Lists of foods

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Various foods

This is a categorically organized list of foods.

ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy
, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

Note: due to the high number of foods in existence, this article is limited to being organized categorically, based upon the main subcategories within the Foods category page, along with information about main categorical topics and list article links.

List of foods

Basic foods

Baked goods

Baked goods are cooked by baking, a method of cooking food that uses prolonged dry heat.

Breads
Various leavened breads

Cereals

Dairy products

Edible plants

  • lemons. On the other hand, the botanical sense of "fruit" includes many structures that are not commonly called "fruits", such as bean pods, corn kernels, wheat grains, and tomatoes.[2][3]
  • culinary terms, a vegetable is an edible plant or its part, intended for cooking or eating raw.[5]

Edible fungi

Commercial cultivated Japanese edible mushroom species

Edible nuts and seeds

Raw mixed nuts
monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Pictured is a mixture of brown, white, and red indica rice, (also containing wild rice
).
  • indehiscent
    fruit are considered true nuts. The translation of "nut" in certain languages frequently requires paraphrases, as the word is ambiguous.
Many
beverages and spices and some important food additives
.

Legumes

A selection of various legumes

Meat

Eggs

Rice

Seafood

Other

Staple foods

  • plantains.[17] Of more than 50,000 edible plant species in the world, only a few hundred contribute significantly to human food supplies. Just 15 crop plants provide 90 percent of the world's food energy intake (exclusive of meat), with rice, maize and wheat comprising two-thirds of human food consumption. These three alone are the staples of over 4 billion people.[18]

Prepared foods

Appetizers

Zakuski are a type of hors d'oeuvre
  • Appetizers (also known as hors d'oeuvre) – Items served before the main courses of a meal, typically smaller than main dishes, and often meant to be eaten by hand (with minimal use of silverware). Hors d'oeuvre may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating. Stationary hors d'oeuvre served at the table may be referred to as "table hors d' oeuvre". Passed hors d'oeuvre may be referred to as "butler-style" or "butlered" hors d'oeuvre.

Condiments

Nshima
(top right)
  • cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.[20]

Confectionery

  • pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar. Confections include sweet foods, sweetmeats, digestive aids that are sweet, elaborate creations, and something amusing and frivolous.[22]

Convenience foods

Dehydrated shredded potatoes are a convenience food

Desserts

  • DessertsDessert is a typically sweet course that may conclude a meal. The course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items.

Dips, pastes and spreads

dip
  • Dip
    or dipping sauce is a common condiment for many types of food. Dips are used to add flavor or texture to a food.
  • Spread – Foods that are literally spread, generally with a knife, onto bread, crackers, or other food products. Spreads are added to food to provide flavor and texture.

Dried foods

  • Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times to preserve food. Where or when dehydration as a food preservation technique was invented has been lost to time, however the earliest known practice of food drying is 12,000 BCE by inhabitants of the modern Middle East and Asia regions.[24]
  • Flattened fish being dried in the sun
    Flattened fish being dried in the sun
  • Various dried foods in a dried foods store
    Various
    dried foods
    in a dried foods store

Dumplings

  • Dumplings in a basket, served with a dipping sauce
    dipping sauce

Fast food

  • Merriam–Webster
    in 1951.

Fermented foods

Lassi is a fermented food prepared from yogurt, water and mango pulp

Halal food

Kosher food

  • treif or treyf, derived from Hebrew trāfáh. Some of the restrictions include not being able to eat seafood. One also can not mix meat with dairy. Pork also can not be eaten. But there are those in the Jewish community that do not actually keep Kosher. [25] [26]

Noodles

Pies

An apple pie
  • PiesPie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.

Salads

  • SaladsSalad is a ready-to-eat dish often containing leafy vegetables, usually served chilled or at a moderate temperature and often served with a sauce or dressing. Salads may also contain ingredients such as fruit, grain, meat, seafood and sweets. Though many salads use raw ingredients, some use cooked ingredients.

Sandwiches

  • Western World
    , but is now found in various versions in numerous countries worldwide.

Sauces

Sauce poivrade being prepared, one of many types of sauces
  • Ancient Greeks
    .

Snack foods

snack food

Soups

Matzo ball soup
  • SoupsSoup is a primarily liquid food, generally served warm (but may be cool or cold), that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables with stock, juice, water, or another liquid. Hot soups are additionally characterized by boiling solid ingredients in liquids in a pot until the flavors are extracted, forming a broth.

Stews

  • Lamb and lentil stew
    Lamb and lentil stew

See also

Portals
Portal:Food
Portal:Food
Portal:Drink
Portal:Drink
Portal:Beer
Portal:Beer
Food Drink Beer
Portal:Wine
Portal:Wine
Portal:Liquor
Portal:Liquor
Portal:Coffee
Portal:Coffee
Wine Liquor Coffee
Portal:Agriculture and agronomy
Portal:Agriculture and agronomy
Agriculture and agronomy

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