Foods That Start With Q

7 foods Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 7 foods that start with Q, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

Only seven foods begin with Q, so this letter is a real test in any food game. Quiche, an egg tart, and quesadilla, a tortilla filled with melted cheese, are the most familiar. Quinoa is a small seed cooked like a grain.

The rest are less common. Quail is a small game bird, quince is a pear-shaped fruit usually made into preserves, and quick bread covers loaves like banana bread that rise without yeast. Quark is a smooth fresh cheese.

Foods starting with Q: 7
Best known: quail, quick bread
Longest name: quick bread

All foods that start with Q

#	Name	What it is
1	quail	flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2	quark	fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
3	quesadilla	tortilla filled with melted cheese and folded
4	quiche	a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard
5	quick bread	breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking
6	quince	aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
7	quinoa	small protein-rich seed cooked like a grain

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Questions people ask

How many foods start with Q?

This list has 7 foods starting with Q, from well-known ones like quail, quick bread, quince to rarer kinds.

What foods start with Q?

Well-known examples are quail, quick bread, quince, quiche, quesadilla, quinoa.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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