Dishes made with ginger
101 dishes from around the world that list ginger as a main ingredient.
Kala bhunaMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshA dark, richly spiced beef curry from Chittagong, Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Laing
🇵🇭 PhilippinesTaro leaves and meat or seafood simmered in spiced coconut milk
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Phat khingMeatผัดขิง
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreStir-fried ginger dish from Thailand and Laos, often made with chicken and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kinilaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesRaw seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar and citrus juices from the Philippines
Salad or side, Snacks
Sashimi刺身
🇯🇵 JapanThin slices of raw fish or meat, served with soy sauce and condiments
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jaffna crab curryMeat
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSpicy crab curry from northern Sri Lanka, simmered with coconut milk and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken tikka masalaMeat
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreRoasted marinated chicken in a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Momo
🇳🇵 Nepal and 3 moreSteamed dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with spicy sauces
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
VindalooMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA spicy curry of meat, vinegar and chili from Goa, now found worldwide
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Butter chickenMeatमुर्ग़ मक्खनी
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreChicken in a rich, creamy tomato and butter sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kung Pao chickenMeat宮保雞丁
🇨🇳 ChinaSpicy Chinese stir-fried chicken with peanuts and chili peppers
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
WeisswurstMeatWeißwurst
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMild veal and pork sausages gently cooked and served warm, a Bavarian morning tradition
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Chicken tikkaMeat
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreBoneless chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and spices, cooked in a tandoor oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chana masalaVegan
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreChickpeas simmered in a spiced tomato and onion sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
JjajangmyeonMeat짜장면; 자장면
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreKorean Chinese noodles topped with a thick black bean sauce and diced pork
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mapo tofu麻婆豆腐
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreSichuan tofu in a spicy, numbing sauce with fermented beans and minced meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Palak paneerVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaPaneer cheese cubes in a spiced spinach purée
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Karaageから揚げ
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese marinated and deep-fried bite-sized chicken or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UpmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA soft, savoury porridge made from roasted semolina or rice flour
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
MohingaFish or seafoodမုန့်ဟင်းခါး
🇲🇲 MyanmarRice noodle soup with fish broth, herbs, and crisp garnishes from Myanmar
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
RawonMeatꦫꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreJavanese beef soup made dark with keluak nut
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
DhoklaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSteamed, spongy savoury cake from Gujarat made with fermented lentil and rice batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Dal bhatVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreLentil soup served with plain rice, a staple meal across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rogan joshMeat
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKashmiri lamb or goat curry with a deep red sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut soup
🇬🇭 Ghana and 5 moreA rich, spicy soup made from peanuts, common in West African cooking
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Asam pedasاسم ڤدس
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA sour and spicy fish stew from maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shami kebabMeatشامی کباب
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMinced meat and chickpea patties, shallow-fried and spiced
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Sarson ka saagVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMustard greens cooked with spices, a winter dish from Punjab
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Curd riceVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSteamed rice mixed with yogurt and seasoned with spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LazijiMeat辣子鸡
🇨🇳 ChinaCrispy chicken stir-fried with dried chilies and Sichuan peppercorns
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dum AlooVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotatoes slow-cooked in a spiced sauce, often served with naan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ShiroVegan
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreChickpea or broad bean stew, a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Ants climbing a treeMeat螞蟻上樹
🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan noodles with minced meat in a savory sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tsukuneつくね
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese meatballs, often grilled on skewers or simmered in soups
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Balchão
🇮🇳 IndiaGoan prawns, fish or pork in a spicy, vinegary sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Soto PadangMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaClear beef soup with fried potato patties and rice vermicelli from West Sumatra
Soup, Breakfast
Zhangcha duckMeat樟茶鸭
🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan duck smoked over tea leaves and camphor, served at festive meals
Main dish, Dinner
Banmian板麵
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreHandmade Chinese noodles in soup, often with anchovies, meat and leafy greens
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BossamMeat보쌈
🇰🇷 South KoreaSlices of spiced boiled pork eaten wrapped in leafy greens with condiments
Main dish, Dinner
White cut chickenMeat白切雞
🇨🇳 ChinaPoached chicken served chilled with a ginger and scallion dip
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Drunken chickenMeat醉鸡
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChicken cooked and marinated with alcohol, served chilled or warm
Main dish
Semur
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian stew of meat or vegetables braised in sweet soy sauce and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AkuriVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreParsi-style scrambled eggs with spices and fried onions
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl
Main dish, Dinner
Babi panggangMeat
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreGrilled or roasted pork dishes from Indonesia, with regional and Dutch-Indonesian versions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jerk
🇯🇲 Jamaica and 5 moreMeat marinated with hot spices and smoked over pimento wood
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.
- Sashimi: No machine-readable author provided. Arnaud 25 assumed (based on copyr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Balti: ayes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chicken tikka masala: Kelly Sue, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jjajangmyeon: by 아침꿀물 at Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Semur: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Momo: TAPAS KUMAR HALDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Upma: Intodustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Weisswurst: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shiro: Temesgen Woldezion; edited by Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Butter chicken: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Vindaloo: Adriao, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kung Pao chicken: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rajma: Monali.mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laing: Lokalpedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicken tikka: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chana masala: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Karaage: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Aloo gobi: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mohinga: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kinilaw: Jdcgumpal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phat khing: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kala bhuna: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rawon: christian r, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dhokla: Tarunpant, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dal bhat: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rogan josh: gahdjun, CC BY 2.0, source
- Asam pedas: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sarson ka saag: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Curd rice: Sudharshan Shanmugasundaram, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mapo tofu: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palak paneer: DreamyFlutura11, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laziji: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zhangcha duck: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Banmian: Goh Wei Zhong ( Goh wz ); produced with the assistance of Terence Ong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Balchão: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tsukune: Syced, CC0, source
- Soto Padang: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Peanut soup: Derick Asamani, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White cut chicken: Sjschen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shami kebab: Murcotipton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Akuri: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Babi panggang: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dum Aloo: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Ants climbing a tree: Takoradee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Drunken chicken: bryan..., CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bossam: Timber Tank, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jerk: OUTography.com, CC BY 2.0, source