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Girl names (198)

Almendra
Spanish for almond · Spanish
Amande
French for almond · French
Ambasha
A sweet Ethiopian celebration bread · Amharic
Ambrosia
A sweet apple found growing in a Canadian orchard
Anar
Hindi and Persian for pomegranate · Hindi
Anjou
A plump pear, from the French Beurre d'Anjou
Aprikos
Swedish for apricot · Swedish
Arancia
Italian for orange · Italian
Arandano
Spanish for blueberry · Spanish
Asali
Swahili for honey · Swahili
Aubergine
The glossy purple eggplant · French
Avellana
Spanish for hazelnut · Spanish
Ayibe
A soft crumbly Ethiopian cheese · Amharic
Ayva
Turkish for quince · Turkish
Babka
Swirled sweet bread, the name means grandmother · Polish
Baguette
Long thin French loaf, the name means wand · French
Baklava
Layered filo pastry with nuts and syrup · Turkish
Bazlama
A fluffy Turkish village flatbread · Turkish
Berry
A small soft fruit such as a raspberry or blackberry
Birria
A rich spicy stew from Jalisco · Mexican Spanish
Blackcurrant
A small, dark, tart berry · small dogs
Brie
French soft cheese
Brioche
Rich buttery French bread · French
Broa
A Portuguese cornbread · Portuguese
Bruschetta
Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and topped with tomato · Italian
Calamansi
A tiny Filipino citrus fruit, sour and bright · Filipino
Cameo
A crisp striped apple found in Washington State
Cantaloupe
A sweet orange fleshed melon
Carambola
Another name for the star fruit
Caramel
Sugar heated until it turns golden brown, from the Spanish
Cereza
Spanish for cherry · Spanish
Chalupa
A fried boat shaped corn shell · Mexican Spanish
Chanterelle
A golden trumpet shaped wild mushroom · French
Cherimoya
The custard apple, sweet and creamy
Cherry
A small red stone fruit, from the Old French cherise
Ciabatta
Airy Italian bread whose name means slipper · Italian
Ciliegia
Italian for cherry · Italian
Cinnamon
A warm brown spice made from the bark of a tree
Clementine
A small sweet citrus
Cocoa
Powder made from the cacao bean, used for brown coats
Comice
A sweet buttery pear, the Doyenne du Comice
Cookie
A sweet baked biscuit, from the Dutch koekje, little cake
Courgette
Young marrow picked small, the name means little gourd · French
Cranberry
Sharp red bog berry served with roast dinners
Crumpet
A soft griddle cake eaten in Britain · English
Cupcake
A small cake baked in a paper case, also a term of affection · small dogs
Dewberry
A trailing wild cousin of the blackberry · small dogs
Elderberry
The small dark berry of the elder tree · small dogs
Empanada
Baked or fried pastry turnover from Latin America · Spanish
Enchilada
Rolled tortilla baked under chilli sauce · Spanish
Fajita
Grilled strips of meat with peppers · Mexican Spanish
Farfalle
Bow tie pasta, the name means butterflies · Italian
Fatira
A sweet flaky Ethiopian pancake · Amharic
Fava
A Greek dip of yellow split peas, also the broad bean · Greek
Feijoa
A fragrant green fruit loved in New Zealand
Fettuccine
Flat ribbon pasta, meaning little ribbons · Italian
Figue
French for fig · French
Finger Lime
An Australian citrus full of tiny pearls
Flauta
A rolled fried taco, meaning flute · Mexican Spanish
Focaccia
Flat Italian oven bread dimpled with oil and salt · Italian
Fontina
A nutty melting cheese from the Aosta Valley · Italian
Fougasse
A leaf shaped bread from Provence · French
Fragola
Italian for strawberry · Italian
Fraise
French for strawberry · French
Fresa
Spanish for strawberry · Spanish
Gala
A sweet red and yellow apple from New Zealand
Gooseberry
A tart green berry from hedgerow bushes
Gordita
A stuffed corn cake, meaning little chubby one · Mexican Spanish
Gorgonzola
A blue veined Italian cheese · Italian
Gozleme
