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This is a list of dried foods.

Food drying Food drying is a method of food preservation in which food is dried (dehydrated or desiccated). Drying inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeasts, and mold through the removal of water. Dehydration has been used widely for this purpose since anc ...

is a method of food preservation that works by removing

water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

from the food, which inhibits the growth of

bacteria Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...

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 12,000 BC by inhabitants of the modern Middle East and Asia."Historical Origins of Food Preservation".
Accessed June 2011.

Dried foods

Processed foods

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Baker's yeast Baker's yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used in baking bread and other bakery products, serving as a leavening agent which causes the bread to rise (expand and become lighter and softer) by converting the fermentabl ...

used as a

leavening agent In cooking, a leavening agent () or raising agent, also called a leaven () or leavener, is any one of a number of substances used in doughs and batters that cause a foaming action (gas bubbles) that lightens and softens the mixture. An altern ...

in baked foods such as breads, cakes, and pies. *

Bouillon cube A bouillon cube ( Canada and US), stock cube ( Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and UK), or broth cube (Asia) is dehydrated broth or stock formed into a small cube about wide. It is typically made from dehydrated vegetable ...

is dehydrated

bouillon Bouillon can refer to: Food * Bouillon (broth), a simple broth ** Court-bouillon, a quick broth * Bouillon (soup), a Haitian soup * Bouillon (restaurant), a traditional type of French restaurant **Bouillon Chartier, a bouillon restaurant foun ...

( French for

broth Broth, also known as bouillon (), is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes, such as soups, ...

) 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 Instant breakfast typically refers to breakfast food products that are manufactured in a powdered form, which are generally prepared with the addition of milk and then consumed as a drink.breakfast food products manufactured in a powdered form, which is generally prepared with the addition of

milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...

and then consumed as a

beverage A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoo ...

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Carnation ''Dianthus caryophyllus'' (), commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, is a species of ''Dianthus''. It is likely native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.Med ...

Instant Breakfast, which was introduced in 1964.

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Instant coffee Instant coffee is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans that enables people to quickly prepare hot coffee by adding hot water or milk to coffee solids in powdered or crystallized form and stirring. Instant coffee solids (also called sol ...

is a beverage derived from brewed

coffee bean A coffee bean is a seed of the '' Coffea'' plant and the source for coffee. It is the pip inside the red or purple fruit often referred to as a coffee cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit. Even th ...

s. Instant coffee is commercially prepared by either freeze-drying or

spray drying Spray drying is a method of changing a dry powder from a liquid or slurry by rapidly drying with a hot gas. This is the preferred method of drying of many thermally-sensitive materials such as foods and pharmaceuticals, or materials which may requ ...

, after which it can be rehydrated. Instant coffee in a concentrated liquid form is also manufactured.

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Powdered eggs A powdered egg is a fully dehydrated egg. Most powdered eggs are made using spray drying in the same way that powdered milk is made. The major advantages of powdered eggs over fresh eggs are the reduced weight per volume of whole egg equivalent ...

are fully

dehydrated In physiology, dehydration is a lack of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes. It occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake, usually due to exercise, disease, or high environmental temperature. Mil ...

eggs Humans and human ancestors have scavenged and eaten animal eggs for millions of years. Humans in Southeast Asia had domesticated chickens and harvested their eggs for food by 1,500 BCE. The most widely consumed eggs are those of fowl, especial ...

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. 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 Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as ...

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 Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew. Spacecraft can also be ...

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Freeze-dried Freeze drying, also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation, is a low temperature dehydration process that involves freezing the product and lowering pressure, removing the ice by sublimation. This is in contrast to dehydration by most conve ...

eggs can be shelf stable for up to 25 years. File:Dosenmilch.jpg,

Evaporated milk Evaporated milk, known in some countries as "unsweetened condensed milk", is a shelf-stable canned cow’s milk product where about 60% of the water has been removed from fresh milk. It differs from sweetened condensed milk, which contains adde ...

File:Freeze-Dried-Ice-Cream.jpg, Freeze-dried ice cream,

Neapolitan Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to: Geography and history * Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city * Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...

flavor

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* Edible jellyfish is often salt cured, creating a dried finished product.

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Kashk Kashk ( fa, کشک ''Kašk'', ku, keşk), qurut ( Tuvan and ky, курут, kk, құрт, tk, gurt, uz, qurt, az, qurut, ps, قروت, hy, չորթան-''chortan'', Turkish: ''kurut'') or aaruul and khuruud ( Mongolian: ''ааруул' ...

'' 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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is a shelf-stable canned

product with about 60% of the water removed. It differs from sweetened condensed milk, which contains added

sugar Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double ...

