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Dishes made with cayenne pepper

6 dishes from around the world that list cayenne pepper as a main ingredient.

ShakshukaVegetarian 🇹🇳 Tunisia and 5 moreEggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce from North Africa Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner

Tandoori chickenMeat 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in a clay oven Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Satsiviსაცივი 🇬🇪 GeorgiaCold Georgian walnut sauce served with poultry or vegetables Main dish

SuyaMeat 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSpiced grilled meat skewers from the Hausa tradition of northern Nigeria Main dish, Dinner, Snacks

UsbanMeatعصبان 🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreNorth African sausage stuffed with rice, lamb, liver, herbs and spices 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.

Shakshuka: Joe Mahoney, CC BY 2.0, source
Suya: WhisperToMe, CC0, source
Tandoori chicken: Bharat Mirchandani, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Usban: Touzrimounir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Satsivi: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.