A thin stuffed Turkish flatbread cooked on a griddle · Turkish
Granada
Spanish for pomegranate · Spanish
Granny Smith
The tart green apple first grown by Maria Ann Smith in the 1860s
Graviera
A sweet nutty Cretan cheese · Greek
Greengage
A sweet green dessert plum
Guava
Fragrant tropical fruit with pink or white flesh
Halva
Dense sesame sweet eaten across the Middle East · Arabic
Havarti
A smooth Danish cheese · Danish
Honey
Sweet syrup made by bees, used for golden coated dogs
Honeydew
A sweet pale green melon
Ikura
Glistening salmon roe served on sushi · Japanese · small dogs
Imli
Hindi for tamarind · Hindi
Incir
Turkish for fig · Turkish
Injera
The spongy sourdough flatbread of Ethiopia · Amharic
Jagoda
Polish for berry, the wild blueberry · Polish
Jicama
A crunchy sweet root · Mexican Spanish
Jujube
A small red date fruit, also a chewy sweet · small dogs
Kabocha
Japanese for pumpkin, a sweet squash with deep golden flesh · Japanese
Kasseri
A pale yellow Greek sheep's cheese · Greek
Kayisi
Turkish for apricot · Turkish
Kela
Hindi for banana · Hindi
Kiraz
Turkish for sweet cherry · Turkish
Kulfi
Dense Indian frozen milk pudding · Hindi
Kumara
The Maori name for sweet potato · Maori
Labneh
A thick creamy strained yoghurt cheese · Arabic
Laksa
A spicy coconut noodle soup · Malay
Lasagna
Layered baked pasta with sauce and cheese · Italian
Latte
Italian, milk
Lettuce
The leafy heart of every salad
Lilikoi
Hawaiian for passion fruit · Hawaiian
Lilly Pilly
A pink native Australian berry · small dogs
Lime
A small green sour citrus fruit
Limone
Italian for lemon · Italian
Linguine
Flat ribbon pasta, the name means little tongues · Italian
Loganberry
A red hybrid berry first grown in California
Lychee
Small tropical fruit with a rough red shell · Chinese · small dogs
Macapuno
A soft jelly like coconut, made into sweets · Filipino
Madeleine
Small shell shaped French sponge cake · French · small dogs
Manakish
A Levantine flatbread topped with herbs or cheese · Arabic
Mandarin
A small easy peeling citrus fruit
Manggis
Malay for mangosteen · Malay
Mangosteen
The queen of fruits, purple outside and white within · Malay
Maraschino
A sour cherry preserved in syrup, the bright cherry on top
Marionberry
A dark blackberry bred in Oregon
Marmalade
Bitter orange preserve
Marula
An African fruit beloved by elephants
Mascarpone
A rich Italian cream cheese used in tiramisu · Italian
Meringue
Whipped egg white and sugar baked until crisp · French
Miele
Italian for honey · Italian
Mimolette
A round bright orange cheese from Lille · French
Mirin
A sweet Japanese rice wine used in cooking · Japanese
Mizuna
A feathery Japanese mustard green · Japanese
Mochi
Japanese pounded rice cake
Mortadella
A large smooth Bologna sausage · Italian
Moussaka
A baked Greek dish of aubergine, meat and bechamel · Greek
Mozzarella
A soft white Italian cheese · Italian
Muffin
A small round baked cake, from the Old French moufflet, soft · small dogs
Mulberry
Dark sweet berry that grows on a spreading tree
Mustikka
Finnish for bilberry · Finnish
Myrtille
French for bilberry · French
Naranja
Spanish for orange · Spanish
Nashi
Japanese for pear, the crisp round Asian pear · Japanese
Nectarine
A smooth skinned peach
Neufchatel
A soft heart shaped cheese from Normandy · French
Nocciola
Italian for hazelnut · Italian
Nori
Japanese, dried seaweed
Nutmeg
A warm brown spice from the seed of an Indonesian tree
Okra
A green pod vegetable, also called ladies' fingers
Olive
A small Mediterranean fruit, also a name from the olive tree
Omija
Five flavour berry, made into a Korean tea · Korean · small dogs
Orecchiette
Pasta shaped like little ears · Italian · small dogs
Paella
A golden Valencian rice dish cooked in a wide pan · Spanish
Panang
A thick, sweet Thai red curry · Thai
