Dishes made with corn
21 dishes from around the world that list corn as a main ingredient.
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
Thanksgiving dinnerMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA holiday meal centered on roast turkey with a variety of side dishes and desserts
Main dish, Dinner
Empanada
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 morePastry turnovers filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
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
Sancocho
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic and 5 moreA hearty stew of meat, tubers and vegetables in a rich broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Locro
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreA thick Andean stew of squash, corn, potato and meat, eaten across South America
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
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
TinutuanVegan
🇮🇩 IndonesiaVegetable rice porridge from Manado, North Sulawesi, served hot for breakfast
Main dish, Breakfast
Chipa guasuVegetarian
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreA baked corn and cheese cake from Paraguay, often served at gatherings
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
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
BulaloMeat
🇵🇭 PhilippinesBeef shank and bone marrow simmered in a clear broth with vegetables
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
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.
- Cachapa: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Seafood boil: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, source
- Clambake: inuyaki.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Thanksgiving dinner: Ms Jones, CC BY 2.0, source
- Empanada: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sancocho: Jdvillalobos, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Locro: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tinutuan: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bulalo: GuyHimGuy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chipa guasu: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY 3.0, source