Glossary of Spanish Food Words

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Word or Term	Definition
habas	broad beans
habas con jamón	see recipe
habas/ habichuelas/ alubias/ frijoles/ judias	beans
habichuelas (Méx) ejote	green beans
hacer puré	mash
hake	Merluza - a mild-flavored, large-flaked, white-fleshed fish very popular with Spanish cooks. Cod or another large-flaked white fish can be used as a substitute in recipes.
harina	flour
harina de maíz	corn flour
helado	ice cream
herboristeria	shop specializing in herbs, natural remedies, etc.
hervir	boil
hierba	herb
hierba doncella	myrtle, periwinkle
hierbabuena	mint
hierbaluisa	lemon verbena
higado	liver
higo	fig
higo chumbo	prickly pear
hinojo	fennel
hoja	leaf
hoja del cuchillo	blade of a knife
hojaldre	puff pastry
hojas	leaves
horchata	made from ground chufa nuts ( tiger nuts), it is a sweet cool milky drink originating in Valencia.
horno	oven
horreo	a granite drying shed for corn, found in Galicia and Asturias,
hueco	dent
huerto/huerta	vegetable patch, especially a vegetable-producing garden close to the city
hueso/espina	bone
hueva	cured and pressed fish roe, normally tuna or grey mullet
huevo	egg
huevo duro	hard boiled egg
huevos estrellados	fried egg and potato hash