French-English food dictionary

azul · Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 29 Location: Brooklyn, NY

sorry for the plethora of posts tonight, but i had planned my trip to Paris a while ago and all of the sudden my trip is next week. ack!

does anyone know of a good online french-english food dictionary? my french is pretty decent, but my food vocabulary isn't as good as i would like it to be which makes menus a little daunting. i'm hoping that i could find online a good dictionary that i could print out and carry around with me.

any suggestions?

Lady Amalthea · Joined: 18 Dec 2004 Posts: 136 Location: New York City

Melly · Posted: Wed May 03, 2006 1:56 pm Post subject:

I googled it and found several. This one looked pretty good.
http://www.beyond.fr/food/eng_french_food_dict_1.html
The one at Patricia Wells' site was more comprehensive but maybe too much so since it includes cooking terms.
http://www.patriciawells.com/glossary/atoz/glossary.htm

Good luck! We went in April and had a fabulous time. After a week, not one of us, including my 5 year old, were ready to come home.

Donna · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 827 Location: Oakland, CA

Years ago I bought a little book about the size of a 3X5 card called Menu Master. You could buy them in German, French, Spanish, etc. It had translations for typical items on a French menu, as well as a food glossary in the back. You might look for that in a book store before you go. It was very easily carried in pocket or purse and very easy to consult. We used ours till it fell apart. My French is better now and I feel less need for it, since we go to France every couple of years! Laughing

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