. *

Powdered milk Powdered milk, also called milk powder, dried milk, or dry milk, is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. One purpose of drying milk is to preserve it; milk powder has a far longer shelf life than liquid milk and do ...

is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. In modern times, powdered milk is usually made by spray drying nonfat

skimmed milk Skimmed milk (British English), or skim milk (American English), is made when all the milkfat is removed from whole milk. It tends to contain around 0.1% fat. Background Historically, skimmed milk was used for fattening pigs, and was recommende ...

, whole milk, buttermilk, or whey.

Pasteurized Pasteurization American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), or pasteurisation is a process of food preservation in which packaged and non-packaged foods (such as milk and fruit juices) are treated with mi ...

milk is first concentrated in an

evaporator An evaporator is a device used to turn the liquid form of a chemical substance, such as water, into a vapor. Uses Air conditioning and refrigeration Some air conditioners and refrigerators use a compressed liquid with a low boiling point, su ...

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 A non-dairy creamer, commonly also called tea whitener or coffee whitener or else just creamer, is a liquid or granular product intended to substitute for milk or cream as an additive to coffee, tea, hot chocolate or other beverages. They do not c ...

is a liquid or granular substance intended to substitute for milk or

cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...

as an additive to coffee or other beverages. * Instant noodles are dried, cooked

noodle Noodles are a type of food made from unleavened dough which is either rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded, into long strips or strings. Noodles are a staple food in many cultures (for example, Chinese noodles, Filipino noodles, In ...

s usually sold with packets of flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. Instant

ramen is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of served in a broth; common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings including , nori (dried seaweed), menma (bamboo shoots), and scallions. Ramen has its roots in Chinese noodle di ...

is a very common type of instant noodle product. *

Nutritional yeast Nutritional yeast (also known as nooch) is a deactivated yeast, often a strain of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'', that is sold commercially as a food product. It is sold in the form of yellow flakes, granules, or powder and can be found in the bul ...

is sold in the form of flakes or as a yellow powder and is used as a

food supplement A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement one's diet by taking a pill, capsule, tablet, powder, or liquid. A supplement can provide nutrients either extracted from food sources or that are synthetic in order ...

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* Instant oatmeal is cooked oatmeal, dried, and reconstituted with hot water. File:PowderedMilk.jpg,

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File:Instantní vietnamská polévka.JPG, Reconstituted instant ramen noodles

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* 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 Food energy is chemical energy that animals (including humans) derive from their food to sustain their metabolism, including their muscle, muscular activity. Most animals derive most of their energy from aerobic respiration, namely combining the ...

for circumstances when preparing a meal is inconvenient. *

Instant soup Instant soup is a type of soup designed for fast and simple preparation. Some are homemade, and some are mass-produced on an industrial scale and treated in various ways to preserve them. A wide variety of types, styles and flavors of instant soup ...

consists of a packet of dry

soup stock Stock, sometimes called bone broth, is a savory cooking liquid that forms the basis of many dishes particularly soups, stews, and sauces. Making stock involves simmering animal bones, meat, seafood, or vegetables in water or wine, often for ...

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 Portable soup was a kind of dehydrated food of English origin used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a precursor of meat extract and bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food. It is also known as pocket soup or veal ...

is a kind of dehydrated food used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a precursor of the later

meat extract Meat extract is highly concentrated meat stock, usually made from beef or chicken. It is used to add meat flavour in cooking, and to make broth for soups and other liquid-based foods. Meat extract was invented by Baron Justus von Liebig, a Germ ...

and

bouillon cube A bouillon cube ( Canada and US), stock cube ( Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and UK), or broth cube (Asia) is dehydrated broth or stock formed into a small cube about wide. It is typically made from dehydrated vegetable ...

s, and of industrially dehydrated food.

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Tarhana Tarhana is a dried food ingredient, based on a fermented mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk, found in the cuisines of Central Asia, Southeast Europe and the Middle East. Dry tarhana has a texture of coarse, uneven crumbs, and it i ...

'' is a Central Asian dried soup. *

Tempeh Tempeh or tempe (; jv, ꦠꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺ, témpé, ) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, '' Rhiz ...

is soybeans pressed into a cake that undergoes fermentation. When dried it has a shelf life of several months. *

Terasi Shrimp paste or prawn sauce is a fermented condiment commonly used in Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese cuisines. It is primarily made from finely crushed shrimp or krill mixed with salt, and then fermented for several weeks. They are eithe ...

(trassi in Dutch), an Indonesian (especially

Javanese cuisine Javanese cuisine is the cuisine of Javanese people, a major ethnic group in Indonesia, more precisely the province of Central Java, Yogyakarta and East Java. Definition Javanese cuisine refers exclusively to the cuisine of Javanese people, ...

) variant of dried shrimp paste usually pressed into dry blocks. It is also sometimes sold ground as a granulated powder.

Plant foods

Dried fruit

Dried fruit 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 th ...

is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed, either naturally, through sun

drying Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be consider ...

