Name that vegetable! A - Z game

Question

How to play:
-- Click newest
-- Follow the sequence A - Z
-- Choose a vegetable in English
-- Translate the English vegetable to Spanish
-- Include both words in your answer
-- Post two sentences, one in English and one in Spanish
-- Feel free to post a photo for fun!

Answer 1

beets = remolachas

I must harvest my beets today.

Tengo que cosechar mis remolachas hoy.

I think that it is a lot more common to say "betabeles" in Spanish for beets. - 00e46f15, Sep 24, 2013

Beets are wonderful grated into a fresh green salad. - Findy, Sep 25, 2013

Betabel más común? En México, si. En España, no. - Castor77, Sep 26, 2013

Answer 2

Huckleberry - Arándano

I couldn't find any vegetable that starts with the letter "H" in English, so I found "Huckleberry", which is a fruit.

No pude encontrar ningún vegetal en inglés que empezara con "H", entonces encontré "Huckleberry" que en español significa arándano, y es una fruta.

Hola sylyon - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

Hi! - 00e46f15, Sep 24, 2013

:) Works for me, jeje - rac1, Sep 24, 2013

¿Cómo estás? - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

Good idea, Susy! - bandit51jd, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 3

Kelp - El quelpo

Kelp grows in underwater forests in shallow ocean beds.

El quelpo crece en bosques debajo del mar en lechos marinos pocos profundos.

Help, it's kelp...... - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

;o) Scary to look at but apparently healthy to eat. - katydew, Sep 25, 2013

It has made Elizabeth Grant a very wealthy woman. - 0095ca4c, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 4

eggplant - una berenjena

Eggplant parmigiana is delicious!

Parmigiana de berenjenas es deliciosa!

I followed Mainer. I think the next one should be F, and then Tick's green beans. - 0095ca4c, Sep 24, 2013

lol - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

Love eggplant! - rac1, Sep 24, 2013

Yum! Fried eggplant is delicious as well. :) - Findy, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 5

Green beans-Judías verdes

I love to eat green beans.

Me encanta comer judías verdes.

Me too Tick! I slather them in mushroom sauce! - 0095ca4c, Sep 24, 2013

It depends where you live, but we always call them "ejotes". I love to cook them with bacon! Yum! - 00e46f15, Sep 24, 2013

Mum - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

That makes my mouth water! - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

Me too, Tick. :) - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 6

Parsnip - la chirivía

Parsnips look like like white carrots.

Chirivías parecen como zanahorias blancas.

...but they taste awful jajajajaja - Mainer, Sep 26, 2013

Answer 7

A - artichoke - la alcachofa

¿Sabías que la alcachofa viene de un cardo?

Did you know that the artichoke comes from a thistle?

Uh oh.....sorry about that...I'll make a change. jeje - rac1, Sep 24, 2013

Thats ok - 0080b918, Sep 24, 2013

I didn't know that. I love these! - Findy, Sep 25, 2013

Here we stuff them with lots of garlic...yum! - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 8

Q

Quingombó = Okra or Ladies fingers (phew - that was a hard one!)

El quingombóes a menudo usada en cocina India. Okra is often used in Indian cooking.

We use a lot of okra here in New Orleans. Gumbo, fried, pickled.... - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

Very well done! - bandit51jd, Sep 26, 2013

I haven't tasted okra...not that I know of anyway. Good one! - 0095ca4c, Sep 26, 2013

We also use it a lot in African soups. - osas-baby, Sep 27, 2013

Answer 9

O

Onion - Cebolla

Onions make me cry. Las cebollas me hacen llorar.

Me too. - 0095ca4c, Sep 25, 2013

Bien hecho, Castor! - bandit51jd, Sep 26, 2013

Answer 10

J - jalapeno - jalapeño

Do you love jalapeño pepper poppers?

¿Te gusta la pimienta jalapeño poppers?

Sorry, not a veggie. - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

Jalapeños are, just not the bread and cheese. Si Me gustán los "poppers" muchísimo - SaigeSmith, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 11

L is for Leeks. En español, se llama puerros.

Answer 12

Dandelion - amargón

Las hojas del amargón puede estar cocinado y sabor como espinaca.

The greens of a dandelion can be cooked and taste like spinach.

They are a great source of vital nutrients. - 0095ca4c, Sep 24, 2013

"Las hojas del amargón (diente de león) pueden ser cocinadas y saben a espinacas." Hola Mainer! - 00e46f15, Sep 24, 2013

Argh!!!! How stupid of me! Thanks Sylon. - Mainer, Sep 24, 2013

Answer 13

C - carrots - zanahorias

Carrots are extremely high in both, Vitamin A and Beta-carotene, which are rarely available in such potent amounts from other fruits and vegetables.

Las zanahorias son muy altas tanto en vitamina A y beta-caroteno, que rara vez están disponibles en cantidades potentes de otras frutas y verduras.

Answer 14

Fennel - Hinojo

Nucna he comido hinojo ¿lo has comido?

I have never eaten fennel, have you?

F was skipped over. I really didin't know how to handle the Spanish on "have you". - Mainer, Sep 24, 2013

I believe your Spanish is correct per a Spanish native that I talked with. - bandit51jd, Sep 25, 2013

heh, heh - rac1, Sep 25, 2013

Answer 15

S

Spinach - Espinaca

That makes me want to go have some spinach dip at Houston's. Yumalicious!! - rac1, Sep 26, 2013

I like creamed spinach with a good steak. Mmmmm. - katydew, Sep 26, 2013