Pancetta
Italian cured pork belly · Italian
Papaya
Tropical fruit with orange flesh and black seeds
Pappardelle
Broad flat pasta ribbons · Italian
Paratha
A flaky layered Indian flatbread · Hindi
Passionfruit
A tangy tropical fruit full of seeds
Pear
A sweet juicy orchard fruit
Peche
French for peach · French
Pesca
Italian for peach · Italian
Physalis
A golden berry wrapped in a papery husk · small dogs
Piadina
A thin Italian flatbread from Romagna · Italian
Pide
A boat shaped Turkish flatbread · Turkish
Pita
Round flatbread that puffs into a pocket · Greek
Plum
A soft purple stone fruit, from the Latin prunum
Pogaca
A soft Turkish breakfast bun · Turkish · small dogs
Poire
French for pear · French
Polenta
Golden Italian cornmeal porridge · Italian
Pomelo
The largest citrus fruit · big dogs
Porchetta
A savoury rolled roast pork from central Italy · Italian
Praline
A sugared nut confection · French
Pumpkin
A large orange squash, also an old term of affection
Quesadilla
A folded tortilla with melted cheese · Mexican Spanish
Quiche
A savoury French custard tart · French
Raclette
A melting cheese scraped over potatoes · French
Radicchio
A red Italian leaf chicory · Italian
Raspberry
A soft red berry · small dogs
Ratatouille
A Provencal stew of summer vegetables · French
Riberry
A small red rainforest berry with a hint of clove · small dogs
Ricotta
Soft white Italian whey cheese · Italian
Saffron
The costliest spice in the world
Salsa
Fresh tomato and chilli sauce, the name means sauce · Spanish
Sapodilla
A brown tropical fruit tasting of malt and brown sugar
Sashimi
Fresh raw fish sliced thin · Japanese
Satsuma
Easy peeling mandarin named after a Japanese province · Japanese
Seftali
Turkish for peach · Turkish
Sobrasada
A soft spreadable sausage from Majorca · Spanish
Sprinkles
Tiny coloured sugar strands scattered over cakes · small dogs
Starfruit
A golden fruit that slices into stars
Strawberry
The sweet red summer berry · small dogs
Sudachi
A small green Japanese citrus fruit · Japanese
Sulguni
A stretchy salty Georgian cheese · Georgian
Sultana
Golden dried grape used in baking · Turkish
Tabbouleh
A parsley and bulgur salad · Arabic
Tagliatelle
Long ribbon pasta from Emilia Romagna · Italian
Tamarillo
The tree tomato, a tangy egg shaped fruit
Tangelo
A juicy cross of tangerine and pomelo
Tangerine
A small sweet orange citrus fruit
Tkemali
A sour cherry plum sauce · Georgian
Toffee
A hard brown sweet made from boiled sugar and butter
Tostada
A flat crisp fried tortilla · Mexican Spanish
Truffe
French for truffle · French
Truffle
The prized fungus dogs are trained to sniff out
Ube
A purple yam used in Filipino sweets · Filipino
Visne
Turkish for sour cherry · Turkish
Xoai
Vietnamese for mango · Vietnamese
Yuja
Korean for yuzu, made into a honeyed citrus tea · Korean
Zereshk
Persian dried barberries, tart and red · Persian · small dogs

Boy names (97)

Abricot
French for apricot · French
Adobo
Meat braised in vinegar, soy and garlic, a Filipino favourite · Filipino
Asiago
A mild Italian cow's milk cheese · Italian
Bacon
Cured pork, also an English surname from the Germanic bacho
Bagel
A ring shaped bread roll, from the Yiddish beygl
Bakso
Indonesian meatballs in broth · Indonesian · small dogs
Basil
Greek, kingly, and a kitchen herb
Beaufort
A firm Alpine cheese from Savoie · French
Biscuit
The classic treat name
Bolillo
A crusty Mexican bread roll · Mexican Spanish
Borek
A flaky filled filo pastry · Turkish
Bosc
A brown russeted pear with a long neck
Braeburn
A crisp New Zealand apple
Breadfruit
A large starchy tropical fruit · big dogs
Brisket
A slow cooked cut of beef · big dogs
Calzone
Folded pizza from Naples, the name means trouser leg · Italian
Camembert
