Glossary of Spanish Food Words

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Word or Term	Definition
de grano grueso	coarse
de horno	ovenproof
degustacion	tasting or sampling of food or drink
dehuesado	boned
dejar en adobo, marinar	marinade, marinate
denomination de origen (D.O.)	an official system of quality control and protecting the quality and authenticity of speciality products and wines
derretido	melted
derretir	melt
desalar	to remove the salt from a salt cured product, such as cod or bacalao, by soaking it in water
desayuno	breakfast
descamar	remove scales from fish
desgrasar	skimming fat from the surface of a soup
despensa	larder
despepitar	to remove the seeds or stones from fruit or vegetables
dientes de ajo	cloves of garlic
doblar	fold
dorada	gilthead bream fish
dorado	browned, fried golden yellow
dorar	to brown
dulce	sweet