English & Afrikaans terminology
Sometimes kitchen words in English and Afrikaans can be confusing. Some words are very similar, other words are completely different. The lists below will help you make sense of these words, especially so that they are easy to find when you are shopping for ingredients.
Basic ingredients
English | Afrikaans |
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avocado oil | avokado-olie |
barley | gort |
bran | semels |
buttermilk | karringmelk |
capers | kappertjiesaad |
castor sugar | strooisuiker |
chickpeas | kekerertjies |
coconut milk | klappermelk |
condensed milk | kondensmelk |
cornflour | mielieblom |
cottage cheese | maaskaas |
couscous | koeskoes |
cream cheese | roomkaas |
honey | heuning |
icing sugar | versiersuiker |
lentils | lensies |
oats | hawermout |
olive oil | olyfolie |
peanuts | grondboontjies |
pearled wheat | stampkoring |
pine nuts | dennepitte |
poppy seeds | papawersaad |
prawns | garnale |
samp | stampmielies |
self-raising flour | bruismeel |
sesame seeds | sesamsaad |
soy sauce | sojasous |
stock | aftreksel |
sunflower seeds | sonneblomsaad |
sweet chilli sauce | soet brandrissiesous |
wholegrain mustard | korrelmosterd |
Fruit and veggies
English | Afrikaans |
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apricot | appelkoos |
asparagus | aspersies |
artichoke | artisjokke |
baby marrow/courgette/zucchini | murgpampoentjie |
blueberries | bloubessies |
brinjal/eggplant/aubergine | eiervrug |
butternut | botterskorsie |
cabbage | kool |
carrots | wortels |
cauliflower | blomkool |
cherries | kersies |
cranberries | rooibosbessies |
cucumber | komkommer |
figs | vye |
grapefruit | pomelo |
green beans | groenboontjies |
guava | koejawel |
kumquat | koemkwats |
leeks | preie |
lemon | suurlemoen |
lime | lemmetjie |
mealies/corn | mielies |
mushroom | sampioen |
nectarine | nektarien |
onions | uie |
orange | lemoen |
papaya | papaja |
parsnip | witwortel |
peach | perske |
peas | ertjies |
pineapple | pynappel |
plum | pruim |
pomegranate seeds | granaatpitte |
potato | aartappel |
prickly pear | turksvy |
pumpkin | pampoen |
radish | radys |
raspberries | frambose |
red currants | rooi-aalbessies |
rhubarb | rabarber |
spring onions | sprietuie |
strawberries | aarbeie |
sweet pepper | soetrissie |
watermelon | waatlemoen |
Kitchen terminology
English | Afrikaans |
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bake | bak |
batter | beslag |
beat | klop |
blend | verpulp/versap |
boil | kook |
cream | verroom |
deep-fry | diepbraai |
dough | deeg |
drain | dreineer |
flaked | gevlok |
filling | vulsel |
fold | vou |
freeze | vries |
fry | braai/panbraai |
garnish | garneer |
grill | rooster |
heat | verhit |
marinade | marinade |
marinate | marineer |
mix | meng |
paste | pasta |
pour | giet |
preheat | voorverhit |
reduce | verlaag |
roast | rooster/oondrooster |
sauce | sous |
sauté | soteer |
season | geur |
serve | voor sit |
simmer | prut |
slivered | gesplinterde |
spoon | skep |
steam | stoom |
stir | roer |
stir-fry | roerbraai |
toast | rooster |
whisk | klits |
Herbs, spices and seasonings
English | Afrikaans |
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allspice | wonderpeper |
aniseed | anys |
bay leaves | lourierblare |
cardamom | kardemom |
cayenne pepper | rooipeper |
chervil | kerwel |
chillies | brandrissies |
cinnamon | kaneel |
cloves | naeltjies |
coriander/dhania | koljander |
cumin/jeera | komyn |
curry powder | kerriepoeier |
dill | dille |
fennel | vinkel |
garlic | knoffel |
ginger | gemmer |
lemongrass | sitroengras |
marjoram | marjolein |
mint | kruisement |
nutmeg | neutmuskaat |
origanum | origanum |
paprika | paprika |
parsley | pietersielie |
peppercorns | peperkorrels |
rosemary | roosmaryn |
saffron | saffraan |
sage | salie |
tamarind | tamaryn |
tarragon | dragon |
thyme | tiemie |
turmeric | borrie |