Dishes made with lime

21 dishes from around the world that list lime as a main ingredient.

Chapulines 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreToasted grasshoppers seasoned with lime, chili, and salt, eaten as a snack in Mexico Street food, Snacks

EsquitesVegetarian 🇲🇽 MexicoMexican street snack of cooked corn served in a cup with toppings Street food, Snacks

CevicheFish or seafood 🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreRaw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus juice and seasonings Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

CaipirinhaVegan 🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil’s classic cocktail of cachaça, lime, sugar and ice Drink, Snacks, Dinner Pad thaiผัดไทย 🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

Sambal 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreA spicy Southeast Asian paste or sauce made mainly from ground chillies Sauce, pickle or ferment

Moqueca 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreBrazilian seafood stew simmered with tomatoes, onions, lime and coriander Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner

Pozole 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreMexican hominy soup with meat and a range of fresh toppings Soup, Lunch, Dinner Chicharrón 🇪🇸 Spain and 6 moreCrispy fried pork belly or skin, enjoyed as a snack or dish in many countries Street food, Snacks, Lunch

Oyster omelette 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA chewy egg and oyster dish fried with starch, popular across East and Southeast Asia Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch

MenudoMeat 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreMexican soup of beef tripe in a chili broth, often with hominy and fresh garnishes Soup, Lunch, Dinner

Soto PadangMeat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaClear beef soup with fried potato patties and rice vermicelli from West Sumatra Soup, Breakfast

Mì Quảng 🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch Lime soupMeat 🇲🇽 MexicoYucatecan chicken soup with lime and crispy tortilla chips Soup, Dinner

Carne asadaMeat 🇲🇽 MexicoGrilled and sliced beef, marinated and cooked over high heat Main dish, 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.

Pozole: Meutia Chaerani / Indradi Soemardjan http://www.indrani.net, CC BY 2.5, source
Ceviche: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
Thieboudienne: KVDP, Public domain, source
Moqueca: BR, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Poi: ɡreatɡannu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Satay: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Caipirinha: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Encebollado: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Menudo: Ron habla hispana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sambal: Windi Utari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Carne asada: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Chapulines: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Esquites: Cristina Zapata Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Oyster omelette: No machine-readable author provided. Theorb assumed (based on copyrigh, Public domain, source
Khoresh: Roozitaa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Faloodeh: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Soto Padang: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source