, 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

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, and is prized because of its sweet taste, nutritive value, and long shelf life.

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* Ancho chili, the dried form of poblano chili. *

Apple chip Apple chips are chips or crisps that are prepared using apple. When stale, apple chips become drier and crispier. Contrary to modern belief, apple chips do not become chewier when stale, only harder. Apple chips may be fried, deep fried, vacu ...

s * Dried apple can be eaten dried or reconstituted (soaked in water, alcohol or some other liquid) for later use. *

Dried apricot Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When treated with sulfur dioxide ''(SO₂)'', the color is vivid orange. Organic fruit not treated with sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture. Generally, the lighter the ...

can be dried either whole or in halves, with or without kernels.

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* Banana chips are dried or deep-fried slices of bananas commonly found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(as ''

kripik ''Kripik'' or ''keripik'' are Indonesian chips or crisps, bite-size snack crackers that can be savoury or sweet. They are made from various dried fruits, tubers, vegetables, and fish that have undergone a deep frying process in hot vegetable o ...

'') and

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. *

Black lime Dried lime, also known as: black lime; ''noomi basra'' (Iraq); ''limoo amani'' (Iran); and ''loomi'' (Oman), is a lime that has lost its water content, usually after having spent a majority of its drying time in the sun. They are used whole, sl ...

is a

spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Spices a ...

used in Middle Eastern dishes made by boiling fresh

lime Lime commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit * Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide * Lime (color), a color between yellow and green Lime may also refer to: Botany ...

in salt water and sun drying until the insides turn black. File:Apricots Drying In Cappadocia.JPG, Apricots drying on the ground in Turkey File:Banana chips (close-up).jpg, Dried banana chips File:Dried persian limes (ground).jpg, Dried, ground Persian

black lime Dried lime, also known as: black lime; ''noomi basra'' (Iraq); ''limoo amani'' (Iran); and ''loomi'' (Oman), is a lime that has lost its water content, usually after having spent a majority of its drying time in the sun. They are used whole, sl ...

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* ''

Chenpi Chenpi, chen pi, or chimpi is sun-dried mandarin orange peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. It is aged by storing them dry. The taste is first slightly sweet, but the aftertaste is pungent and bitter ...

'' is sun-dried

tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of ''Citrus retic ...

(

mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

) peel used as a traditional seasoning in

Chinese cooking Chinese cuisine encompasses the numerous cuisines originating from China, as well as overseas cuisines created by the Chinese diaspora. Because of the Chinese diaspora and historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many o ...

and

traditional medicine Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the ...

. * Dried cherries *

Chipotle A chipotle (, ; ), or ''chilpotle'', is a smoke-dried ripe jalapeño chili pepper used for seasoning. It is a chili used primarily in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, such as Tex-Mex and Southwestern United States dishes. It comes in dif ...

, a smoked, dried jalapeño pepper. * Coconut can be dried whole or halved. A common product is coconut that has been dried and shredded. *

Dried cranberry Dried cranberries are made by partially dehydrating fresh cranberries, a process similar to making grapes into raisins. They are used in trail mix, salads, breads, with cereals, or eaten on their own. Dried cranberries may be marketed as crais ...

is made by partially

dehydrating In physiology, dehydration is a lack of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of Metabolism, metabolic processes. It occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake, usually due to exercise, disease, or high environmental tempe ...

fresh cranberries, a process similar to making

grapes A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...

into

raisins A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the dar ...

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Date Date or dates may refer to: *Date (fruit), the fruit of the date palm (''Phoenix dactylifera'') Social activity *Dating, a form of courtship involving social activity, with the aim of assessing a potential partner ** Group dating *Play date, a ...

s, the fruit of date palms, can be dried, often by sun-drying.

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Dried fig The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the worl ...

is used in food products such as

fig roll The fig roll or fig bar is a cookie or biscuit consisting of a rolled cake or pastry filled with fig paste. History Figs are a popular snack food in most of the world. Originating in northern Asia Minor, traded by the sailors and explorers of t ...

s. *

Traditional dried fruit 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 t ...

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

peach The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-f ...

es.

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Goji Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry () is the fruit of either ''Lycium barbarum'' or '' Lycium chinense'', two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ''L. barbarum'' and ''L. chinense'' fruits are simil ...

, the fruit of ''

Lycium barbarum ''Lycium barbarum'' is a shrub native to China, with present-day range across Asia and southeast Europe. It is one of two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae from which the goji berry or wolfberry is harvested, the other being ''Lycium c ...

'', 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. *

Gotgam Dried persimmon is a type of traditional dried fruit snack in East Asia. Known as ''shìbǐng'' () in Chinese, ''hoshigaki'' () in Japanese, and ''gotgam'' () in Korean, it is traditionally made in the winter, by air drying Oriental persimmon ...

