Foods that start with R
63 foods, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 5 of them are in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 10 Plankton
- 28 Too Clever
- 20 Schooler
- 4 Rare
- 0 Deep Cut
- 1 One in a Krillion
Rare but real
Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.
- Red rockfish
- Red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast.
- Roast veal
- Cut of veal suitable for roasting.
- Rock salmon
- Any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food.
- Rijstaffel
- Dish originating in Indonesia.
- Ripe olive
- Olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil.
- Rolled biscuit
- Biscuit made from dough rolled and cut.
All 63 foods that start with R
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
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| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubular pasta in short ribbed pieces. | Pasta, rice & grains | Plankton | 301K | |
| also Italian rice | Rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese. | Dishes & other foods | Plankton | 246K |
| Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished. | Pasta, rice & grains | Plankton | 201K | |
| A vegetable stew. | Soups & stews | Plankton | est. | |
| also Cappelletti | Small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings. | Pasta, rice & grains | Plankton | 135K |
| Flesh of Pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water. | Fish & seafood | Plankton | 110K | |
| Highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico. | Fish & seafood | Plankton | 110K | |
| Spicy or savory condiment. | Sauces & condiments | Plankton | 110K | |
| also Beef roast | Cut of beef suitable for roasting. | Meat & poultry | Plankton | 110K |
| Flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food. | Meat & poultry | Plankton | est. | |
| also Smoked herring | A dried and smoked herring having a reddish color. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 91K |
| also Rosefish, Ocean perch | North Atlantic rockfish. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 91K |
| also Frijoles refritos | Dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings. | Dishes & other foods | Too Clever | 91K |
| Flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 91K | |
| The lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 74K | |
| also Hard roe | Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 74K |
| Any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour. | Breads & pastries | Too Clever | 74K | |
| also Roly-poly pudding | Pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed. | Sweets & desserts | Too Clever | 61K |
| An Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices. | Dishes & other foods | Too Clever | 50K | |
| A mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers. | Sauces & condiments | Too Clever | 50K | |
| Soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese. | Cheese & dairy | Too Clever | 50K | |
| also Rugelach, Ruggelach | Pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves). | Breads & pastries | Too Clever | 41K |
| also Crown roast | A roast of the rib section of lamb. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 33K |
| Bran flakes with raisins. | Pasta, rice & grains | Too Clever | 33K | |
| Pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar. | Breads & pastries | Too Clever | 33K | |
| Hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint). | Sweets & desserts | Too Clever | 33K | |
| also Spiny lobster, Langouste, Crayfish | Warm-water lobsters without claws. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 33K |
| A hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread. | Sandwiches & snacks | Too Clever | est. | |
| also Pork roast | Cut of pork suitable for roasting. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Russian mayonnaise | Mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup. | Sauces & condiments | Too Clever | 27K |
| also Hotdog, Hot dog | A frankfurter served hot on a bun. | Sandwiches & snacks | Too Clever | 22K |
| also Standing rib roast | A cut of meat (beef or venison) including more than one rib and the meat located along the outside of the ribs. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 22K |
| A pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle. | Fish & seafood | Too Clever | 22K | |
| A cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 22K | |
| Well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables. | Soups & stews | Too Clever | 18K | |
| A lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank. | Meat & poultry | Too Clever | 18K | |
| also Zwieback, Brussels biscuit, Twice-baked bread | Slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp. | Breads & pastries | Too Clever | 18K |
| French blue cheese. | Cheese & dairy | Too Clever | 12K | |
| A dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked. | Dishes & other foods | Schooler | 9.9K | |
| Bread containing raisins. | Breads & pastries | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| also Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit | Cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast. | Dishes & other foods | Schooler | 8.1K |
| also Sockeye, Sockeye salmon | Fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers. | Fish & seafood | Schooler | 8.1K |
| also Lamb roast | A cut of lamb suitable for roasting. | Meat & poultry | Schooler | 8.1K |
| A steak cut from the rump. | Meat & poultry | Schooler | 5.4K | |
| Minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat. | Dishes & other foods | Schooler | 4.4K | |
| also Baba au rhum | A baba soaked in rum. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 4.4K |
| Cookie containing raisins. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 3.6K | |
| also Ratafia biscuit | Macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 3.6K |
| A small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 3.6K | |
| also Blue cheese dressing | Vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese. | Sauces & condiments | Schooler | 3.6K |
| A doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| Large Australian prawn. | Fish & seafood | Schooler | 2.9K | |
| also American smelt | Common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska. | Fish & seafood | Schooler | 2.4K |
| also Store cheese | Informal names for American cheddar. | Cheese & dairy | Schooler | 2.4K |
| Dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked. | Sweets & desserts | Schooler | 1.9K | |
| also Ravigotte | Veloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and capers. | Sauces & condiments | Schooler | 1.6K |
| also Black olive | Olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil. | Sauces & condiments | Schooler | 1K |
| Biscuit made from dough rolled and cut. | Breads & pastries | Schooler | 1K | |
| Red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast. | Fish & seafood | Rare | 590 | |
| also Veal roast | Cut of veal suitable for roasting. | Meat & poultry | Rare | 480 |
| Any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food. | Fish & seafood | Rare | 320 | |
| also Rijsttaffel, Rijstafel | Dish originating in Indonesia. | Dishes & other foods | Rare | 110 |
| Cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts. | Sweets & desserts | One in a Krillion | <10 |
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Questions about foods that start with R
How many foods start with R?
RareList lists 63 foods that start with R. 10 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 5 are in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common foods that start with R?
The most searched foods starting with R are Rigatoni, Risotto, Rice, Ratatouille and Ravioli.
What is a rare food that starts with R?
Rijstaffel is one of the rarest. Dish originating in Indonesia. It gets about 110 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Red rockfish, Roast veal and Rock salmon.
How does RareList decide what counts as rare?
Each name is ranked by its average monthly Google searches in the United States. Fewer searches means fewer people are likely to think of it, which is what matters in games that reward unique answers. See how we rank for the details.