Some Dutch/English words concerning food
Dutch English
appels apples
azijn vinegar (or alike, made from oxidized wine) for dressing on lettuce etc.
bananen bananas
bloemkool cauliflower
bonen beans
boter Butter (made from milk)
bruin brood brown bread
wit brood white bread
broodjes bread rolls (for hamburger, etc.)
druiven grapes
ei (eieren) egg (eggs)
frituurolie oil for frying french fries, etc.; usually not for baking
frituurvet like frituurolie, but not liquid (should be melted first)
geitevlees goat's meat
halfom half beef and half pork minced
halvarine low fat margarine (cannot be used for baking and frying)
jonge kaas young cheese (light taste)
belegen kaas matured cheese (more salty)
oude kaas extra matured cheese (salty taste)
kalfsvlees veal
karnemelk (sauer) buttermilk
kip chicken
knoflook garlic
koffiebonen coffee beans
gemalen koffie ground coffee
snelfiltermaling ground coffee for fast filter
(rode, witte) kool (red, white) cabbage
kruiden spices
maïs(kolf) corn (cob)
margarine replaces butter, mostly made from plant oils (also for baking and frying)
halfvolle melk skimmed milk
volle melk full milk
olie cooking oil (beware of the oils for hair, for cars, for baby skin, etc.)
peper pepper
pindakaas peanut butter
rijst rice
rundergehakt minced beef
rundvlees beef
schapevlees mouton
sinasappels oranges
sla lettuce
slaolie oil to use as a dressing on lettuce etc.
spinazie spinache
suiker sugar
tafelzout salt for food (all purposes)
thee tea
theezakjes tea bags
tomaten tomatoes
ui(en) onion(s)
varkensgehakt minced pork
varkensvlees pork
vla pudding
vruchtenthee herbal tea
zeezout salt produced from seawater (all purposes)
zuivelproducten dairy products
deodorant antiperspirant
scheercreme ready to use shaving cream
scheermesjes razor blades
scheerzeep shaving soap
tandpasta toothpaste
toiletzeep soap for personal hygiene
waspoeder powdered soap for washing clothes (versions for white and coloured clothes) |