This is a list of dried foods. Food drying is a method of
food preservation that works by removing
water from the food, which inhibits the growth of
bacteria and has been practiced worldwide since ancient times to preserve food. Where or when dehydration as a food preservation technique was invented has been lost to time, but the earliest known practice of food drying is 12000 BC by inhabitants of the modern Middle East and Asia.[1]
Bouillon cube – is dehydrated
bouillon (
French for
broth) or
stock formed into a small
cube about 15 mm wide. It is typically made by dehydrating vegetables, meat stock, a small portion of fat, salt, and seasonings, and shaping them into a small cube. Vegetarian and vegan types are also made.
Instant breakfast – typically refers to
breakfast food products manufactured in a
powdered form, which is generally prepared with the addition of
milk and then consumed as a
beverage.[2][3] An example includes
Carnation Instant Breakfast, which was introduced in 1964.[4]
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Instant coffee – is a beverage derived from brewed
coffee beans. Instant coffee is commercially prepared by either
freeze-drying or
spray drying, after which it can be rehydrated. Instant coffee in a concentrated liquid form is also manufactured.[5]
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Powdered eggs – are fully
dehydratedeggs made using spray drying in the same way that powdered milk is made. Powdered eggs have a storage life of 5 to 10 years when stored without oxygen in a cool environment.[6] Another dried egg product is freeze-dried eggs, which can be
shelf stable for up to 25 years.
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Freeze-dried ice cream – is
ice cream that has had most of the water removed from it by a freeze-drying process; sealed in a pouch, it requires no refrigeration. It achieved fame as an unpopular food in
human spaceflight.
Kashk – is used in a large family of foods found in Lebanese, Palestinian, Egyptian, Kurdish, Iranian, and Central Asian cuisine. It is made from drained sour milk or yogurt by forming it and letting it dry. It can be made in a variety of forms, including rolled into balls, sliced into strips, and formed into chunks.
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Evaporated milk – is a shelf-stable canned
milk product with about 60% of the water removed. It differs from sweetened condensed milk, which contains added
sugar.
Powdered milk – is a manufactured
dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. In modern times, powdered milk is usually made by spray drying[9] nonfat
skimmed milk, whole milk, buttermilk, or whey.
Pasteurized milk is first concentrated in an
evaporator to around 50% milk solids. The resulting concentrated milk is then sprayed into a heated chamber where the water almost instantly evaporates, leaving fine particles of powdered milk solids.
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Non-dairy creamer – is a liquid or granular substance intended to substitute for milk or
cream as an additive to coffee or other beverages.
Instant noodles – are dried, cooked
noodles usually sold with packets of flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. Instant
ramen is a very common type of instant noodle product.
Snack bar or food bar – is a pressed cake of grains, nuts, and fruits that can take the place of meals. They are an important source of
food energy for circumstances when preparing a meal is inconvenient.
Instant soup – consists of a packet of dry
soup stock that does not contain water, and are prepared by adding water and then heating the product for a short time, or by adding hot water directly to the dry soup mix.
Portable soup – is a kind of dehydrated food used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a precursor of the later
meat extract and
bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated food.
Instant tea is a powdered mix in which water is added, in order to reconstitute it into a cup of tea.
Tempeh – is soybeans pressed into a cake that undergoes fermentation. When dried it has a shelf life of several months.
Terasi (trassi in Dutch) – Indonesian (especially
Javanese cuisine) variant of dried shrimp paste usually pressed into dry blocks. It is also sometimes sold ground as a granulated powder.
Dried fruit is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed, either naturally, through sun
drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or
dehydrators. Dried fruit has a long tradition of use dating back to the fourth millennium BC in
Mesopotamia, and is prized because of its sweet taste, nutritive value, and long shelf life.
Traditional dried fruit – are types of dried fruits that are either sun-dried, such as raisins and
dried figs, or dehydrated in wind tunnels and other dryers, such as dried plums (prunes),
apricots, and
peaches.
