Dishes made with maize
18 dishes from around the world that list maize as a main ingredient.
IbwatuVegan
🇿🇲 Zambia and 1 moreMildly fermented maize drink with roots, enjoyed in Zambia and nearby regions
Drink
SiwaVeganሰዋ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreHome-brewed Ethiopian and Eritrean beer made from toasted bread and gesho leaves
Drink
BozaVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreA thick, mildly alcoholic fermented grain drink from Turkey and the Balkans
Drink, Snacks
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
MazamorraKaguyjy
🇪🇸 Spain and 10 moreTraditional corn-based dessert or drink found across Spain and Latin America
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
AraVeganཨ་རག་
🇧🇹 Bhutan and 2 moreA homemade alcoholic drink from Bhutan and Tibet, made by fermenting or distilling grains
Drink
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.
- Kunu: Zasan Doshiyak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicha: Tisquesusa, CC BY 4.0, 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
- Ibwatu: Pearson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Siwa: Jnyssen (Jan Nyssen), CC BY-SA 4.0, source