prahok
A salted and fermented fish paste used in Cambodian cuisine.

prasad
Food used as a religious offering.

prasada
A religious offering, usually of vegetarian food consumed by worshippers after worship, in Hinduism and Sikhism.

prasadam
Alternative form of prasada.

prasadams
plural of prasadam

prasadas
plural of prasada

preappetizer
An amuse-bouche.

preappetizers
plural of preappetizer

prebiotics
plural of prebiotic

prebreaker
An industrial machine that is used in food processing for the initial grinding or breaking up of large (often frozen) chunks.

prebreakers
plural of prebreaker

precibaria
plural of precibarium

precibarium
A canal formed by the union of the epipharynx and the hypopharynx, that links the food canal and the cibarial pump in some insects

precipes
plural of precipe

predigestion
The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion

predigestions
plural of predigestion

predough
An intermediate dough before making the final dough

predoughs
plural of predough

pregustator
A servant employed to taste the food and drink served to another, to ensure its quality and safety.

pregustators
plural of pregustator

preservative
Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

preservatives
plural of preservative

prickmadam
Any of several species of stonecrop, such as Petrosedum rupestre, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.

prickmedainties
plural of prickmedainty

proats
A food consisting of oatmeal mixed with protein powder and milk or water.

probiotic
A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.

probiotics
plural of probiotic

prosopyle
A pore, in some sponges, that traps food particles

prosopyles
plural of prosopyle

protein
Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds.
One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes.
A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute.

proteinolysis
Alternative form of proteolysis.

proteins
plural of protein

proteolyses
plural of proteolysis

proteolysis
The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food.

protobrosis
The first meal after a complete fast; the meal that ends or breaks a fast.

prunello
A species of dried plum; a prunelle.
Alternative form of prunella (woollen material)

prunelloes
plural of prunello

prunellos
plural of prunello

pseudococcid
Any mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae.

pseudococcids
plural of pseudococcid

pseudofaeces
Particles rejected by a mollusk as unsuitable for food and expelled without passing through the digestive tract.

pseudofeces
Alternative spelling of pseudofaeces.

pseudofructose
An epimer of fructose that is used by some commercial food and beverage manufacturers as a low-calorie sweetener.

ptomain
Alternative form of ptomaine.

ptomaine
Any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria.
Food poisoning.

ptomaines
plural of ptomaine

ptomains
plural of ptomain

publican
The landlord (manager or owner) of a public house (“a bar or tavern, often also selling food and sometimes lodging; a pub”).
The manager or owner of a hotel.

publicans
plural of publican

puchka
A type of street food made of hollow, crispy puris filled with spicy and tangy flavored water, mashed potatoes, chickpeas, and spices; also known as panipuri, golgappa, or gupchup.

pudding
Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter.
A type of cake or dessert cooked usually by boiling or steaming.
A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.
Dessert; the dessert course of a meal.
A sausage made primarily from blood.
An overweight person.
A term of endearment.
Entrails.
Any food or victuals.
A piece of good fortune.

puddings
plural of pudding

pudyng
Obsolete spelling of pudding.

pudyngs
plural of pudyng

puffcorn
A corn snack, visually similar to popcorn, but made with corn meal and baked.

pulao
Alternative form of pilaf.

pulaos
plural of pulao

pulau
Alternative form of pilaf.

pulaus
plural of pulau

pullulan
A glucan produced by some fungi and used in manufacturing edible films.

pullulans
plural of pullulan

pulpament
A preparation of food; an appetizer.

pulpamenta
plural of pulpamentum.

pulpaments
plural of pulpament

pulpamentum
Alternative form of pulpament.

pulture
The claim to food for men, horses, and dogs within the bounds of a forest, etc.

pulutan
finger food

pumpernickel
A German sourdough bread made from rye.

pumpernickels
plural of pumpernickel

pumpkinseed
Alternative form of pumpkin seed (“the seed of a pumpkin”).
A North American sunfish; Lepomis gibbosus.
A type of small riverboat.

punatoo
A foodstuff made in Sri Lanka by preserving the jellied pulp of the palmyra palm fruit.

punding
A human activity characterized by compulsive fascination with and performance of repetitive, mechanical tasks, such as assembling and disassembling, collecting, or sorting household objects.

puppadom
Rare spelling of poppadom.

puppadoms
plural of puppadom

puppadum
Rare spelling of poppadom.

puppadums
plural of puppadum

puppodum
Rare spelling of poppadom.

puppodums
plural of puppodum

pupu
Alternative form of pu pu.

pustakari
A Nepali form of candy made from molasses, cooked with ghee and milk and topped with coconut, dates, or nuts.

pustakaris
plural of pustakari

pustie
Synonym of pasticciotto.

pusties
plural of pustie

putoo
A Singalese dish made from palmyra-nut meal, scraped coconut, etc.

puttanesca
A cooking sauce made from tomato flavoured with garlic, anchovies, capers and olives, created in Naples.

puttanescas
plural of puttanesca

putu
A form of porridge made from maize meal.

puture
Alternative form of pulture.

puxi
The edible larvae of various flies of the genus Ephydra, found in the alkaline lakes of western North America.

pye
Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food).

pyes
plural of pye

pygarg
An unidentified large animal with horns, possibly the addax, mentioned in the Bible (Deuteronomy 14:5) as one of the animals permitted for food.
A bird, the osprey.

pygargs
plural of pygarg

pyrizhky
Alternative spelling of pirozhki.

pyrohies
plural of pyrohy

pyrohy
Synonym of pierogi in Ukrainian cuisine.

qabab
Alternative spelling of kebab.

qababs
plural of qabab

qashta
Alternative form of qishta.

qiddush
Alternative form of kiddush.

qishta
A coagulated milk product prepared from heated fresh milk, found in southern Mediterranean cuisines.

qocho
Alternative spelling of kocho.

quahaugs
plural of quahaug

quaileries
plural of quailery

quailery
A structure in which one houses quail that are kept as a food animal.

quandang
Alternative form of quandong.

quandangs
plural of quandang

quandong
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highroot quandong (Aceratium concinnum)
buff guandong, grey quandong (Peripentadenia mearsii)
A confidence trickster.

quandongs
plural of quandong