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Éclair
A French choux pastry finger filled with pastry cream and glazed with chocolate — one of the defining creations of classical French pâtisserie.
If you've been searching for foods that start with E, you'll find 8 detailed foods below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Foods That Start With E
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Edamame
Young green soybeans boiled or steamed in their fuzzy pods and salted — a Japanese drinking snack (*otsumami*) and now a globally popular bar food and protein-rich starter.
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Egg Roll
A deep-fried American-Chinese appetiser — a thick, crispy cylindrical roll filled with shredded cabbage, pork, and vegetables, distinct from the thinner Chinese spring roll.
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Eggs Benedict
A classic American brunch dish of poached eggs and Canadian bacon stacked on a toasted English muffin and napped with hollandaise sauce.
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Empanada
A baked or fried turnover of pastry dough wrapped around a savory or sweet filling, found across Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines.
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Enchilada
A corn tortilla rolled around a filling and bathed in chili sauce, baked until tender — a staple of Mexican cuisine since pre-Columbian times.
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Espresso
A concentrated shot of coffee brewed by forcing pressurized hot water through finely-ground beans, the foundation of most Italian café drinks.
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Eton Mess
Britain's most gloriously chaotic dessert — crushed meringue, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries tumbled together in a mess that is supposed to look accidental; traditionally served at Eton College's annual cricket match against Harrow, it is now a staple of British summer tables and garden parties.
About foods starting with E
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