3-syllable Foods that start with P

List of 3-syllable Foods that start with P

1

Packham Pear

A bumpy, green-skinned Australian pear variety with sweet, buttery white flesh — one of the most commercially important pear cultivars grown in the Southern Hemisphere and a familiar supermarket staple worldwide.

2

Pandoro

A tall, eight-pointed-star-shaped Christmas cake from Verona — buttery, eggy, and dusted with vanilla-scented icing sugar.

3

Panettone

A tall, dome-topped Italian Christmas bread from Milan — leavened slowly with a sourdough starter and studded with candied fruit and raisins.

4

Paprika

A red powder made from dried ground sweet or hot peppers — a defining Hungarian, Spanish, and Eastern European spice, with sweet, smoked, and hot varieties that fundamentally differ in flavor and use.

5

Parrotfish

A vividly colored tropical reef fish eaten across the Pacific and Caribbean — firm white flesh with a slightly sweet flavor, controversial because of its ecological role.

6

Pavlova

A meringue dessert with a crisp exterior shell and soft, marshmallow interior — topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit; the subject of a passionate New Zealand vs. Australia origin debate.

7

Peking Duck

China's most famous dish — a whole duck lacquered with a sweet glaze, air-dried for hours, then roasted until the skin crackles and shatters; served tableside with the sliced crispy skin separately from the meat, both wrapped in thin pancakes with hoisin sauce, sliced cucumber, and spring onions.

8

Pierogi

Poland's beloved stuffed dumplings — unleavened dough folded around potato-cheese, sauerkraut-mushroom, or fruit fillings, boiled then pan-fried in butter with onions; Poland's most recognisable culinary export.

9

Polenta

A Northern Italian porridge of slow-cooked cornmeal — eaten loose, set firm and grilled, or layered with cheese and meat sauce.

10

Pumpkin Pie

America's Thanksgiving dessert — a spiced custard of pumpkin purée, eggs, cream, and warming spices baked in a shortcrust shell; the pumpkin spice flavour profile is among the most commercially influential in American food.