Soft Normandy cheese with a white rind · French
Cheddar
English cheese from the Somerset village
Chip
A fried potato stick in Britain, a crisp in America
Chorizo
Spanish paprika sausage · Spanish
Citron
A large fragrant citrus fruit · French
Comte
A nutty mountain cheese from the Jura · French
Daikon
A large white winter radish, from the Japanese for big root · Japanese · big dogs
Durian
The spiky king of fruits, famous for its smell · big dogs
Edam
A round Dutch cheese in red wax · Dutch
Emmental
The Swiss cheese with big holes · German
Filbert
An old name for the hazelnut, ripe around St Philibert's day
Flapjack
Chewy British oat and syrup traybake · English
Fromage
French for cheese · French
Fusilli
Spiral pasta twisted around a rod · Italian
Galbi
Korean marinated grilled beef ribs · Korean
Gazpacho
A cold Spanish tomato soup · Spanish
Gnocchi
Italian potato dumplings · Italian · small dogs
Gochujang
A spicy red Korean chilli paste · Korean
Gruyere
A nutty Swiss cheese · French
Guacamole
An avocado dip from the Aztecs · Mexican Spanish
Gumbo
Louisiana stew
Gyros
Greek meat cooked on a turning spit · Greek
Jackfruit
The biggest tree fruit in the world · big dogs
Jamon
Spanish cured ham · Spanish
Jonagold
A golden apple, a cross of Jonathan and Golden Delicious
Katmer
A flaky Turkish pastry with pistachio · Turkish
Katsu
Japanese breaded cutlet, the word also means victory · Japanese
Kumpir
A loaded Turkish baked potato · Turkish
Kung Pao
A spicy Sichuan stir fry with peanuts and chillies · Chinese
Lampone
Italian for raspberry · Italian
Leek
A mild long onion, the emblem of Wales
Manchego
A firm sheep's milk cheese from La Mancha · Spanish
Manouri
A soft creamy Greek whey cheese · Greek
Marron
French for chestnut, as in candied marron glace · French
Martabak
A stuffed pan fried bread sold by Indonesian street vendors · Malay
Massaman
A rich, mild Thai curry with peanuts and potato · Thai
Matsutake
A prized autumn pine mushroom · Japanese
Mcintosh
A tangy red Canadian apple
Meatball
A ball of minced meat, used for round, sturdy dogs
Membrillo
Spanish quince paste, served with cheese · Spanish
Mirtillo
Italian for blueberry · Italian
Miso
Japanese fermented soybean paste
Monterey Jack
A mild white Californian cheese
Morel
A honeycombed wild spring mushroom · French
Nacho
A Mexican corn chip dish, also a Spanish pet form of Ignacio
Nikuman
A steamed pork filled bun · Japanese · small dogs
Nugget
A small lump of gold, also a small piece of fried chicken · small dogs
Pad Thai
Thailand's famous stir fried rice noodles · Thai
Pancake
A thin flat cake cooked in a pan
Panino
An Italian sandwich roll · Italian
Parmesan
The king of Italian hard cheeses · Italian
Peanut
A natural for the smallest pup in the litter
Pecorino
A hard Italian sheep's milk cheese · Italian
Pepper Jack
Monterey Jack studded with peppers
Pesto
Italian sauce built on basil
Pintxo
A Basque snack on a slice of bread, held with a stick · Spanish · small dogs
Pistacchio
Italian for pistachio · Italian
Platano
Spanish for banana or plantain · Spanish
Pomodoro
Italian for tomato, as in pasta al pomodoro · Italian
Popcorn
Maize kernels puffed by heat, used for small, bouncy dogs
Pretzel
A knotted baked bread, from the German Brezel
Prosciutto
Thinly sliced Italian dry cured ham · Italian
Provolone
A smooth Italian cheese often shaped like a pear · Italian
Ravioli
Italian stuffed pasta · Italian
Red Leicester
A mild orange English cheese
Rendang
A slow cooked spicy coconut beef curry · Indonesian
Rigatoni
Ridged tube pasta from central Italy · Italian
Risotto
Creamy northern Italian rice dish · Italian
Roquefort
A famous blue sheep's milk cheese aged in caves · French
Souvlaki
Greek grilled meat on a skewer · Greek
Stilton