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Goji, the fruit of Lycium barbarum – is usually sold in open boxes and small packages in dried form, and is traditionally cooked before consumption. The fruit is preserved by drying them in full sun on open trays or by mechanical dehydration employing a progressively increasing series of heat exposure over 48 hours.
Lavashak is a Persian fruit leather made of plums, apricots, or pomogranates.
Li hing mui – is salty dried
plum. In most parts of China, it is called huamei. It was made popular in Hawaii by Yee Sheong, who in early 1900s, had begun importing li hing mui and various other preserved fruits i.e.
crack seed snacks from China to Hawaii. The red powder, called li hing powder, consists of ground-up plum skin that has previously been pickled in a combination of licorice,
aspartame, food coloring, salt, and sugar.
Dried mangoes – the fruit of the
mango tree can be dried. The
Philippines produces and exports dried mangoes.
India popularly produces '
amchur' or dry mango as whole or powder, popularly used in pickles and masala.
Nuts – are classified as a fruit. In a culinary context, a wide variety of dried seeds are often called nuts, but in a botanical context, only ones that include the
indehiscent fruit are considered true nuts.
Pink peppercorn – is a dried berry of the shrub Schinus molle, commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree. In 1982, the
Food and Drug Administration of the United States banned the import of Brazilian peppercorns from France into the US, asserting that people who eat the berries risk an array of acute symptoms, such as swollen eyelids and indigestion. In response, the
government of France maintained that the berries are safe to eat if grown in prescribed conditions.[12] The United States later lifted the ban.
Sun-dried tomato – ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun. These tomatoes are usually treated with sulfur dioxide or salt before being placed in the sun in order to improve quality.[13]
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Watermelon – can be freeze dried or rack dried like other fruits and vegetables and retains its nutritional value.
Wolfberry – or "goji berry" (Lycium chinense), is one of two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae from which the fruit is harvested, the other being Lycium barbarum.
Dried vegetables
Many types of dried and dehydrated vegetables exist, such as potatoes, beans, snap beans, lima beans, leafy vegetables, carrot, corn and onion.[14][15]
Daikon – cut and dried, is called kiriboshi daikon, which is one of several common dried vegetables in Japan. It needs a rehydrating process before cooking or eating.
Lefse – a Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes. When dried it can last up to 6 months.
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Nori – Japanese name for an edible dried seaweed sheet used to wrap sushi rolls and as a garnish in soups such as miso soup.
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Instant mashed potatoes – have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged
convenience food that can be
reconstituted in the home in seconds by adding hot
water and/or
milk, producing a close approximation of
mashed potatoes with very little expenditure of time and effort. A similar product is dehydrated shredded potatoes.
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Vegetable chips – can be prepared by simply drying or by frying sliced vegetables.
Beans – is a common name for large plant
seeds used for human food or animal feed of several
genera of the
familyFabaceae (alternately
Leguminosae). The term is sometimes used as a synonym of
pulse, though the term pulses is usually reserved for leguminous crops harvested for their dry grain. Dried beans include
kidney beans,
black turtle beans,
pinto beans, and several others.
Some varieties of
maize (usually called corn in North America) are dried to produce
popcorn. Popcorn kernels with a high moisture content will pop when freshly harvested, but not well, and are also susceptible to mold when stored. So, popcorn growers and distributors dry the kernels until they reach the moisture level at which they expand (pop) the most when cooked. Dried maize left on the ear is also used for decorative purposes.
Mushroom extract – a
paste-like, concentrated extract made from dried edible mushrooms.[19] Mushroom extract is used to add flavor to soups, sauces, soy sauce and other foods.[19]
Animal foods
Meat has been preserved by drying salted meats and through smoking since the
Paleolithic era.[20]
Bokkoms – whole, salted and dried
mullet (more specifically the Southern mullet, Liza richardsonii, a type of fish commonly known in the Western Cape of South Africa as "harders"),[23][24] and is a well-known
delicacy from the
West Coast region of South Africa.
