Dishes made with herb
80 dishes from around the world that list herb as a main ingredient.
Huatia
🇵🇪 Peru and 2 moreAndean food cooked in a traditional earth oven of heated stones
Main dish
Dum pukht
🇮🇳 IndiaMeat and vegetables slow-cooked in a sealed pot over low heat
Main dish
Indio viejoMeat
🇳🇮 NicaraguaNicaraguan maize and meat stew thickened with tomatoes and achiote
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
PachamancaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean meats and vegetables slow-cooked with hot stones in an earthen oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Phophở
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreVietnamese rice noodle soup with beef or chicken in aromatic broth
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Pâté
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA smooth or coarse spread made from minced meat, liver, or vegetables
Sauce, pickle or ferment
RavioliRavioliai
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreStuffed pasta parcels, usually square, with varied fillings and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ShashlikMeatшашлык
🇷🇺 RussiaSkewered cubes of marinated meat grilled over open coals
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Khinkaliხინკალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian dumplings with spiced meat or vegetable filling and a juicy broth inside
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Spring roll春卷
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA thin wrapper rolled around vegetables or meat, served fried or fresh
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
SouvlakiMeatσουβλάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGrilled meat skewers, often served in pita with salad and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken soupMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreA hot soup of chicken simmered with vegetables, noodles or grains
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken KievMeatкотлета по-київськи
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreChicken breast rolled around butter, breaded and fried or baked
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Pea soup
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 moreA thick, hearty soup made from dried peas, found in many world cuisines
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Hariraالحريرة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 3 moreNorth African soup of tomato, legumes, herbs and spices, often served during Ramadan
Soup, Dinner, Supper
LahmacunMeat
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreThin flatbread baked with a topping of minced meat, vegetables and herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Beef bourguignonMeatBœuf bourguignon
🇫🇷 FranceFrench beef stew simmered in red wine with onions, mushrooms and herbs
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffing
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA seasoned mixture used to fill meat, poultry, seafood, or vegetables before cooking
Main dish, Dinner
Laksaلقسا / 叻沙
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreSpicy Southeast Asian noodle soup with coconut or sour broth
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
CassouletMeat
🇫🇷 FranceHearty bean and meat stew from southern France, slow-cooked in a deep earthenware pot
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Snails as foodMeat
🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreLand and sea snails prepared and eaten in many world cuisines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MansafMeatمنسف
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreLamb cooked in fermented yogurt sauce, served over rice and flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Suckling pigMeat
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreWhole roasted piglet, prized for its tender meat and crisp skin
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffed peppers
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreBell peppers filled with seasoned mixtures and cooked until tender
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Larbລາບ
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreFinely chopped meat salad with herbs, a national dish of Laos
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Gözleme
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish flatbread turnover filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
KukuVegetarianکوکو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian-style omelette with herbs, vegetables or other fillings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baked beans
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreWhite beans slow-cooked in a sweet or savory sauce, often served hot or on toast
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bak kut tehMeat肉骨茶
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 morePork ribs in a spiced herbal broth, served with fried dough and condiments
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
CharcuterieMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench tradition of cured, cooked, and preserved meats, often from pork
Sausage or cured food
Black puddingMeatmarag dhubh
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreA sausage made from animal blood, fat and cereal, cooked in a casing
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
MaultaschenMeat
🇩🇪 GermanyStuffed pasta squares from Swabia with a savory meat and vegetable filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khoreshخورش
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreSlow-cooked Persian stew, served hot with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Bun chaMeatbún chả
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled pork served with rice noodles, fresh herbs and dipping sauce from Hanoi
Main dish, Lunch
SaltahMeatسلتة
🇾🇪 YemenYemen’s national stew of meat broth, fenugreek froth, and spicy salsa
Stew or curry, Lunch
Shami kebabMeatشامی کباب
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMinced meat and chickpea patties, shallow-fried and spiced
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Stuffed squash
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSquash or zucchini filled with rice and sometimes meat, simmered or baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chapli kebabMeatچَپلِي کَبَاب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreFlattened spiced meat patties fried and served hot, from Peshawar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dum AlooVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotatoes slow-cooked in a spiced sauce, often served with naan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Thai curryแกง
🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai dish of curry paste simmered with meat, fish, or vegetables and herbs
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Qutab
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 2 moreThin dough folded around savory or vegetable fillings and cooked on a griddle
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Nasi Kerabuناسي کرابو
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreBlue-tinted rice with herbs, salad, and assorted sides from Malaysia and southern Thailand
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Ash Reshtehآش رشته
🇮🇷 IranThick Iranian soup with noodles, beans, herbs and a tangy dairy topping
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Mì Quảng
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Canh chua
🇻🇳 VietnamVietnamese soup with fish, tamarind, pineapple and fresh herbs
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
MatambreMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreStuffed and rolled beef, sliced to show a colorful filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Boeuf à la modeMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench braised beef cooked with wine, stock, carrots, and onions
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.
- Cassoulet: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pho: Phương Huy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spring roll: No machine-readable author provided. Rose SP Ring~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Souvlaki: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Laksa: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Harira: وهراني, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Khinkali: Sandra C, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pâté: H. Alexander Talbot, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ravioli: OneArmedMan, Public domain, source
- Pachamanca: Javi270270, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Huatia: Monchito.B.T.H., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Indio viejo: MiguelRamirez77, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mansaf: Abdulla aljammal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Snails as food: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Larb: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gözleme: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dum pukht: Kalesh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kuku: Նապաստակ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bak kut teh: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0, source
- Khoresh: Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shashlik: Alandislands, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maultaschen: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bun cha: Larry, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Black pudding: Alexbrn, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicken soup: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicken Kiev: Bev Sykes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pea soup: User:Opalaisen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lahmacun: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Zenz assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saltah: Rania al-Bahara, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Stuffing: Biskuit, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stuffed squash: Bazel, Public domain, source
- Chapli kebab: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Suckling pig: Joan Sebastián Araújo Arena, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stuffed peppers: Alice Wiegand, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi Kerabu: amrufm, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ash Reshteh: AilinParsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baked beans: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thai curry: FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Boeuf à la mode: Gżdacz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Charcuterie: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Canh chua: Jason Hutchens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shami kebab: Murcotipton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dum Aloo: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Matambre: Gesellman, CC BY 3.0, source