🇮🇶 The food of Iraq
29 dishes from Iraq, best known first, across 4 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
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
Khoreshخورش
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreSlow-cooked Persian stew, served hot with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
MandiMeatمندي
🇾🇪 Yemen and 5 moreMeat and spiced rice cooked together in an underground pit
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tandoor breadVegan
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreFlatbread baked on the walls of a clay tandoor oven
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
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
Bamia
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of okra and meat, enjoyed across many regions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
QuziMeatقوزي
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLamb cooked with rice, nuts and raisins, often for special gatherings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GheimehMeatقیمه
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian stew of lamb, split peas, tomato and dried lime, topped with crispy potatoes
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Baghali poloباقلا پلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreRice cooked with fava beans and dill, often served with lamb
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
- Tandoor bread: Tahsin Shah, 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
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gheimeh: Diako1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bamia: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baghali polo: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Quzi: aziz1005, CC0, source