Foods That Start With Z

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‘Z’ is one of the English letters with the least number of words starting with it. So, it is always a challenge to think of any word beginning with ‘Z,’ let alone foods. To simplify things, here is a list of over 40 food items with their names starting with the last letter of the alphabet.

List of Foods Beginning With Z

Fruits

• Zante Currants
• Zhe Fruit
• Zinfandel Grapes
• Zigzag Vine Fruit

Vegetables

• Zucchini
• Zizania (Wild rice variety grown for its edible stem)

Meat, Fish, and Seafood

• Zampone (A type of pork sausage)
• Zander

Cheese

• Zamorano

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

• Za’atar (Middle Eastern herb and spice blend)
• Zingiber (Ginger family)
• Zha Cai (Mustard plant stem pickle)
• Zigeuner Sauce (German spicy sauce)
• Zest (The peel of various citrus fruits, used for flavoring and garnishing)
• Zedoary (Edible rhizome, similar to ginger)

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

• Zoodles (Zucchini noodles)
• Zapiekanka (Polish open-faced sandwich)
• Zopf (Züpfe; bread roll with milk, eggs, and butter)
• Zwieback (A type of rusk, originally from Germany)
• Zarzuela (Spanish seafood stew)
• Zongzi (Chinese stuffed glutinous rice dumplings)
• Zwiebelrostbraten (German roasted onions, often served with potatoes and meat)
• Zwiebelkuchen (German savory onion cake with bacon)
• Zurek (Polish soup made with fermented rye flour and meat)
• Zelnik (Bulgarian savory pastry with meat, cheese, and eggs)

Main Course Dishes

• Zōni (Japanese mochi cake soup)
• Zuppa Toscana (Italian bread-based soup)
• Ziti (Italian pasta)
• Zrazy (Polish stuffed meat dish with vegetable, potato, mushroom, and egg filling)
• Zereshk Polo (Persian rice dish)
• Zaru Soba (Japanese cold soba noodles)
• Zaru Udon (Japanese cold udon)
• Zhajiangmian (Chinese wheat noodles topped with a spiny soybean sauce containing meats and vegetables)

Sweets and Desserts

• Zwetschkenknödel (Austrian plum dumpling)
• Zabaione (Italian dessert with sweet wine, sugar, and egg yolks)
• Zuccotto (Italian chilled dessert combining cake and ice cream)
• Zaleti (Traditional Venecian cookies)
• Zeppole (Italian deep-fried sweet balls with jelly, custard, or cream filling)
• Zuppa Inglese (Italian layered dessert with custard and sponge cake)
• Zerde (An Iraqi variation of rice pudding)
• Zimtstern (German star-shaped Christmas cookies)

Drinks and Beverages

• Zima
• Zinfandel Wine
• Zweigelt Wine

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