Dishes made with corn
16 dishes from around the world that list corn as a main ingredient.
EsquitesVegetarian
🇲🇽 MexicoMexican street snack of cooked corn served in a cup with toppings
Street food, Snacks
MalambaVegan
🇨🇲 Cameroon and 2 moreFermented sugarcane drink from Central Africa
Drink
Thanksgiving dinnerMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA holiday meal centered on roast turkey with a variety of side dishes and desserts
Main dish, Dinner
TellaVeganጠላ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreEthiopian beer brewed from grains and local plants
Drink
Seafood boil
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShellfish and sides cooked together for a communal feast
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PachamancaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean meats and vegetables slow-cooked with hot stones in an earthen oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Empanada
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 morePastry turnovers filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
Brown bread
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreBread made with whole grain flours, often darkened with molasses or coffee
Bread
CachupaKatxupa
🇨🇻 Cape Verde and 1 moreSlow-cooked Cape Verdean stew of corn, beans, and fish or meat
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
GritsVegan
🇺🇸 United StatesA warm porridge made from ground corn, central to Southern U.S. cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Cachapa
🇻🇪 VenezuelaVenezuelan corn pancakes often filled with cheese and served hot
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
MunguzáVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet porridge of whole corn, milk and sugar served at winter festivals
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Clambake
🇺🇸 United StatesShellfish and vegetables steamed over seaweed in a pit or large pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Aguadito de polloMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian chicken soup with cilantro and vegetables, known for its vivid green color
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Caldo de polloMeat
🇲🇽 MexicoMexican chicken soup with large pieces of meat and vegetables
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cachapa: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brown bread: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Munguzá: Leo Rey, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cachupa: Xandu, Public domain, source
- Grits: sashafatcat, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pachamanca: Javi270270, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aguadito de pollo: MiguelAlanCS, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Porotos granados: User:Pachanka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Esquites: Cristina Zapata Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seafood boil: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, source
- Clambake: inuyaki.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tella: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Caldo de pollo: El Gran Dee, CC BY 2.0, source
- Thanksgiving dinner: Ms Jones, CC BY 2.0, source
- Empanada: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source