Dishes made with bay leaf
25 dishes from around the world that list bay leaf as a main ingredient.
GoulashMeatgulyás
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreA paprika-spiced meat and vegetable soup from Hungary
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Kabsaكبسة
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreRice and meat cooked with aromatic spices, a staple of the Arabian Peninsula
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
OssobucoMeat
🇮🇹 ItalyBraised veal shank with bone marrow, a Lombard dish often served with risotto or polenta
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
UkhaFish or seafoodуха
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreClear Russian fish soup with root vegetables and herbs
Soup
Coq au vinMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench chicken braised slowly in red wine with lardons and mushrooms
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Adobo
🇵🇭 PhilippinesMeat, seafood, or vegetables simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SauerbratenMeat
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreGerman pot roast marinated in vinegar or wine and spices, served with rich gravy
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Fasoladaφασολάδα
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGreek and Cypriot soup of white beans, olive oil, and vegetables
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Rogan joshMeat
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKashmiri lamb or goat curry with a deep red sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Flemish stewMeat
🇧🇪 Belgium and 2 moreBeef or pork stewed in beer with mustard and spices, a Belgian classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pickled herringFish or seafood
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 5 moreHerring preserved in salt and vinegar, eaten across Northern and Eastern Europe
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
Massaman curryแกงมัสมั่น
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreA Thai curry blending local and imported spices, often made with chicken and potatoes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut soup
🇬🇭 Ghana and 5 moreA rich, spicy soup made from peanuts, common in West African cooking
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi kuningVegetarian
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreRice cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, served for celebrations across Indonesia
Rice dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bread sauce
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British sauce of milk thickened with breadcrumbs, served with roast poultry
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SvíčkováMeat
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 1 moreBeef in a creamy root vegetable sauce, served with dumplings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ZacuscăVegan
🇷🇴 Romania and 3 moreRoasted eggplant and pepper spread from Romania, eaten on bread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Snacks
FlakiMeat
🇵🇱 PolandPolish soup made with strips of beef tripe in a spiced broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
SuaasatMeat
🇬🇱 GreenlandGreenlandic soup made with seal, whale, caribou or seabird meat
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
DinuguanMeat
🇵🇭 PhilippinesFilipino stew of pork and pig's blood with vinegar and chili
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Carne de porco à alentejanaMeat
🇵🇹 PortugalPork and clams cooked together with potatoes and coriander
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Moros y Cristianos
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreCuban rice and black beans cooked together with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
EspetadaMeat
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 morePortuguese skewered meat grilled over coals, often served with bread or polenta
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FërgesëVegetarian
🇦🇱 AlbaniaAlbanian baked dish of peppers, tomatoes and salted curd cheese
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.
- Sauerbraten: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0, source
- Massaman curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ukha: Pannet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Suaasat: distrita.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Svíčková: Patrick-Emil Zörner (Paddy), CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Espetada: GerritR, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goulash: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
- Coq au vin: Breville USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kabsa: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Adobo: dbgg1979 on flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ossobuco: Mogens Engelund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rogan josh: gahdjun, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fasolada: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Flemish stew: Jiel Beaumadier, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi kuning: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bread sauce: ElinorD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flaki: Alina Zienowicz Ala z, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carne de porco à alentejana: Rui Ornelas, CC BY 2.0, source
- Zacuscă: No machine-readable author provided. Bogdan assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moros y Cristianos: Sarang, Public domain, source
- Pickled herring: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peanut soup: Derick Asamani, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dinuguan: georgeparrilla, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fërgesë: Kj1595, CC BY-SA 4.0, source