DICTIONARY OF FOOD - ENGLISH TO FRENCH

Fruits

apple = pomme

apricot = abricot

avocado = avocat

blackberry = mûre

blackcurrant = cassis

cherry = cerise

cucumber = concombre

eggplant (aubergine)  = aubergine

grapefruit = pamplemousse

lemon = citron

orange = orange

peach = pêche

pear = poire

pineapple = ananas

plum = prune

pumpkin = citrouille or potiron

quince = coing

squash = courge

tomato = tomate

Vegetables = légumes

artichoke  = artichaut  

asparagus = asperge  

beetroot = betterave  

broccoli = brocoli   

cabbage = chou  

carrot = carotte  

cauliflower = chou-fleur  

celery = céleri

courgette = courgette

fennel = fenouil  

green beans = haricot vert

leek = poireau  

lettuce = laitue   or  salade

onion = oignon

parsnip = panais

peas = petit pois

potato = pomme de terre

shallot = echalote

spinach = épinard  

spring onion = ciboule

turnip = navet

zucchini = courgette

Meat   viand  

boyau = sausage skins

cold cuts = charcuterie  

game = gibier

ham = jambon

kidney = rognon  

knuckle of ham = jambonneau

lamb = agneau

lamb leg = gigot

liver = foie

minced beef = steak haché

mutton = mouton

ribsteak = entrecôte

sirloin steak = faux-filet

skirt steak = bavette

steak = steak

steak (ordinary/cheap) = bifteck

stew = ragoût

tenderloin steak = filet (steak)

veal = veau

veal chop = côte de veau

Poultry

chicken = poulet

chicken drumstick = cuisse de poulet

free-range chicken = poulet fermier

guinea-hen = pintade  

goose = oie

giblets = abattis

turkey = dinde

Fish = poisson

anchovy = anchois

cod, fresh = cabillaud

cod , salted = morue

crab = crabe

eel = anguille

hake = colin

lobster = langouste, homard

monkfish = lotte

mullet = muge

mussel(s) = moule(s)

oyster(s) = huitre(s)

perch = perche (really nice!)

prawns, large = gambas

sardine = sardine

salmon = saumon

scallops = coquille St Jacques

sea bass = loup or bar

sea-bream = dorade

shrimp = crevette

skate, ray = raie

squid = calmar

trout = truite

turbot = turbot

whiting = merlan

Dairy

goats cheese = fromage de chèvre

grated cheese =  fromage rapé

egg =  oeuf

parmesan = parmesan

yogurt = yaourt

Herbs and Spices

anise, aniseed = anis étoilé

basil = basilic  

chives = ciboulette  

caraway = carvi  

chervil = cerfeuil  

bayleaf = laurier

clove = girofle

coriander = coriandre  

cumin  = cumin

dill = aneth

four spices = quatre-épices

garlic = ail

licorice = réglisse

marjoram, sweet = marjolaine

mint = menthe  

mustard = moutarde

nutmeg = muscade moule (ground) noix de muscade = nutmeg whole

oregano = origan

paprica = paprika

parsley = persil

pepper = poivre

rosemary = romarin

saffron = safran

sage = sauge

salt = sel

salted = salé

sorrel = oseille

spicy / seasoned  = relevé  .

sugar = sucre  

sweet-and-sour = aigre-doux

sweet-and-sour = aigre-doux

thyme = thym

vinegar = vinaigre

pestle = pilon

Nuts

pine nut = pignon

pistachio = pistache

walnut, nut = noix  

DICTIONARY OF FOOD -

FRENCH TO ENGLISH

Fruits

abricot  = apricot

ananas = pineapple

aubergine = aubergine

avocat = avocado

cassis = blackcurrant

cerise = cherry

citron = lemon

citrouille or potiron = pumpkin

coing = quince

concombre = cucumber

courge =squash

mûre = blackberry

orange = orange

pamplemousse = grapefruit

pêche = peach

poire = pear

pomme = apple

prune = plum

tomate = tomato

Vegetables = légumes

artichaut = artichoke

asperge  = asparagus

betterave = beetroot =

brocoli = broccoli   

carotte = carrot

céleri = celery

chou  = cabbage

chou-fleur = cauliflower

ciboule = spring onion

courgette = courgette

courgette = zucchini

echalote = shallot

épinard  = spinach

fenouil = fennel

haricot vert = green/french beans

laitue or  salade = lettuce

navet = turnip

oignon = onion

panais = parsnip

petit pois  = peas

poireau = leek

pomme de terre = potato

Meat   viand  

agneau = lamb

bavette = skirt steak

bifteck = steak (ordinary/cheap)

boyau = sausage skins

charcuterie = cold cuts

côte de veau = veal chop

entrecôte = ribsteak

faux-filet = sirloin steak

filet = tenderloin steak

foie = liver

gibier = game

gigot = lamb leg

jambon = ham

jambonneau = knuckle of ham

mouton = mutton

ragoût = stew

rognon  = kidney

steak = steak

steak haché = minced beef / burger

veau = veal

Poultry

abattis = giblets

cuisse de poulet = chicken drumstick

dinde = turkey

oie = goose

pintade = guinea-hen

poulet = chicken

poulet fermier = free-range chicken

Fish = poisson  

anchois = anchovy

anguille = eel

cabillaud = cod, fresh

calmar = squid

colin = hake

coquille St Jacques = scallops

crabe = crab

crevette = shrimp

dorade = sea-bream

gambas = large prawns

homard, langouste = lobster

huitre(s) = oyster(s)

lotte = monkfish

loup or bar = sea bass

merlan = whiting

morue = cod, salted

moule(s) = mussel(s)

muge = mullet

perche = perch (really nice!)

raie = skate, ray

sardine = sardine

saumon = salmon

truite = trout

turbot = turbot

Dairy

fromage de chèvre = goats cheese

fromage rapé = grated cheese

oeuf = egg

parmesan = parmesan

yaourt = yogurt

Herbs and Spices

anis étoilé = anise, aniseed

basilic = basil

ciboulette = chives

carvi = caraway

cerfeuil = chervil

laurier = bayleaf

girofle = clove

coriandre  = coriander

cumin = cumin

aneth = dill

quatre-épices = four spices

ail = garlic

réglisse = licorice

marjolaine = marjoram, sweet

menthe = mint

moutarde = mustard

muscade moule (ground) = nutmeg

nutmeg whole = noix de muscade

origan = oregano

paprika = paprica

persil = parsley

poivre = pepper

romarin = rosemary

safran = saffron

sauge = sage

sel = salt

salé = salted

oseille = sorrel

relevé = spicy or seasoned

sucre  = sugar

aigre-doux = sweet-and-sour

aigre-doux = sweet-and-sour

thym = thyme

vinaigre = vinegar

pilon = pestle

Nuts = Noix

noix = walnut, nut

pignon = pine nut

pistache = pistachio