cooking Terms

Assado — Baked
Bem passado — Well-done
Cozido — Cooked
Cozido a Vapor — Steamed
de escabeche — Marinated
Estufado — Stew / Simmered
No Forno — in the oven
Frito — Fried
Fumado — Smoked
Grelhado — Grilled
No espeto/espetada — on the spit
Picado — Minced
Picante — Spicey
Cozinhar — Cooking
Cozinheiro — the cook