wassail
A toast to health, usually on a festive occasion.
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.
Revelry.
A festive or drinking song or glee.

wassails
plural of wassail

wasseil
Archaic spelling of wassail.

wasseils
plural of wasseil

waterzooi
A type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.

wattleseed
The edible seeds of various Australian plants, traditionally eaten by the Australian Aborigines.

wattleseeds
plural of wattleseed

waxcloth
An oilcloth.

waxcloths
plural of waxcloth

waxworm
A larva of a wax moth.
A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella).

waxworms
plural of waxworm

waybreads
plural of waybread

wazwan
An elaborate multicourse meal in Kashmiri culture, most of the dishes involving lamb or chicken.

wazwans
plural of wazwan

wereke
Ibervillea sonorae, a sprawling Mexican plant of the gourd family with yellow flowers and inedible red or orange berries. Its tubers are reputed to have medicinal properties.

wheatberries
plural of wheatberry

wheatberry
The entire wheat kernel (except for the hull), comprising the bran, germ, and endosperm, sometimes used in food.

wheatflour
Alternative form of wheat flour.

wheatflours
plural of wheatflour

wheatmeal
Meal (flour or flourlike product) derived from whole grains of wheat, often not finely ground.

wheatmeals
plural of wheatmeal

wholefood
Alternative spelling of whole food.

wholefoods
plural of wholefood

wholemeal
Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.
Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

wholemeals
plural of wholemeal

wholetail
The sale of products to end user at wholesale prices.

wholetails
plural of wholetail

wickerworks
plural of wickerwork

wildberries
plural of wildberry

wildberry
A combination of wild cherries and strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or other berries. Used in ice cream and other food products, as well as in cosmetics.
Any undomesticated species of berry that is found in the wild, often one that is edible and cultivated on a small scale; a wild berry. Wildberries tend to be smaller than the related domesticated varieties.

wintergarden
Alternative form of winter garden.

wintergardens
plural of wintergarden.

wirilda
An Australian acacia tree, Acacia retinodes, which has edible seeds.

wirildas
plural of wirilda

witchmeal
Alternative form of witch-meal.

witooka
The edible root of the flowering plant Boerhaavia diffusa.

wojapi
A traditional Native American berry sauce.

wokeries
plural of wokery

wokery
The opinions, actions, and behaviours associated with wokeism or wokeist ideologies.

wonderbread
Synonym of white bread (“the food”).
Synonym of white bread (“white person”).

wonderbreads
plural of wonderbread

wonderworks
plural of wonderwork

wongay
Manilkara kauki, a sapotaceous plant with an edible orange-red fruit

wongi
Manilkara kauki, a plant in the family Sapotaceae, found in tropical Asia and northern Queensland, Australia.

wonton
A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.

wontons
plural of wonton

woodmeal
Ground-up wood.

woodmeals
plural of woodmeal

woodroofs
plural of woodroof

works
plural of work in its countable senses

wormfood
Alternative form of worm food.

wors
boerewors

wort
Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.
Chiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetable; a brassica; especially, a cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
A non-vascular plant growing on land from the division Anthocerotophyta (the hornworts) or Marchantiophyta (liverworts); an anthocerotophyte or marchantiophyte.

worts
A soup or stew made with worts (“vegetables”) and other ingredients such as meat.

wotsit
Alternative spelling of whatsit.

wotsits
plural of wotsit

wrongen
Alternative form of wrong 'un

wyngz
A chicken food product resembling chicken wings.

xalwo
A type of halva, a staple of Somali cuisine, made from sugar, corn starch, cardamon powder, nutmeg powder, ghee, and sometimes peanuts.

xcatik
Alternative spelling of x-cat-ik.

xenismoi
plural of xenismos

xenismos
A ritual offering of a meal in Ancient Greece.

xianbing
A traditional kind of Chinese stuffed pancake.

xianbings
plural of xianbing

xiaolongbao
A type of dumpling or steamed bun (baozi) associated with eastern China, particularly Nanxiang near Shanghai.

xiaolongbaos
plural of xiaolongbao

xigua
Watermelon.

xiguas
plural of xigua

xochinacaztli
The earflower, Cymbopetalum penduliflorum, sometimes used by the Aztecs to flavour cocoa.

yaki
teppanyaki

yakimono
Grilled or broiled dishes in Japanese cuisine.

yakisoba
A Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.

yakisobas
plural of yakisoba

yakitori
A Japanese shish kebab-type dish made with small pieces of chicken or other ingredients cooked on skewers, often marinated in soy sauce or seasoned with salt.

yakitoris
plural of yakitori

yamaimo
Dioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam.

yamamomo
yangmei

yamberries
plural of yamberry

yamberry
Any of a collection of small, pea-sized edible bulbils that form on the vines of Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya.

yamp
An umbelliferous plant, Perideridia gairdneri, native to California, whose tubers were used as food by Native Americans.

yangmei
The edible crimson fruit of the subtropical tree Myrica rubra.
The tree itself.

yangmeis
plural of yangmei

yarn
A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

yarne
Obsolete spelling of yarn.

yarnes
plural of yarne

yarns
plural of yarn

yatai
A small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.

yatais
plural of yatai

yearne
Obsolete spelling of yarn.

yeastolate
A yeast extract used as a food for bacterial cultures

yeastolates
plural of yeastolate

yemista
Alternative form of gemista.

yessotoxin
A toxin, produced by some dinoflagellates, that can accumulate in mollusks and subsequently cause food poisoning in humans.

yessotoxins
plural of yessotoxin

yokeag
Synonym of nocake.

yosenabe
A Japanese hot pot with chicken, seafood, and vegetables.

yoshoku
A style of Western-influenced Japanese cuisine.

youtiao
A type of deep-fried dough stick eaten in China and other East and Southeast Asian cuisines.

yudane
Synonym of tangzhong.

yuenyeung
A beverage made by mixing coffee with Hong Kong-style milk tea.

yufka
A thin, round, unleavened flatbread in Turkish cuisine.

yufkas
plural of yufka

yugari
Alternative spelling of ugari.

yugarie
Alternative spelling of ugari.

yugaries
plural of yugarie

yukhoe
One of a variety of hoe (raw dishes in Korean cuisine), which are usually made from raw ground beef seasoned with various spices or sauces.

yummies
delicious foods

yurla
A Tibetan pastry, consisting of butter added to wheat flour and cooked into a paste

yurlas
plural of yurla

zaatar
A particular herb, similar in flavor to thyme or oregano, used in Middle Eastern cuisine (Origanum syriacum).
A Middle Eastern seasoning, having this herb or a mixture of herbs as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds.

zalabiya
A form of jalebi, using made of eggs, flour, and milk, cooked in oil.

zalabiyas
plural of zalabiya

zapiekanka
A Polish fast food consisting of a baguette with mushrooms, cheese, and ketchup; may also contain vegetables and meat.

zapiekankas
plural of zapiekanka

zapiekanki
plural of zapiekanka

zarda
The flavoured tobacco used in paan.
A sweet South Asian dish of boiled rice with milk, sugar and spices.

zatar
Alternative spelling of zaatar.