Savor the delightful world of Food & Cooking, a realm of ingredients, techniques, and global cuisines. Its vast vocabulary offers appetizing and satisfying crossword clues.
Food & Cooking offers an endlessly appealing and universally relatable theme for crossword puzzles. Clues can explore diverse ingredients from "cumin" to "saffron," various cooking methods like "sauté" or "braise," and renowned culinary traditions worldwide. The rich tapestry of flavors, historical origins, and cultural significance of food provides abundant material for creative wordplay and delicious trivia, satisfying every puzzle appetite.
Crossword clues used in food & cooking puzzles, with answers and links to play.
“The action performed with a wheel to create individual slices.”
CUT (3)
“The square cardboard container used for delivery.”
BOX (3)
“The base mixture of flour and water used to make the crust.”
DOUGH (5)
“The ideal temperature for serving a fresh slice.”
HOT (3)
“Process of preparing food using heat”
COOKING (7)
“Pungent vegetable that makes you cry when cut”
ONION (5)
“Red fruit often used in salads and sauces”
TOMATO (6)
“Italian dish with dough, sauce, and cheese”
PIZZA (5)
“Common breakfast food laid by a chicken”
EGG (3)
“Set of instructions for cooking a dish”
RECIPE (6)
“Hot beverage made by steeping dried leaves”
TEA (3)
“Teardrop-shaped fruit with a soft, chewy texture and hundreds of tiny seeds.”
FIG (3)
“Fuzzy brown fruit with vibrant green flesh, originally known as the Chinese gooseberry.”
KIWI (4)
“Orange-fleshed tropical breakfast staple containing peppery black seeds.”
PAPAYA (6)
“Tangy, pod-like fruit used extensively in pad thai and Latin American candies.”
TAMARIND (8)
“Tropical fruit with pink or white flesh, whose paste pairs perfectly with cheese in pastelitos.”
GUAVA (5)
“Amazonian berry that forms the trendy purple base of many smoothie bowls.”
ACAI (4)
“Translucent, sweet fruit related to the lychee, often called 'dragon eye.'”
LONGAN (6)
“Pungent Polynesian fruit often consumed as a health tonic despite its strong cheese-like odor.”
NONI (4)
“Refreshing liquid extracted from fresh tropical fruits for a morning beverage.”
JUICE (5)
“Massive, green-skinned fruit whose stringy flesh is a popular vegan substitute for pulled pork.”
JACKFRUIT (9)
“Sour yellow citrus that thrives in warm climates and brightens up a glass of ice water.”
LEMON (5)
“Essential tart citrus for a classic margarita or pad thai.”
LIME (4)
“Starchy cousin of the banana that is typically fried or baked before consumption.”
PLANTAIN (8)
“The notoriously pungent fruit that is dominating the premium Chinese market in 2026.”
DURIAN (6)
“The 'prickly' variety of this fruit grows on a cactus in arid and tropical climates.”
PEAR (4)
“A list of food and drinks available at a restaurant”
MENU (4)
“A white liquid produced by cows used in cereal”
MILK (4)
“Small white or brown grains that are a staple food”
RICE (4)
“A vegetable with many layers that may cause crying”
ONION (5)
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