Non-cow... more to come as time permits
Seafood? Yes, there
is some; don't miss it!
- Abadejo – pollack
- Abulón - Abalone (from the Pacific)
- Camarón - shrimp
- Cangrejo - crab
- Centolla – King crab from Patagonia
- Langosta - lobster
- Langostino - langoustine, prawn
- Lapa - giant limpet, also from the Pacific, sometimes sold as abalone
- Lenguado – sole
- Merluza – hake (merluza negra is especially tasty)
- Salmón – salmon, mostly Atlantic salmon farmed in Chile
- Trucha – trout
Greens and vegetables? Yes, there are accompaniments of the vegetal kinds (other usages, e.g. Mexican, are in parentheses):
- Albahaca – basil
- Alcauciles – artichokes (alcachofa)
- Apio – celery
- Batata – sweet potato (camote)
- Berenjena – eggplant, aubergine
- Berro – watercress
- Brócoli – broccoli
- Chaucha – string beans (ejotes, habichuelas)
- Choclo – corn, maize (maiz, elote)
- Endivias – endive
- Espinaca – spinach
- Lechuga – lettuce
- Morrón – pepper (pimentón, pimienta dulce)
- Palmito – heart of palm
- Palta – avocado (aguacate)
- Papa – pronounced PAH-pah, la papa is the potato; el papa is the Pope
- Porotos – beans (frijoles, judía)
- Rábano, rabanito – radish
- Radicheta – raddichio, chicory
- Remolacha – beet (betabél)
- Repollo – cabbage (blanco, white and colorado or rojo, red) (col)
- Rúcula – arugula
- Tomate – uh, yep, tomato
- Zanahoria – carrot
- Zapallo – pumpkin (calabaza)
Fruits (other usages, e.g. Mexican, are in parentheses):
- Damasco - apricot (also albaricoque; chabacano Mx.)
- Frutillas - strawberries (fresas)
- Naranja - orange
- Pomelo - grapefruit (toronja)
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