Staple foods

Staple foods

• Staple foods – Staple food, sometimes called food staple or staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet in a given population, supplying a large fraction of the needs for energy-rich materials and generally a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well. Most people live on a diet based on just a small number of staples.^[15] Most staple plant foods are derived either from cereals such as wheat, barley, rye, maize, or rice, or starchy tubers or root vegetables such as potatoes, yams, taro, and cassava.^[16] Other staple foods include pulses (dried legumes), sago (derived from the pith of the sago palm tree), and fruits such as breadfruit and plantains.^[17] Of more than 50,000 edible plant species in the world, only a few hundred contribute significantly to human food supplies. Just 15 crop plants provide 90 percent of the world's food energy intake (exclusive of meat), with rice, maize and wheat comprising two-thirds of human food consumption. These three alone are the staples of over 4 billion people.^[18]

• Staple foods
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  Rice
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  Maize
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  Barley grains

Prepared foods

For a more comprehensive list, see Lists of prepared foods.

Appetizers

Zakuski are a type of hors d'oeuvre

• Appetizers (also known as hors d'oeuvre) – Items served before the main courses of a meal, typically smaller than main dishes, and often meant to be eaten by hand (with minimal use of silverware). Hors d'oeuvre may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating. Stationary hors d'oeuvre served at the table may be referred to as "table hors d' oeuvre". Passed hors d'oeuvre may be referred to as "butler-style" or "butlered" hors d'oeuvre.

• List of hors d'oeuvre

Condiments

Three condiment relishes here accompany Nshima (top right)

• Condiments – Condiment is something such as a sauce, that is added to some foods to impart a particular flavor, enhance its flavor,^[19] or in some cultures, to complement the dish. The term originally described pickled or preserved foods, but has shifted meaning over time.^[20]

• List of condiments

• List of brand name condiments

• List of syrups

Confectionery

• Confectionery – Confectionery, or the making of confections, are food items that are rich in sugar. Confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories, bakers' confections and sugar confections.^[21] Bakers' confectionery includes principally sweet pastries, cakes, and similar baked goods. Sugar confectionery includes sweets, candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, sweetmeats, pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar. Confections include sweet foods, sweetmeats, digestive aids that are sweet, elaborate creations, and something amusing and frivolous.^[22]

• List of confectionery brands
• List of chocolate bar brands

• List of bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturers

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  Candy
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  Chocolate

Convenience foods

Dehydrated shredded potatoes are a convenience food

• Convenience foods – convenience food, also known as processed food, is commercially prepared food designed for ease of consumption.

Desserts

• Desserts – Dessert is a typically sweet course that may conclude a meal. The course usually consists of sweet foods, but may include other items.

• List of desserts

• Dessert-related lists (category)

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  An assortment of desserts
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  An assortment of petit fours
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  Neapolitan ice cream

Dips, pastes and spreads

Guacamole is an avocado-based dip

• Dips – Dip or dipping sauce is a common condiment for many types of food. Dips are used to add flavor or texture to a food.

• List of common dips

• Paste – Food paste is a semi-liquid colloidal suspension, emulsion, or aggregation used in food preparation or eaten directly as a spread.^[23] Pastes are often highly spicy or aromatic.

• List of food pastes

• Spread – Foods that are literally spread, generally with a knife, onto bread, crackers, or other food products. Spreads are added to food to provide flavor and texture.

• List of spreads

Dried foods

• Dried foods – Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times to preserve food. Where or when dehydration as a food preservation technique was invented has been lost to time, however the earliest known practice of food drying is 12,000 BCE by inhabitants of the modern Middle East and Asia regions.^[24]

• List of dried foods

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  Flattened fish being dried in the sun
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  Various dried foods in a dried foods store

Dumplings

• Dumplings – Dumplings are cooked balls of dough. They are based on flour, potatoes or bread, and may include meat, fish, vegetables, or sweets. They may be cooked by boiling, steaming, simmering, frying, or baking. Dumplings are stuffed with a diverse variety of fillings.

• List of dumplings

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  Dumplings in a basket, served with a dipping sauce

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