Spanish food loanwords By Kelly & Angel

tortilla A thin round of unleavened cornmeal or wheat flour bread usually eaten hot with a topping or filling. It is used in English for a more restricted range of foods, mainly a potato-based omelet originating in Spain, and for a flatbread made from corn or wheat.

Taco Traditional Mexican dish made by corns or wheat tortilla rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetable and cheese. A taco often accompanied by garnish such as salsa, avocado or guacamole, cilantro, tomatoes, minced meat, onions and lettuce.

salsa a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and hot peppers

maize Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn, is a grain domesticated by indigenous people in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times.

barbecue Spanish: barbacoa

vanilla Spanish: vainilla

Jalapeño The jalapeño or jalapeno is a medium- sized chili pepper.

paella a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables

cocoa Spanish: cacao a: powdered ground roasted cacao beans from which a portion of the fat has been removed b: a beverage prepared by heating cocoa with water or milk

tequila Spanish: Tequila Tequila is a distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Mexico. tequila sunrise

avocado Guacamole

Tapioca Tapioca is a staple food in some regions and is used worldwide as a thickening agent, mainly in foods. The main ingredient of our Pearl Milk Tea

Chili Spanish: chile Chili Con Carne