Dishes made with capsicum
10 dishes from around the world that list capsicum as a main ingredient.
Kpekpele
🇬🇭 GhanaSteamed and fermented cornmeal eaten with palm nut soup and smoked fish
Main dish
AkaraVeganàkàrà
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreWest African bean fritters, deep-fried and eaten hot as street food or breakfast
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Sarma
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreLeaves wrapped around a filling of rice, minced meat and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Paneer tikkaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaGrilled spiced paneer cubes served hot, often with vegetables and chutney
Main dish, Snacks, Dinner
Moin moin
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSteamed bean pudding from Nigeria, often served with rice or on its own
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
UttapamVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA thick South Indian pancake topped with vegetables
Main dish, Breakfast
SheftaliaMeatσεφταλιά
🇨🇾 CyprusCypriot sausage made with minced meat wrapped in caul fat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DibiMeat
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSenegalese fire-grilled meat, often served with onions and bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ofe onugbuMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaIgbo soup made with bitterleaf, cocoyam, palm oil and assorted meats
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dibi: Kalsoum17, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Akara: AkinkuotuFunmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moin moin: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kpekpele: Nii Ashiloh, CC0, source
- Sarma: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ofe onugbu: Edriiic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paneer tikka: Sonja Pauen - Stanhopea, CC BY 2.0 de, source
- Uttapam: Ramesh NG, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sheftalia: Georgios LCA, CC BY-SA 4.0, source