Foods That Start With K

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The 11th letter of the English alphabet has plenty of exotic foods starting with it. Though it is difficult to make an exhaustive list of all these foods, mentioned below are all the notable fruits, vegetables, meats, and cooked foods that has names starting with ‘K.’

List of Foods Beginning With K

Fruits

• Kiwi
• Kaffir Lime
• Kumquat
• Kabosu
• Key Lime
• Ketembilla (Ceylon Gooseberry)
• Kiwi Berry (Hardy Kiwi)

Vegetables

• Kale
• Kohlrabi
• Kelp
• Kalette
• Kapas-Kapas
• Kabocha Squash
• Kencur
• Kai-Lan
• Kerguelen Cabbage
• Kiwano (Horned Melon)
• Komatsuna
• Kombu
• Kuka
• Kurrat
• Karkalla
• Kakadu Plums
• Karonda Fruit
• Kudzu

Grains and Legumes

• Kidney Beans
• Koshihikari Rice

Meat, Fish, and Seafood

• Kazunoko (Herring Roe)
• Knockwurst Sausage
• Kielbasa Sausage
• Kangaroo Meat
• King Crab
• Kingfish
• Kipper

Cheese

• Kefalotyri
• Kasseri
• Kashkaval

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

• Ketchup
• Kimchi (Traditional Korean side dish with salted, fermented vegetables, typically radish or cabbage)
• Katsuobushi (Skipjack tuna flakes)
• Kokam
• Kecap Manis (A sweet soy sauce)
• Kosher Dill Pickles
• Kuchela (Trinidadian mango relish)

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

• Kettle Corn
• Kale Chips
• Kartoffelsalat (German potato salad)
• Knish (Jewish baked or dee-fried snack with meat filling)
• Kenkey (West African swallow food, similar to sourdough)
• Konkonte (Ghanaian swallow food made with cassava flour)
• Kicha (Ethiopian thin unleavened bread)
• Kachumbari (A fresh salad dish from the African Great Lakes region)
• Kelewele (African spicy deep-fried plantain)
• Kamote Cue (Caramelized sweet potatoes wedges from Philippines)
• Kuli-Kuli (West African snack containing peanuts)
• Kachori (Indian deep-fried flour dough snack)
• Khachapuri (Georgian bread filled with cheese, eggs, and herbs)

Main Course Dishes

• Kebabs 
• Kansas City-Style BBQ
• Kung Pao Chicken
• Kasha (A porridge, typical made of buckwheat)
• Khichdi (Indian dish with rice and legumes)
• Kedgeree (A British variation of the Khichdi, with rice and fish, typically haddock)
• Kibbeh (Middle Eastern dish with minced meat)
• Khao Pad (Thai fried rice)
• Koshary (Egyptian street food, and national dish)
• Kedjenou Chicken (a chicken dish from the Ivory Coast)
• Kitfo (Traditional Ethiopian raw and marinated minced beef dish)
• Kare-kare (Philippine stew with beef tribe, cow’s feet, pig’s trotter etc. cooked in tick a peanut sauce)
• Katsudon (Japanese rice bowl with pork and egg)
• Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs)
• Korma (Indian curry dish with vegetables or meat)
• Kalbi (Galbi; Korean marinated and grilled beef short ribs)
• Khao Soi (Thai dish with noodles and meat cooked in a coconut soup)
• Kofta (Middle Eastern and South Asian meatball dish)

Sweets and Desserts

• Key Lime Pie
• Kouign-amann (A multi-layer cake, originating from the Breton cuisine)
• Kentucky Jam Cake
• Kalamay (Philippine sweets with sticky rice and coconut)
• Kulfi (Indian frozen dessert with milk and dry fruits)
• Kouglof (Gugelhupf, a cake similar to a bundt cake)
• Koeksisters (Afrikaner Confectionery)
• Kaiserschmarrn (Austrian dessert with shredded pancakes, served with fruit preserves)
• Kheer (Traditional Indian rice pudding)
• Knafeh (Kunafa; A Middle Eastern dessert)
• Kladdkaka (Swedish sticky chocolate cake)
• Krumkake (Norwegian waffle cone)

Drinks and Beverages

• Kombucha
• Kirsch
• Kahlua
• Kvass
• Kava
• Kasiri
• Kefir
• Kümmel

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