Dishes made with bean
43 dishes from around the world that list bean as a main ingredient.
Nachos
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTortilla chips topped with melted cheese and a mix of savory garnishes
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Bruschetta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreGrilled bread rubbed with garlic and olive oil, often topped with tomato or other ingredients
Bread, Snacks, Tea time
Pupusa
🇸🇻 El Salvador and 1 moreStuffed griddled cakes filled with cheese, beans, or meat, eaten hot by hand
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gallo PintoVegan
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 moreRice and beans cooked together, a staple in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Tostada
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCrisp fried or toasted tortilla topped with beans, meat, cheese, and vegetables
Main dish, Snacks
Gofio
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreFinely milled roasted grain flour from the Canary Islands, used in many ways
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pkhaliფხალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian vegetable and walnut paste, often served as a cold starter
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Tlacoyo
🇲🇽 MexicoThick oval masa cakes stuffed with beans, cheese or chicharron
Street food, Snacks
Chè
🇻🇳 VietnamVietnamese sweet soups and puddings made with beans, fruit, tubers or jellies
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Sticky rice in bambooVegan
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreGlutinous rice roasted inside bamboo tubes, eaten sweet or savory across Southeast Asia
Rice dish, Snacks
Torta ahogada
🇲🇽 MexicoA crusty sandwich from Guadalajara covered in spicy chili sauce
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Juk죽
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean porridge made by simmering rice or grains until soft
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tostada: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Nachos: Navajcmer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pupusa: Ll1324, CC0, source
- Gallo Pinto: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bruschetta: David Jackmanson, CC BY 4.0, source
- Torta ahogada: El Gran Dee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gofio: barraquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pkhali: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, source
- Chè: Jess Lander, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tlacoyo: Wotancito, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sticky rice in bamboo: Wagaung at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Juk: Satomi Abe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source