Dishes made with fish
99 dishes from around the world that list fish as a main ingredient.
Tajineطاجين
🇲🇦 Morocco and 4 moreNorth African stew slow-cooked in a cone-lidded clay pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BouillabaisseFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceA Marseille fish stew with local seafood, herbs, and saffron broth
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Waterzooi
🇧🇪 BelgiumBelgian stew of fish or chicken with vegetables in a creamy broth
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Green curryแกงเขียวหวาน
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai coconut curry colored and flavored with green chilies and herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CachupaKatxupa
🇨🇻 Cape Verde and 1 moreSlow-cooked Cape Verdean stew of corn, beans, and fish or meat
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Chankonabeちゃんこ鍋
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese one-pot stew packed with protein, favored by sumo wrestlers
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Yassa
🇸🇳 SenegalChicken, fish or lamb marinated with lemon, onions and mustard, then stewed
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gulai
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreSpiced Southeast Asian stew with coconut milk and a blend of local herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sinigang
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA Filipino soup or stew with a tangy broth, often made with tamarind
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Asam pedasاسم ڤدس
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaldeiradaFish or seafood
🇵🇹 Portugal and 2 morePortuguese and Galician fish stew with potatoes and mixed seafood
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Lūʻau
🇼🇸 Samoa and 2 morePolynesian stew or parcel of taro leaves, often with coconut milk and meat or fish
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Ndolé
🇨🇲 CameroonCameroonian stew of peanuts, leafy greens, and seafood or meat
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Thai curryแกง
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai dish of curry paste simmered with meat, fish, or vegetables and herbs
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Balchão
🇮🇳 IndiaGoan prawns, fish or pork in a spicy, vinegary sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChraimeFish or seafoodحرايمي
🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreNorth African fish stew simmered with tomatoes and spices
Main dish, Dinner
EgusiẸ̀gúṣí
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreGround melon seeds used to thicken and flavor West African soups and stews
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BrudetFish or seafood
🇭🇷 Croatia and 2 moreAdriatic fish stew cooked with wine, vegetables and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fish amokFish or seafoodអាម៉ុកត្រី
🇰🇭 CambodiaSteamed Cambodian fish curry with coconut and kroeung, set in banana leaf
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Calulu
🇦🇴 Angola and 1 moreA layered stew of fish or meat with vegetables and palm oil from Angola and São Tomé
Stew or curry
Machher jholFish or seafoodমাছের ঝোল
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSpicy fish curry with potatoes, served as a stew with rice in eastern South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Efo riroẹ̀fọ́ riro
🇳🇬 NigeriaYoruba vegetable soup cooked with leafy greens, peppers, and assorted proteins
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Domoda
🇸🇳 Senegal and 4 moreA tangy Senegalese stew thickened with flour and served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Kaeng tai plaFish or seafoodแกงไตปลา
🇹🇭 ThailandSouthern Thai curry made with fermented fish entrails sauce and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaldouFish or seafood
🇸🇳 SenegalSenegalese fish and vegetable stew with a tangy broth, served with rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Al ajillo
🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreSeafood, meat or mushrooms cooked with garlic and chili in Spanish and Latin cuisines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Luwombo
🇺🇬 UgandaUgandan stew steamed in smoked banana leaves
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ikokore
🇳🇬 NigeriaGrated water yam pottage from the Yoruba people, rich with fish and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Curry
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA spiced dish with sauce, first from India, now made worldwide in many styles
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.
- Curry: Francesc Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ndolé: PRA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Yassa: KVDP at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Cachupa: Xandu, Public domain, source
- Bouillabaisse: Slastic, CC BY 3.0, source
- Efo riro: James Moore200, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Domoda: T.K. Naliaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Caldou: Marshiayers, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Luwombo: Namuganyi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Al ajillo: Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0, source
- Green curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Waterzooi: ayustety, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chankonabe: George N, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gulai: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tajine: Bawdeep2010, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sinigang: ???, CC BY 2.0, source
- Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Caldeirada: (WT-en) Mimi at English Wikivoyage, Public domain, source
- Thai curry: FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Balchão: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brudet: Chiqui Teo, Public domain, source
- Fish amok: sharonang, CC0, source
- Lūʻau: Neeta Lind, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chraime: Bar.levy141, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Egusi: Zz411 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kaeng tai pla: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Calulu: elingunnur, CC BY 3.0, source
- Machher jhol: Sanshlistha m, CC BY 3.0, source