Dishes made with milk
142 dishes from around the world that list milk as a main ingredient.
Chocolate
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 5 moreA sweet or bitter food made from processed cocoa beans, enjoyed in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Ice cream
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA frozen dessert made from sweetened, flavoured milk or cream
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Halvaحَلَاوَة
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreDense sweet made from seeds, grains, or vegetables, found across Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Doughnut
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSweet fried or baked rings or balls, often glazed or filled
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Hot chocolate
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreA warm drink made from chocolate or cocoa, milk or water, and sugar
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
CappuccinoVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreEspresso with steamed milk and a thick layer of milk foam, served in a small cup
Drink, Breakfast
French toast
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreBread soaked in egg and milk, pan-fried and served sweet or savoury
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Pancake
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreFlat cakes made from batter, cooked on a griddle or pan and served sweet or savoury
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
AyranVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreChilled yogurt drink mixed with water and salt, popular in Turkey and beyond
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Bubble tea珍珠奶茶
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 5 moreSweet tea with chewy tapioca pearls, served hot or cold
Drink
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Rice pudding
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch
Kefir
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA tangy, fermented milk drink made with kefir grains
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
MtoriMeat
🇹🇿 TanzaniaTanzanian stew of mashed green bananas and meat
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Jolpan
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese breakfast snacks of rice, pitha, and sweets, often served with tea or curd
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
BhangVeganभांग
🇮🇳 IndiaCannabis leaf paste used in drinks and sweets, central to Indian spring festivals
Drink, Snacks
Sheer khurmaVegetarianشير خرما
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA sweet vermicelli pudding with milk, dates and nuts for Eid celebrations
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
SaleegMeatسليق
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRice cooked with broth and milk, topped with roasted meat from western Saudi Arabia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dabo koloVegetarianዳቦ ቆሎ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreSmall spiced fried dough pieces served as a snack in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Street food, Snacks
PanchamritaVegetarianपञ्चामृत
🇮🇳 IndiaA sacred blend of five sweet ingredients offered in Hindu and Jain rituals
Sweet or dessert
Mu pingMeatหมูปิ้ง
🇹🇭 ThailandCharcoal-grilled pork skewers, a popular Thai street food often served with sticky rice
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
Cheesecake
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreA chilled dessert of sweetened soft cheese on a crumb or pastry base
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Apple pieVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA baked pie with apple filling and pastry crust, served hot or cold
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MuesliMüesli
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 1 moreSwiss cold cereal of soaked oats, fruit, and nuts, eaten for breakfast or supper
Main dish, Breakfast, Supper
KheerVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA sweet pudding of rice, milk and sugar, flavoured with cardamom and nuts
Sweet or dessert
BriocheVegetarianune brioche
🇫🇷 FranceFrench bread made with eggs and butter, often shaped in rounds or loaves
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Dulce de lecheVegetarian
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreA sweet, spreadable milk and sugar confection from Latin America
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KulfiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreFrozen sweet made from slow-cooked milk, often flavoured with nuts or spices
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Masala chaiVegetarianचाय
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreBlack tea brewed with milk, spices and sugar, served hot across India
Drink, Breakfast, Tea time
Bliniблины
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreThin Russian pancakes made with yeast or unyeasted batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
StroopwafelVegetarian
🇳🇱 NetherlandsThin Dutch waffles sandwiched with a spiced syrup filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Soured milkVegetarian
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreMilk thickened and preserved by natural fermentation with wild bacteria
Sauce, pickle or ferment
Crème caramelVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreCustard dessert topped with a layer of liquid caramel
Sweet or dessert
Eggnog
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA creamy, sweet drink of milk, eggs, sugar and spirits, served at Christmas
Drink, Snacks
Pastel de nataVegetarian
🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreSmall Portuguese tarts with a creamy egg custard in crisp pastry
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Knödel
🇦🇹 Austria and 6 moreBoiled dumplings made from potato, bread or flour, common in Central Europe
Dumpling
GelatoVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreItalian-style ice cream with a dense, smooth texture and intense flavor
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KamaVegetarianталқан
🇪🇪 Estonia and 5 moreRoasted grain and legume flour mixed with milk or buttermilk
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Lángos
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreHungarian deep-fried flatbread, often topped with cheese or sour cream
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Kaymak
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThick, creamy dairy spread made from slowly simmered milk
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Snacks
Christmas pudding
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSteamed or boiled sweet pudding with dried fruit, served at Christmas dinner
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
DondurmaVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreTurkish ice cream thickened with salep and mastic for a chewy, stretchy texture
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
FudgeVegetarian
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSoft, creamy confection made from sugar, butter and milk
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
SalepVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreA thick, hot drink made from wild orchid tubers, enjoyed in winter
Drink, Snacks
BerlinerVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreJam-filled German doughnut without a central hole, dusted with sugar or glazed
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Kissel
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA sweet, thickened fruit or grain dessert from Eastern and Central Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Macaroni and cheeseVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreBaked or stovetop pasta in a creamy cheese sauce, often with cheddar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UgaliVegan
🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 moreA dense maize porridge served as a staple across much of Africa
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.
- Berliner: Lear 21, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lángos: sikeri, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ayran: bnhsu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- French toast: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gelato: EquipmentAndConcepts, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastel de nata: Paul Arps, CC BY 2.0, source
- Muesli: Original description was: I, VirtualSteve took this photograph on Febr, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Doughnut: Angeldm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Panchamrita: Skubydoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dabo kolo: Jongenelen, R.G.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhang: Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Macaroni and cheese: Matt MacGillivray, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fudge: Siona Watson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dulce de leche: audinou, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ugali: Mark Skipper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kheer: stu spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chocolate: formulatehealth, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pancake: Brandon Martin-Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ice cream: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rice pudding: Eli123seo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hot chocolate: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kefir: -donald-, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bubble tea: Battlesnake1, CC0, source
- Cappuccino: Original: Blackcat / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Masala chai: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Saleeg: Sayom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kama: Mmh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dondurma: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brioche: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Knödel: Afrank99, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Kissel: Ural-66, CC0, source
- Mtori: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jolpan: Floris van Dyck, Public domain, source
- Mu ping: Phoebus 28, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cheesecake: zingyyellow, CC BY 2.0, source
- Apple pie: Dan Parsons, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kulfi: danchitnis, CC BY 2.0, source
- Blini: The original uploader was Hugo.arg at Lithuanian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Stroopwafel: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soured milk: Kagor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crème caramel: Amanda Coutinho, CC BY 2.0, source
- Eggnog: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kaymak: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Christmas pudding: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salep: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source