Dishes made with lemon
27 dishes from around the world that list lemon as a main ingredient.
Turkish delightVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSoft, chewy cubes of starch and sugar, often flavored or filled with nuts or fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Misalमिसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy sprouted bean curry layered with toppings, served hot with bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
GnamakoudjiVegan
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 4 moreWest African drink made from ginger juice, often with pineapple, lemon, or mint
Drink
JhalmuriVeganঝালমুড়ি
🇮🇳 India and 1 morePuffed rice tossed with spices, vegetables and mustard oil, served as a street snack
Street food, Snacks
Seafood boil
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShellfish and sides cooked together for a communal feast
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SimaVegan
🇫🇮 FinlandFinnish sparkling lemon drink, lightly fermented and sweet
Drink, Snacks
Mulled wineGlühwein
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreRed wine heated with spices and fruit, served hot at Christmas and winter gatherings
Drink, Tea time, Dinner
CarpaccioMeat
🇮🇹 ItalyPaper-thin slices of raw meat or fish, served as a starter
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SouvlakiMeatσουβλάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGrilled meat skewers, often served in pita with salad and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt
Main dish, Breakfast
WeisswurstMeatWeißwurst
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMild veal and pork sausages gently cooked and served warm, a Bavarian morning tradition
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
SaganakiVegetarianσαγανάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreGreek fried cheese starter served hot from a small pan
Main dish, Snacks
Yassa
🇸🇳 SenegalChicken, fish or lamb marinated with lemon, onions and mustard, then stewed
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KedgereeFish or seafood
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRice and smoked fish with eggs, herbs and mild spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
MagiritsaMeatμαγειρίτσα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek lamb offal soup eaten to break the Easter fast
Soup, Dinner
Çiğ köfte
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreSpiced bulgur and pepper paste mixture, once made with raw meat, from southeastern Turkey
Main dish, Snacks
Briouatبريوات
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan turnovers with sweet or savory fillings, wrapped in thin pastry
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Squid sandwichFish or seafoodbocadillo de calamares
🇪🇸 SpainFried squid rings in a crusty bread roll, a bar favorite in Madrid and beyond
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Snacks
Gored goredMeatጎረድ ጎረድ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreCubed raw beef served with spicy condiments and flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FideuàFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSeafood and noodle dish from the Valencian coast, cooked in a wide shallow pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken 65Meatசிக்கன் 65
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy deep-fried boneless chicken from Chennai, served with onion and lemon
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicha moradaVegan
🇵🇪 PeruA sweet purple drink made from Peruvian purple corn, fruits and spices
Drink
Zürcher GeschnetzeltesMeat
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandVeal strips in a creamy white wine sauce from Zürich, usually served with Rösti
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Duck à l'orangeMeat
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreRoast duck served with a sauce made from oranges and stock
Main dish, Dinner
Causa limeña
🇵🇪 PeruCold layered potato dish with a savoury filling, typical of Peru
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sopa de pataMeat
🇸🇻 El Salvador and 1 moreSalvadoran soup with cow’s feet, tripe, yuca and vegetables
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
PoiVegan
🇼🇸 SamoaSamoan chilled dessert of mashed fruit and coconut milk
Sweet or dessert
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Carpaccio: franzconde, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chicken 65: Amiyashrivastava, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gored gored: Thomson200, CC0, source
- Mulled wine: JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gnamakoudji: Cheikh cherif, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Weisswurst: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Souvlaki: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poi: ɡreatɡannu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ful medames: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicha morada: young shanahan, CC BY 2.0, source
- Yassa: KVDP at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Briouat: Christian Muise, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Seafood boil: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sima: mako, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sopa de pata: Mima, CC BY 2.0, source
- Misal: Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Saganaki: Tammy Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jhalmuri: Johirpro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Çiğ köfte: Mahirli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kedgeree: User:Justinc, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Magiritsa: Andrew Dalby, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Squid sandwich: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Fideuà: Jorge Díaz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Zürcher Geschnetzeltes: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Duck à l'orange: Bopuc, CC BY 2.0, source