Dishes made with beef
166 dishes from around the world that list beef as a main ingredient.
Pique machoMeat
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreA Bolivian platter of beef, sausage, fries, vegetables and spicy sauces
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
KebapcheMeatкебапче
🇧🇬 BulgariaGrilled minced meat shaped like a sausage, a staple in Bulgaria
Grill or roast, Lunch, Dinner
Tofu skin roll
🇨🇳 ChinaTofu skin wrapped around a savoury filling, served steamed or fried as dim sum
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Inihaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesGrilled meats and seafood, often on skewers, from the Philippines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BarbacoaMeat
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreMeat slow-cooked in a pit lined with agave or banana leaves
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
Doner kebab
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreMeat roasted on a vertical spit, sliced and served in bread or on a plate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Steak tartareMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRaw minced beef, seasoned and often topped with a raw egg yolk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MantiMeat
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreSpiced meat dumplings wrapped in thin dough, steamed, boiled or baked
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
ĆevapiMeatћевапи
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 moreGrilled minced meat rolls served with flatbread and onions in Southeast Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jiaozi餃子
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreChinese dumplings with meat or vegetable filling, served boiled, steamed or fried
Dumpling, Breakfast, Lunch
BratwurstMeat
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreGerman sausage made from pork, veal, or beef, often grilled and served in a bread roll
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Samsa
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreBaked Central Asian pastry filled with meat or vegetables
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
PljeskavicaMeatпљескавица
🇷🇸 Serbia and 5 moreGrilled Balkan patty of spiced minced meats, served hot with sides or in flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Japchae잡채
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean sweet potato noodles stir-fried with vegetables, meat, and mushrooms
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bakso
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian meatballs served in broth with noodles and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LeberkäseMeat
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA baked loaf of finely ground meat with a crisp brown crust, served hot or cold
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lamian拉麵
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreHand-pulled wheat noodles stretched into long strands
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Roujiamo肉夹馍
🇨🇳 ChinaFlatbread filled with stewed meat, a street food from Shaanxi, China
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BotifarraMeat
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 moreA family of pork sausages central to Catalan and Latin American cooking
Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner
Pajeon파전
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean savoury pancake with scallions and a light, crisp texture
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shami kebabMeatشامی کباب
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMinced meat and chickpea patties, shallow-fried and spiced
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Mie goreng
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian stir-fried noodles with sweet soy sauce, egg, and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khao soiข้าวซอย
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreNoodle soup with coconut curry, crispy and soft noodles, and pickled greens
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kottu rotiකොත්තු රොටි
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 1 moreSri Lankan street dish of chopped roti stir-fried with meat, egg, vegetables and spices
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
SuyaMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSpiced grilled meat skewers from the Hausa tradition of northern Nigeria
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Qutab
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 2 moreThin dough folded around savory or vegetable fillings and cooked on a griddle
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Kibbeh nayyehMeatكبّه نيّه
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 2 moreRaw lamb or beef mixed with bulgur and spices, served as a Levantine mezze
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Taquito
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreSmall tortillas rolled with filling and fried until crisp
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChistorraMeat
🇪🇸 SpainThin, bright-red sausage from Navarre, often fried and served as a tapa
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
Soto PadangMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaClear beef soup with fried potato patties and rice vermicelli from West Sumatra
Soup, Breakfast
Salteña
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreBolivian baked empanada with a juicy, mildly spicy filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
Papa rellenaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreMashed potato croquettes stuffed with seasoned meat and deep-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TantuniMeat
🇹🇷 TurkeySpiced beef or lamb stir-fried and wrapped in flatbread from southern Turkey
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tlayuda
🇲🇽 MexicoLarge Oaxacan tortilla topped with beans, lard, cheese, meat and vegetables
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Meat pieMeat
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreHandheld savoury pie with meat and gravy in a pastry crust, popular in Australia and New Zealand
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rice noodle roll腸粉
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreThin steamed rice noodle sheets rolled plain or with fillings and served with sauce
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pad see ewผัดซีอิ๊ว
🇹🇭 ThailandThai stir-fried noodles with soy sauce, egg, and Chinese broccoli
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
fuqi feipianMeat夫妻肺片
🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan cold beef and offal slices in spicy, numbing sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bun kebabبَن کباب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreSpiced kebab patty in a bun, sold hot at street stalls in Pakistan and India
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Nam tokMeatນ້ຳຕົກ
🇱🇦 Laos and 1 moreA Lao and Thai dish that can be a spicy blood-enriched soup or a grilled meat salad
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Padang satayMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGrilled skewered beef in a thick, spicy yellow sauce from West Sumatra
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MachacaMeat
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreShredded dried beef or pork from northern Mexico, often cooked with spices and chiles
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Boat noodlesMeatก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ
🇹🇭 ThailandThai noodle soup with a rich broth thickened by blood and spices
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
PepiánMeat
🇬🇹 Guatemala and 1 moreGuatemala’s thick meat stew with gourd seeds, tomato and chili
Stew or curry
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tantuni: Joquee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lamian: Youngjediboy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Japchae: ayustety (a flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pajeon: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0, source
- Steak tartare: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Taquito: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Pljeskavica: Biso, CC BY 3.0, source
- Machaca: Limbo@MX C, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Bun kebab: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nam tok: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leberkäse: Rainer Z ..., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Papa rellena: Håkan Svensson (Xauxa)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chuanr: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jiaozi: Bioniclepluslotr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Meat pie: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Canon 17-40mm f/4 L, GFDL 1.2, source
- Salteña: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barbacoa: Elton Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Suya: WhisperToMe, CC0, source
- Inihaw: George Parrilla, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tlayuda: Gomez.erick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tofu skin roll: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kebapche: Ikonact, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bratwurst: Pressestelle BFK Urfahr-Umgebung, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pepián: Bigmatbasket, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bakso: Li Tsin Soon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pique macho: MollySVH, CC BY 2.0, source
- Roujiamo: Steetsweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Doner kebab: AleGranholm, CC BY 2.0, source
- Manti: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ćevapi: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, source
- Samsa: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mie goreng: Sulfahmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chistorra: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kottu roti: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Soto Padang: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Botifarra: Javier Lastras, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pad see ew: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shami kebab: Murcotipton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Khao soi: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- fuqi feipian: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kibbeh nayyeh: منال شحادة, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Padang satay: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Rice noodle roll: No machine-readable author provided. GS417~commonswiki assumed (based, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Boat noodles: Flickr user Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source