Spanish Vocabulary For Vegans And Vegetarians in Barcelona

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.

Another of our proposals is to take a vegetarian tapas tour in Barcelona, thanks to the large number of vegetarian restaurants that you can find.

 

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.

Spanish vocabulary when visiting a vegan or vegetarian restaurant

The basics

• Vegan – vegano /a
• 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

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Meals

• Breakfast – desayuno
• Lunch – almuerzo
• Dinner – cena
• Snack – merienda

Courses

• First course – primer plato
• Second course – Segundo plato
• Dessert – Los postres
• Bebida – drink

Related article: Top 5 Vegetarian Restaurants in Barcelona

Breakfast – desayuno

• 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

• 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

Related article: Vegan Cooking Courses in Barcelona

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

• Oil – aceite
• Olives – aceitunas
• Vinegar – vinagre
• Salt – sal
• Butter – mantequilla
• Pepper – pimienta
• Seaweed – algas

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
• Steamed – al vapor
  

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