hodgepodge
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

hodgepodges
plural of hodgepodge

hoecake
A type of cornbread or cornmeal cake, made with water and salt. It was originally baked before the fire or in the ashes on a type of iron pan called a hoe; in modern times, it is fried in cooking oil in a skillet.

hoecakes
plural of hoecake

hoeddeok
Alternative form of hotteok.

hoeddeoks
plural of hoeddeok

hoedeopbap
A Korean dish resembling bibimbap, but made with sliced or cubed raw fish.

hofan
A flat rice noodle, commonly used in Cantonese cuisine.

hogjaw
Alternative form of hog jaw.

hogshit
The excrement of a hog.
Synonym of hogwash: bullshit, malarkey, nonsense.

hogwash
Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.

hogwashes
plural of hogwash

holophyte
Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

holophytes
plural of holophyte

hominies
plural of hominy

hominy
A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

homoglutathione
A taste-modifying tripeptide (of glutamic acid, cysteine and alanine) responsible, with other peptides, for the kokumi flavour

honeycake
A cake made with honey.

honeycakes
plural of honeycake
Term of endearment for a young woman.

hongeohoe
A Korean dish of fermented skate, known for its strong smell.

hopniss
Apios americana, a perennial vine that bears edible beans and large edible tubers.

hopperboy
Alternative spelling of hopper boy.

horilka
Ukrainian distilled spirit, sometimes flavoured with hot peppers.

horilkas
plural of horilka

horseapple
The large, wrinkled, inedible fruit of the American tree Maclura pomifera.
A tree of this species.

horseapples
plural of horseapple

hospitalities
plural of hospitality

hospitality
The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.
The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.

hospitation
A duty to provide food and lodging for nobles or soldiers and the corresponding right to receive.
A visit, for learning or for inspection and evaluation.

hospitations
plural of hospitation

hostplant
Alternative form of host plant.

hostplants
plural of hostplant

hotchpot
Alternative form of hotchpotch.
The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, mainly in the case of inheritance.

hotchpotch
The blending together of property so as to achieve equal division, especially in the case of divorce or intestacy.
A kind of mutton broth with green peas instead of barley or rice.
Alternative form of hodgepodge (“miscellaneous collection”).
Alternative form of hodgepodge (“mixture of ingredients”).

hotchpotches
plural of hotchpotch

hotchpots
plural of hotchpot

hotdish
A variety of baked casserole that typically contains a starch, a meat or other protein, and a canned and/or frozen vegetable, mixed with canned soup.
A main course or sidedish served hot during a meal.
A dish for serving hotdish.

hotdishes
plural of hotdish

hotplate
A semiportable stove.
The element of a stove.
A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.

hotplates
plural of hotplate

hotpot
Alternative spelling of hot pot.

hotpots
plural of hotpot

hotsauce
Alternative form of hot sauce.

hotsilog
a meal of hot dog with fried rice and fried egg

hotteok
A type of filled pancake, popular as street food in South Korea.

hotteoks
plural of hotteok

huffjuffs
Synonym of frybread.

humectant
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.

humectants
plural of humectant

humita
A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.

humitas
plural of humita

hungries
Hunger or cravings for food.

hushpuppies
plural of hushpuppy

hushpuppy
A small deep-fried cornmeal cake.

hydrator
Something that hydrates.
A compartment or drawer, as in a refrigerator, for keeping perishable foods fresh and preventing moisture loss.

hydrators
plural of hydrator

hydrogarum
garum diluted with water

hydropectin
A hydrated form of pectin

hypnocyst
A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily enclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food.

hypnocysts
plural of hypnocyst

hyporexia
A reduction in appetite; also, the consequent reduction in food intake, if any.

hypromellose
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used as a food additive, an excipient in oral medicaments, and an ophthalmic lubricant.

icecap
Alternative form of ice cap.

icecaps
plural of icecap

icecream
Alternative spelling of ice cream.

icecreams
plural of icecream

icehouse
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.
An ice hockey rink.
A cold state in global climate.
A convenience store.

icehouses
plural of icehouse

idiappam
Alternative form of idiyappam.

idiyappam
rice noodles, as prepared in the cuisines of South India and Sri Lanka

iftaar
Alternative form of iftar.

iftaars
plural of iftaar

iftar
The evening meal that breaks each day's fast during Ramadan, traditionally begins with dates and water.

iftars
plural of iftar

ikejime
A method of killing a live fish wherein a spike is forcefully inserted into the hindbrain.

ikezukuri
Alternative form of ikizukuri.

ikizukuri
The preparation of sashimi from live seafood.

ikura
Synonym of red caviar.

imagawayaki
A Japanese dessert made of batter and filled, usually with azuki bean paste.

impasta
Pasta analogue created by using ingredients that are not grains (ie. semolina, maize, rice) or grain substitutes (ie. potato, quinoa), such as a sheet of pasta analogue made out of gelatin

income
Money one earns by working or by capitalising on the work of others.
Money coming in to a fund, account, or policy.
A coming in; arrival; entrance; introduction.
A newcomer or arrival; an incomer.
An entrance-fee.
A coming in as by influx or inspiration, hence, an inspired quality or characteristic, as courage or zeal; an inflowing principle.
A disease or ailment without known or apparent cause, as distinguished from one induced by accident or contagion; an oncome.
That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food.

incomes
plural of income

inedia
The (purported) ability to live without food.

inedible
not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat

inedibles
plural of inedible

ingredience
Entrance; ingress.
The quality or state of being an ingredient or component part.

ingrediency
ingredience

ingredient
One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
A necessary element to achieve a certain goal; a component.

ingredients
plural of ingredient

inmeat
Entrails.
The part of the intestines of an animal used as food, as the sweetbread, kidneys, etc.

inosinate
Any salt or ester of inosinic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.

inosinates
plural of inosinate

insalivation
The mixing of food with saliva during mastication.

instants
plural of instant

intermaxilla
premaxilla

intermaxillae
plural of intermaxilla

intermezzi
plural of intermezzo; Alternative form of intermezzos.