- O -
Obers / Rahm / Schmand dialect (Austria) (n)(m)(n) sweet or sour cream - Creme fraiche / Creme double
Ochsenschwanz (m) oxtail
Ofen, Backofen (m) oven
- P -
Palatschinken dialect (Austria) (m) pancakes
panieren (verb) to bread, usually with flour, egg and Paniermehl or Semmelbrösel (dried bread crumbs)
Paradeiser / Tomaten (m) tomato
Pastinake (f) parsnip
Pfeffer (m) pepper
Pflaumenmus/Powidl (n) plum jam, like apple butter
Porree/Lauch (m)(m) leek
Prise (f) a pinch
putzen (verb) to clean
- Q -
Quark a type of fresh cheese, like ricotta or cream cheese
- R -
Rollholz/Nudelholz (n) rolling pin
reiben to grate
rote Rübe /rote Beete (f) beet
Rotkraut cooked red cabbage with apples and spices
rasten lassen to give a dish a resting period, certain doughs and roasts, for instance
Roggen (m) rye grain
reduzieren to reduce, to cook down liquid and concentrate flavors
- S -
Sauerkraut sauerkraut, potted cabbage, cabbage layered with salt and allowed to ferment
saure Sahne/Sauerrahm sour cream
schälen to peel
Scheibe (f) piece or slice
Schmalz lard, used as a bread spread with small, crispy bits of bacon and salt
Schmand /Obers / Rahm usually very heavy sour cream, like crème fraiche
schnell quickly
Schüssel (f) bowl
schwenken to stir cooked or boiled food lightly in melted butter or fat
Semmel Brötchen dialect (Austria) another word for roll
Semmelbrösel/Paniermehl dried bread crumbs
Senf/Mostrich (m) mustard
Servierteller or Servierschüssel (m) serving platter or bowl
Serviette (f) napkin
Spargel (m) asparagus
spicken to lard or spice under the skin or in the meat to flavor and moisten. Garlic, cloves or bacon strips can be used
sprüdeln(d) boiling, (spitting out of the pan)
steif schlagen to whip until hard peaks form
Strudel A sweet or savory cake made by wrapping a thin sheet of dough all the way around a filling
Suppenteller (m) (soup)bowl
süße Sahne/Schlagobers sweet cream- T -
Tafelspitz (n) beef rump tip, a braised beef dish with brown gravy
Tasse (f) (coffee) cup, about 150 ml or 3/5 American cup
Teelöffel (m) teaspoon
Teller (m) plate
tranchieren to carve into slices (meat)
- U -
überbacken to bake or broil until a crust is formed
umrühren to stir (around)
Unterheben fold into, mix carefully, as in whipped egg whites
- V -
Vanille(schote) (f) vanilla (bean)
Vanillezucker (m) vanilla-flavored sugar made by sticking a piece of vanilla bean into a jar of sugar for several weeks. One package of vanilla sugar equals about 4 teaspoons of homemade, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Vorspeise (f) appetizer
- W -
waschen to wash
Wasser (n) water
Wein (m) wine
Wiener Schnitzel (n) breaded, fried veal cutlet
Wurst
(f) sausage- Z -
zerreiben to grate or rub into small pieces
zerschneiden to cut up
ziehen lassen to marinade or poach
Zimt (m) cinnamon
Zitrone (f) lemon
Zucker (m) sugar
zusammen mischen to mix together
Zwetsche(n), Zwetschge(n) (f) plum(s)
Zwiebel(n) onion(s) (f) onion(s)
