A upper-intermediate list of 11 French words for restaurant vocabulary (gourmet fish and seafood), each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| une coquille Saint-Jacques | scallop | La coquille Saint-Jacques est servie en entrée. The scallop is served as a starter. |
| les huîtres | oysters | Les huîtres se dégustent avec un citron. The oysters are tasted with lemon. |
| le homard | lobster | Le homard est grillé au beurre. The lobster is grilled in butter. |
| le bar | sea water bass | Le bar est un poisson noble. Sea bass is a fine fish. |
| la truite | trout | La truite se pêche en rivière. Trout is fished in rivers. |
| le saumon fumé | smoked salmon | Le saumon fumé accompagne les blinis. Smoked salmon accompanies blinis. |
| le haddock | haddock | Le haddock est un poisson fumé. Haddock is a smoked fish. |
| le colin | hake | Le colin se cuisine en sauce. Hake is cooked in sauce. |
| le poisson pané | battered fish | Le poisson pané plaît aux enfants. Battered fish appeals to children. |
| un poisson pané | a fish finger | Un poisson pané avec des frites. A fish finger with chips. |
| la morue | cod | La morue se conserve salée. Cod is preserved salted. |
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