So you’re a vegan who just arrived in Barcelona to stay in a short-term rental for your holidays and you don’t speak either Spanish or Catalan, but you are starving – let us help you with ordering your first meals!
In order to expedite your ability to actually eat something, it is going to be very useful to familiarize yourself with a bit of the local lingo.
Let’s ensure that you don’t unwittingly order a vegetable salad (ensalada vegetal) and just to be surprised when it arrives covered in tinned tuna fish and dripping with non-vegan friendly mayonnaise.
ShBarcelona would like to help you prevent that from happening. Here are some useful translations from English to Spanish for vegans, raw food vegans, and vegetarians:
Table of Contents
The basics
Vegetarian – vegetarian /a
Raw vegan – crudivegano /a
I am vegetarian – soy vegetariano/a
We are vegetarians – somos vegetarianos
I am vegan – soy vegano /a
We are vegans – somos veganos
I am raw vegan – soy crudivegano /a
We are raw vegans – somos crudiveganos
I eat fish – como pescado
I don’t eat fish – no como pescado
I don’t eat meat – no como carne
Without meat – sin carne
Without meat or fish – sin carne y sin pescado
I am allergic to… – soy alérgico a
Without eggs – sin huevos
Without dairy – sin lactosa
Without cheese – sin queso
Meals
Breakfast – desayuno
Lunch – almuerzo
Dinner – cena
Snack – merienda
Related article: Top 5 vegetarian restaurants in Barcelona
Courses
First course – primer plato
Second course – Segundo plato
Dessert – Los postres
Bebida – drink
Breakfast – desayuno



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Fruit – fruta
Nuts – frutos secos
Muesli – muesli
Porridge/oatmeal – avena
Toast – tostada
Bread – pain
Brown bread – pan integral
Water – agua
Sparkling water – agua con gas
Juice – zumo
Coffee – café
Soya milk – leche de soya
Rice milk – leche de arroz
Sugar – azúcar
Honey – miel
Without sugar – sin azucar
Without milk – sin leche
Without cow’s milk – sin leche de vaca
Nuts – frutos secos
Cashew nuts – anacardos
Almonds – almendras
Pistachio – pistachos
Macadamia – nueces de Macadamia
Walnuts – nueces
Hazelnuts – avellanas
Pine nuts – piñones
Brazil nuts – nueces de Brasil
Fruit – fruta



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Watermelon – sandia
Orange – naranja
Lemon – limón
Papaya – papaja
Mango – mango
Lime – lima
Pineapple – pina
Apple – manzana
Pear – pera
Blackberries – moras
Strawberries – fresas
Raspberries – frambuesas
Grapes – uvas
Bananas – plátanos
Grapefruit – pomelo
Cherries – cerezas
Figs – higos
Dates – dátiles
Kiwi fruit – kiwi
Passion fruit – granadilla
Avocado – aguacate
Peach – melocotón
Pomegranate – granada
Vegetables – verduras
Salad – ensalada
Celery – apio
Garlic – ajo
Tomatoes – tomates
Onion – cebolla
Potatoes – papas
Lettuce – lechuga
Cucumber – pepino
Red pepper – pimiento rojo
Yellow pepper – pimiento amarillo
Orange pepper – pimiento naranja
Green pepper – pimiento verde
Mushrooms – champignon or setas
Courgette / zucchini – calabacín
Aubergine / eggplant – berenjena
Sweet potato / yam – camote
Cabbage – col
Pumpkin – calabaza
Fennel – hinojo
Radish – rábano
Chicory – achicoria
Spinach – espinaca
Kale – col rizada
Herbs – hierbas
Basil – albahaca
Coriander / cilantro – cilantro
Rosemary – romero
Chives – cebollino
Parsley – perejil
Mint – menta
Spices – especies
Ginger – jengibre
Chilli – chilli
Condiments



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Oil – aceite
Olives – aceitunas
Vinegar – vinagre
Salt – sal
Butter – mantequilla
Pepper – pimienta
Seaweed – algas
Related article: Eating Healthy: Your Vegan and Vegetarian Guide to Barcelona
Other
Fork – tenedor
Spoon – cuchara
Teaspoon – cucharita
Knife – cuchilla
Cutlery – cubiertos
Plate – plato
Glass – vaso / copa
Cooking methods
Grilled – a la parrilla
Baked – asado / cocido al horno
Fried – frito
Freshly squeezed – exprimido
Fresh – fresco
Natural – natural
Not cooked – crudo
Lightly cooked – ligeramente cocidos
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Thank you for all your information, this is very useful ❤
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Hola: Thank you from a roving Australian vegetarian in Spain.
Thanks for your good website and information !