Dishes made with egg
329 dishes from around the world that list egg as a main ingredient.
Pasta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreUnleavened dough shaped and cooked, a staple of Italian cuisine
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Biryani
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreRice and spiced meat or vegetables layered and cooked together
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lasagnalasagne
🇮🇹 ItalyBaked layers of pasta sheets, sauce, cheese and fillings from Italy
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pancake
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreFlat cakes made from batter, cooked on a griddle or pan and served sweet or savoury
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Olivier saladсалат Оливье
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA Russian salad of diced vegetables, meat and mayonnaise, served at festive meals
Salad or side, Dinner, Lunch
Pie
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savoury filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pelmeniпельмени
🇷🇺 RussiaRussian dumplings filled with seasoned meat and wrapped in thin dough
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
SilpanchoMeatSillp'anchu
🇧🇴 BoliviaLayered Bolivian meal with rice, potatoes, breaded meat, and fried eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
QifqiVegetarian
🇦🇱 AlbaniaHerbed rice balls from Gjirokastër, shaped and fried in a special pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Christmas hamMeat
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreCured ham served at Christmas, with local glazes and traditions
Main dish, Dinner
Tempura天ぷら
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreSeafood or vegetables coated in a light batter and deep-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CarbonaraMeatpasta alla carbonara
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 morePasta tossed with eggs, hard cheese, cured pork and black pepper
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MeatballMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreGround meat shaped into balls and cooked by frying, baking, or braising in sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Caesar salad
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreRomaine lettuce tossed with a creamy, tangy dressing and croutons
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
RavioliRavioliai
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreStuffed pasta parcels, usually square, with varied fillings and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bibimbap비빔밥
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreKorean rice bowl with mixed vegetables, meat, egg and chili paste
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
KhachapuriVegetarianხაჭაპური
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 moreLeavened bread filled with cheese, sometimes egg, from Georgia
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Gnocchi
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreSoft dumplings of dough, often made with potato, flour and egg
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
ShakshukaVegetarian
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 5 moreEggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce from North Africa
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Fried rice
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreCooked rice stir-fried with eggs, vegetables, meat or seafood, and seasonings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Potato saladVegetarianKartoffelsalat
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreBoiled potatoes mixed with dressing, herbs, and vegetables, served cold or warm
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Potato pancakeVegetarian
🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreShallow-fried pancakes made from grated or mashed potato, common across Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pierogi
🇵🇱 Poland and 6 moreDumplings of unleavened dough filled with savory or sweet mixtures
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Okonomiyakiお好み焼き
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese savory pancake cooked on a griddle with cabbage and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Steak tartareMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRaw minced beef, seasoned and often topped with a raw egg yolk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AspicMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreMeat or fish set in savoury gelatin, served cold as an appetizer or festive dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Croquette
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA deep-fried roll with a creamy or starchy filling, coated in breadcrumbs
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Empanada
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 morePastry turnovers filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
Wiener schnitzelMeat
🇦🇹 AustriaThin veal cutlet, breaded and pan-fried until golden
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Spanish omeletteVegetariantortilla de patatas
🇪🇸 SpainEgg and potato omelette, often served as a tapa in Spain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi goreng
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSoutheast Asian fried rice seasoned with sweet soy sauce and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bliniблины
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreThin Russian pancakes made with yeast or unyeasted batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
TortelliniMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySmall ring-shaped pasta parcels filled with seasoned meat and cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken KievMeatкотлета по-київськи
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreChicken breast rolled around butter, breaded and fried or baked
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Pad thaiผัดไทย
🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tteokbokki떡볶이
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreChewy rice cakes simmered in spicy or savory sauce, a Korean street food staple
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Wonton云吞
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings with a thin wrapper, filled and served in soup or fried
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Christmas pudding
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSteamed or boiled sweet pudding with dried fruit, served at Christmas dinner
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
SpätzleSpätzla
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreIrregular egg noodles from Swabia, served as a side or main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TonkatsuMeat豚カツ
🇯🇵 JapanDeep-fried pork cutlet coated in crisp panko breadcrumbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Salade niçoise
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA French salad of tomatoes, eggs, olives and anchovies or tuna from Nice
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
SchnitzelMeat
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreThin slices of meat, pounded, breaded and fried until crisp
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Naengmyeon냉면
🇰🇵 North Korea and 3 moreLong, chewy noodles served cold, often in a tangy broth or spicy sauce
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pirozhkiпирожки
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreYeast-leavened buns filled with sweet or savory fillings, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
Odenおでん
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 moreJapanese one-pot dish of assorted items simmered in soy-flavored dashi broth
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Olivier salad: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Steak tartare: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bibimbap: abex (a flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tteokbokki: by jetalone (flickr), CC BY 2.0, source
- Tortellini: Angelo.Muratore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gnocchi: Amy Aletheia Cahill, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Potato salad: Kobako, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Silpancho: Locotex, CC BY 3.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Biryani: Shyamveer.singh1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi goreng: shankar s., CC BY 2.0, source
- Spanish omelette: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Naengmyeon: wjlee4284, CC BY 2.5, source
- Panettone: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tonkatsu: Minseong Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shakshuka: Joe Mahoney, CC BY 2.0, source
- Carbonara: Javier Somoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Croquette: Jonathan Pincas, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lasagna: Breville USA, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pasta: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pelmeni: Eugene Kim @ Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pancake: Brandon Martin-Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fried rice: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Okonomiyaki: ume-y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Caesar salad: Geoff Peters, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ravioli: OneArmedMan, Public domain, source
- Christmas ham: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wonton: Oldie~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wiener schnitzel: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Oden: Hykw-a4, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salade niçoise: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Schnitzel: Kobako, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Qifqi: MirelaAndoni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tempura: Yaco*, CC BY 2.0, source
- Meatball: Myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Potato pancake: Photo made by Daniel Spils and uploaded to flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aspic: Gmelfi, Public domain, source
- Empanada: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blini: The original uploader was Hugo.arg at Lithuanian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Chicken Kiev: Bev Sykes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Christmas pudding: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Spätzle: Kobako, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Pirozhki: Pannet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source