Mexican Cooking Terminology

Other Terms and Definitions

Ahumado -- smoked
Almuerzo -- lunch
Al horno -- oven-baked
Asar -- to roast or broil
Asado -- roasted
Borracho --
cooked with wine; means drunk
Caliente -- hot
Cena -- dinner
Cerveza -- beer
Churrasco -- barbeque
Comedor -- small restaurant
Comida -- midday meal
Comida corrida --
economic plate of the day
often served with soup and rice
Desayuno -- breakfast
Enrollado -- rolled
Ensalada -- salad
Entremeses -- Entrees
Escabeche -- pickled
Fruta -- fruits
Galletas -- cookies
Mano -- a piece of volcanic rock
used with both hands to grind food
against another rock; means hand
Picante -- hot to the taste buds
Postre -- dessert
Ristra -- string of dried red chiles
Salsa -- sauce
Seco -- dry
Sopa -- soup
Tatemar -- verb meaning to roast,
peel and seed green chiles

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