Dishes made with mint
14 dishes from around the world that list mint as a main ingredient.
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
TomatokeftedesVegan
🇬🇷 GreeceFried tomato fritters from Santorini made with herbs and flour
Street food, Snacks
Papri chaatVegetarianपापड़ी चाट
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreCrisp wafers topped with potatoes, chickpeas, yoghurt and tangy chutneys
Street food, Snacks
RaitaVegetarianरायता
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
BhangVeganभांग
🇮🇳 IndiaCannabis leaf paste used in drinks and sweets, central to Indian spring festivals
Drink, Snacks
GnamakoudjiVegan
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 4 moreWest African drink made from ginger juice, often with pineapple, lemon, or mint
Drink
TzatzikiVegetarianτζατζίκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreStrained yogurt mixed with cucumber, garlic and herbs, served cold as a dip or sauce
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Halloumi
🇨🇾 CyprusA firm, brined cheese from Cyprus that can be grilled or fried without melting
Cheese or dairy food
Larbລາບ
🇱🇦 Laos and 3 moreFinely chopped meat salad with herbs, a national dish of Laos
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Rooh AfzaVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA sweet herbal syrup mixed with water or milk, popular in South Asia
Drink, Snacks
DovgaVegetarianDovğа
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 1 moreAzerbaijani yogurt and herb soup, served warm or chilled
Soup
Çiğ köfte
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 moreSpiced bulgur and pepper paste mixture, once made with raw meat, from southeastern Turkey
Main dish, Snacks
BissaraVeganبصارة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreCreamy fava bean purée with herbs, served as a dip or soup
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Ash Reshtehآش رشته
🇮🇷 IranThick Iranian soup with noodles, beans, herbs and a tangy dairy topping
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Pakhalaପଖାଳ
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreRice soaked in water, sometimes fermented, served chilled with sides in Odisha
Main dish, Lunch
Yayla çorbasıVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreTurkish yogurt soup with rice and herbs, served hot
Soup
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tzatziki: Vegan Feast Catering, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dovga: Moonsun1981, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bissara: Ruby Josephine Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bhang: Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gnamakoudji: Cheikh cherif, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Halloumi: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Papri chaat: Ravi Talwar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Larb: Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tomatokeftedes: Sam Holt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Çiğ köfte: Mahirli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ash Reshteh: AilinParsa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rooh Afza: Divas Grover, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pakhala: Subhransu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yayla çorbası: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source