English blue cheese named after a Cambridgeshire village · English
Taco
A folded Mexican corn tortilla with a savoury filling
Tahdig
The crispy golden rice from the bottom of the pot · Persian
Taleggio
A soft washed rind cheese from Lombardy · Italian
Tempeh
A firm cake of fermented soybeans · Indonesian
Tibs
Sauteed meat, an Ethiopian favourite · Amharic
Tom Yum
A hot and sour Thai soup · Thai
Tonkatsu
A breaded and fried Japanese pork cutlet · Japanese
Waffle
A soft, sweet breakfast cake, often used for a golden coated dog
Wasabi
Japanese, the fiery green horseradish paste
Wonton
Chinese filled dumpling · Chinese · small dogs

Names for either (248)

Aam
Hindi for mango · Hindi
Aloo
Hindi for potato · Hindi
Apricot
Small golden stone fruit related to the plum
Arancini
Fried rice balls from Sicily, their name means little oranges · Italian · small dogs
Artichoke
A thistle flower bud with a tender heart
Asparagus
A tender green spring spear
Avocado
A creamy green fruit, from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl
Badam
Hindi and Persian for almond · Hindi
Banh Bao
A Vietnamese steamed bun · Vietnamese · small dogs
Banh Mi
A crusty Vietnamese baguette sandwich · Vietnamese
Banh Xeo
A crisp Vietnamese pancake, named for the sizzle in the pan · Vietnamese
Bao
Soft Chinese steamed bun with a filling · Chinese
Baozi
A fluffy filled steamed bun · Chinese · small dogs
Barley
Ancient grain used in bread, soup and malt
Beignet
Square French fritter dusted with sugar · French
Belimbing
Malay for the star fruit · Malay
Bento
Japanese packed lunch box of small dishes · Japanese
Bhaji
A spiced vegetable fritter, onion bhaji the famous one · Hindi
Biryani
Layered spiced rice dish from the subcontinent · Persian
Biscotti
Twice baked Italian almond biscuit served with coffee · Italian
Black Bean
A small glossy black bean · small dogs
Bocconcini
Little balls of fresh mozzarella, meaning small mouthfuls · Italian · small dogs
Bok Choy
A Chinese cabbage with white stems and dark leaves · Chinese
Boule
A round loaf of French bread, meaning ball · French
Boysenberry
A large dark berry crossed from raspberry and blackberry
Brittle
Hard sheet of set sugar studded with nuts
Broccoli
The little green tree of the vegetable world
Buko
Filipino for young coconut · Filipino
Bulgogi
Korean marinated grilled beef, the name means fire meat · Korean
Butterbean
A large flat lima bean, pale cream in colour
Butternut
A sweet golden squash, and a nut of the white walnut tree
Butterscotch
Toffee made from brown sugar and butter · English
Caerphilly
A crumbly white Welsh cheese · Welsh
Caju
Portuguese for cashew · Portuguese
Cannellini
Creamy white Italian kidney beans · Italian
Cannoli
Sicilian pastry tube filled with sweet ricotta · Italian
Carrot
The orange root, a crunchy favourite
Cauliflower
A white flowering head of the cabbage family
Caviar
Salted sturgeon roe eaten as a delicacy · Persian
Celery
Crunchy green stalks
Chaat
Tangy Indian street snacks, from the Hindi for to lick · Hindi
Chamoy
A sweet, sour and salty fruit sauce · Mexican Spanish
Chapati
A soft wholewheat flatbread · Hindi
Char Siu
Cantonese barbecued pork with a red honey glaze · Chinese
Chickpea
Round nutty pulse used in hummus and curries · small dogs
Chilli
A hot red pepper · small dogs
Chom Chom
Vietnamese for rambutan, the hairy red fruit · Vietnamese
Churro
Spanish fried pastry
Chutney
Sweet and sour relish of fruit, sugar and spice · Hindi
Ciku
Malay for sapodilla, a brown sugary fruit · Malay · small dogs
Cobnut
A Kentish hazelnut
Couscous
Tiny steamed semolina grains from North Africa · Berber · small dogs
Crepe
Paper thin French pancake · French
Croissant
Flaky French crescent pastry · French
Crostini
Little toasts topped with savoury spreads · Italian · small dogs
