Dishes made with ginger
101 dishes from around the world that list ginger as a main ingredient.
Kinilaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesRaw seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar and citrus juices from the Philippines
Salad or side, Snacks
Masala chaiVegetarianचाय
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreBlack tea brewed with milk, spices and sugar, served hot across India
Drink, Breakfast, Tea time
Momo
🇳🇵 Nepal and 3 moreSteamed dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with spicy sauces
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
WeisswurstMeatWeißwurst
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMild veal and pork sausages gently cooked and served warm, a Bavarian morning tradition
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Hibiscus teaVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA tart, ruby-red drink made from roselle flower calyces, served hot or cold
Drink, Snacks
GloggGlögg
🇸🇪 Sweden and 2 moreNordic spiced mulled wine, served warm at Christmas
Drink, Tea time, Snacks
Ginger snapVegetarian
🇦🇺 Australia and 5 moreA crisp biscuit flavoured with ginger and spices, popular in many countries
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Karaageから揚げ
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese marinated and deep-fried bite-sized chicken or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MohingaFish or seafoodမုန့်ဟင်းခါး
🇲🇲 MyanmarRice noodle soup with fish broth, herbs, and crisp garnishes from Myanmar
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
UpmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA soft, savoury porridge made from roasted semolina or rice flour
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
DhoklaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSteamed, spongy savoury cake from Gujarat made with fermented lentil and rice batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
AmazakeVegan甘酒
🇯🇵 JapanSweet Japanese drink made from fermented rice, served warm or cold
Drink, Snacks
Shumai烧卖 / 燒賣
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings filled with seasoned meat, often served as dim sum
Dumpling, Breakfast, Lunch
Ginger teaVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreA hot drink made by steeping ginger root, often with tea, sweetener or milk
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
DouhuaVegan豆花
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSoft tofu served as a sweet or savoury snack across East and Southeast Asia
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Batata vadaVegetarianबटाटा वडा
🇮🇳 IndiaDeep-fried potato patties from Maharashtra, coated in chickpea flour batter
Street food, Snacks
Shami kebabMeatشامی کباب
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMinced meat and chickpea patties, shallow-fried and spiced
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
KruidnotenVegetarian
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreSmall, spiced Dutch biscuits eaten for Sinterklaas
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Tsukuneつくね
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese meatballs, often grilled on skewers or simmered in soups
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Peppersoup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA spicy, watery soup made with meat or fish and West African spices
Soup, Dinner, Lunch
Malatang麻辣烫
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreA Sichuan street food of meats and vegetables cooked in a spicy, numbing broth
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
AkuriVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreParsi-style scrambled eggs with spices and fried onions
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
PesarattuVeganపెసరట్టు
🇮🇳 IndiaGreen gram crepe from Andhra Pradesh, often eaten for breakfast or as a snack
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Litti ChokhaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreWheat flour balls filled with spiced roasted gram flour, served with mashed vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChaasVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA cool yogurt-based drink blended with water and spices
Drink, Lunch, Dinner
Parkin
🇬🇧 United KingdomOat and ginger cake from northern England, sweetened with treacle or syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KunuVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA traditional Nigerian drink made from grains or tiger nuts
Drink, Snacks
Sabudana vadaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp fritters of tapioca pearls, potato and peanuts, popular in Maharashtra
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Momo: TAPAS KUMAR HALDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Upma: Intodustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kunu: Zasan Doshiyak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Weisswurst: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hibiscus tea: MRG90, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Masala chai: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Peppersoup: bob walker, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Karaage: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Mohinga: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kinilaw: Jdcgumpal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dhokla: Tarunpant, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amazake: emily_harbour_in_july, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shumai: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ginger tea: Gleb, CC BY 2.0, source
- Douhua: 阿道, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Batata vada: Arthrajsinh Solanki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glogg: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ginger snap: Samuel Wiki, CC0, source
- Tsukune: Syced, CC0, source
- Parkin: Spider.Dog, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Malatang: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shami kebab: Murcotipton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Akuri: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Litti Chokha: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kruidnoten: Hanno Lans, CC BY 4.0, source
- Chaas: Nitin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sabudana vada: Archana Joshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source