Kitchen words

Woordenboek

Every Dutch word I've picked up while cooking, collected from the recipes — 17 so far.

A

aardappel [AAR-dah-pel]
potato Vastkokend means waxy and kruimig means floury — buy vastkokende aardappels for this pan. Paprikás Krumpli

B

bakvorm
baking tin A bakplaat is a flat oven tray; an ovenschaal is a deeper dish. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia
bloem [bloom]
flour Bloem also means flower. Bread flour is broodbloem or tarwebloem; meel is coarser. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

D

deeg [dayg]
dough Nat deeg is wet dough — exactly what this recipe wants. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

G

gist [ghist]
yeast Droge gist is instant yeast; verse gist comes in a chilled block. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

K

kneden [KNAY-den]
to knead Zonder kneden is the no-knead part of the title. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia
korst
crust Krokant means crisp — what you want from the base. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

O

olijfolie
olive oil Extra vierge is extra virgin. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

P

pan
pot or pan Een brede pan is a wide pan; a steelpan is a saucepan with a handle. Paprikás Krumpli
paprika
bell pepper A false friend: in Dutch paprika is the vegetable. The ground spice is paprikapoeder. Paprikás Krumpli

R

rijzen [RYE-zen]
to rise, to prove Het deeg rijst means the dough is rising. Watch out: rijst on its own means rice. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia
rozemarijn [ROH-zeh-mah-rine]
rosemary Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

S

sudderen [SUH-deh-ren]
to simmer Laat het twintig minuten sudderen — let it simmer for twenty minutes. Paprikás Krumpli

U

ui [uy]
onion Plural is uien. Fijnsnipperen is what a recipe means by finely diced. Paprikás Krumpli

V

voorverwarmen
to preheat Split verb: verwarm de oven voor op 230 graden — the voor jumps to the end. Overnight No-Knead Focaccia

W

worst
sausage Gerookte worst is smoked sausage; rookworst is the supermarket standard. Paprikás Krumpli

Z

zure room [ZUH-reh rohm]
sour cream Sits by the creme fraiche, which is richer and does not split as easily. Paprikás Krumpli