Foods That Start With S

Being one of the letters in the English alphabet with the most number of words starting with it, ‘S’ has plenty of well-known foods starting with it. From fruits and vegetables to seafood, desserts, and beverages, the following list contains over 175 foods with names starting with ‘S.’

Foods That Start With S

List of Foods Beginning With S

Fruits

  • Strawberry
  • Sugar Apple (Atis)
  • Salmonberry
  • Sapote
  • Soursop
  • Star Fruit
  • Surinam Cherry
  • Sapodilla (Chico Fruit)
  • Salal Berry
  • Service Berry
  • Santol
  • Snake Fruit
  • Salak
  • Saquico
  • Satsuma
  • Sloe (Blackthorn Berry)
  • Star Apple
  • Sarguelas (Red Mombin)
  • Swiss Cheese Plant Fruit
  • Sultana

Vegetables

  • Shallot
  • Spinach
  • Sweet Potato
  • Swiss Chard
  • Snake Gourd
  • Spine Gourd (Kantola)
  • Seaweed
  • Shiitake Mushroom
  • Squash
  • Scallion (Spring Onion)
  • String Beans
  • Sorrel
  • Sago
  • Salsify
  • Samphire
  • Serrano Peppers
  • Shishito Peppers
  • Sandia Pepper
  • Scorzonera
  • Sculpit
  • Shepherd’s Purse
  • Snap Pea (Sugarsnap)
  • Snow Pea
  • Summer Purslane
  • Sea Grape
  • Sea Kale
  • Sea Lettuce
  • Sea Beet
  • Sierra Leone Bologi
  • Siling Haba
  • Skirret
  • Soko
  • Sour Cabbage
  • Spiny Amaranth
  • Stridolo
  • Sunset Muskmallow

Grains and Legumes

  • Sorghum
  • Spelt
  • Soybean
  • Semolina

Nuts and Seeds

  • Sunflower Seeds
  • Sesame Seeds

Meat, Fish, and Seafoods

  • Sausage
  • Salami
  • Suckling Pig
  • Squab
  • Sweetbread (organ meat)
  • Salmon
  • Sardine
  • Shad
  • Shark
  • Swordfish
  • Sturgeon
  • Sea bass
  • Sablefish
  • Sanddab
  • Sea bream
  • Skate
  • Smelt
  • Snakehead
  • Snapper 
  • Sole
  • Sprat
  • Stromateidae (butterfish)
  • Surimi
  • Shellfish
  • Shrimp
  • Squid
  • Scallop (see also bay scallop and sea scallop)
  • Sea Cucumber
  • Scampi (Shrimp)

Cheese

  • Stilton
  • Swiss Cheese
  • String Cheese
  • Sbrinz

Sauces, Spices, and Condiments

  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Soy Sauce
  • Saffron
  • Star Anise
  • Sage
  • Salsa (Mexican dip)
  • Sriracha Sauce
  • Sumac
  • Sichuan Pepper (Szechwan Pepper)
  • Sun-Dried Tomatoes
  • Sauerkraut
  • Satay Sauce
  • Sour Cream
  • Syrup
  • Stevia
  • Sofrito

Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Foods)

Snacks, Appetizers, and Side Dishes

  • Salad
  • Scones
  • Sandwich
  • Submarine Sandwich (Sub)
  • Schnitzel
  • Samosa
  • Soup
  • Sushi
  • Sashimi
  • Sliders
  • Scrambled Egg
  • Spring Roll
  • Shish Kebab
  • Salbut (Mexican deep-fried tortilla, topped with tomatoes, onion, lettuce, avocado, and meat)
  • Saganaki (A Greek fried cheese flambé)
  • Saltine Crackers
  • Sourdough Bread
  • Sticky Rice
  • Seven-layer Dip (Layered Mexican appetizer with beans, guacamole, and other typical ingredients from the Tex-Mex cuisine)
  • Spaetzle (Hungarian egg noodles, served with meat)

Main Course Dishes

  • Soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles)
  • Spaghetti (Any of the various Italian dishes using the spaghetti pasta)
  • Stew
  • Steak
  • Shepherd’s Pie
  • Surf and Turf (A main course platter containing both meat and seafood)
  • Spanakopita (A savory spinach pie from Greece)
  • Sauerbraten (Traditional German roasted meat dish)
  • Stir-Fried Noodles
  • Satay Chicken
  • Spinach Gratin
  • Sukiyaki (A Japanese hot pot dish containing meat)
  • Sisig (A Filipino dish made with organ meats)
  • Souvlaki (Greek meat and vegetable skewer)

Sweets and Desserts

  • Shortcake
  • Sherbet
  • Sopapilla Cheesecake
  • Sponge Cake
  • Swiss Roll
  • Strudel
  • Snickerdoodle
  • Sundae
  • Soufflé (Famous French egg-based baked dessert)
  • Sufganiyot (Jelly donuts from Israel)
  • Sachertorte (Austrian chocolate cake)
  • Sticky Buns
  • Shortbread 
  • Sable Cookies

Drinks and Beverages

  • Soda
  • Shake
  • Smoothie
  • Slushie
  • Sparkling Water
  • Sake
  • Sangria
  • Shirley Temple Cocktail
  • Scotch Whisky
  • Sambuca

FAQ

What are some popular Christmas foods that start with ‘S’?

Sugar cookies with festive decorations are the most noteworthy food that starts with an ‘S.’ There’s also the famous sweet potato pie often served at Christmas dinners. This dessert is also popular at Thanksgiving.

More Foods Starting With this Letter

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  • Vegetables That Start With S