Boknafisk – a variant of
stockfish and is unsalted fish partially dried by sun and wind on drying flakes ('hjell') or on a wall. Boknafisk is mostly associated with
North Norway, but it is eaten along the entire Norwegian coast down to
Bergen.
Budu – a
sauce traditionally made by mixing
anchovy and salt in the range of ratio of 2:1 to 6:1 and then fermenting for 140 to 200 days.
Dried Cod skin – is a
cod skin that has been dried either by air drying, dehydration, sun drying or
food drying. Dried cod skin is popular as a dog treat.
Dried and salted cod – or "salt cod", is
cod which has been preserved by drying after salting. Cod which has been dried without the addition of salt is
stockfish.
Daing – also known as Tuyô, or Bilad refers to dried fish from the
Philippines, a variant of daing known as labtingaw uses less salt and is dried for a much shorter period (only a few hours). The resulting daing is still slightly moist and meatier than the fully dried variant.
Juipo – a traditional
Korean pressed fish jerky sold as a street snack. Made from the
filefish, it is dried, flattened and seasoned and has a subtle sweet flavor.
Kipper – a whole
herring, a small,
oily fish,[29] that has been split in
butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and
cold smoked over smouldering woodchips (typically oak).
Kusaya – a salted-dried and fermented fish that is produced in the
Izu Islands, Japan. Though the smell of kusaya is strong, its taste is quite mellow.
Piracuí – known in the Brazilian
Amazon region as "farinha de peixe" (
fish meal), it is traditionally made from dried salted fish that is crushed or shredded.
Shũṭki (শুঁটকি) or Shũṭki machh (শুঁটকি মাছ) – sun-dried fish or shrimp as prepared in
Bengali and Assamese cuisine in India and
Bangladeshi cuisine in general. In Western India it's colloquially called Bombay Duck. Dried fish is also used in some parts of South India and Sri Lanka
Stockfish – unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by cold air and wind on wooden racks on the
foreshore, called "hjell".
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Tatami iwashi – a Japanese processed food product made from baby
sardines or shirasu laid out and dried while entwined in a single layer to form a large mat-like sheet.
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Vobla – salt-dried vobla is a common
Russian meal or snack that goes well with
beer. It is popular in many Russian households and beer restaurants.
Bakkwa – a
Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to
jerky. Bakkwa is made with a meat preservation and preparation technique originating from
China.[33]
Bayonne ham – an air dried salted
ham that takes its name from the ancient port city of
Bayonne in the far South West of France, a city located in both the
cultural regions of
Basque Country and
Gascony. Jambon de Bayonne has
PGI status. It is a slightly sweet, delicately flavored meat with little salt to the taste.
Biltong – a variety of
cured meat that originated in
Southern Africa, various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from
beef and
game meats to fillets of
ostrich from commercial farms. It is typically made from raw
fillets of meat.
Borts – a
Mongolian air-dried meat with preparation involving cutting the meat into long strips which are hung in the shade.
Bresaola – air-dried, salted beef that has been aged two or three months until it becomes hard and turns a dark red, almost purple color. It is made from
top (inside) round, and is lean and tender, with a sweet, musty smell. It originated in
Valtellina, a valley in the
Alps of northern
Italy's
Lombardy region.
Bündnerfleisch – an air-dried meat that is produced in the
canton of
Graubünden,
Switzerland, The main ingredient is beef, taken from the animal's upper thigh or shoulder, the fat and the sinews being removed. Before drying, the meat is treated with
white wine and seasonings such as salt, onion and assorted herbs.
Cecina – in Spanish, cecina means "meat that has been salted and dried by means of air, sun or smoke". The word comes either from the Latin siccus (dry) or from the Celtic ciercina related to modern Spanish cierzo or northern wind. In Spain, cecina is similar to ham but is made by curing beef, horse or (less frequently) goat, rabbit, or hare. Cecina de León, which is made of the hind legs of beef, salted, smoked and air-dried in the province of
León in northwestern Spain, has Protected designation of origin status.