Cucumber
A cool green salad vegetable
Daechu
Korean for jujube, a small red date · Korean · small dogs
Date
The sweet brown fruit of the date palm · small dogs
Dekopon
A sweet Japanese mandarin with a bump on top · Japanese
Dhokla
A spongy steamed savoury cake from Gujarat · Gujarati
Dim Sum
Small Cantonese dishes served with tea · Chinese · small dogs
Dolma
Stuffed vine leaf, the name means filled · Turkish
Dosa
A crisp South Indian pancake of fermented rice and lentils · Tamil
Dragonfruit
A bright pink cactus fruit with speckled flesh
Duku
A small round tropical fruit · Malay · small dogs
Dumpling
A ball of dough cooked in soup, also a term of affection
Eclair
French choux pastry filled with cream, the name means flash · French
Edamame
Young soya beans steamed in the pod · Japanese
Elote
Grilled corn on the cob with toppings · Mexican Spanish
Enoki
A slender white mushroom with tiny caps · Japanese · small dogs
Esquites
Corn kernels in a cup with lime and chilli · Mexican Spanish
Falafel
Fried chickpea patty from the Middle East · Arabic
Fig
Soft sweet fruit of the Mediterranean fig tree · small dogs
Findik
Turkish for hazelnut · Turkish
Fistik
Turkish for pistachio · Turkish
Fudge
A soft brown sweet made from sugar, butter and milk
Funghi
Italian for mushrooms · Italian
Ganache
Glossy mix of chocolate and cream · French
Gelato
Italian churned ice cream · Italian
Gemelli
Twisted pasta, its name means twins · Italian
Gimbap
Korean rice and vegetables rolled in seaweed · Korean
Goguma
Korean for sweet potato, roasted on street carts in winter · Korean
Goji
A small red berry dried and eaten as a snack · Chinese · small dogs
Gouda
Mellow Dutch cheese named after the town of Gouda · Dutch
Goulash
Hungarian paprika stew of beef and onions · Hungarian
Granola
Baked oats, nuts and honey eaten at breakfast
Grapefruit
A large tangy citrus fruit
Grissini
Thin crisp Italian breadsticks · Italian
Gyoza
Japanese pan fried dumpling with a crisp base · Japanese · small dogs
Hallon
Swedish for raspberry · Swedish
Halloumi
Salty Cypriot cheese that holds its shape when grilled · Cypriot
Har Gow
A translucent prawn dumpling served at dim sum · Chinese · small dogs
Hobak
Korean for squash or pumpkin · Korean
Honeycrisp
A crisp and juicy American apple
Hoppang
A Korean steamed bun eaten in winter · Korean · small dogs
Huckleberry
A small wild American berry, and Mark Twain's free spirited hero
Hummus
Chickpea dip blended with sesame paste and lemon · Arabic
Idli
A soft steamed South Indian rice cake · Tamil · small dogs
Jalebi
Coiled Indian sweet soaked in syrup · Hindi
Jambu
A rose apple fruit · Malay
Japchae
Sweet potato glass noodles stir fried with vegetables · Korean
Jellybean
A small bean shaped sweet with a chewy centre · small dogs
Jiaozi
Chinese crescent dumplings eaten at New Year · Chinese · small dogs
Kachori
A flaky fried pastry stuffed with spiced lentils · Hindi
Kaju
Hindi for cashew · Hindi
Kale
A hardy curly leafed green
Karaage
Bite sized Japanese fried chicken · Japanese
Khachapuri
Georgian cheese filled bread · Georgian
Khao Soi
A northern Thai curry noodle soup · Thai
Khinkali
Twisted Georgian soup dumplings · Georgian · small dogs
Kimchi
Korean fermented cabbage
Kinoko
Japanese for mushroom · Japanese
Kluay
Thai for banana · Thai
Kolo
Roasted barley and peanuts, an Ethiopian snack · Amharic · small dogs
Korma
Mild creamy curry braised with yoghurt and nuts · Urdu
Korokke
A crumbed Japanese potato croquette · Japanese · small dogs
Koulouri
A sesame bread ring sold on Greek streets · Greek
Kuku
A Persian herb frittata · Persian
Kumquat
Tiny citrus fruit eaten skin and all · Chinese · small dogs
Kuri
Japanese for chestnut · Japanese · small dogs
Ladoo
