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Dutch Words for Food

[a few potatoes]
aardappels click to hear slang: piepers click to hear 2		 [peeled potatoes in a pot]
geschilde aardappels click to hear		 [a handful of elbow macaroni pasta]
macaroni click to hear		 [a handful of rice]
rijst click to hear		 [a handful of brown rice]
zilvervliesrijst click to hear - 2
[a scoop of white flour]
bloem, wit meel click to hear		 [a scoop of wholewheat flour]
volkorenmeel click to hear		 [a tablespoon of (dried) yeast]
gist click to hear
[a loaf of bread]
'n brood click to hear		 [slices of bread]
sneetjes brood click to hear		 [bread rolls]
bolletjes click to hear		 [two baguettes]
stokbroden click to hear
[a piece of meat]
vlees click to hear		 [ground meat]
gehakt click to hear		 [small pieces of beef for stew]
soepvlees click to hear		 [chicken]
kip click to hear
[sausages]
worstjes click to hear		 [smoked sausage]
rookworst click to hear		 [a few strips of raw bacon]
rauw spek click to hear		 [bacon]
uitgebakken spek click to hear		 [slices of ham]
ham click to hear
[a few slivvers of butter]
boter click to hear		 [a block of cheese]
kaas click to hear		 [one egg]
ei click to hear		 [eggs]
eieren click to hear		 [mushrooms]
champignons click to hear
[French beans]
sperziebonen click to hear

[Italian beans]
snijbonen click to hear

[English peas]
doperwten click to hear

[fava beans]
tuinbonen click to hear

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doperwten doppen click to hear

[cutting Italian beans]
snijbonen snijden click to hear

[shelling fava beans]
tuinbonen doppen click to hear
[carrots]
worteltjes click to hear		 [Belgian endives]
witlof click to hear		 [red beets]
bietjes click to hear		 [uncooked spinach leaves in a colander]
spinazie click to hear		 [a few red-stemmed spinach leaves on a small plate]
spinazie click to hear
[cauliflowers]
bloemkolen click to hear		 [red cabbage]
rode kool click to hear		 [red cabbage]
rode kool click to hear		 [Brussels sprouts]
spruitjes click to hear		 ['sauerkraut' is the German word]
zuurkool click to hear
[a handful of split peas]
spliterwten click to hear		 ['marrowfat peas']
kapucijners click to hear
slang: raasdonders click to hear 2 		[a spoonful of 'brown beans,' somewhat similar to kidney beans]
bruine bonen click to hear		 [a handful of lentils]
linzen click to hear		 [a handful of chick peas (garbanzo beans)]
kekererwten click to hear		 [soaked chick peas (garbanzo beans)]
kekererwten click to hear
(geweekt) click to hear
[leeks]
prei click to hear		 [celery root, celery]
knolselderie, bleekselderie click to hear		 [fennel, anise]
venkel click to hear		 [a bunch of parsley]
peterselie click to hear		 [small meat balls (for soup)]
soepballetjes click to hear
[one onion]
ui click to hear		 [onions]
uien click to hear		 [garlic]
knoflook click to hear		 [a pi9ece of ginger root]
gember click to hear		 [a head of lettuce]
sla click to hear
[tomatoes]
tomaten click to hear		 [a red bell pepper]
paprika click to hear		 [cucumber]
komkommer click to hear		 [cucumber, peeled and cut]
komkommer click to hear
[a basket of fruits]
fruit click to hear
appels(apples)
(de) appel
(de) aardappel
(de) sinaasappel
(de) granaatappel
hear 		(apple)
(potato)
(orange)
(pomegranate)
[four 'apples']
[apples]
appels click to hear		 [apples, one cut up]
appels click to hear		 [pears, one cut open]
peren click to hear		 [stalks of rhubarb]
rabarber click to hear
[cherries]
kersen click to hear		 [peaches]
perziken click to hear		 [plums]
pruimen click to hear		 [plums]
pruimen click to hear		 [grapes]
druiven click to hear
[red raspberries]
frambozen click to hear		 [a few blackberries]
bramen click to hear		 [strawberries]
aardbeien click to hear		 [blueberries]
bosbessen click to hear
[oranges]
sinaasappels click to hear		 [oranges and tangerines]
sinaasappels en mandarijntjes click to hear		 [bananas]
bananen click to hear		 [pineapple]
ananas click to hear
[lemons]
citroenen click to hear		 [limes]
'limoenen' click to hear		 [watermelon]
watermeloen click to hear		 [watermelon cut open]
watermeloen click to hear
[black olives]
olijven click to hear		 [a handful of peanuts]
pinda's click to hear		 [radishes]
radijsjes click to hear		 [radishes]
radijsjes click to hear		 [pckles]
augurken click to hear
[a handful of raisins]
rozijnen click to hear		 [a handful of dried apricots]
(gedroogde) abrikozen click to hear		 [a few prunes (dried plums)]
gedroogde pruimen click to hear		 [walnuts]
walnoten click to hear - 2 		[hazelnuts, filiberts]
hazelnoten click to hear - 2 		[almonds]
amandelen click to hear
[an avocado]
avocado click to hear		 [an avocado cut open, showing flesh and pit]
avocado click to hear		 [mangpoes]
mango's click to hear		 [grapefruit]
grapefruit click to hear		 [pomegranate and coconut]
granaatappel en kokosnoot click to hear
[a few broccoli flowerets]
broccoli click to hear		 [kohlrabi]
koolrabi click to hear		 [a few cobs of white and yellow corn]
maïs click to hear		 [a handful of black beans]
zwarte bonen click to hear
[a few cans of food]
blikjes click to hear		 [two glass jars of food]
glazen potjes click to hear		 [soup stock cube]
bouillonblokje click to hear		 [a few spice jars: sweet basil, marjoram, whole nutmeg, bay leaves and thyme]
kruiden click to hear
[a spoonful of sugar being put in a cup]
suiker click to hear		 [pepper and salt in very small ivory bowls with spoons]
peper en zout click to hear 2 		[a teaspoon of/with olive oil]
olijfolie click to hear

