There are not many foods that start with Y but the ones I was able to know about are super tasty. The foods are rare and some of them might be out of your reach as they are from a whole other continent but you can always make them at your homes. That is why we make these systematic lists with brief about each of them.
Foods that Start with Y
1. Ya pear
It is the other name for Chinese white pear. The main characteristic is that the fruit is medium and large (generally single fruit weighs 175 grams, the largest is 400 grams), has thin skin and small nucleus, juicy and flavorful, few stone cells, moderate sweetness, and sourness. The fragrance is long, crisp but not greasy, and is known as the “natural nectar”.
2. Yakitori
Yakitori is Japanese for the fried bird. There are several varieties of Yakitori. I made it from Sasami chicken breasts, and Yakitori is also made from chicken legs with skin, hearts, wings, etc. A tasty and quick dish.
3. Yuzu
Connoisseurs of oriental cuisine probably know what yuzu is. The fruit looks like a small grapefruit with shriveled skin. The color ranges from dark green to light yellow, depending on the degree of maturity. The taste of yuzu is unique, taking the best from lemon, grapefruit, and tangerine. At the same time, the fruit is sour than lemon, rather tart, with shades of needles and floral notes.
4. Yucca Fruit
The fruits of this Yucca are edible and are eaten raw, baked, and boiled. Unripe fruits are sweet. Fruits are leathery, berry-like, cylindrical, shaped like a banana, turn red when ripe. The flesh of the fruit is juicy and the diameter can reach up to 4-6 cm. Fruits appear from May to September. Seeds are rough, dull black, ovoid, without wings, ripen in 6-8 weeks. Their length and width are 7–8 mm, and their thickness is 1–2 mm.
5. Yellow Watermelon
Yellow watermelon is a hybrid of cultivated and wild plants. It can have a tropical fruit or pumpkin flavor. This is a residual beneficial mutation that the berry inherited from its wild parent. Yellow watermelons are devoid of red pigment, but their properties are in no way inferior to their counterparts, for example, they are rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant.
6. Yorkshire Pudding
Many culinary specialists and simply delicious food lovers know about this dish. Yorkshire pudding is an unleavened dough made from milk, eggs, and wheat flour in the form of a liquid batter, which is baked in portions at a high temperature. As a result, the batter inflates very much and under the golden-brown crust forms the most delicate dough and an impressive cavity.
7. Yunnan Hackberry
This rare fruit is a cross between blackcurrant and gooseberry. The fruit is smooth, soft and the taste of blackcurrant dominates it. The fruits of Hackberry are filled with proteins, vitamins, and minerals.
8. Yumberry
Yumberry is delicate and tender, and the most delicious berry. Wash it and throw it into your mouth. When you hear the sound of teeth biting the flesh, you taste the sweet and sour juice. From the branch to the tip of the tongue, without delay for a quarter of an hour, is the highest respect for yumberry. It could be made into jams, smoothies, and a harmonious mixture of sweet and sour is enough to be included in many desserts.
9. Yukon Gold Potatoes
Yukon Gold potatoes are the most common and versatile early variety with excellent palatability. The tubers are large in size, with thin yellowish or golden skin and bright yellow flesh. They are almost similar to common potatoes in starch content.
10. Yogurt Soup
Yogurt soup is cooked with the addition of natural yogurt, which gives the dish a slight sourness – this is its highlight. Like any national dish, everyone likes it in their own style. Someone adds hot peppers to the soup, someone likes it sour and squeezes out the lemon juice. You can also cook yogurt soup in broth or just in water with different cereals to your taste like rice, bulgur, chickpeas. But whichever cooking option you choose, there must be mint in the soup!
11. Yolk Cookies
Who would have thought that you can make tender, crumbly cookies from egg yolks? If desired, you can add nuts to the cookies, sprinkle with powdered sugar or pour over chocolate. I bake them and eat them with tea.
12. Yogurt Cheese Balls
A cheese appetizer is a good addition to any festive table or buffet, therefore it is often prepared and served in a variety of interpretations. Yogurt Cheese balls are among them. You can also have them as snacks.
13. Young coconut rice
Rice with coconut in Thai cuisine is not only and not so much a dessert as it might seem at first. In many parts of Thailand, regular jasmine rice is prepared with coconut milk or coconut flakes and served as a side dish. Unsweetened coconut rice is flavored with various spices: add a leaf or two of kaffir lime, a piece of ginger, crushed garlic, or young green onions.
14. Yellow Passionfruit
The shape of the passion fruit is round and its color is usually yellow which turns dark purple with the ripening of the fruit. Internally it is juicy with numerous seeds and can be consumed, either as it is with a teaspoon or as a juice. The juice, in fact, is added to many preparations, savory and sweet, as well as drinks.
15. Young coconut meat
It is better to eat the pulp of young coconut with a spoon. Just scrape off the inside of the halves and enjoy. The consistency of the pulp is tender and even slightly jelly-like. The taste is different. Slightly milky, slightly sweet with a hint of coconut.
16. Yardlong Beans
Yardlong beans are prized for their high protein, fat, and carbohydrate content, as well as their huge amount of vitamins A, B, and C. They are used to make cereals and soups.
Also, for culinary purposes, both peeled and in pods, the beans can be used to make a wide variety of dishes, as well as sauces for pasta and stews.
17. Yellowfin Tuna
This fish can be an excellent base for hot dishes, and for a variety of snacks, and for sushi, sashimi, rolls, and canning. Its tender meat is very soft, tasty, and quite nutritious.
18. Yeast cake
Another food that starts with Y I like the most is Yeast cake. The dough turns out to be airy, soft, “nostril”, tasty and aromatic and it is prepared without a single egg. I prefer to include Jam in it to make it tastier.
19. Yellow Guava
Also known as Yellow Strawberry Guava, Yellow guava has a sweet taste and is filled with vitamin C. It surpasses orange in the levels of vitamin C concentration. People can eat it raw like common guava but some people make jam and jellies out of it.
Conclusion
How many foods on the list have you tasted before? Did you even know any one of the foods that start with Y? Well, I hoped you liked it and learned through it. We want you to eat healthy and tasty so you can check more stuff like this on our website at your leisure. And if your favorite food that begins with the alphabet Y did not make it to the list, you can tell me in the comments and I’ll look into it.
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