Foods That Start With P

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Lots of food items, from fruits and vegetables to meats, appetizers, and desserts, have names that start with ‘P.’ In fact, there are so many that it is practically impossible to make a complete list, but below are over 150 foods that begin with this letter.

List of Foods Beginning With P

Fruits

• Pineapple
• Peach
• Pomegranate
• Pear
• Papaya
• Passion Fruit
• Plum
• Prune
• Persimmon
• Pomelo
• Pawpaw
• Phalsa (Falsa)
• Pineberry
• Plumcot (Pluot)

Vegetables

• Potato
• Parsnip
• Pea
• Pumpkin
• Pointed Gourd
• Plantain (Cooking Banana)
• Pok Choi
• Peperoncino
• Prickly Pear
• Pimiento
• Pattypan Squash
• Palmyra Sprout
• Pitogo
• Pignut
• Paracress
• Polynesian Arrowroot (East Indian Arrowroot)
• Pearl Onion
• Potato Onion
• Prussian Asparagus
• Purple bauhinia (Butterfly Tree)
• Prairie Turnip
• Poke

Nuts and Seeds

• Peanut
• Pine Nut
• Pecan
• Pepita (Pumpkin Seeds)
• Pistachio

Legumes

• Pigeon Pea
• Pinto Beans

Meat, Fish, and Seafood

• Pork
• Prosciutto
• Pancetta
• Pepperoni
• Parma Ham
• Partridge Meat
• Prawn
• Pollock
• Pike
• Parrotfish
• Plaice
• Perch
• Pomfret
• Porgy
• Pacific Salmon
• Pacific Cod
• Pacific Sardines
• Pacific Halibut
• Pelagic Red Crab
• Pacific Oyster

Cheese

• Parmesan
• Paneer
• Provolone Cheese
• Pecorino Romano

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

• Pâté
• Pesto
• Parsley
• Pinole
• Pepper (Peppercorn)
• Purée
• Pickles
• Panela (Piloncillo)
• Paprika
• Pumpkin Spice
• Piri-Piri Sauce
• Ponzu Sauce (Japanese citrus sauce)

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

• Pizza
• Popcorn
• Puffed Rice
• Potato Chips
• Popcorn Chicken
• Pakora (Indian deep-fried fritters containing vegetables, meats, and spices)
• Poke (Hawaiian raw fish dish)
• Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
• Pastrami on Rye Sandwich
• Potato Salad
• Panini
• Pita Bread
• Puri (Indian deep-fried flatbread served with savory curries)
• Popover (Fluffy  pastry similar to Yorkshire pudding, made with flour, eggs, and butter)
• Pierogi (European dumpling dish)
• Poutine (A dish with French fries and cheese curds)
• Pambazos (Mexican sandwiches dipped in guajillo pepper sauce)
• Piroshki (Russian boat-shaped stuffed buns)

Main Course Dishes

• Paella (An iconic Spanish dish with rice, meats, and spices)
• Peking Duck
• Pilaf (Various rice dishes with meat and vegetables)
• Pulled Pork
• Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup with beef)
• Pad Thai (Thai stir-fried noodles with peanuts)
• Pork Tenderloin
• Porterhouse Steak
• Pork Chop
• Pork Ribs
• Pot Pie
• Pot Roast
• Polenta (Italian boiled cornmeal dish)
• Pernil (Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork)
• Paneer Tikka (Indian grilled cheese and vegetable skewers)
• Pappardelle with Rau (Wide pasta with rich Italian meat sauce)
• Picadillo (Traditional Latin American meat stew with olives)
• Panang Curry (Thai red curry with creamy peanut sauce and lemon)
• Poi (Polynesian staple food made from taro)

Sweets and Desserts

• Pancake
• Pretzel
• Pecan Pie
• Pudding
• Popsicle
• Plum Pudding (Christmas Pudding)
• Pumpkin Pie
• Pop-Tarts
• Praline
• Pastries
• Parfait
• Peanut Brittle
• Peppermint Bark
• Pineapple Upside Down Cake
• Panna Cotta (Italian heavy cream dessert)
• Pandowdy (Baked fruit dessert)
• Profiterole (Cream-filled French pastry balls)
• Pavlova (Meringue dessert with fruit and cream)
• Poached Pears
• Peach Cobbler
• Pastel de Tres Leches (Mexican sponge cake soaked in milk)
• Petit Fours (French fancy bite-sized cakes)
• Panocha (Mexican wheat pudding with panela)
• Pandoro (Traditional Italian cake)
• Panettone (Italian fruitcake)
• Paska (Ukrainian decorative sweet bread)

Drinks and Beverages

• Piña Colada
• Punch
• Port
• Pinot Grigio (Wine)
• Pinot Noir (Wine)
• Prosecco (Sparkling wine)
• Pink Lemonade
• Painkiller
• Pink Gin
• Pepsi
• Perrier

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