(dried persimmon) *

Guajillo chili A guajillo chili or guajillo chile or chile guaco ( es, chile guajillo) is the dried form of the mirasol chili, a landrace variety of chile pepper of the species '' Capsicum annuum.'' Guajillos are the second-most commonly used dried chili in M ...

, a dried type of mirasol

chili pepper Chili peppers (also chile, chile pepper, chilli pepper, or chilli), from Nahuatl '' chīlli'' (), are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus ''Capsicum'', which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for ...

. File:Dried coconuts.JPG, Dried coconuts File:Dried cranberries.jpg, Dried cranberries File:A schiocca.JPG, Dried figs File:Lycium chinense MHNT.jpg, Dried

goji Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry () is the fruit of either ''Lycium barbarum'' or '' Lycium chinense'', two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ''L. barbarum'' and ''L. chinense'' fruits are simil ...

berries

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* '' 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. File:KTM premium red li hing mui.jpg, Red'' li hing mui'' sold in Maui, Hawaii File:Li hing powder.jpg, Packaged ''li hing'' powder found in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

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* Dried mangoes The fruit of the mango tree can be dried. The

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

produces and exports dried mangoes.

popularly produces ' amchur' or dry mango as whole or powder, popularly used in pickles and masala.

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* 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 Dehiscence is the splitting of a mature plant structure along a built-in line of weakness to release its contents. This is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part; structures that op ...

fruit are considered true nuts.

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* Papaya *

Pasilla The pasilla chile ( ) or chile negro is the dried form of the chilaca chili pepper, a long and narrow member of species ''Capsicum annuum''. Named for its dark, wrinkled skin (literally "little raisin"), it is a mild to hot, rich-flavored chile ...

, the dried form of the chilaca

. * Peperone crusco (or Crusco pepper), a dried and sweet pepper, typical of Basilicata, Italy. *

Pink peppercorn A pink peppercorn (French: ''baie rose'', "pink berry") is a dried berry referring to three different species; the traditional Baies rose plant ''Euonymus phellomanus'', the shrub ''Schinus molle'', commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree, and ...

is a dried berry of the shrub ''

Schinus molle ''Schinus molle'' (Peruvian pepper, also known as American pepper, Peruvian peppertree, escobilla, false pepper, rosé pepper, molle del Peru, pepper tree, (Archived bWebCite peppercorn tree, California pepper tree, pirul (in Mexican Spanish si ...

'', commonly known as the Peruvian peppertree. In 1982, the

Food and Drug Administration The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a List of United States federal agencies, federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is respon ...

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. The United States later lifted the ban. *

Prune A prune is a dried plum, most commonly from the European plum (''Prunus domestica''). Not all plum species or varieties can be dried into prunes. A prune is the firm-fleshed fruit (plum) of '' Prunus domestica'' varieties that have a high so ...

s are any of various plum

cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

s, mostly ''

Prunus domestica ''Prunus domestica'', the European plum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. A deciduous tree, it includes many varieties of the fruit trees known as plums in English, though not all plums belong to this species. The greengag ...

'' or European plum, sold as dried fruit. More than 1,000

s of plums are grown for drying.

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Raisin A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, the word ''raisin'' is reserved for the ...

s are dried

grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus '' Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years a ...

s produced in many regions of the world, and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. * A

ristra A ristra () is an arrangement of drying chile pepper pods, garlic bulbs, or other vegetables for later consumption. In addition to its practical use, the ristra has come to be a trademark of decorative design in the state of New Mexico as well as ...

is an arrangement of drying

pods, used to dry them and also for decoration. File:Lamie archi in volta.jpg, Chains of

peperoni cruschi The peperone crusco ('crispy pepper', peperoni cruschi) also known as 'crusco pepper', is a typical product of the Italian region of Basilicata. It is recognized as a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale (traditional regional food product). Bei ...

Rotondella Rotondella ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Language People of Rotondella speak R'tunnar (Rontondellese), a dialect of Basilicata. Cuisine *U' pastizz 'rtunnar U' ...

, Basilicata File:Prune.JPG, A

prune A prune is a dried plum, most commonly from the European plum (''Prunus domestica''). Not all plum species or varieties can be dried into prunes. A prune is the firm-fleshed fruit (plum) of '' Prunus domestica'' varieties that have a high so ...

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Ristra A ristra () is an arrangement of drying chile pepper pods, garlic bulbs, or other vegetables for later consumption. In addition to its practical use, the ristra has come to be a trademark of decorative design in the state of New Mexico as well as ...

s of jalapeños, other chili peppers, and garlic at a market in Montreal.

