En inglés: comer mamón/mamoncillos

Comer quenepas (Puerto Rico)
Comer mamón (Costa Rica, Venezuela)
Comer mamoncillos (Cuba)

To eat Spanish limes.

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En inglés: guanábana.

How to call  the fruit of  a species of the genus Annona of the custard apple tree family, Annonaceae, which has edible fruit.

Guanábana (Venezuela and the rest of the Caribbean)

Soursop

I love soursop milkshake.

In Realia

Cómo se dice en inglés AGUA DE CHORRO, AGUA DE GRIFO.

Tap water.

Most people in small towns in Venezuela drink tap water.

In News:

"Arlington's tap water is the cleanest among the nation's big cities, according to a study by a Washington, D.C.-based environmental advocacy group."

www.DallasNews.com

"A review of government records found numerous water districts throughout the United States have failed since 2004 to deliver safe tap water to more than 49 million people. The tainted water contained unhealthy concentrations of chemicals ranging from arsenic to uranium, as well as dangerous bacteria.

www.allgov.com

First published on December 13 2009.

Diente de Ajo

Clove of garlic.

"This recipe takes four cloves of garlic."

Cambridge Dictionary Online.

In News:

 "Mince a clove of garlic and steep it in hot water for about 5 minutes. Strain out the garlic and drink. It's a natural cough syrup!"

Care2.com

First published on January 14 2013

 

Caer mal la comida.

Food gives someone indigestion.

"You know crisps give me indigestion."
Oxford Dictonary Online. 


"I like spicy foods but they always give me indigestion."
Merriam Webster Dictionary.

On Websites:

" Does tea give you indigestion?"
Livestrong.com


 Photo: Aprendiendo a Salvar  Vidas.

Productos de la Cesta Básica.

Staples, basic foods, staple products.


"Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find."
Cambridge Dictionary Online. 

Staples like flour and rice.
Longman Sictionary Online.

In News:

"Perez says the authorities also need to raise the controlled prices for staple products that have remained fixed  despite double-digit inflation."
CNBC.

Hacer Huelga de Hambre.

Go on hunger strike, embark on hunger strike, to be on hunger strike.

Two students from Carabobo University went on hunger strike to protest against TSJ ruling.

In News:

"Mothers who have been on hunger strike for seven days have vowed to continue in spite of requests that they stop the strike"

The UB Post. 

"he mother and the widow of Lance Naik Hemraj Singh, killed along the line of control (LoC) in J&K, on Saturday went on hunger strike."

Times of India.

Repetir (la comida, un medicamento), cuando el sabor de la comida ya ingerida viene repetidamente a la boca.

(Food, pills, etc.) repeat on somebody.

Omega 3 pills always repeat on my cousin.

"Cucumber always repeats on me."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

"When food repeats on you, the taste of it comes up again into your mouth."
Cambridge Dictionary Online.

On Websites:

Symptoms Of Poor Digestion:

• Gas
  
• Bloating
  
• Diarrhea or constipation
  
• Nasal congestion or recurrent sinus infections
  
• Indigestion – food repeats on you after you eat
  
• Excessive burping or belching
  
• Sensation that food sits in the stomach for a long time
  
• Bad breath or bad taste in the mouth
  
• Stomach pain, burning or aching
  
• Lower abdominal discomfort
• Stool odor is embarrassing
  
• Migraines
  
• Acne
  
• Fatigue
  
• Hormonal imbalance

Dr Diana.

Temperatura Ambiente.

Room temperature, ambient temperature.

Room temperature: a temperature of from 59° to 77°F (15° to 25°C) which is suitable for human occupancy and at which laboratory experiments are usually performed.
Merriam Webster Online.

In News:

"Cold water is not as good for hydration as room temperature water. The theory is that the cold water causes the blood vessels surrounding stomach to shrink, slowing absorption"

Be Well Buzz.

“This is too cold, it has no flavor, it needs to be at room temperature, and every terrine I ever had in France was at room temperature.”
New York Times.

"Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature."
Boston Herald.

"The filter is designed for use in 48V bus (36 - 76V) systems, with 100VDC/100ms surge capability, and operates over a wide temperature range of -40 degreesC to +125 degreesC and up to an ambient temperature of 65 degreesC without de-rating."

Market Watch.

Jarras de Jugo, Jarras de Zumo.

Gallon jug.

Half gallon jug.








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Price Chopper.




In the News:

In the basement of an abandoned Hill District house, amidst mounds of trash and empty two-gallon jugs of Wild Irish Rose, lay a wooden door with a used syringe sticking from it.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Takeaway draft beer debuted last week in downtown Augusta in the form of half-gallon jugs called "growlers."

The Augusta Chronicle.

Picoteo entre Horas, Picoteo entre Comidas, Picoteo a Deshoras.

Nibbling.

Nibbling between meals is not good for you.

In the News:

"Patients are also encouraged to drink plenty of water, eat every 5 hours (a variation of the "nibbling diet")"

Health 24.

On Websites:

"Stοр! Yουr nose аnd chewing causes weight gain. End іt now fοr Natural Weight Loss. Many people аrе guilty οf snacking аnd nibbling between meals."

