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golondrina de mar

[Spanish] plural golondrinas de mar

Flying fish. Not much eaten, but either fried or grilled when caught.

goma arábiga

[Spanish]

Gum arabic, used for emulsifying, stabilising and thickening. It is extracted from the acacia.

goma guar

[Spanish]

Guar gum is made from the ground endosperm of guar beans and is used as a thickener and stabiliser in the food industry. It has the E-number E412.

goraz

[Spanish]

The juvenile form of the red sea bream (US: pandora), at which point it has blue spots on its back. The eyes are so far forward they almost seem to protrude beyond the front of the face. The back is usually greyish with red lights and fins are red. These fish are very common in Spain and is traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve in some parts of the country, especially Castile.

gordales

[Spanish]

Enormous marinated green olives

gordita

/ghor-DEE-tah/
[Spanish] plural gorditas

"Little fat ones." The gordita is a small, thick, soft masa tortilla typically baked on a griddle and then fried. It is similar to the taco, which are made with thinner tortillas. The gordita may be either filled or served with soups or stews, and is often served at lunch time with a number of different salsas.

gorro verde

[Spanish] plural gorros verdes

Greencracked brittlegill. A variety of wild mushroom which, as its name implies, is a sort of olive green with darker green markings and with creamy brittle gills. Most brittlegills resemble other ones that are inedible and some will cause gastric problems. You can normally detect what type it is by the flavour. A tiny tasting will immediately reveal whether or not it is edible, but it is worth spitting it out immediately if you detect a bitter taste.

gotto

[Spanish]

Tripe

goujones

/goo-HOH-nehs/
[Spanish]

Goujons. Any strip of filleted fish, often sole or pike, deep-fried after being dipped in flour or egg and breadcrumbs. So-called, because the eventual shape is similar to a gudgeon.

graduación alcohólic

[Spanish]

Proof. Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much ethanol is in an alcoholic beverage, and is approximately twice the percentage of alcohol by volume.