Foods That Start With D

There are not as many foods with the letter ‘D’ as in other letters like B,  S, and P. Still, The list below includes over a hundred foods, including fruits, vegetables, main course dishes, desserts, and drinks, with names starting with ‘D.’

Foods That Start With D

List of Foods Beginning With D

Fruits

  • Date
  • Dragon Fruit
  • Durian
  • Damson Plum
  • Dewberry
  • Davidson’s Plum
  • Dillenia
  • Desert Lime
  • Duguetia
  • Dekopon
  • Dead Man’s Fingers (Decaisnea)
  • Desert Quandong
  • Dabai Fruit

Vegetables

  • Drumstick
  • Daikon
  • Dandelion Greens
  • Delicata Squash
  • Dulse (Seaweed)
  • Dabberlocks
  • Dasheen (Taro)

Grains

  • Domsiah Rice

Meat, Fish, and Seafood

  • Duck 
  • Deer 
  • Dove
  • Deli Meat
  • Dungeness Crab
  • Dover Sole
  • Dab

Cheese

  • Danish Blue Cheese
  • Dolcelatte
  • Dunsyre Blue
  • Danish Fontina
  • Drunken Goat Cheese (Queso de Murcia al Vino)
  • Dry Jack Cheese
  • Derby Cheese

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

  • Duck Sauce
  • Dijon Mustard
  • Duqqa
  • Dips
  • Demerara Sugar
  • Demi-glace (French Sauce)
  • Dashi
  • Datil Pepper Sauce
  • Dulce de Leche
  • Dill
  • Dark Corn Syrup

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

  • Deep-fried Pickles
  • Danish Smørrebrød (Open faced sandwiches from Denmark)
  • Droëwors
  • Dahi Puri (Indian street food)
  • Dhokla (Indian steamed sponge dish)
  • Dabeli (An Indian spicy potato sandwich)
  • Dahi Vada (Indian dish with lentil dumplings dipped in yogurt)
  • Deviled ham
  • Denver omelet
  • Dakgangjeong (Korean crispy chicken)
  • Dabo Kolo (Ethipean snack, similar to breadsticks)

Main Course Dishes

  • Deviled Eggs
  • Dolmas (Grape leaves stuffed with rice, herbs, and meat)
  • Dumplings
  • Dim Sum
  • Donburi
  • Doro Wat 
  • Duck Confit
  • Dal Makhani (Indian spicy lentil dish)
  • Dragon Chicken
  • Dan Dan Noodles
  • Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce
  • Dirty Rice
  • Dauphinoise Potatoes
  • Duck à l’Orange
  • Drunken Noodles
  • Dauphinoise Potatoes 
  • Deep-Dish Pizza
  • Ditalini Pasta
  • Dates Wrapped in Bacon
  • Dill Pickle Spears 
  • Domino Potatoes
  • Devils on Horseback 
  • Doro Wat (Ethiopian chicken stew)
  • Dahi Kebab (Indian yogurt-based kebabs)
  • Doner Kebab (Turkish dish with sliced roasted meat in a flatbread)

Sweets and Desserts

  • Donut
  • Danish Pastry
  • Devil’s Food Cake
  • Dacquoise (French dessert)
  • Date Nut Bread
  • Dobos Torte (Hungarian chocolate and caramel  sponge cake)
  • Derby Pie
  • Dutch Apple Pie
  • Dampfnudel (German steamed or baked dessert)
  • Deep-Fried Ice Cream
  • Drømmekage (Danish Dream Cake)
  • Diplomat Pudding 
  • Duff (Traditional Scottish pudding)
  • Dacquoise Cake
  • Dutch Baby Pancake
  • Dilkhush
  • Danish Rolls
  • Dump Cake

Drinks and Beverages

  • Daiquiri
  • Dalgona Coffee
  • Doppio
  • Dandelion Wine
  • Darjeeling Tea
  • Dark Rum
  • Dessert Wine
  • Draught Beer
  • Dirty Martini
  • Dark Beer
  • Dry Martini
  • Dr. Pepper

FAQ

What are some Christmas foods that start with ‘D’?

A famous appetizer eaten during Christmas is the Devils on Horseback, while confectionary items like divinity and Dominostein (German sweets) are also popular.

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