Dishes made with lime juice
14 dishes from around the world that list lime juice as a main ingredient.
GuacamoleVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAvocado mashed with lime, salt, and herbs, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
Mojito
🇨🇺 Cuba and 5 moreCuban cocktail of white rum, lime, mint, sugar and soda water over ice
Drink
LimeadeVegan
🇧🇸 Bahamas and 5 moreSweetened lime juice mixed with water, served cold as a refreshing drink
Drink, Snacks
MargaritaVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTequila, orange liqueur and lime juice shaken and served in a salt-rimmed glass
Drink, Snacks
Tom yumต้มยำ
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreHot and sour Thai soup with herbs, often made with shrimp or chicken
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Pico de galloVegan
🇲🇽 MexicoChopped tomato, onion, chili and cilantro salad served as a fresh salsa
Salad or side
Tom kha kaiMeatต้มข่าไก่
🇹🇭 ThailandThai chicken soup with coconut milk, galangal, lemongrass and mushrooms
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Larbລາບ
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreFinely chopped meat salad with herbs, a national dish of Laos
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Bun chaMeatbún chả
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 1 moreGrilled pork served with rice noodles, fresh herbs and dipping sauce from Hanoi
Main dish, Lunch
Nam phrikน้ำพริก
🇹🇭 ThailandThai spicy chili paste pounded with garlic, shallot, and lime juice
Sauce, pickle or ferment
TiraditoFish or seafood
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian raw fish slices in a spicy citrus sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CurtidoVegan
🇸🇻 El Salvador and 1 moreLightly fermented cabbage relish served with Salvadoran and Belizean dishes
Salad or side
AguachileFish or seafood
🇲🇽 MexicoRaw shrimp and fish marinated in chili, lime and vegetables from Sinaloa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaldouFish or seafood
🇸🇳 SenegalSenegalese fish and vegetable stew with a tangy broth, served with rice
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.
- Tiradito: Manuel González Olaechea, CC BY 3.0, source
- Curtido: Ll1324, CC0, source
- Guacamole: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Margarita: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pico de gallo: Hajor, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mojito: Raimonsocial, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tom yum: OpenCage, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Caldou: Marshiayers, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Limeade: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tom kha kai: lydiajoy1, CC BY 2.0, source
- Larb: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bun cha: Larry, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Nam phrik: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source