Charcuterie – the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as
bacon,
ham,
sausage,
terrines, galantines, pâtés, and confit, primarily from
pork.[36] Charcuterie is part of the garde mangerchef's repertoire. Originally intended as a way to preserve meat before the advent of refrigeration, they are prepared today for their flavors derived from the preservation processes.[37]
Chinese sausage – a generic term referring to the many different types of sausages originating in
China.
Chipped beef – thinly sliced or pressed salted and dried beef. Some varieties are smoked to add flavor.
Chorizo – can be a fresh sausage, in which case it must be cooked before eating. In
Europe, it is more frequently a
fermented, salt-cured, smoked sausage
Cold cut – precooked or cured meat, including dried sausages.
Country ham – a variety of cured ham that is typically very salty. Country hams are salt-cured (and occasionally
nitrite- and nitrate-cured) for one to three months.
Culatello – a refined variety of prosciutto, made from heavier pigs, cut to a fraction of the normal prosciutto and aged, and may be cured with
wine, with culatello di
Zibello having PDO status.
Elenski but – a dry-cured ham from the town of
Elena in northern
Bulgaria and a popular delicacy throughout the country. The meat has a specific taste and can be preserved in the course of several years, owing much to the special process of making and the climatic conditions of the part of
Stara Planina where Elena is located.
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Fenalår – in
Norway, salted, dried and cured leg of lamb. Curing time is normally about three months, but the "fenalår" may be matured for a year or more. The meat is dark red to brownish, with a pronounced taste of mutton. Fenalår is a very popular dish in Norway, and is often served with other preserved food at a Christmas buffet or at
Norwegian Constitution Day. Normally the meat is served as thin slices, but it is also common – at informal gatherings – to send the leg around the table with a sharp, stubby knife. The guests then slice the leg themselves. Thus, in western Norway "fenalår" is called "spikkekjøtt", literally "whittle-meat", but this name may also origin from the word "speke", "to cure".
Hungarian sausages – the
cuisine of Hungary produces a vast number of types of
sausages. Different regions in Hungary may have their own sausage recipes and tastes. The Hungarian sausages may be boiled, fresh or dried and smoked, with different spices and flavors, "hot" or "mild".
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Jamón ibérico – "Iberian ham" (also called pata negra and carna negra; "black hoof") is an expensive variety of
Jamón made out of
black Iberian pigs, produced mostly in
Spain, but also in some
Portuguese regions where it is called presunto ibérico.
Jerky – lean meat that has been trimmed of fat, cut into strips, and then dried to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt, to prevent bacteria from developing on the meat before sufficient moisture has been removed. Modern manufactured jerky is normally
marinated in a seasoned
spice rub or liquid, and dried, dehydrated or smoked with low heat (usually under 70 °C/160 °F).
Jinhua ham – a type of
dry-cured ham named after the city of
Jinhua, where it is produced, in the
Zhejiang province of eastern China. The ham is used in Chinese cuisines to flavour stewed and braised foods as well as for making the stocks and broths of many
Chinese soups.
Kilishi – a version of
biltong or
jerky that originated in
Hausaland, it is a
delicacy made from cow, sheep or goat meat after the removal of bone.
Kuivaliha – salted and dried meat, often
reindeer meat, is a traditional food and a delicacy of northern
Finland, prepared at springtime.
Kulen – a kind of highly spiced, semi-dried, smoked, cured sausage from
Croatia (
Slavonia) and
Serbia (
Vojvodina). The meat undergoes fermentation-curing as well as the air-drying.
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Lacón Gallego – a dried ham product from
Galicia,
Spain with PGI status under European law. Historically, Lacón has been mentioned in texts since at least the 17th century. Only specific breeds of pigs are used to produce the food, and the actual product is only made with the
pork shoulder.