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Saladitos Saladitos are plums or apricots, which are dried, salted and which can also be sweetened with sugar and anise or coated in chili and lime. A common misconception is that saladitos and chamoy are the same thing; saladitos are the dried salted ...

are dried, salted plums, which can also be sweetened with sugar and

anise Anise (; '), also called aniseed or rarely anix is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to Eurasia. The flavor and aroma of its seeds have similarities with some other spices and herbs, such as star anise, fennel, licorice, and ta ...

or coated in chili and

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Tklapi Tklapi ( ka, ტყლაპი) is a traditional GeorgianA.I. Ozguven, Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits, p. 68, 2009 puréed fruit roll-up leather. It is spread thinly onto a sheet and s ...

puréed fruit leather. *

Sun-dried tomato Sun-dried tomatoes are ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun. These tomatoes are usually pre-treated with sulfur dioxide or salt before being placed in the sun in order to i ...

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.

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Watermelon Watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieti ...

can be freeze dried or rack dried like other fruits and vegetables and retains its nutritional value. *

Wolfberry Goji, goji berry, or wolfberry () is the fruit of either ''Lycium barbarum'' or '' Lycium chinense'', two closely related species of boxthorn in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ''L. barbarum'' and ''L. chinense'' fruits are simil ...

or goji berry (''

Lycium chinense ''Lycium chinense'' is one of two species of boxthorn shrub in the family Solanaceae. Along with ''Lycium barbarum'', it produces the goji berry ("wolfberry"). Two varieties are recognized, ''L. chinense'' var. ''chinense'' and ''L. 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.

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* '' Chuño'' is a freeze-dried

potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

product traditionally made by

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

and

Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...

communities of

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and

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, and is known in various countries of South America, including

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

, and

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Daikon Daikon or mooli, ''Raphanus sativus'' var. ''longipinnatus,'' is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, root. Originally native to continental East Asia, daikon is harvested and consumed ...

, 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.

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* '' Hoshi-imo'', a Japanese snack made of dried sweet potatoes.

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Nori Nori is a dried edible seaweed used in Japanese cuisine, made from species of the red algae genus '' Pyropia'', including ''P. yezonesis'' and '' P. tenera''. It has a strong and distinctive flavor, and is often used to wrap rolls of sushi or ...

is the 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 Instant mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged convenience food that can be reconstituted by adding hot water or milk, producing an approximation of mashe ...

have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged

convenience food Convenience food, also called tertiary processed food, is food that is commercially prepared (often through processing) to optimise ease of consumption. Such food is usually ready to eat without further preparation. It may also be easily p ...

that can be reconstituted in the home in seconds by adding hot

and/or

, producing a close approximation of

mashed potato Mashed potato or mashed potatoes (American and Canadian English), colloquially known as mash (British English), is a dish made by mashing boiled or steamed potatoes, usually with added milk, butter, salt and pepper. It is generally served as a ...

es with very little expenditure of time and effort. A similar product is dehydrated shredded potatoes.

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Vegetable chips Vegetable chips (also referred to as veggie chips) are chips (crisps) that are prepared using vegetables other than potatoes. Vegetable chips may be fried, deep-fried, dehydrated, dried or baked. Many different root vegetables or leaf vegetab ...

can be prepared by simply drying or by frying sliced vegetables. File:Chuño.jpg, Chuño File:Dehydrated shredded potatoes.jpg, Dehydrated shredded potatoes File:Deep Fried Cassava Chips.jpg, Deep-fried cassava chips, a type of vegetable chip

Dried seeds

Bean A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes th ...

s is a common name for large plant

seed A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiospe ...

s used for human food or animal feed of several genera of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Fabaceae (alternately Leguminosae). The term is sometimes used as a synonym of

pulse In medicine, a pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the cardiac cycle (heartbeat) by trained fingertips. The pulse may be palpated in any place that allows an artery to be compressed near the surface of the body, such as at the n ...

, though the term pulses is usually reserved for leguminous crops harvested for their dry grain. Dried beans include kidney beans, black turtle beans,

pinto bean The pinto bean () is a variety of common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris''). In Spanish they are called , literally "painted bean" (compare pinto horse). It is the most popular bean by crop production in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United Sta ...

s, and several others. *

Grain A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legum ...

consists of

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

, corn, soybean, rice, and other grains as sorghum, sunflower seeds, rapeseed/canola, barley, oats, etc. are dried in Grain drying, grain dryers. In the main agricultural countries, drying comprises the reduction of moisture from about 17–30% to 8-15%, depending on the grain. The final moisture content for drying must be adequate for storage. Additional grains include lentils, wild rice, chick peas, and millet. * 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. File:Bean market10 lo.jpg, Beans at a market File:Dhaniyangal.jpg,

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Fungi

* Dried Edible mushroom, mushrooms typically prepared by sun-drying, hot-air drying or freeze-drying.Tropical Mushrooms: Biological Nature and Cultivation Method
pp. 74–77, p. 84. Some types of mushrooms that are prepared dried include shiitake, Volvariella volvacea, straw and Morchella, morel mushrooms.Handbook of Spices, Seasonings, and Flavorings, Second Edition – Susheela Raghavan
pp. 212–213. * Mushroom extract a Paste (food), paste-like, concentrated extract made from dried edible mushrooms. Mushroom extract is used to add flavor to soups, sauces, soy sauce and other foods.

