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Obst: German for Fruit.
Oca: Italian for Goose.
Oeuf: French for Egg.
Offal: Variety meats such as liver, sweetbreads, tripe, hearts, brains, etc. .
Oie: French for Goose.
Oignon: French for onion.
Oignon brule: Literally meaning "burnt onion," a culinary term for a blackend sliced onion use to enhance the dark color of French brown sauces or consommes..
Oliven: German for Olives.
Oregano brujo: Puerto Rican oregano that grows wild on the island.
Oyster plant: aka. Salsify is a hardy biennial in the dandelion family, peeled poached and simmered in cream is a classic European dish.
Ouzo - an anise-flavored: strong, colorless liquor from Greece.

Special thanks to my late mother Julia Rauscher Vyhnanek for her food knowledge which was the source for many of the definitions.