Round Indian sweet made for festivals · Hindi · small dogs
Langsat
A small sweet fruit in grape like bunches · Malay · small dogs
Latke
Crisp fried potato pancake · Yiddish
Lentil
Tiny disc shaped pulse cooked in soups and dals · small dogs
Licorice
Black sweet flavoured with liquorice root
Longan
A small fruit called dragon eye in Chinese · Chinese · small dogs
Loquat
A small golden fruit from China with a sweet tang · small dogs
Lumpia
A crisp Filipino spring roll · Filipino
Macaron
Small French almond meringue sandwich biscuit · French · small dogs
Maitake
The Japanese name for the hen of the woods mushroom · Japanese
Mamuang
Thai for mango · Thai
Manao
Thai for lime, the sour heart of Thai cooking · Thai
Manapua
A Hawaiian steamed pork bun · Hawaiian · small dogs
Mango
A sweet tropical fruit, from the Tamil mankay
Mantou
A plain fluffy Chinese steamed bun · Chinese
Maprao
Thai for coconut · Thai
Marzipan
Sweet almond paste moulded into shapes · German
Medlar
An old orchard fruit eaten when soft and brown
Melon
A large sweet juicy fruit
Morello
A dark sour cherry
Muesli
Swiss breakfast mix of raw oats, fruit and nuts · Swiss
Naan
Soft leavened flatbread baked in a tandoor · Persian
Nar
Turkish for pomegranate · Turkish
Nasi
Malay and Indonesian for cooked rice · Malay
Nigiri
Hand pressed sushi with a slice of fish on top · Japanese · small dogs
Noix
French for walnut · French
Noodle
A long strip of pasta, from the German Nudel
Nougat
Chewy sweet of whipped egg white, honey and nuts · French
Oatcake
A Scottish oat cracker
Omurice
Fried rice wrapped in a golden omelette · Japanese
Onigiri
Japanese rice ball wrapped in seaweed · Japanese · small dogs
Onion
The kitchen bulb at the start of every stew
Orange
The sweet citrus fruit, a fine name for a ginger coat
Orzo
Tiny rice shaped pasta, the name means barley · Italian · small dogs
Pajeon
A savoury Korean spring onion pancake · Korean
Pakora
Indian vegetable fritter in chickpea batter · Hindi
Pancit
Filipino noodles, a must at birthdays for long life · Filipino
Pandesal
A soft Filipino bread roll eaten at breakfast · Filipino · small dogs
Paneer
Fresh Indian cheese that does not melt · Hindi
Panini
Italian pressed sandwich, from the word for small bread rolls · Italian
Panko
Light, flaky Japanese breadcrumbs that fry up golden · Japanese
Parfait
Layered French dessert, the name means perfect · French
Parsnip
Sweet pale root vegetable roasted in winter
Pawpaw
A sweet tropical fruit, also called papaya
Penne
Quill shaped pasta cut on the diagonal · Italian
Pepper
A spice ground from peppercorns, used for speckled dogs
Persimmon
Bright orange autumn fruit eaten ripe and soft
Pho
Vietnam's fragrant beef noodle soup · Vietnamese
Pickle
A vegetable preserved in vinegar, also slang for a scrape · small dogs
Pierogi
Polish filled dumpling, boiled then fried in butter · Polish
Pili
A buttery nut from the Philippines · Filipino · small dogs
Pine Nut
The small seed of the pine, key to pesto · small dogs
Pineapple
A spiky tropical fruit with golden flesh
Pisang
Malay and Indonesian for banana · Malay
Pista
Hindi for pistachio · Hindi
Plantain
A large cooking banana
Poha
Flattened rice cooked with spices for breakfast · Hindi
Poi
A Hawaiian paste of pounded taro root · Hawaiian
Poke
Hawaiian cubed raw fish, from the word to slice · Hawaiian
Porcini
Prized wild mushrooms whose Italian name means like a pig · Italian
Porridge
Oats cooked slowly in milk or water · Scottish
Potsticker
A pan fried dumpling crisp on one side · Chinese · small dogs
Prune
A dried plum
Puri
A small puffed fried bread · Hindi · small dogs
Quandong
A red native Australian peach
Quince
Hard golden fruit cooked into jelly and paste
Quinoa
Andean seed crop eaten like a grain · Quechua