(de) aardappelen
(de) groente
(het) fruit
hear 		(potatoes)
(vegetables)
(fruits)
 (de) macaroni
(de) rijst
(de) zilvervliesrijst
hear 		(elbow pasta)
(rice)
(brown rice)
 (de) boter
(de) kaas
(de) eieren
(het) ei
hear 		(butter)
(cheese)
(eggs)
(egg)
(de) bloem
wit meel
(het) volkorenmeel
(de) gist
hear 		(white flour)
(white flour)
(wholewheat flour)
(yeast)
 (het) brood
(het) sneetje brood
(het) stokbrood
hear 		(bread)
(slice of bread)
(baguette)
 (de) boterham
(het) bolletje
(het) kadetje
hear 		(open-faced sandwich)
(bread roll)
(~hot-dog bun)
(het) vlees
(het) gehakt
(het) soepvlees
(de) kip
hear 		(meat)
(ground meat)
(stew beef)
(chicken)
 (de) worst
(de) rookworst
(het) spek
(de) ham
hear 		(sausage)
(smoked sausage)
(bacon)
(ham)
(het) varkensvlees
(het) rundvlees
hear 		(pork)
(beef)
(de) vis
(de) haring
hear 		(fish)
(herring)
(de) sperziebonen
(de) doperwten
(de) tuinbonen
(de) snijbonen
hear 		(green beans)
(English peas)
(fava beans)
(Italian beans)
 (de) spliterwten
(de) kapucijners
(de) bruine bonen
hear 		(split peas)
('marrowfat peas')
('brown' beans)
 (de) linzen
(de) kekererwten
hear - 2 		(lentils)
(chickpeas,
garbanzo beans)
(de) wortels
(de) bietjes
(de) spinazie
hear 		(carrots)
(red beets)
(spinach)
 (de) bloemkool
(de) rode kool
(de) spruitjes
(de) zuurkool
hear - 2 		(cauliflower)
(red cabbage)
(Brussels sprouts)
(sauerkraut)
 (de) boerenkool
(de) andijvie
(de) postelein
hear 		(curly kale?)
(chicory?)
(purslane?)
(none pictured)
(de) ui
(de) uien
(de) knoflook
(de) prei
hear 		(onion)
(onions)
(garlic)
(leeks)
 (de) bleekselderie
(de) knolselderie
(de) peterselie
(de) venkel
hear 		(celery)
(celery root)
(parsley)
(fennel, anise)
 (de) witlof
(de) asperges*
hear 		(Belgian endives)
(asparagus)
(de) sla
(de) salade
(het) slaaje
hear 		(lettuce)
(salad)
(small serving of salad)
 (de) sla
(de) komkommer
(de) radijs
hear - 2 		(lettuce)
(salad)
(radishes)
 (de) paprika
(de) tomaat
(de) champignon*
hear 		(bell pepper)
(tomato)
(white button mushroom)
(de) appel
(de) peer
(de) kers
(de) perzik
hear 		(apple)
(pear)
(cherry)
(peach)
 (de) frambozen
(de) bramen
(de) aardbeien
(de) bosbessen
hear 		(raspberries)
(blackberries)
(strawberries)
(blueberries)
 (de) framboos
(de) braam
(de) aardbei
(de) bosbes
hear - 2 		(raspberry)
(blackberry)
(strawberry)
(blueberry)
(de) sinaasappel
(het) mandarijntje
(de) citroen
hear 		(orange)
(tangerine)
(lemon)
 (de) banaan
(de) ananas
(de) meloen
hear - 2 		(banana)
(pineapple)
(melon)
 (de) druif
(de) krent
(de) rozijn
hear 		(grape)
(currant)
(raisin)
(de) abrikoos
(de) pruim
hear 		(apricot)
(plum)
 (de) walnoot
(de) hazelnoot
(de) amandel
hear 		(walnut)
(hazelnut, filibert)
(almond)
 (de) dadel
(de) vijg
hear 		(date)
(fig)
(de) suiker
(het) zout
(de) peper
hear 		(sugar)
(salt)
(pepper)
 (de) olijf
(de) pinda
hear 		(olive)
(peanut)
 (de) augurk
(het) zilveruitje
hear 		(pickle)
(pickled small onion)
(het) fruit click to hear fruits (de) vrucht click to hear a fruit; a result vruchten click to hear 2 fruits; results (het) vruchtensap click to hear 2 fruit juice vruchtbaar click to hear fertile
[(het)] eten click to hear 1. food 2. to eat >> (het) voedsel click to hear (de) voeding click to hear 2 nutrition drinken click to hear to drink >>

