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Dishes made with fruit

36 dishes from around the world that list fruit as a main ingredient.

Pie 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savoury filling Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Pierogi 🇵🇱 Poland and 6 moreDumplings of unleavened dough filled with savory or sweet mixtures Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner Tajineطاجين 🇲🇦 Morocco and 4 moreNorth African stew slow-cooked in a cone-lidded clay pot 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 Varenykyвареники 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 moreUkrainian dumplings filled with sweet or savoury ingredients Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner Pirozhkiпирожки 🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreYeast-leavened buns filled with sweet or savory fillings, baked or fried Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner Mole 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA thick, complex Mexican sauce made with chilis, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner Galette 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch Kalduny 🇧🇾 Belarus and 3 moreDumplings of soft dough filled with meat, mushrooms, or fruit Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner MazamorraKaguyjy 🇪🇸 Spain and 10 moreTraditional corn-based dessert or drink found across Spain and Latin America Drink, Breakfast, Lunch Knedle 🇦🇹 Austria and 3 moreBoiled dumplings with sweet or savoury fillings, common in Central and Eastern Europe Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner

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