Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

Würzöl auf Englisch?

Englisch translation:

Infused Oil

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Jan 18, 2013 00:51
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Deutsch term

Würzöl auf Englisch?

Deutsch > Englisch Marketing Kochen/Kulinarisches
"werden Basilikum, Thymian, Rosmarin, Estragon usw. unmittelbar nach der Ernte destilliert. Die gewonnenen ätherischen Öle werden mit Olivenöl zu Würzölen komponiert."

I have spoken to a few native English speakers and got the suggestions

spiced oils
seasoning oil
infused oil

But no one could tell me the most common term, since they did not really know about that sort of oil.

Thanks
Gunter
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Discussion

gmaier Jan 18, 2013:
seasoned oil
Marie Jammers Jan 18, 2013:
Hi Günter, there are different ways of making infused oils. You can boil the herbs in oil as you described, simply add the herbs to cold oil and let it rest for several weeks to absorb the aroma, or you can add essential oil to the olive oil. Even though there are different methods, they are all infused oils. It is the same with Wuerzoel. If you google it, you would find a lot of links saying that they use fresh herbs and spices, not essential oils. However, Wuerzoele can also be made with essential oils. Hope this somewhat helps!
BrigitteHilgner Jan 18, 2013:
Wikipedia ist nicht allwissend Wissensdurstig wie ich bin habe ich mich bei google nach "infused oil" umgesehen - es gibt eine Menge Rezepte (u.a. für den Hausgebrauch), bei denen frische Kräuter verwendet werden. Uch denke, der Begriff passt.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/seasoning/kitchen/recip...
@Trudy seven million eighthundred eighty thousand - sorry, wrote it the German way!
Trudy Peters Jan 18, 2013:
@Kornelia How many hits are 7,880.000 ??
Günter Dannhauer (asker) Jan 18, 2013:
Not sure about infused oils Thanks for your answers.

Since most seem to agree on infused oils I did some research on that, however, not sure yet.

Wikipedia says: An infusion is a very simple chemical process used with botanicals that are volatile and dissolve readily, or release their active ingredients easily, in water, oil or alcohol. The botanicals are typically dried herbs, flowers or berries. The liquid is typically boiled (or brought to another appropriate temperature) and then poured over the herb, which is then allowed to steep in the liquid for a period of time. The liquid may then be strained or the herbs otherwise removed from the liquid.

That is definitely not what they mean here. Instead the fresh herbs are distilled which leaves them with essential oil which is then mixed in tiny quantities with the carrier oil, in this case olive oil.

Proposed translations

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Infused Oil

I would definitely go for this one. This is what I have seen in several cookbooks, stores, etc.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : 262,000 Google hits for "infused olive oil." http://www.oliveoilsource.com/page/infusing-olive-oil
6 Min.
agree Rgoossens
22 Min.
agree jharnam
38 Min.
agree Katrin Bosse (X) : würde ich auch sagen
38 Min.
agree Heike Holthaus
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agree Patrick Hubenthal
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agree BrigitteHilgner
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disagree Lonnie Legg : As described by Guenter, the essential oils are first extracted; then, in a separate step, added to the oil being flavored--not infused (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infusion), which involves steeping herbal matter in oil.
14 Stunden
agree Joel Schaefer
14 Stunden
agree Rebecca Garber
16 Stunden
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fused and infused flavored oil

that's what my local (Canada) olive oil dealer calls his creations (see website below)
Reference:

http://vooc.ca/

Peer comment(s):

neutral Marie Jammers : I would either use infused oil or flavored oil, not infused flavoured oil
9 Min.
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flavored oil

Just flavored oil, nothing else added..
Peer comment(s):

agree Peter Nutting : I'd go with flavored. Here are two examples: http://www.annies.com/products/Flavored-Olive-Oils; http://www.demedici.com/products/Flavored Oils/Villa Manodor...
55 Min.
Yes, and I'm sure there'll be more still..
agree franglish : Yes, since essences are being added.
5 Stunden
Thanks!
agree Lonnie Legg : w. franglish.
12 Stunden
Thanks, Lonnie.
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25 Min.

spiced oil

Spiced oils: 7,880.000 Treffer auf Google
Infused oils: 2,600.000 Treffer auf Google

Es wird beides verwendet, sogar in Kombination

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http://flavoursforu.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/spiced-oil.html
http://www.vomfassuk.com/section.php?xSec=9
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/quick-recipes/2012/05/scal...
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/halibut-steaks-with-moroc...
http://international.stockfood.com/results.asp?txtkeys=Spice...
http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/oils/hot-spiced1.htm...

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Il Casone 1729 - HERB-SPICED OILS
www.mobilnetsolutions.com › HOME › OLIVES - Traducir esta página
To spice our extra virgin oil we use herbs and fruits from our vegetable garden. Since they are very concentrated, spiced oils should be used sparingly. They are ...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Marie Jammers : My google-search for spiced oil gives me roughly 24,000 hits. Also Wuerzoel usually means herbs and spices. Spiced oil does not seem to use both.
4 Min.
Don´t know WHICH Google you use, I used com.ar but the German Google shows 42.600.000 hits!! And they use both spices and herbs for recipes.
neutral Lis Liesicke : it only shows 42 million hits if you don't enter "spiced oil" (which then gets 24,000 hits as Maries says) You should put the phrase in inverted commas - then you only get hits that have exactly that phrase and not spiced or oil somewhere in the text
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You are right on the 42 million hits! Still, "spiced oils" show 7.7 million on Google.de - can´t insert screenshot here, sorry, but may provide it by mail.
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essential oil

Seems to fit your description.

COOKING WITH ESSENTIAL OILS

A renaissance in the arena of food preparation is about to emerge. It is the exciting and innovative art of combining essential oils with food. The art of distilling essential oils from plants began 6,000 years ago with the ancient Egyptians. For those of you who are not quite sure what essential oils are let me give you a brief explanation.

Essential oils are the chemical constituents found in aromatic plants (plants are chemical factories) that exist to protect the plant from invading organisms and microbes; to help it heal from wounds; to carry nutrients to the plant cells (as the blood of humans does); to attract certain insects and repel others and so on. When plants are distilled (or cold-pressed in the case of citrus oils), the resulting essential oil is far more potent than when they are dried as herbs.

http://www.agoraindex.org/other/cooking.htm

Mix olive, basil, and oregano oils in a frying pan.

http://essential-oils-by-young.com/essential-oils-cooking-re...

Peer comment(s):

disagree Joel Schaefer : Essential oils are generally distilled from their source plants, and used in perfumes. They are diluted in a carrier oil for cooking or massage, not used directly.
1 Stunde
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