🇮🇶 The food of Iraq
23 dishes from Iraq, best known first, across 3 cities and regions.
Kebabكَبَاب
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreGrilled or roasted meat, often on skewers, found across the Middle East and beyond
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kibbehكبة
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreSpiced ground meat and bulgur shaped, stuffed, and fried, baked or served raw
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lentil soupVegan
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreA hearty soup made from lentils, often with vegetables and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Maqlubaمقلوبة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreRice, meat and fried vegetables cooked in layers and served upside down
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fesenjānفسنجان
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 morePersian stew of pomegranate, walnuts and poultry, served with rice
Main dish, Dinner
MujaddaraVeganمجدّرة
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLentils and rice cooked together and topped with fried onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Adana kebabıMeat
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreHand-minced lamb kebab grilled on skewers, named for the city of Adana
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MandiMeatمندي
🇾🇪 Yemen and 5 moreMeat and spiced rice cooked together in an underground pit
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khoreshخورش
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreSlow-cooked Persian stew, served hot with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Fatayerفطائر
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 5 moreSmall Levantine pies with savoury fillings, baked in various shapes
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Lablabiلبلابي
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 1 moreTunisian chickpea soup poured over torn bread and topped with bold garnishes
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
MasgoufFish or seafoodالمسكوف
🇮🇶 IraqFreshwater carp grilled over an open fire, a hallmark of Iraqi cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lablabi: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kebab: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Masgouf: Hill93, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kibbeh: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fatayer: Joe Foodie, CC BY 2.0, source
- Adana kebabı: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khoresh: Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mandi: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Lentil soup: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0, source
- Maqluba: Arafataslan, Public domain, source
- Fesenjān: stringparts, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source