Dishes made with maize
15 dishes from around the world that list maize as a main ingredient.
AkpanVegetarian
🇧🇯 Benin and 2 moreFermented maize and milk dessert from Benin and Togo
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
SiwaVeganሰዋ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreHome-brewed Ethiopian and Eritrean beer made from toasted bread and gesho leaves
Drink
IbwatuVegan
🇿🇲 Zambia and 1 moreMildly fermented maize drink with roots, enjoyed in Zambia and nearby regions
Drink
Indio viejoMeat
🇳🇮 NicaraguaNicaraguan maize and meat stew thickened with tomatoes and achiote
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
BozaVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreA thick, mildly alcoholic fermented grain drink from Turkey and the Balkans
Drink, Snacks
InjeraVeganእንጀራ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreLarge, spongy sour flatbread made from fermented teff flour
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
CevicheFish or seafood
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreRaw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus juice and seasonings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicha
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 moreA traditional Latin American drink made by fermenting maize or other plants
Drink, Snacks
Atole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 moreHot drink made from masa (corn dough), sweetened and flavored with spices or fruit
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Gofio
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreFinely milled roasted grain flour from the Canary Islands, used in many ways
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Perkedelꦧꦼꦒꦼꦢꦶꦭ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreIndonesian-Javanese fritters made from mashed potato or other vegetables
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
MazamorraKaguyjy
🇪🇸 Spain and 10 moreTraditional corn-based dessert or drink found across Spain and Latin America
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
KenkeyVegan
🇬🇭 Ghana and 3 moreFermented maize dough dumpling, steamed and served with spicy sides
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicha de joraVegan
🇵🇪 Peru and 4 moreAndean fermented drink made from germinated maize
Drink
KunuVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreA traditional Nigerian drink made from grains or tiger nuts
Drink, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ceviche: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kunu: Zasan Doshiyak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicha: Tisquesusa, CC BY 4.0, source
- Injera: Edsel Little, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mazamorra: Mil va, Public domain, source
- Atole: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Boza: FoPen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kenkey: juxtapose^esopatxuj, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Indio viejo: MiguelRamirez77, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ibwatu: Pearson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Siwa: Jnyssen (Jan Nyssen), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Akpan: Herweleke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gofio: barraquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Perkedel: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source