Swiss - English Menu Dictionary:

Aschenbecher - ashtray
Aelper - Alpen
Ananas - pineapple
Apfel - Apple
Appenzöller-Chässalat Einfach - cheese salad
Appenzöller-Fondue - cheese fondue
Basilikum - basil
bestellung - appointment
Bergkase - mountain cheese
Bier - beer
Bierteig - beer pastry
Birne - pear
Bohen - beans
Blatt - green
Blattsalat - green salad
Blattspinat - spinach
Bouillon - Consomme
brat - roast
Braten - Joint
Bratkartoffeln - Fried potato
Bratwurst - sausage (cooked)
Brot - bread (Swiss bread is great)
bunter - colourful
carre - chops
Champignons - mushrooms
Crème - Cream
Crevetten - shrimp
dazu servieren wir - also served with
Ei - egg
Einlage - floating peices in soup (croutons)
fanne - pan
feiner - refined (as in sauce)
Felchen - Fresh water fish
Feldsalat - weed salad (wild salad?)
Fische - fish
Fitnesssteller - healthy food
Fleisch - meat (beef)
Fleischkase - raw/sausage meat
Frankreich - French
Frischen - fresh
Fruhlingsrolle - spring roll
Fruchten - fruit
gebacken - baked
gebraten - cooked/baked
gebratene - fried
gefüllt - stuffed
gekocht - cooked
Gemüse - Vegetable
gemachter - made
Gemischter - mixed vegetables
Gemischter Salat - large mixed salad with extra veg.
Gerauchtes - smoked
Gerstensuppe - Barley soup
geschnetzeltes - sliced
geschwenkt - cooked
getranke - drinks
glacierte - glazed
gratinert - browned
grill - grill
grosses - large
grosses bier - large beer (0.5 l)
grune - green
gruner - Mixed
Grüner Salat - small green salad
Gulasch - goulash
Hackbraten - meat loaf
Hack - mince
hett solangs hett - when available
haus - house
hausgemachter - home-made
Huusplättli - house plate - dried meat, cheese and bread
Huusrösti - sliced and fried potato, ham, cheese, tomato, egg
Huhn - Hen - chicken
Huttenkase - fresh cheese
inklusive Mehrwertsteuer - includes VAT (sales tax)
junge - young
junge Kefen - Mange tout
jus - juice
Käse - Cheese
Kaffee - coffee
Kalb - Calf (Veal)
Kaltes & Salate - cold plates and salad
kalte - Cold
Karotten - Carot
Kartoffeln - potato
Kefen - peas
kleiner - small
kliener bier - small beer 0.3 l
kleines - small
knackigen - crisp
Knoblauch - garlic
Kokos - coconut
Koteletts - cutlets
Krautern - herbs
Krustentiere - shellfish
Lachs - salmon
Lamm - Lamb
Leber - liver
leichter - Light
Likore - Liquore
Mandeln - Almond
Melonen - melon
Milch - milk
mit - with
Mohnsamen - Poppy seeds
Mohn - poppy seeds
Mohnreis - poppyseed rice
Morchel - morel mushrooms
Nudeln - noodle
Nüsslisalat - weed salad (just my name for it)
oberlander - highland/mountain
offen - open/carafe
panierter - fried in bread crumbs
Pariserbrot - French bread
Pfefferrahmsauce - cream pepper sauce
Pikantem - pikant
Pilzen - wild fungus/mushroom
Pilzragout - mushroom stew
Pomme-frites - French fries
Poulet - Chicken
Preiselbeeren - cranberry sauce
Rahm - Cream
rassiger - hot (spicy)
Rauchwürste - smoked sausage
reichhaltige - rich
Reis - Rice
Rind - Cattle (Beef)
Rindsbraten - roast beef
rippli - chops
Rohschinken - raw (smoked) ham
Rosenkohl - Sprouts
Rosinen - Raisens
Rosmaronjus - Rosemary
Rösti - baked grated potato
Rot - red (as in Rotwein - red wine)
Rotwein - red wine
rücken - back
Saisonggemüse - seasonal vegetables
Sahnemeerrettichschaum - creamed horse-radish sauce
Salsiz - local salami
Salate - salad
Salbei - sage
Salz - salted
sautierne - fried
Schaum - sauce
Schinken - ham
Schokoladen - chocolate
Schwein - Pork (swine)
Schweinsschnitzel - pork steak
Schweizer - Swiss
Senfschaum - mustard sauce
Sied - boiled
Spargel - Asparagus
Spargeln - Asparagus
Speck - bacon
Speisekarte - hot food menu
Spiess - skewer
Speisen - menu
spiegel - fry
Spiegelei - fried egg
spiralen - spiral noodles
Speisekart - Menu
Spezialitan - Specialities
Spatzli - noodle
Spinat - Spinach
Spirituosen - Spirits
Steinpilzen - stone fungus/wild mushroom
streifen - strips
Suppen - soup
Tageshit - dish of the day
Tagesmenü - dish of the day
Tagessuppe - soup of the day
Teller - plate
Thon - tuna
Thonsalat Einfach - small tuna salad
Thonsalat Garniert - tuna salad with extra veg
Tomaten - tomato
uberbacken - baked
verfeinert - refined
verschiedenen - different
Vongole - mussels
vom - from
Vorspeisen - hors d’oeuvres
Waldfest - pork sausage
Waldpilzen - wild mushrooms
Warme - warm
Wasser - water
Weichkase - fresh cheese
Weinkarte - wine/drinks list
Weizen - wheat
Weiss - white
Weisswein - white wine
wurfeln - diced
Wurst - sausage (cold)
Wurst-Käsesalat Einfach - small sausage and cheese salad
Wurstsalat Garniert - sausage salad with extra veg
Zitronen - Lemon
Zwiebeln - onion
Zwiebelringen - Onion rings

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