[a handful of grain]
het gouden graan click to hear 2
(het) brood click to hear 2 bread
'n brood click to hear a loaf of bread
(het) meel click to hear flour
(het) water click to hear 2 water
(de) gist click to hear yeast
(het) zout click to hear 2 salt
(de) boter click to hear butter
(de) olijfolie click to hear olive oil
(de) bloem click to hear white flour
also: flower
(de) zemelen click to hear (wheat) bran
(de) tarwekiemen click to hear wheat germ
(het) graan click to hear 2 grain, cereal
(het) koren click to hear 2 cereals, grain
(de) tarwe click to hear wheat
(de) rogge click to hear 2 rye
(de) gerst click to hear 2 barley
(de) gierst click to hear 2 millet
(de) haver click to hear 2 oats
(de) boekweit click to hear 2 buckwheat
(de) maïs click to hear (Indian) corn
een broodje kaas click to hear 2 a cheese sandwich
(het) volkorenbrood click to hear wholewheat bread
(het) bruinbrood click to hear 2 'brown bread,' bread
with some wholewheat flour
(het) witbrood click to hear 2 white bread
(het) melkbrood click to hear bread made with milk instead of water
(de) bolletjes click to hear bread rolls
(het) kadetje click to hear 2 white, oblong bread roll
(het) krentenbrood click to hear raisin bread
(de) krentenbol click to hear 2 raisin bread roll
(het) roggebrood click to hear 2 rye bread
oud brood click to hear 2 [old] stale bread
droog brood click to hear 2 'dry bread' - old, stale
bread without any topping
Geef ons heden ons dagelijks brood click to hear Give us this day our daily bread >> The Lord's Prayer
Ik ben een brood aan 't bakken click to hear 2 'I am baking (a) bread' - Het brood is niet goed gerezen click to hear 2 'the bread has not risen well'
't kaf van 't koren scheiden click to hear separating the chaff and the wheat, the valuable from the useless, the men from the boys
See also: lunch - bread recipe - my recipes in Dutch

melk click to hear milk
volle melk click to hear 2 'whole' milk (no fat removed)
halfvolle melk click to hear 2 ['half-full'] reduced-fat milk
magere melk click to hear 2 ['skinny'] nonfat, skim milk
rauwe melk click to hear 2 'raw' milk (straight from the cow,
not sterilized or pasteurized)
room click to hear cream
slagroom click to hear 2 whipped cream
boter click to hear butter
margarine click to hear 2 margarine
karnemelk click to hear buttermilk
yoghurt click to hear 2 yogurt
kaas click to hear cheese
boerenkaas click to hear "farmers' cheese" (made from raw milk)
jong click to hear (jong / jonge) click to hear 2 'young' - cheese that has not aged much
oud click to hear 2 (oud / oude click to hear)
(oud / oude / "ouwe" click to hear)		 'old' - cheese that has aged for a considerable time
(sometimes a D like this is pronounced as W)
belegen click to hear 2 'cheese of intermediate age'
geraspte kaas click to hear 2 [rasped] shredded cheese
There is no Dutch word for 'cottage cheese.' Use English word or the German 'Hüttenkäse' click to hear
'Kwark' click to hear 2 is a bit like cottage cheese, but milder of taste and it is smooth, not lumpy.
Leidse kaas click to hear 2 ('Leyden cheese') - cheese with cumin
Beemster Graskaas click to hear ("considered a special treat among Dutch cheese gourmets") made of the early Spring milk, from when the cows get out of the Winter stables into the meadows of young, fresh gras click to hear ('grass.') The 'Beemster' click to hear 2 is a 17th Century polder click to hear 2 ('reclaimed land.') >>
Goudse kaas click to hear 'Gouda cheese' - Gouda click to hear 2 (the town)

