Dominican Republic Food, Fruits Translations

Ahuyama or Auyama - type of yam pumpkin like squash (used in many soups to make the color)
Ají - pepper
Aji Verde - Green pepper
Al Ajillo - a garlic sauce, great on fish
Albóndigas - meatballs
Alcachofas - artichokes
Algarrobo - (nickname mierda en cajeta=shit in a little box) this is a very strange fruit. It is said to be high in vitamins. When opened it does smell bad and the fruit is dry with a fuzzy texture. Get past the smell and the fruit is sweet.
Arbejas - peas
Arenque - stewed herring
Arepa - spicy baked pudding made of cornmeal and coconut
Arepitas de Maíz - fried corn meal cakes resembles corn bread (get the recipe-new window)
Bacalaítos - cod fish fritters
Bacalao - cod fish
Barbacoa - barbecue
Batata Frita - sweet potato fritters
Batata - sweet potato
Batida - a blender drink made of fruit, milk(either Carnation milk or regular milk), ice, sugar
Berenjena - Eggplant
Biscocho - cake
Bisteck - thin sliced beef steak
Bondelic - prune cake
Cachú or Kachu - ketchup
Cajuilitos Sulimanes - a small, red, pear-shaped fruit, mild flavor, crunchy texture
Cajuil - cashew, and the seed is the cashew NUT, and the cajuil is the orangish fruit that holds the seed.
Calabaza - West Indian type pumpkin
Calamares - squid
Camarones - shrimp
Cangrejo - crab (picture of live cangrejo - new window)
Carnesion - Carnation milk
Carne molida - Ground Beef
Casabe - cassava (more information - new window)
Catibia - flour made from fresh yuca
Cerdo - pork
Cereza - The Barbados cherry this is the common cherry here in DR- it has 3 seeds inside
Champola - milk with guanábana
Chen Chen - pudding made with cornmeal
Chicharrone / Chicharones - Fried pork skins. One can usually purchase these in the streets carried on the shoulders of street vendors. Topped with a special vinegar sauce or límon these are very greasy, not that good for you. But they are sooo tasty that once you have tried them you won't be able to resist making the guy stop to sell you a little bit (un chin) (picture of some chicharones -new window)
Chimichurri - hamburger Dominican style
China/ Jugo de China - Orange/Orange juice
Chinola - passion fruit. This fruit has a tart sweetness that is wonderful made into juice and ice cream. It is also great eating this messy fruit fresh from the skin (easer if eaten with a spoon)
Chivo - Goat
Chivo Picante or Chivo Liniero - Spicy goat
Cho-Cho or Tayota - little squash
Chofan - Dominican twist to the Chinese dish chow fan. This is a rice dish made with bacon,chicken and/or fried pork skin. Added in are egg, garlic, onions and other ingredients that are different according to the cook.( get the recipe)
Chuleta ahumada - Smoked pork chop
Chuleta al Carbon - grilled pork chop
Chuletas de Res - Prime Rib
Churrasco - charcoal grilled meat
Ciruela- prune (Ciruela Seca-dry prune)
Coco Tierno - Coconut and milk sweetened to make a puddling like desert
Coliflor - cauliflower
Concón - burnt rice on the bottom of the pan, very good to eat (make concón - new window)
Cremor - cream of tartar
Crinchí - cream cheese
Domplín - dumplin
Dulce de Leche - A sweet, like soft fudge, made with milk
El Tocino - bacon
Empanizado - breaded (usually a breaded meat)
Ensalada - salad
Entre Cote - boneless rib steak
Espaguetis - Spaghetti
Espárragos - asparagus
Espinacas - spinach
Frio Frio - shaved ice with flavors, snow cone
Frituras - fried snack foods usually prepared by street vendors
Granada - pomegranate
Grei-frú or toronja - grapefruit
Guanábana - Soursop, a tropical fruit with lots of creamy white pulp and green spiny skin. The texture is strange for a fruit but very tasty.
Guandules - looks and tastes like peas but a bit firmer
Guineo - banana (picture -opens in new window)
Guisada - anything stewed (Rés guisada- stewed beef; pollo guisado-stewed chicken) (get the recipes-opens in new window)
Habas - white beans/ fava beans
Habichuelas - beans with liquid and mild spice. A Dominican staple (get the recipe- opens in new window)
Habichuelas con Dulce - Beans made in a sweet sauce closely resembles a pudding, Easter traditional food (get the recipe-opens in new window)
Helados - ice cream
Hongos - (word for fungus) mushrooms
Jonikaike also spelt Yaniqueque- Johnny Cake (fried batter with different fillings)
Jugo de avena - drink make with oatmeal and milk (get the recipe-opens in new window)
Kipes-quipes, Middle Eastern - type food adapted to the Dominican style.Made of bulger(cracked wheat), ground beef and fried. Can be purchased on the street and in Colmados in the morning. Very filling and flavorful.
