Food in Spanish:

Ordering food in Spanish is not very difficult. But the type of meals you are likely to find will vary from place to place.

Not all Spanish speaking countries eat tacos and beans, you know!

But building an exhaustive list of food names for every region would be too difficult.

That's why this page only focuses on food names and meals common to most Spanish speaking regions.

The Main Meals in Spanish

There are 3 main meals in Spanish:

Breakfast in Spansih

Breakfast in Spanish is (el) desayuno.

The verb is desayunar.

Common Breakfast Foods in Spanish

Una Naranja El Jugo de Naranja		Orange Juice
Huevos Fritos		Fried Eggs
Huevos Tibios		Boiled Eggs
Una tostada, pan tostado		Toast
R5C1		Butter
Jamón y tocino		Ham and Bacon
el/un Café		Coffee
La leche		Milk
R9C1		R9C3

Lunch in Spansih

Lunch in Spanish is (el) almuerzo.

The verb is almorzar.

Common Lunch Foods in Spanish

Pollo/Gallina		Chicken
Pescado		Fish
Emparedado, Sandwich		Sandwich
Ensalada		Salad
Papas fritas, patatas fritas		Fries/Chips

Dinner in Spansih

Dinner in Spanish is (la) cena.

The verb is cenar.

Common Dinner Food in Spanish

Chuletas		Lamb Chops
Sopa		Soup
Legumbres		Vegetables, veggies
Fruta (postre)		Fruit (dessert)
Filete, Biftec, bistec, bisté		Steak
Helado, Mantecado, Sorbete (Postre)		Ice Cream (Dessert)

Soon, I'll include a useful Spanish phrases dealing with food. Stay tuned!

Relevant Links

• Spanish Words (Main Page)
• The numbers in Spanish (How to count in Spanish)
• The colors in Spanish
• Food in Spanish
• Seasons in Spanish
• Spanish Weather Terms
• Parts of the body in Spanish
• Months in Spanish
• Days of the week in Spanish

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