kruiden click to hear spices and herbs
peper click to hear pepper
zout click to hear 2 salt
nootmuskaat click to hear nutmeg
knoflook click to hear garlic
laurierblaadjes click to hear bay leaves
foelie click to hear mace
tijm click to hear thyme
bonenkruid click to hear savory
komijn click to hear cumin
gember click to hear ginger
kaneel click to hear cinnamon
vanille (Fr.) click to hear 2 vanilla
mosterd click to hear mustard
kerrie click to hear curry
scherp click to hear 2 spicy, 'hot' >>
There is a somewhat old-fashioned word 'specerijen' click to hear 2 for 'spices,' but in general, 'kruiden' click to hear means 'spices and herbs.'

Nutritional Values

voedingswaarde click to hear nutritional value[s] energie click to hear 2 energy calorieën click to hear 2 calories
koolhydraten click to hear 2 carbohydrates suiker click to hear sugar suikers click to hear sugars zetmeel click to hear 2 starch
vet click to hear fat, grease (also: greasy) vetten click to hear fats olie click to hear 2 oil
onverzadigde vetzuren click to hear unsaturated fatty acids meervoudig onverzadigde vetzuren click to hear polyunsaturated fatty acids
eiwit click to hear protein (also: egg-white) eiwitten click to hear proteins
vitamine click to hear vitamin vitamines click to hear vitamins vitaminen click to hear 2 vitamins
A click to hear B click to hear 1 click to hear
één		 2 click to hear
twee		 3 click to hear
drie		 5 click to hear
vijf		 6 click to hear
zes		 10 click to hear
tien		 11 click to hear
elf		 12 click to hear
twaalf		 15 click to hear
vijftien		 C click to hear D click to hear E click to hear K click to hear 2
vezels click to hear fiber(s) (= voedingsvezel click to hear)
mineralen click to hear minerals sporenelementen click to hear 2 trace elements
zout click to hear 2 salt natrium click to hear sodium
ijzer click to hear 2 iron calcium click to hear 2 calcium jodium click to hear iodine fluor click to hear 2 3 fluorine fluoride click to hear fluoride
koper click to hear copper zink click to hear 2 zinc fosfor click to hear phosphorus kalium click to hear potassium >>

[pinecone]
denneappel click to hear		 Notes
Aardappel click to hear ('potato') can have either an -S or an -EN plural; the -EN plural is a little old-fashioned:
aardappels click to hear - aardappelen click to hear
Interestingly, Dutch bloem click to hear ('white flour') also means 'flower.'
The singular ui click to hear ('onion') sounds (to Dutch ears) like it's ending in W; but that W-sound is dropped in the plural uien click to hear
Sinaasappel click to hear ('orange') probably originated as 'China-apple.'
The general word for 'mushrooms' is paddestoelen click to hear ('toad-chairs') - champignons click to hear (said as a French word) is just the white button variety.
An old-fashioned word for 'mushrooms' is zwammen click to hear - singular: (de) zwam click to hear 2
'Pineapple' is ananas click to hear in Dutch; there is an old-fashioned word pijnappel click to hear for 'pinecone,' but the common word is denneappel click to hear 2. A related (and also old-fashioned) word is pijnappelklier click to hear 2 ('pineal gland.' )
Limoenen click to hear was an old-fashioned Dutch word for 'lemons' (now: citroenen click to hear ) that was revived by a famous 70s commercial for 'Fa' soap; nowadays it's sometimes used for 'limes.'

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[A plate of fava beans, with bacon and potatoes]
Meals 		[small saucepan: lidded pot with a stick handle]
Kitchen		 basic
food
pages: 		[Brussels sprouts]
vegetables 		[grapes]
fruits 		[plate of food]
dinners 		[loaf of bread]
other food
[A Dutch flag on the edge of a puddle of water]
colors 		[a house]
the house 		[a path]
the outdoors 		[books]
media 		[jacket]
clothing 		[a mirror]
beauty 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities 		[flame]
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