Herbal Weight Loss.

Pastel de Varios Pisos.

Multi-tier cake.

Multi-tiered cake.


The bride and groom cut the first slice of a delicious eight-tiered wedding cake .

In the News:

"As part of Lakeside School's Royal Wedding Extravaganza, an imitation ... with a wedding breakfast prepared by students and a three-tier wedding cake."
Times 24.

"Prince William and his bride Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, cut the first slice of the magnificent eight-tiered wedding cake this afternoon."
Daily Mail.

"Cake designer Fiona Cairns is creating a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake to serve more than 600 guests at the royal wedding on Friday."
USA Today.

Audio: The Associated Press.

Une pièce montée en anglais in English en espagnol en español,

Mazorca (Maiz)

Ear of corn.

For this recipe you need two ears of corn.


In the News:

"Yank the husks off ears of corn grown in the mountains of southern Mexico, and you may find kernels that are red, yellow, white, blue, black or even variegated."

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/


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Price Chopper Grocery Stores.

Ver también:

Corn on the Cob (Cambridge Dictionary Online)

Platos Precocinados, Comida Precocinada.

Ready meals, pre-prepared food.

When she was in Spain, she spent a lot of money on ready meals.

References in News:

"One in four Britons will be eating ready meals and entirely pre-prepared food for Christmas lunch. "

The Grocer.

"One in four Britons will be eating ready meals and entirely pre-prepared food for Christmas lunch. "

The Guardian.

Marca Blanca (Supermercados)

Store-brand (US) , own-brand (UK).

Eroski has its store-brand/own-brand, but Netto does not.

References in News:

"Our member companies manufacture popular national brands as well as the store brands marketed by major supermarkets."
PR Newswire.

"It's largely very cheap calories for them," he said, adding that store brands such as Wal-Mart cola also contain more calories than the name-brand Coke.
Bloomberg Businessweek.

" Besides switching to store brands to save money, the company said in a conference call with analysts that some families are having so much trouble..."
MSNBC.com

"The partnership also supplies the Ocado web supermarket with Waitrose own-brand foods and John Lewis own-brand non-food items."
Herald Scotland.

"Coke wouldn't like the idea of the World Cup logo appearing on the grocer's own-brand fizzy drinks"
Indepentent.

"The nutritional information is identical. And the only difference in the ingredient list for a value mustard and an own-brand one is 3 per cent more mustard powder."
The Times.

"Cooking with supermarket own-brands. When you trade down from familiar household brands to supermarkets’ own labels, you win on price, but what about flavour?
The Times.

Opposite:

National brand, name-brand.

Jamón Serrano

Parma ham.

Do you like Parma ham?

References in Websites:

" Parma ham is a typical product of the Parma province. It is on these hills that the legs of the pigs, born, bred and reared, are carefully selected, seasoned, matured and stored.
http://www.efoodies.co.uk/invt/parmaham/

"In the height of summer, nothing beats an Italian style salad with an ice cold tipple. And there is nothing quite like thin slices of Parma Ham on the taste bud. The curing is controlled carefully so that the ham absorbs only enough salt to preserve it and to retain its distinctive sweet flavour. "
http://www.foodepedia.co.uk/

Posted by Prof. Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.

A la Leña

Wood-fired.
My sister does not like wood-fired soup.

References in News:

"Cin Cin » Ristorante and Bar Seasonal menu with wood-fired dishes. Notable desserts. 1154 Robson St., 604-688-7338. $$/$$$."
Vancouver Sun Restaurant Listings.

"Dean Valster, general manager of Baseicly, a wood-fired pizza and fresh pasta house, said although there was still much to do, he was confident the first part of his aim to establish a restaurant and theatre complex was on track."

Otago Daily Times New Zealand.

"And everything on its menu is cooked in the wood-fired oven they installed."
Syracuse.com

"At 71 years of age, Terri McKenzie Robson is still mowing the lawns and cooking on a wood-fired stove in her 1925 Boambee house but she worries for the future of what is a very old home in this region."

The Coffs Coast Advocate.

Posted by Prof. Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.

Pasta Plumita

Posted by Prof. Héctor José Mendoza Ortiz.
Penne pasta.
I love eating penne pasta.

References in News:

"My favourite place to eat is the Rituals Coffee House in Montego Bay; I love their Chicken Alfredo with Penne Pasta."
The Jamaica Observer.

"By WKBW Programming Healthy walnuts add crunchy texture to this easy penne pasta dish. "
WKBW-TV

Envase Tetra Brik

Brick carton.

There are two brick cartons in the refrigerator.


Reference in Dictionary:











http://visual.merriam-webster.com/food-kitchen/kitchen/packaging_3.php

Alimentos Descompuestos, Comida Descompuesta.

Spoiled food; rotten food; expired food.

In Venezuela they find big containers with spoiled food everyday.

Reference in News:

"The scandal grew in late May when containers with rotten, spoiled or expired food were found in a warehouse operated by the food agency, named the Venezuelan Producer and Distributor of Food but commonly known as PDVAL."
CNN News.