Animal foods

Meat has been preserved by drying salted meats and through smoking since the Paleolithic era.

Dried fish and seafood

Dried fish, Drying fish is a method of food preservation that works by removing

from the Fish (food), fish, which inhibits the growth of microorganisms. Open-air drying using sun and wind has been practiced since Ancient history, ancient times to preserve food."Historical Origins of Food Preservation."
Accessed June 2011. Fish are also preserved through such traditional methods as Smoking (cooking), smoking and Salting (food), salting.

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Fish drying in the sun poisson seche Madagascar

* Bacalhau the Portuguese language, Portuguese word for cod and, in a culinary context, dried and salted cod. Bacalhau dishes are common in Portugal,

and Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in the northwest of Spain, and to a lesser extent in former Portuguese colonies like Angola, Macau, and Goa. * Balyk Salted fish, salted and dried soft parts of fish, usually coming from large valuable species: ''acipenseridae'' (e.g., sturgeon) or ''salmonidae'' (salmon). * Bokkoms whole, salted and dried Mullet (fish), mullet (more specifically the Southern mullet, ''Liza richardsonii'', a type of fish commonly known in the Western Cape of South Africa as "harders"),HAT – Verklarende Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal, 5de Uitgawe, FF Odendal & RH Gouws (redakteurs), Pearson Education South Africa, Maskew Miller Longman, 2005, p 112 and is a well-known delicacy from the West Coast District Municipality, 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 Nord-Norge, North Norway, but it is eaten along the entire Norwegian coast down to Bergen. * Budu (sauce), 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.

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* Dried clam *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. * Conpoy – a type of dried seafood product made from the Adductor muscle (Bivalvia), adductor muscle of scallops. * Craster kipper kippers from the Northumberland village of Craster.

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*Daing – also known as Tuyô, or Bilad refers to dried fish from the

, 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. Dried shrimp for sale in Saigon

File:Hjell-oversikt.arj.jpeg, Boknafisk drying on hjells in Norway File:Bacalhau.JPG, Dried and salted cod, Salted and dried cod, produced in Norway File:ShreddedSquidinPackage.jpg, Commercially prepared dried shredded squid

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* Fesikh a traditional Egyptian cuisine, Egyptian fish dish consisting of Fermented fish, fermented salted and dried gray mullet (fish), mullet, of the mugil family, a saltwater fish that lives in both the Mediterranean and the Red Seas.

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* Gwamegi a Korean cuisine, Korean half-dried Pacific herring or Pacific saury made during winter. It is mostly eaten in the region of North Gyeongsang Province such as Pohang, Uljin, and Yeongdeok where a large amount of the fish are harvested.

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* 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.

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* Katsuobushi the Japanese language, Japanese name for dried, Fermented fish, fermented, and Smoked fish, smoked skipjack tuna (''Katsuwonus pelamis''). * Keumamah, traditional Acehnese people, Acehnese dried fish. * Kipper a whole herring, a small, oily fish, that has been split in Butterflying, butterfly fashion from tail to head along the dorsal ridge, gutted, salted or pickled, and Smoking (cooking)#Types, 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. File:Katsuobushi 02.jpg, Katsuobushi shavings from a package File:Keumamah.jpg, Keumamah File:Kipper.JPG, Kippered "split" herring File:Niijima kusaya.JPG, Bottled kusaya from Niijima

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* Lefse is a Norwegian flatbread made with potatoes. When dried it can last up to 6 months. * Lutefisk is a Norwegian preserved food made from lye soaked and salted air-dried whitefish. Lutefisk means 'lye fish'.

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* Mackerel is dried in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus and is called as "çiroz" in Turkey. * Maldive fish Curing (food preservation), cured tuna fish traditionally produced in Maldives. It is a staple of the Maldivian cuisine, as well as of the Sri Lankan cuisine, and in the past it was one of the main exports from Maldives to Sri Lanka. * Mojama a Spain, Spanish delicacy consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna, made using the loins of the tuna. * Rousong, Meat Floss a China, Chinese dried and powdered meat product.

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* Octopus as food, Octopus can be dried to preserve it. File:Mojama de atun.JPG, Mojama File:Octopus drying under the sun in Greece.jpg, Octopus being sun-dried in Greece

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* Piracuí known in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Amazon region as "farinha de peixe" (fish meal), it is traditionally made from dried salted fish that is crushed or shredded. *Prawn cracker is a form of deep fried snack made from Tapioca flour and prawn.

