List of food that starts with S

A scallion, also called a green onion or spring onion, is a type of onion that doesn't have a large bulb at the bottom and is grown for its leaves and stems. They are commonly used in stir-fries and salads.

Scallops are a kind of mollusc related to clams and snails. Their shell is in two halves with a hinge joining them. Scallop shells are a very pretty fan-shape.

Scallops can swim by opening and closing their shells. The muscle that holds the two halves of the shell together is the part that is commonly seen cooked for food, as you can see in the picture.

A scone may mean something different depending on which country you are in. In America, scones are called biscuits. In most countries, scones are a small, rounded bread-like product that is usually made from flour, butter and milk. Scones can be sweetened too, and have other things like sultanas or cheese added to them.

Devonshire tea is traditionally a cup of tea served with scones, jam and cream.

Scotch is a short name for whiskey made in Scotland. Scotch must be aged in oak barrels.

Sesame seeds are the seeds of a plant from Africa and India that grows to about a metre high. The seeds can be pressed to extract the oil but are used most often sprinkled on other foods as a flavour and garnish. You often see them stuck to the top of loaves of bread.

The sesame seeds in the picture are on top of some cooked spinach.

Shallots, also called eschallots, are a type of onion, but with a sweeter and milder flavour. Like garlic, they grow in clusters that can be separated.

Sherry is a sweet white wine originally from Spain. Sherry is fortified with brandy and is most often drank as a dessert wine.

A shrimp, also called a prawn in many countries, is a sea creature that usually grows to a few inches long. They are a very popular food, and can be eaten boiled, fried, barbequed and many other ways, plain or with a sauce. They are quite often cooked whole and you have to remove the head, legs and other inedible parts yourself.

Silverbeet is a vegetable better known as chard in many countries.

You slice something up by cutting flat pieces off if with a knife. When you are taking many slices off something, you try and make them all the same thickness.