Picture dictionary of meat

iDevice ikoon Before you start

Here you can find how to name the meat of different animals.

I think you have noticed that in English language they call food animals by one name like cows, pigs, etc. and by another name on the dinner table - beef, pork, etc. In one hand it could be because we’re uncomfortable with being reminded of the fact that the food on our plate was once part of a living animal. It’s an argument that makes a fair amount of emotional sense—but, as it happens, it’s not actually true. The true reason goes back to the history when England was ruled by the Normans and French was the language of the nobility. During these days English was spoken only by the Saxon serfs in the fields. So, it’s little surprise, then, that the English language has retained Saxon words for describing farm animals, but has also adopted French terms for meat. Paraphrasing William Godwin, a well-known English journalist and philosopher from the 18th century, it could be put it like this:

"The Anglo-Saxon words “cow,” “sheep,” and “pig” survived among peasants who tended the animals, while the animals as food became “veil,” “mutton,” and “pork” after the Norman lords who ate them."


iDevice ikoon Meat of animals
Näita CALF - VASIKAS; VEAL VASIKALIHA pilti
CALF - VASIKAS; VEAL VASIKALIHA
Näita COW - LEHM;          BEEF - VEISELIHA pilti
COW - LEHM; BEEF - VEISELIHA
Näita PIG - SIGA; PORK, BACON - SEALIHA pilti
PIG - SIGA; PORK, BACON - SEALIHA
Näita SHEEP - LAMMAS; LAMB, MUTTON - LAMBALIHA pilti
SHEEP - LAMMAS; LAMB, MUTTON - LAMBALIHA
iDevice ikoon Poultry - linnuliha
Näita HEN - KANA; CHICKEN - KANALIHA pilti
HEN - KANA; CHICKEN - KANALIHA
Näita DUCK - PART pilti
DUCK - PART
Näita GOOSE - HANI pilti
GOOSE - HANI
Näita TURKEY - KALKUN pilti
TURKEY - KALKUN
iDevice ikoon Game - ulukiliha
Näita ELK - PÕDER pilti
ELK - PÕDER
Näita HARE - METSJÄNES pilti
HARE - METSJÄNES
Näita (ROE) DEER - METSKITS pilti
(ROE) DEER - METSKITS
Näita WILD BOAR - METSSIGA pilti
WILD BOAR - METSSIGA
iDevice ikoon Offals - rupskid
Näita HEART - SÜDA pilti
HEART - SÜDA
Näita KIDNEY - NEER pilti
KIDNEY - NEER
Näita LIVER - MAKS pilti
LIVER - MAKS
Näita STOMACH - MAGU pilti
STOMACH - MAGU
iDevice ikoon Dishes of meat
Näita STEAK - (PRAE)LIHALÕIK pilti
STEAK - (PRAE)LIHALÕIK
Näita FILLET - FILEE pilti
FILLET - FILEE
Näita CHOP - KARBONAAD pilti
CHOP - KARBONAAD
Näita CUTLET - KOTLET pilti
CUTLET - KOTLET