Dishes made with oil
90 dishes from around the world that list oil as a main ingredient.
Halvaحَلَاوَة
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreDense sweet made from seeds, grains, or vegetables, found across Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Apple strudelVegetarian
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreThin pastry rolled around spiced apple filling and baked until golden
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
LokmaVegan
🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreSmall fried dough pieces sweetened with syrup or honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YoutiaoVegan油條
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreLong, golden-brown strips of deep-fried dough eaten across East and Southeast Asia
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Buñuelo
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCrisp or fluffy fried dough, sweet or savory, enjoyed across Spain and Latin America
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Breakfast
MalpuaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreSweet deep-fried pancakes from the Indian subcontinent, often dipped in syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
KhakhraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
MoflettaVeganמופלטה
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreThin Maghrebi Jewish crêpes served warm for Mimouna after Passover
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Apple strudelVegetarian
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreThin pastry rolled around spiced apple filling and baked until golden
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
LokmaVegan
🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreSmall fried dough pieces sweetened with syrup or honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YoutiaoVegan油條
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreLong, golden-brown strips of deep-fried dough eaten across East and Southeast Asia
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
Buñuelo
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreCrisp or fluffy fried dough, sweet or savory, enjoyed across Spain and Latin America
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Breakfast
MalpuaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreSweet deep-fried pancakes from the Indian subcontinent, often dipped in syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
KhakhraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
MoflettaVeganמופלטה
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreThin Maghrebi Jewish crêpes served warm for Mimouna after Passover
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Apple strudel: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lokma: Benreis, CC BY 3.0, source
- Youtiao: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Malpua: Senjuti Dey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khakhra: Jay87.mehta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Buñuelo: Klenje, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mofletta: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, source