Dishes made with milk
176 dishes from around the world that list milk as a main ingredient.
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
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Kefir
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA tangy, fermented milk drink made with kefir grains
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Rice pudding
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch
MtoriMeat
🇹🇿 TanzaniaTanzanian stew of mashed green bananas and meat
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Mu pingMeatหมูปิ้ง
🇹🇭 ThailandCharcoal-grilled pork skewers, a popular Thai street food often served with sticky rice
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
SaleegMeatسليق
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRice cooked with broth and milk, topped with roasted meat from western Saudi Arabia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bliniблины
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreThin Russian pancakes made with yeast or unyeasted batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Christmas pudding
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSteamed or boiled sweet pudding with dried fruit, served at Christmas dinner
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
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
Cornbread
🇺🇸 United StatesA quick bread made from cornmeal, central to Southern U.S. and Native American cooking
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Yorkshire puddingVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreA baked British pudding made from a simple batter, often served with roast meats
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BobotieMeat
🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 moreSpiced minced meat baked with an egg topping, often with dried fruit
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ColcannonVegetariancál ceannann
🇮🇪 IrelandMashed potatoes mixed with cabbage or kale, a staple of Irish cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HaleemMeat
🇮🇳 India and 7 moreA slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, meat and spices
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Kugelקוגל
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAshkenazi Jewish baked casserole of noodles or potatoes, sweet or savory
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Clam chowderFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesA hearty American soup with clams, potatoes, and regional twists
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Dampfnudel
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreSoft yeast dumplings cooked in a covered pan until golden underneath
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Umm AliVegetarianأم علي
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreEgyptian dessert of soaked pastry, milk, nuts and sugar, baked until golden
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
GritsVegan
🇺🇸 United StatesA warm porridge made from ground corn, central to Southern U.S. cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
SheermalVegetarianشیرمال
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreA sweet, saffron-scented flatbread made with milk and cardamom
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
HushpuppyVegetarian
🇺🇸 United StatesDeep-fried cornmeal balls often served with seafood in the Southern United States
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Chiles en nogadaMeat
🇲🇽 MexicoPoblano chiles stuffed with fruit and meat, topped with walnut sauce and pomegranate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bread sauce
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British sauce of milk thickened with breadcrumbs, served with roast poultry
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Pitha
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreRice or wheat cakes, sweet or savoury, steamed, fried or griddled in eastern South Asia
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Pastel de chocloMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 moreSavory pie of sweetcorn topping over a spiced meat filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Pasanda
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreMeat strips simmered in a creamy, spiced curry from the Indian subcontinent
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ThiakryVegetarian
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSweet couscous of millet or wheat mixed with dairy and dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
MazamorraKaguyjy
🇪🇸 Spain and 10 moreTraditional corn-based dessert or drink found across Spain and Latin America
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
HumitaVegetarian
🇵🇪 Peru and 4 moreFresh corn dough wrapped in husks and steamed or boiled
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Boudin
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA family of French-style sausages, often made with pork, rice, or blood
Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner
MatambreMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreStuffed and rolled beef, sliced to show a colorful filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Double ka meethaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet fried bread soaked in syrup and topped with nuts, from Hyderabad
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
DrobMeat
🇷🇴 RomaniaRomanian loaf of lamb offal, herbs, eggs and bread, wrapped in caul
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bacon and cabbageMeatbagún agus cabáiste
🇮🇪 IrelandIrish boiled bacon and cabbage, often served with potatoes and white sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChurmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCoarse wheat or millet crushed with ghee and sugar or jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Lunch, Dinner
Chupe
🇵🇪 Peru and 2 moreA hearty South American stew of meat or seafood, potatoes or yuca, and vegetables
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Shahi TukraVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreFried bread soaked in sweetened milk and spiced with saffron and cardamom
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
Fish fryFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA meal or gathering centered on battered and fried fish, often with classic sides
Main dish, Dinner
Bacalhau à Gomes de SáFish or seafood
🇵🇹 PortugalSalted cod baked with potatoes, onions, olives, and boiled eggs from Porto
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cauliflower cheeseVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBoiled cauliflower baked in a creamy cheese sauce
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.
- Ayran: bnhsu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chiles en nogada: Ahleli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sheermal: Pranaykuma12, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Macaroni and cheese: Matt MacGillivray, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bobotie: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hushpuppy: Whitebox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clam chowder: Jon Sullivan The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Cornbread: Douglas P Perkins ( Douglaspperkins ( talk )), CC BY 3.0, source
- Mazamorra: Mil va, Public domain, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ugali: Mark Skipper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pancake: Brandon Martin-Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rice pudding: Eli123seo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kefir: -donald-, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pastel de choclo: Paloma Baytelman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Saleeg: Sayom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Grits: sashafatcat, CC BY 2.0, source
- Haleem: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Yorkshire pudding: Trussrod, CC0, source
- Mtori: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Colcannon: Alison Cassidy, Public domain, source
- Mu ping: Phoebus 28, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dampfnudel: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blini: The original uploader was Hugo.arg at Lithuanian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Christmas pudding: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bread sauce: ElinorD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Güllaç: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kugel: Stuart Spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Drob: Sacha47, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bacon and cabbage: Miss Ayumi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Umm Ali: روتانا, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá: Adriao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Churma: Ravinder Narwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cauliflower cheese: Andy / Andrew Fogg, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pitha: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pasanda: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Double ka meetha: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Thiakry: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boudin: Guillaume Richer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Humita: Marcos Katz, CC BY 3.0, source
- Matambre: Gesellman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shahi Tukra: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chupe: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fish fry: Unknown author, Public domain, source