Dishes made with oil
90 dishes from around the world that list oil as a main ingredient.
KisraVegan
🇸🇩 Sudan and 5 moreA thin, fermented sorghum flatbread from Sudan and neighboring countries
Bread
Korean fried chickenMeat치킨
🇰🇷 South Korea and 5 moreCrispy fried chicken from South Korea, often served with sauces and pickled radish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sarson ka saagVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMustard greens cooked with spices, a winter dish from Punjab
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Scallion pancakeVegan蔥油餅
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreLayered Chinese flatbread with scallions, pan-fried until crisp and chewy
Bread, Snacks
Fattehفتّة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreBread layered with yogurt, chickpeas and toppings, served warm across the Arab world
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ShiroVegan
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreChickpea or broad bean stew, a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
LahpetVeganလက်ဖက်
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreFermented tea leaves served as a salad or ceremonial snack in Myanmar
Salad or side, Snacks, Lunch
Mirza ghassemiVegetarianمیرزا قاسمی
🇮🇷 IranEggplant, tomato, and egg mash from northern Iran, served with bread or rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fried bread
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreSlices of bread fried in fat or oil until crisp and golden
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Matzah ball
🇦🇹 Austria and 1 moreAshkenazi Jewish dumplings made from matzah meal, served in soup
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
ZacuscăVegan
🇷🇴 Romania and 3 moreRoasted eggplant and pepper spread from Romania, eaten on bread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Snacks
MéchouiMeatمشوي
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreWhole lamb spit-roasted over embers, a feast dish of North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Curry puff
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 moreA pastry turnover with a thick curry filling, fried or baked
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
MoflettaVeganמופלטה
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreThin Maghrebi Jewish crêpes served warm for Mimouna after Passover
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KhakhraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Kotlet schabowyMeat
🇵🇱 PolandPolish breaded pork cutlet, fried and served hot as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Karađorđeva šniclaКарађорђева шницла
🇷🇸 SerbiaBreaded rolled steak stuffed with kaymak and fried, served with tartar sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken-fried steakMeat
🇺🇸 United StatesBreaded and fried beef steak, usually topped with cream gravy
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
EgusiẸ̀gúṣí
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreGround melon seeds used to thicken and flavor West African soups and stews
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Yusheng魚生
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 6 moreRaw fish and shredded vegetable salad tossed for luck at Chinese New Year
Salad or side, Dinner
Rice noodle roll腸粉
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreThin steamed rice noodle sheets rolled plain or with fillings and served with sauce
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ChakliVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCrisp, spiral-shaped Indian snack made from mixed flours and spices
Street food, Snacks
SteckerlfischFish or seafood
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreWhole fish marinated, skewered, and grilled over embers
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cơm tấmMeat
🇻🇳 VietnamBroken rice with grilled pork, pickles and sweet-sour fish sauce from southern Vietnam
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
OcopaVegetarian
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian sauce of yellow chili, huacatay, cheese and peanuts, often served over potatoes
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
TheplaVegetarianથેપલા
🇮🇳 IndiaSoft spiced flatbread from Gujarat, often made with fenugreek leaves
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Bicol ExpressMeatsinilihan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA spicy Filipino stew of pork, chili peppers and coconut milk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khanom chanVeganขนมชั้น
🇹🇭 ThailandThai steamed dessert with many soft, colorful layers
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
JhunkaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA thick, savory gram flour dish from western India, often paired with flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arroz chaufa
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian fried rice with meat, egg, vegetables and soy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffed musselsFish or seafood
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreMussels filled with herbed rice, sold as street food in Turkey and Armenia
Street food, Snacks
Sukuma wikiVegan
🇰🇪 Kenya and 2 moreEast African collard greens sautéed with onion and spices, served with ugali
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chipsi mayaiVegetarian
🇹🇿 TanzaniaA Tanzanian street omelette made with French fries and eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HandeshVegetarian
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreDeep-fried sweet rice flour cakes from Sylhet, often made with molasses
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Su böreği
🇹🇷 TurkeyLayered Turkish pastry with cheese or meat, cooked until golden
Pie or savoury pastry
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
Shahi jilapiVegetarianশাহী জিলাপি
🇧🇩 BangladeshA giant coiled sweet soaked in syrup, shared at iftar in Old Dhaka
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Chitoi pithaVeganচিতই পিঠা
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreSoft rice cake from Bangladesh and West Bengal, often eaten with molasses or savoury sides
Main dish
Fritto misto
🇮🇹 ItalySmall pieces of meat, fish, and vegetables deep-fried in oil, Italian style
Main dish
CharghaMeatچرغا
🇵🇰 PakistanWhole chicken marinated, steamed, and deep-fried in Lahori style
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CharchariVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA Bengali and Odia dish of mixed vegetables with a smoky charred finish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UsalVeganऊसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSprouted beans cooked in a spiced gravy from Maharashtra
Main dish
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Steckerlfisch: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kotlet schabowy: Dmitry Dzema, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Su böreği: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ocopa: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Méchoui: Andre Piquet, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shiro: Temesgen Woldezion; edited by Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Kisra: Mohamed Elfatih Hamadien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fatteh: Eaeeae, CC BY 3.0, source
- Arroz chaufa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Chicken-fried steak: No machine-readable author provided. Bloodshedder~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chipsi mayai: iamkevoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Korean fried chicken: KOREA.NET, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sarson ka saag: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Khakhra: Jay87.mehta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lahpet: Wagaung ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scallion pancake: Howard61313, GFDL, source
- Mirza ghassemi: Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Karađorđeva šnicla: Nenad Stojkovic, CC BY 2.0, source
- Zacuscă: No machine-readable author provided. Bogdan assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yusheng: Pauloleong2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fried bread: Geolina163, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chakli: Sankalp Dravid, Public domain, source
- Matzah ball: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, source
- Cơm tấm: Kham Tran, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Curry puff: stef yau, CC BY 2.0, source
- Thepla: Rocky231293, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mofletta: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bicol Express: Judgefloro, CC0, source
- Khanom chan: Pudding4brains, Public domain, source
- Stuffed mussels: Fenerli1978, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rice noodle roll: No machine-readable author provided. GS417~commonswiki assumed (based, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Egusi: Zz411 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jhunka: Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shahi jilapi: Md.Saiful Aziz Shamseer, Public domain, source
- Sukuma wiki: Evan-Amos, Public domain, source
- Chitoi pitha: কাঠপিপঁড়ে, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Handesh: AbuSayeed, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Charchari: Subhashish Panigrahi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Usal: Faisal Shaikh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fish fry: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Chargha: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Fritto misto: Paolo*torino, CC BY-SA 3.0, source