Radish
Small peppery root eaten raw in salads · small dogs
Rambutan
A red fruit with soft spines, from the Malay for hair · Malay
Ramen
Japanese noodle soup · Japanese
Rhubarb
Tart red stalks stewed with sugar for puddings
Rojak
A fruit salad with a sweet spicy dressing · Malay
Roti
A round Indian flatbread · Hindi
Roti Canai
A flaky Malaysian flatbread · Malay
Saganaki
Greek cheese fried in a small pan · Greek
Salami
A cured Italian sausage, sliced thin · Italian
Salmon
Pink fleshed fish that swims upriver to spawn
Samosa
Crisp fried pastry triangle with a spiced filling · Hindi
Satay
Grilled skewers served with peanut sauce · Malay
Scampi
Small langoustines, usually breaded and fried · Italian
Seckel
A tiny sweet pear, sometimes called the sugar pear · small dogs
Senbei
A crunchy Japanese rice cracker, often glazed with soy · Japanese · small dogs
Shiitake
A savoury brown mushroom grown on logs · Japanese
Shortbread
Crumbly Scottish butter biscuit · Scottish
Shumai
An open topped Chinese dim sum dumpling · Chinese · small dogs
Simit
A sesame crusted Turkish bread ring · Turkish
Siomai
A Filipino pork dumpling · Filipino · small dogs
Siopao
A Filipino steamed bun with a savoury filling · Filipino · small dogs
Soba
Japanese buckwheat noodle served hot or cold · Japanese
Sope
A thick corn base with toppings · Mexican Spanish · small dogs
Sorbet
Frozen fruit ice served between courses · French
Sourdough
Bread raised with a wild yeast starter
Spinach
A dark leafy green packed with iron
Squid Ink
The black ink used to colour pasta and rice
Subak
Korean for watermelon · Korean · big dogs
Sundae
Ice cream served with sauce and toppings
Sushi
A Japanese dish of vinegared rice served with fish
Sweetcorn
Sweet golden kernels on the cob
Tagine
Moroccan stew named after its conical clay pot · Moroccan
Takoyaki
Small round fried balls of batter and octopus · Japanese · small dogs
Tamago
Japanese for egg, also a sweet rolled omelette · Japanese · small dogs
Tamale
Mexican masa parcel steamed in a corn husk · Nahuatl
Tapas
Small Spanish plates shared with drinks · Spanish · small dogs
Taralli
Crunchy ring shaped Italian crackers · Italian · small dogs
Tempura
Japanese batter fried prawns and vegetables · Japanese
Teriyaki
A shiny sweet soy glaze for grilled meat or fish · Japanese
Thanh Long
Vietnamese for dragon fruit · Vietnamese
Tikka
Spiced pieces of meat cooked on skewers · Hindi
Toast
Bread browned by heat, used for golden and tan coats
Tofu
Pressed soybean curd
Tortellini
Small filled pasta rings from Bologna · Italian · small dogs
Trifle
Layered English pudding of sponge, custard and cream · English
Tteok
A chewy Korean rice cake · Korean · small dogs
Tteokbokki
Spicy Korean stir fried rice cakes · Korean
Tzatziki
A yoghurt, cucumber and garlic dip · Greek
Udon
Thick chewy Japanese wheat noodle · Japanese
Umeboshi
A pickled Japanese plum, sour and salty · Japanese · small dogs
Vada
A savoury lentil doughnut from South India · Hindi · small dogs
Watercress
A peppery leaf grown in clear streams
Watermelon
A big striped melon with sweet red flesh · big dogs
Wensleydale
A crumbly white cheese from Yorkshire
Xiaolongbao
A soup filled steamed dumpling from Shanghai · Chinese · small dogs
Xoi
Vietnamese sticky rice, eaten for breakfast · Vietnamese · small dogs
Yakitori
Grilled chicken skewers from Japanese street stalls · Japanese
Youtiao
A golden fried dough stick eaten with congee · Chinese
Yuzu
Fragrant Japanese citrus used for its peel and juice · Japanese
Zongzi
Sticky rice wrapped in bamboo leaves for the Dragon Boat Festival · Chinese · small dogs
Zucchini
A green summer squash, from the Italian for little squash · Italian

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