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Dishes made with bread

68 dishes from around the world that list bread as a main ingredient.

ChoripánMeat 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreGrilled chorizo sausage in crusty bread, often topped with sauce Sandwich or wrap, Snacks, Lunch completoMeat 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreA Chilean hot dog loaded with tomato, avocado, mayonnaise and other toppings Street food, Lunch, Dinner Açorda 🇵🇹 PortugalPortuguese bread soup with garlic, cilantro, and poached eggs Soup, Lunch, Dinner balık ekmekFish or seafood 🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish street sandwich of fried or grilled fish in bread with vegetables Street food, Lunch, Dinner Grilled cheeseVegetarian 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreMelted cheese between bread, cooked until golden and crisp Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner Ploughman's lunchploughman’s lunch 🇬🇧 United KingdomA British cold meal of bread, cheese, onions and pickle, often served in pubs Main dish, Lunch Torta 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA word for cake, pie, flatbread, sandwich or omelette, depending on the country Bread Tea sandwich 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreSmall, crustless sandwiches served at afternoon tea Sandwich or wrap, Tea time Bocadillo 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreA Spanish sandwich made with a baguette or similar bread, filled with meats or omelette Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner RfissaMeatرفيسة 🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan chicken and lentils served over torn flatbread with spices Main dish, Lunch, Dinner BrudetFish or seafood 🇭🇷 Croatia and 2 moreAdriatic fish stew cooked with wine, vegetables and spices Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Double ka meethaVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaSweet fried bread soaked in syrup and topped with nuts, from Hyderabad Sweet or dessert, Dinner ChanguaVegetarian 🇨🇴 ColombiaColombian breakfast soup of milk, water, eggs and herbs Soup, Breakfast, Snacks DrobMeat 🇷🇴 RomaniaRomanian loaf of lamb offal, herbs, eggs and bread, wrapped in caul Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Chip buttyVegetarian 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreA sandwich of hot chips in soft white bread, often buttered Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner DibiMeat 🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSenegalese fire-grilled meat, often served with onions and bread Main dish, Lunch, Dinner SheftaliaMeatσεφταλιά 🇨🇾 CyprusCypriot sausage made with minced meat wrapped in caul fat Main dish, Lunch, Dinner MaritozzoVegetarian 🇮🇹 ItalyItalian sweet bun filled with whipped cream, typical in Rome and central Italy Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks BraaibroodjieVegetarian 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreA toasted sandwich with cheese, tomato and onion, cooked at a South African braai Bread, Snacks, Lunch Romeritos 🇲🇽 MexicoBoiled seepweed sprigs in mole sauce, often with potatoes, nopales and shrimp Main dish

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