La Bandera Dominicana - or la Bandera- (The Dominican Flag) typical Dominican lunch. Beans.rice.meat, and salad (get the recipe opens in new window)
Lambi - Conch
Langosta - Spiny lobster
Lechón Asado - roast suckling pig
Lechoza - papaya. This fruit can be quite large, unlike the little ones you could be accustomed to. Makes a great juice drink with milk (batida) (about papaya-opens in new window)
Limoncillos - (also known as Genip, Genipa, Mamoncillo and Spanish lime) a fruit, looks like a lime but grows in bunches. Inside fruit is cantaloupe colored and sweet.(more information with picture-opens in new window)
Locrio - typical Dominican home-style rice dish typically made with sausage (sometimes with shrimp or chicken mixed in). Very tasty
Longanesa - a Dominican home made sausage
Mabi - natural juice (more about Mabi-new window)
Maíz - corn (picture of a maíz street vendor - opens in new window)
Majarete - sweet corn pudding
Mamajuana-A typical Dominican drink made with herbs and roots with rum,honey and vine added. Some may have animal parts added supposed to be good for men's potency. (info on mamajuana-opens in new window)
Mamey - orange
Mandarina (o) - tangerine or mandarin, can be found January thru February and November thru December
Maní - peanut
Mangú - typical Dominican food made with platanos, onion and oil mashed. Typically served at breakfast (get the recipe-opens in new window)
Marañon - Cashew nuts
Mariscos - sea food
Maseca - sweet smoked sausage
Mazamorra - mashed auyama squash served with onions
Medio pollo - coffee with milk
Mero - small Groupers (fish)
Miel - honey
Mofongo - typical Dominican dish made with mashed fried green platanos/ plantains. These traditionally are mashed with chicharrones/fried pork skins. This is served with a broth on the side for dipping or moistening the dish. *there are other types of Monfongo that have different types of meats but this is the basic recipe ie: Camaronfongo/ shrimp monfongo) (picture of monfongo - opens in new window)
Molondrones - Okra
Mondongo - tripe stew
Morcilla - blood sausage (picture of morcilla-opens in new window)
Morisoñando - orange juice blended with Carnation milk
Moro de guandules - rice and peas
Moro - typical Dominican dish of rice and beans or corn mixed
Pan de Auga - Water Bread. These individual rolls are very flavorful. The outside is crusty and is good alone or made into a sandwich. Most Colmados sell them fresh made every morning.
Pancito - roll
Panceki - hotcakes, pancakes
Panza - pig stomach (picture of panza being cut up-opens in new window)
Pasteles en Hoja - a type of tamale with a variety of fillings
Pastelitos - Dominican small fried pastries filled with cheeses, meats and/ or vegetables.
Pavo - turkey
Pecao - fish
Pechuga de Pollo - Chicken Breast
Pejibaye - Heart of Palm
Pepinillos - Pickles
Pepino - Cucumber
Pera - pear
Pescado - fish
Pescado Colorado - Red Fish
Petits Pois - peas
Pica-Pica - sardines
Pica-pollo - breaded fried chicken
Pichirri - the tail of the chicken
Platanos de Caldero or Maduro - Caramelized ripe plantains (recipe-opens in new window)
Pollo Frito - fried chicken
Pulpo - squid
Queque - cake
Queso - cheese
Queso crema - cream cheese
Queso de Hoja - sort of like bocconcini or string cheese. A white strong round cheese.
Queso Frito or Queso de Freir- Dominican fried, white cheese
Quipes - bulger roll usually with a little meat inside
Rábanos - radishes
Remolachas - beets
Repollo - cabbage
Revuelitos - scrambled eggs
Salpicón - meat loaf
Sancocho - signature dish of the country. A thick stew-type dish made with vegetables and different types of meat(beef,pork,chicken,goat..) (sancocho recipe, see a picture of cooking sancocho -opens in new window)
Pessi - Pepsi Cola
Siro - hotcake syrup
Tamarindo - tamarind (information and picture of tamarindo -opens in new window)
Taro - spinach
Tayota (or) Cho-Cho - Little Squash
Té de Jengibre - ginger tea, a Christmas drink (Christmas traditions-new window) (recipe for te de jengibre-new window)
Tipili - Bulger salad, tabouleh
Toronja (dominicanismo= grei-frú) - grapefruit
Tortilla de Huevos - Dominican style Spanish omelet
Tostones - twice-fried plantains (tostones recipe-opens in new window)
Uva - grape
Vainitas - Green beans
Vegetales - vegetables
Verdura' (also 'verdurita') - fresh coriander (also called 'cilantro')
Vestida de Novia - not sure if it's considered food but it refers to a beer, the ice covering the bottle
Víveres - vegetables, fruits
Yuca - cassave, a long tuber vegetable.(more information - new window)
Yunyun (frio frio) - snow cone, shaved ice with flavored liquid
Zanahorias - carrots
Zapote - tangy yet sweet fruit, has a dull brown skin, sticky orange flesh, large black seeds and makes great juice