Lahndi – a winter food popular in Northern
Afghanistan, that is usually prepared from lamb and sheep, although it can also be made from beef.
Lomo embuchado – a dry-cured meat made from a
pork tenderloin. It is similar to cecina, but with pork instead of
beef.
Lountza – a meat delicacy of
Cyprus of dried, smoked pork tenderloin.
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Machaca – a dish prepared most commonly from dried, spiced
beef or
pork, then rehydrated and pounded to make it tender. The reconstituted meat would then be used to prepare any number of dishes.[39]
Meat extract – highly concentrated
meatstock, usually made from beef. It is used to add meat flavor in cooking, and to make
broth for drinking. Meat extracts have largely been supplanted by
bouillon cubes and
yeast extract.
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Njeguška pršuta – a specialty of
Njeguši, a village in
Montenegro, Njeguška pršuta is a dry-cured ham, served uncooked, similar to Italian
prosciutto. It has a unique flavor that is attributed to the result of the mixture of sea and mountain air and wood burned during the drying process.[40]
Pemmican – a historic food, pemmican is a concentrated mixture of
fat and
protein used as a nutritious food.
Pepperoni – an American variety of
salami, usually made from cured pork and beef.[42][43] Pepperoni is characteristically soft, slightly smoky, and bright red in color.[44]
Pinnekjøtt – in
Norway, a main course dinner dish of
lamb or mutton,[45] its preparation uses a traditional method for food preservation utilizing curing, drying and in some regions also smoking.
Prosciutto – a dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian and is distinguished from cooked ham, prosciutto cotto.
Rousong – a dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton, originating from
Fujian, China. It also spread to
Taiwan.[46] Rousong is used as a topping for many foods, such as
congee,
tofu, and savory
soy milk.
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Salami –
curedsausage,
fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one or a variety of animals. Historically, salami was popular among Southern European
peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 30–40 days once cut, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent supply of fresh meat. Varieties of salami are traditionally made across Europe.
Salumi –
Italian cured meat products that are predominantly made from pork. It comes from the Italian word salume, pl. salumi "salted meat", derived from Latin sal "salt".[47] The term salumi also encompasses
bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as
mortadella and
prosciutto cotto.
Skerpikjøt – a type of wind-dried
mutton, is a delicacy of the
Faroe Islands which is traditionally eaten at Christmas but also at other times of the year.[48]
Slinzega – a type of air-dried meat produced in
Valtellina, in the
ItalianAlps. It is made in a similar manner to
Bresaola, with smaller pieces of meat, which therefore bear a stronger taste.
Speck – in parts of the English-speaking culinary world, the term "Speck" refers to Italian Speck, a type of
prosciutto.[50] Speck is also an English word meaning "fat" or "blubber", attested since the early 17th century.
Sukuti – the
Nepali word for dry meat (
jerky). Sukuti is either consumed directly or charbroiled and spiced as an appetizer or snack or mixed with other ingredients and served as
side dish.
Tapa – a
Philippine food made dried or cured
beef,
mutton or
venison, although other meats or even
fish may be used. It is prepared using thin slices of meat that are
cured with salt and spices as a method of preserving it.
Tsamarella – a
Cypriot traditional food. It consists of meat, usually
goat meat, that is salted and cured for preservation. The process of preparation traditionally involves drying in the sun.
Tyrolean Speck – a distinctively
juniper-flavored ham originally from
Tyrol, an historical region that since 1918 partially lies in
Italy. Tyrolean speck is made from the hind leg of the
pig, and is deboned before curing in salt and one of various spice combinations, which may include
garlic,
bay leaves,
juniper berries,
nutmeg, and other spices. It is then rested for a period of several weeks, after which, the smoking process begins. It is
cold-smoked slowly and intermittently for two or three hours a day for a period of roughly a week using woods such as
beech at temperatures that never exceed 20 °C (68 °F). It is then matured for five months.
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