Foods That Start With Q

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‘Q,’ the 17th letter of the English alphabet, does not have too many words starting with it. Naturally, the list of foods with names beginning with ‘Q’ is also limited. But whatever there is, most of them are mentioned below, with some additional facts.

List of Foods Beginning With Q

Fruits

• Quince
• Quandong
• Quenepa (Spanish Lime)

Grains

• Quinoa

Note that quinoa is actually the edible seed from the quinoa plant. Hence, it is sometimes regarded as a vegetable starting with ‘Q.’ However, it is typically considered a pseudocereal grain.

Meat, Poultry, Fish, and Seafood

• Quail
• Quenelle
• Quahog (Hard Clam)
• Queen Scallop
• Queenfish
• Quail Eggs

Cheese

• Quark

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

• Queso (Mexican dip with cheese and spices)
• Qâlat Daqqa (Tunisian Five Spices)
• Quatre Épices (French four spice mix)

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

• Quinoa Salad
• Quesadilla (Mexican cheese-filled tortilla, often containing meat or vegetables)
• Queso Flameado (Mexican dish featuring hot melted cheese, often served flambé)
• Quiche (French savory tart with various fillings of meat, seafood, eggs, and cheese)
• Quiche Lorraine (A well-known variety of quiche with bacon)
• Qorma (Korma; South Asian aromatic curry with meat or vegetables)

Main Course Dishes

• Queso Relleno (A Mexican cheese dish with meat and sauce filling)
• Qubooli (An Afghan rice dish with lentils and meat)
• Quadrettini Pasta

Sweets and Desserts

• Queen Elizabeth Cake
• Queen of Puddings (Traditional British pudding with meringue topping)
• Quindim (Brazilian baked dessert with egg yolk, coconut, and sugar)
• Qatayef (Arabian sweet dumplings with dry fruit and cream filling)
• Qottab (Iranian deep-fried pastry with almond filling)
• Quarkkäulchen (German pancakes with potatoes, quark, flour, and eggs)
• Queijadinha (Brazilian custard tart)
• Quatre-quarts (French pound cake)
• Quesito (Puerto Rican puff pastry with cream cheese filling)
• Quetschentaart (A fruit tart from Luxembourg)

Drinks and Beverages

• Quaker Cocktail
• Queen Soda

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