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* Sanyaa a type of dried fish prepared by the Newars. * Dried shrimp Shrimp (food), shrimp that have been sun-dried and Shriveling, shrunk. They are used in many Asian cuisines, imparting a unique umami taste. * ''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 * Dried shredded squid a dried, seasoned, seafood product, made from squid or cuttlefish, commonly found in coastal Asian countries, Russia, and

. * 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 cuisine, Russian meal or snack that goes well with beer. It is popular in many Russian households and beer restaurants. File:Wobla 3.JPG, Salt-dried vobla, served with beer

Dried meats

Dried meat is a feature of many cuisines around the world.

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* Apohtin – a traditional Cyprus, Cypriot dried food made of salted meat, salted goat meat.

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* Bacon Some forms of bacon are dried, such as Freeze-drying, freeze-dried bacon. * Bakkwa a Chinese cuisine, Chinese salty-sweet dried meat product similar to jerky. Bakkwa is made with a meat preservation and preparation technique originating from China. * 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 (greater region), Basque Country and Gascony. ''Jambon de Bayonne'' has Protected designation of origin, PGI status. It is a slightly sweet, delicately flavored meat with little salt to the taste. * Biltong a variety of Curing (food preservation), cured meat that originated in Southern Africa, various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef and game (food), game meats to fillets of ostrich from commercial farms. It is typically made from raw fillet (cut), fillets of meat. * Black Forest ham a variety of dry-cured ham, dry-cured smoked ham, a pork product, produced in the Black Forest region of Germany. Ham is the thigh and rump (animal), rump from the haunch of a pig or boar. It is the best-selling smoked ham in Europe. * Borts a Mongolian cuisine, 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 Round steak, 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. * Brési beef which has been salted, dried and smoking (cooking), smoked over a period of three months, which is made in the Departments of France, Department of Doubs. It resembles Grisons Bindenfleisch, Buendnerfleisch, and first appears in works on gastronomy from about 1560. * Bündnerfleisch an air-dried meat that is produced in the Cantons of Switzerland, 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. File:Freeze-dried bacon bars.jpg, Freeze-drying, freeze-dried bacon bars File:Making Jambon de Bayonne--Step 4.jpg, Bayonne hams aging in an atmospherically-controlled storage room in Mazerolles, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Mazerolles, Béarn File:BiltongStokkies.jpg, Homemade beef biltong sticks File:Schinken-roh.jpg, Sliced Black Forest ham

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* Cabanossi a type of dry sausage, similar to a mild salami. It is made from pork and beef, lightly seasoned and then smoking (food), smoked. * Capicola a traditional Italian cold cut (''salumi, salume'') made from Curing (food preservation), dry-cured whole pork shoulder or neck. Two particular varieties have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status under the Common Agricultural Policy of European Union law. Four additional Italian regions produce capocollo, and are not covered under European law, but are designated as "Prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale" (P.A.T.) by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy), Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. * Carne-de-sol a dish from Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern Brazil. It consists of heavily salted beef, which is exposed to the sun for one or two days to cure. * Carne seca a kind of dried beef in Mexican cuisine. In northern Mexican cuisine, particularly the states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora, ''carne seca'' is cooked in a dish called machaca. * Carne-seca a kind of dried meat, dried, salted meat, usually beef, in Brazilian cuisine, a frequent accompaniment to black turtle bean, black beans. * Cecina (meat), 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 (province), 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, Terrine (food), terrines, ''galantines'', ''pâtés'', and ''confit'', primarily from pork. Charcuterie is part of the ''garde manger'' chef'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.Ruhlman, 19. * Charque a form of Jerky (food), jerky common in South America made from dried and salted meat, originally llama where this animal roamed, but nowadays mostly beef. * 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 Fermentation (food), 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 Curing (food preservation), 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. File:Corse coppa.jpg, ''Coppa Spécialité Corse'', a variety of capicola File:Cecina.jpg, Cecina (meat), Cecina File:Chinesesausageunpackaged.jpg, Dried Chinese sausages

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* Droëwors a Southern African snack food, based on the traditional, coriander-seed spiced boerewors sausage. * Droge worst, Dutch snack food

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* Elenski but a dry-cured ham from the town of Elena (town), 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".

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* Genoa salami an United States, American variety of salami commonly believed to have originated in the area of Genoa. It is normally made from pork, but may also contain beef or be all beef. It is seasoned with garlic, salt, black and white peppercorns, Fennel, fennel seeds, and red wine, red or white wine.

