Dishes made with chili
32 dishes from around the world that list chili as a main ingredient.
Hot dogMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA sausage in a sliced bun, topped with condiments and eaten hot
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Chutney
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA spiced relish or sauce made from fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices
Sauce, pickle or ferment
Kinilaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesRaw seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar and citrus juices from the Philippines
Salad or side, Snacks
JhalmuriVeganঝালমুড়ি
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePuffed rice tossed with spices, vegetables and mustard oil, served as a street snack
Street food, Snacks
Jaffna crab curryMeat
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSpicy crab curry from northern Sri Lanka, simmered with coconut milk and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kala bhunaMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshA dark, richly spiced beef curry from Chittagong, Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Laing
🇵🇭 PhilippinesTaro leaves and meat or seafood simmered in spiced coconut milk
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Chapulines
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreToasted grasshoppers seasoned with lime, chili, and salt, eaten as a snack in Mexico
Street food, Snacks
EsquitesVegetarian
🇲🇽 MexicoMexican street snack of cooked corn served in a cup with toppings
Street food, Snacks
Inihaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesGrilled meats and seafood, often on skewers, from the Philippines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tamaletamal
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCorn dough filled and steamed in a leaf wrapper, with many regional fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bánh mì
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreA Vietnamese baguette sandwich with savory fillings and pickled vegetables
Sandwich or wrap, Breakfast, Snacks
Spaghetti aglio e olioVegan
🇮🇹 ItalySpaghetti tossed with garlic gently cooked in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Larbລາບ
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreFinely chopped meat salad with herbs, a national dish of Laos
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
ChakalakaVegan
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreSpicy South African vegetable relish often served with bread or pap
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
KabanosMeat
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreLong, thin, smoked pork sausage from Poland, often eaten as a snack or appetiser
Sausage or cured food, Snacks
Lumpia
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreThin spring rolls with savory or sweet fillings, fried or fresh
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Hot and sour soup酸辣汤
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA tangy, spicy soup with flexible ingredients, first made in China
Soup
Oyster omelette
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA chewy egg and oyster dish fried with starch, popular across East and Southeast Asia
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Gudeg
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreYoung jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and spices, a specialty of Yogyakarta
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SisigMeatsísig
🇵🇭 PhilippinesChopped grilled pork, onions and chili served sizzling hot
Main dish, Snacks
Yong tau foo釀豆腐
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreTofu or vegetables stuffed with meat or fish paste, served in soup or with sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LahpetVeganလက်ဖက်
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreFermented tea leaves served as a salad or ceremonial snack in Myanmar
Salad or side, Snacks, Lunch
Panta bhatVegan
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreCooked rice soaked overnight in water and eaten cold, often with salt and onion
Main dish, Breakfast
DinuguanMeat
🇵🇭 PhilippinesFilipino stew of pork and pig's blood with vinegar and chili
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Nam ngiaoMeatน้ำเงี้ยว
🇹🇭 Thailand and 2 moreNorthern Thai noodle soup with pork, tomato, and fermented soybeans
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi padang
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreSteamed rice with a spread of spicy Minangkabau dishes from West Sumatra
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sayur lodeh
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreJavanese vegetable soup simmered in coconut milk
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
HawawshiMeatحواوشى
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreEgyptian bread stuffed with spiced minced meat and baked until crisp
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Frito pieMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCorn chips topped with chili and cheese, often served right in the bag
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
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.
- Yong tau foo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tamale: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Machaca: Limbo@MX C, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Hot dog: Evan Swigart, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chakalaka: philipp, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chutney: grabadonut, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Inihaw: George Parrilla, CC BY 2.0, source
- Frito pie: Benny Mazur at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hawawshi: Mkevy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laing: Lokalpedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chapulines: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Esquites: Cristina Zapata Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spaghetti aglio e olio: matsuyuki, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pepián: Bigmatbasket, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Larb: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kinilaw: Jdcgumpal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kala bhuna: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jhalmuri: Johirpro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oyster omelette: No machine-readable author provided. Theorb assumed (based on copyrigh, Public domain, source
- Kabanos: Sokołów SA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gudeg: christian razukas, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bánh mì: Andrea Nguyen, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sisig: Bing Ramos, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lahpet: Wagaung ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Panta bhat: TAPAS KUMAR HALDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nam ngiao: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lumpia: tofuprod, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Nasi padang: ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dinuguan: georgeparrilla, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hot and sour soup: NeoBatfreak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sayur lodeh: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source