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Zatar
A Levantine herb blend combining sumac, sesame seeds, and dried thyme or oregano — sprinkled on bread with olive oil for breakfast across Lebanon, Syria, Israel, and Palestine, with countless regional variations.
If you've been searching for foods that start with Z, you'll find 5 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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Table of contents
| Zatar | Zeppole | Ziti | Zuppa Toscana |
| Zwetschgenkuchen |
List of Foods That Start With Z
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Zeppole
Italian fried dough pastries — deep-fried choux or yeasted dough balls dusted in powdered sugar or filled with pastry cream, sold at street fairs across Italy and a fixture of St. Joseph's Day (March 19) celebrations.
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Ziti
A long, hollow, smooth Italian pasta tube, baked into casseroles in southern Italy and Italian-American cuisine — particularly the iconic "baked ziti" of family gatherings.
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Zuppa Toscana
A creamy Tuscan-style soup of Italian sausage, kale, potatoes, and cream — popularized in the U.S. by Olive Garden but rooted in older country cooking from Tuscany.
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Zwetschgenkuchen
A German plum cake of dark Italian prune-plums arranged on a yeasted or shortcrust base, baked to a glossy purple, often served with whipped cream in late summer.
About foods starting with Z
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