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* 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 Portugal, Portuguese regions where it is called ''presunto ibérico.'' * Jamón serrano or simply Jamón a type dry-cured ham from Spain, which is generally served in thin slices, or occasionally diced. One of the most famous foods of the Spanish cuisine. When produced from Iberian pork is commercially labeled jamón 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 Asian soup#Traditional soup bases, Chinese soups. File:Jamon Serrano.jpg, Jamón serrano File:Raw jerky in dehydrator.jpg, Raw meat before dehydration into jerky File:JinhuaHam.jpg, Jinhua ham

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* 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), Galicia, Spain with ''Protected geographical indications in the European Union, 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 (food), 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 (meat), cecina'', but with pork instead of beef. * Lountza a meat delicacy of Cypriot cuisine, 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. * Meat extract highly concentrated meat stock (food), stock, usually made from beef. It is used to add meat flavor in cooking, and to make

for drinking. Meat extracts have largely been supplanted by

s 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.

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* Pancetta Italy, Italian bacon, is pork belly meat that is Curing (food preservation), salt cured and contains black pepper, peppercorns. Associated with Italy, pancetta varies by region. It is often cubed, as lardon. It is also produced in Spain. * Pastirma a highly seasoned, air-dried cured beef of Anatolian origin which is now part of the Ottoman cuisine, cuisines of the former Ottoman countries. * Pastrami a popular delicatessen meat usually made from beef in Romania, and also from pork and mutton. Like corned beef, pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before modern refrigeration. * 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. Pepperoni is characteristically soft, slightly smoky, and bright red in color. * Pinnekjøtt In Norway, a main course dinner dish of Lamb and mutton, lamb or mutton., its preparation uses a traditional method for food preservation utilizing curing, drying and in some regions also smoking. * Pitina an Italian cold cut with origin in the mountain valleys of Tramonti di Sopra and River Cellina of the province of Pordenone in northeastern Italy. * Presunto the name given to dry-cured ham from Portuguese cuisine, Portugal. Many varieties exist. * 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''. File:Pancetta.jpg, Packaged pancetta File:Presunto de Chaves.jpg, Presunto of Chaves File:Prosciutto di Parma - affettato2.jpg, Prosciutto di Parma

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* Rousong a dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton, originating from Fujian cuisine, Fujian, China. It also spread to Taiwan. Rousong is used as a topping for many foods, such as congee, tofu, and savory soy milk.

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* Salami Curing (food preservation), cured sausage, fermentation (food), 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 cuisine, 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". The term salumi also encompasses bresaola, which is made from beef, and also cooked products such as mortadella and ham, prosciutto cotto. * Secca de bœuf a type of dried salted beef made in Entrevaux. Similar to the Swiss ''Bindenfleisch'', it is typically eaten as a starter. * 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.Jóan Pauli Joensen, "Færøsk madkultur: En oversigt"
, Granskingar ráðið, The Faroese Research Council. Retrieved 21 December 2012. * Slinzega a type of air-dried meat produced in Valtellina, in the Italy, Italian Alps. It is made in a similar manner to Bresaola, with smaller pieces of meat, which therefore bear a stronger taste. * Smithfield ham a specific form of the country ham, A 1926 Statute of Virginia (passed by the Virginia General Assembly) first regulated the usage of the term "Smithfield Ham". Smithfield hams are a specific variety of country hams which are cured by the long-cure, dry salt method and aged for a minimum period of six months within the limits of the town of Smithfield, Virginia, United States * Soppressata an Italy, Italian dry salami. Two principal types are made, a cured dry sausage typical of Basilicata, Apulia and Calabria, and a very different uncured salami, native to Tuscany and Liguria. * Speck In parts of the English-speaking culinary world, the term "Speck" refers to Italian Speck, a type of prosciutto.Speck Smoked Prosciutto (Mario Batali)
Speck is also an English word meaning "fat" or "blubber", attested since the early 17th century. * Suho meso a smoked beef food preparation eaten in Bosnian cuisine and Serbian cuisine. * Sukuti the Nepali language, Nepali word for dry meat (Jerky (food), 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. File:Aging meat2.jpg, Aging salumi File:Skerpikjøt (2).jpg, Skerpikjøt is dried mutton, and is a typical food in the Faroe Islands File:Smithfield country ham.jpg, Smithfield ham File:Fresh speck.jpg, Smoked speck

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* Tapa (Filipino cuisine), Tapa a Philippine cuisine, Philippine food made dried or cured beef, mutton or venison, although other meats or even Fish (food), fish may be used. It is prepared using thin slices of meat that are Curing (food preservation), cured with salt and spices as a method of preserving it. *Tolkusha * Tsamarella a Cyprus, 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 County of Tyrol, 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 leaf, 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 Smoking (cooking)#Hot smoking and cold smoking, 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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* Winter salami a type of Hungarian people, Hungarian salami based on a centuries-old producing tradition. Made from mangalitsa pork and spices: white pepper, allspice and others. Winter salami is cured in cold air and Smoking (cooking), smoked slowly. File:Tapsilog.jpg, Tapa (Filipino cuisine), Tapa (at bottom) File:Salami aka.jpg, ''Téliszalámi'' (winter salami)

References

All Dry Fruits

External links

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