If you were asked to have some foods that start with D, you might say you’d be “delighted” to have some. But what are some examples of these foods? Well, this list will break down some foods that start with the letter D and will tell you some facts about each delicacy.
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Food that Starts with D
List of Foods that Start with D
- Duck
- Danishes
- Durian
- Dal
- Dates
- Dill
- Dosa
- Daikon
- Duff
- Doubles
- Dairy
- Dumplings
- Doughnuts
Food that Starts With D | Facts & Pictures
Duck
In Bangladeshi cuisine, particularly of the Sylhet division in northern Bangladesh, duck is cooked with bamboo shoots, garlic, onion, pepper, yogurt, and spices. This is known as hash-bash curry.
Danishes
Danish pastries originated as a result of a Denmark bakery worker’s strike in 1850. Austrian workers were brought in to work in Danish bakeries, and they brought bread-making techniques that were later adopted by Danish bakers.
Durian
Durian is a popular fruit in Asia, and a common ingredient of ice creams, candies, coffees, milkshakes, and cakes there. However, the smell of the raw fruit is considered so pungent that it is banned in public areas in Malaysia and Singapore.
Dal
From the Sanskrit verb root “dal-” (meaning “to split”), Dal refers to dried split peas, beans, and lentils in India and the surrounding region. Dal can also refer to curry dishes made from lentils.
Dates
Dates, when dried, can contain as much as 61.51 to 68.03 percent sugar. Dates are the fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), a tree that can grow to heights of 69 to 75 feet.
Dill
Dill is from Anethum graveolens, a plant related to celery and parsley. Its slender, fern-like leaves are used as an herb and a garnish, while its seeds are used as a spice.
Dosa
Dosa are crepe-like pancakes common to the southern Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine. They are made from rice, semolina, sour milk curds, and black gram, a type of bean.
Daikon
Daikon radishes are popular throughout eastern and southeastern Asia. These long, white “icicle radishes” are used in stews, pickles, soups, salads, and processed to make turnip cakes.
Duff
Duff is a type of cake common in the cuisine of the Bahamas. It consists of butter, sugar, eggs, flour, milk, flour, rum, and spices. Unique to this cake is the addition of the tropical fruit, guava.
Doubles
Doubles, a street food common in Trinidad and Tobago, are referred to as such because of the use of two baras, fried savory dough pieces that are served under a chickpea curry and chutney mixture.
Dairy
Dairy products encompass a wide range of foods from several different animals. One of these animals is the reindeer, an animal domesticated — partially for its milk — in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and northern Russia.
Dumplings
Buuz are Mongolian dumplings that are traditionally eaten at home during Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year. these dumplings consist of beef or mutton, garlic, onion, and spices — folded into a dough wrapper and steamed.
Doughnuts
Sufganiyah are doughnuts eaten in Israel (and elsewhere) during the celebration of Hanukah. These doughnuts are round, without holes, filled with jelly, and topped with powdered sugar.
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What Are Some Foods That Start With D?
