Dishes made with onion
364 dishes from around the world that list onion as a main ingredient.
HamburgerMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA hot ground meat patty in a sliced bun, often with salad and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kebabكَبَاب
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreGrilled or roasted meat, often on skewers, found across the Middle East and beyond
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Borscht
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreA sour soup of beetroot and vegetables, served hot or cold across Eastern Europe
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Hot dogMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA sausage in a sliced bun, topped with condiments and eaten hot
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Samosa
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreFried or baked pastry with a spiced filling, shaped into triangles or cones
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Pilaf
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RatatouilleVegan
🇫🇷 FranceA Provençal stew of summer vegetables cooked in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Moussakaμουσακάς
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreBaked casserole of eggplant or potato, often layered with meat and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
GoulashMeatgulyás
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreA paprika-spiced meat and vegetable soup from Hungary
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Taco
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA folded tortilla filled with meat, beans or vegetables, eaten by hand
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
GuacamoleVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAvocado mashed with lime, salt, and herbs, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
Blood sausageMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA sausage made with animal blood, fillers and spices, cooked or dried until firm
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Risotto
🇮🇹 ItalyCreamy Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth and finished with cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Olivier saladсалат Оливье
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA Russian salad of diced vegetables, meat and mayonnaise, served at festive meals
Salad or side, Dinner, Lunch
Pelmeniпельмени
🇷🇺 RussiaRussian dumplings filled with seasoned meat and wrapped in thin dough
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Rocoto rellenoMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian stuffed rocoto peppers baked with meat and cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kala bhunaMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshA dark, richly spiced beef curry from Chittagong, Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jaffna crab curryMeat
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSpicy crab curry from northern Sri Lanka, simmered with coconut milk and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
NkwobiMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreCow feet cooked in palm oil and spices, a specialty from Nigeria's Igbo people
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
PiklizVegan
🇭🇹 HaitiA spicy Haitian mix of pickled vegetables and hot peppers
Sauce, pickle or ferment
Bariis iskukarisMeat
🇸🇴 SomaliaSomali rice cooked with meat, spices and vegetables in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TomatokeftedesVegan
🇬🇷 GreeceFried tomato fritters from Santorini made with herbs and flour
Street food, Snacks
Seafood boil
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShellfish and sides cooked together for a communal feast
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khoresh bademjanخورش بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranPersian stew of eggplant, tomato, lamb, and tart fruit, served with rice
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut stew
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreA rich West African stew of meat and vegetables in a spiced peanut sauce
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
MezbanMeatমেজবান
🇧🇩 BangladeshA festive beef feast from Chittagong, served with rice and rich side dishes
Main dish
Misalमिसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy sprouted bean curry layered with toppings, served hot with bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Indio viejoMeat
🇳🇮 NicaraguaNicaraguan maize and meat stew thickened with tomatoes and achiote
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
EsquitesVegetarian
🇲🇽 MexicoMexican street snack of cooked corn served in a cup with toppings
Street food, Snacks
Choucroute garnieMeat
🇫🇷 FranceAlsatian sauerkraut cooked with sausages, pork, and potatoes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kinilaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesRaw seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar and citrus juices from the Philippines
Salad or side, Snacks
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
BarbacoaMeat
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 moreMeat slow-cooked in a pit lined with agave or banana leaves
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cataplana
🇵🇹 PortugalSeafood and meat stew cooked in a sealed metal vessel from Portugal's Algarve
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SilpanchoMeatSillp'anchu
🇧🇴 BoliviaLayered Bolivian meal with rice, potatoes, breaded meat, and fried eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Inihaw
🇵🇭 PhilippinesGrilled meats and seafood, often on skewers, from the Philippines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChunchulloMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreBraided and roasted small intestine, a grill favorite in Latin America
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Phat khingMeatผัดขิง
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreStir-fried ginger dish from Thailand and Laos, often made with chicken and vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kabab koobidehMeatکباب کوبیده
🇮🇷 IranIranian skewered kebab of ground lamb or beef mixed with onion and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Zereshk poloMeatزرشکپلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian rice with tart barberries, often served with saffron chicken
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kpekpele
🇬🇭 GhanaSteamed and fermented cornmeal eaten with palm nut soup and smoked fish
Main dish
HandkäseVegetarian
🇩🇪 GermanySmall sour milk cheese from Hesse, Germany, often served with onions and caraway
Cheese or dairy 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
Thingyan riceFish or seafoodသင်္ကြန်ထမင်း
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreRice in scented water, served cold with fried dried fish for the Burmese New Year
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shanghai fried noodlesMeat上海粗炒
🇨🇳 ChinaThick wheat noodles stir-fried with beef or pork, bok choy, and onion
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FavaVeganφάβα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek split pea purée served warm or cold as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Freekehفريكة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreRoasted green durum wheat grains, a staple across the eastern Mediterranean
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.
- Ratatouille: Marcus Guimarães, CC BY 2.0, source
- Taco: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Risotto: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Olivier salad: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hamburger: Luke, Public domain, source
- Kebab: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Guacamole: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kabab koobideh: User:همان, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mezban: abdullah2ice, CC BY 2.0, source
- Silpancho: Locotex, CC BY 3.0, source
- Nkwobi: Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Goulash: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
- Pilaf: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Samosa: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hot dog: Evan Swigart, CC BY 2.0, source
- Moussaka: Fotograf: Dieter Mueller ( dino1948 ) Kamera: de:Nikon 885, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peanut stew: Marshiayers, CC0, source
- Borscht: Juerg Vollmer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pelmeni: Eugene Kim @ Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Freekeh: Kristen Taylor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Barbacoa: Elton Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kpekpele: Nii Ashiloh, CC0, source
- Handkäse: User:Elya + User:Fotandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Inihaw: George Parrilla, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rajma: Monali.mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chunchullo: Sebastian Bassi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Khoresh bademjan: مانفی, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Esquites: Cristina Zapata Pérez, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Indio viejo: MiguelRamirez77, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seafood boil: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pikliz: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Choucroute garnie: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rocoto relleno: franzconde, CC BY 2.0, source
- Misal: Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Thingyan rice: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bariis iskukaris: Richard Faulder, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kinilaw: Jdcgumpal, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phat khing: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kala bhuna: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shanghai fried noodles: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cataplana: Sevinha, Public domain, source
- Fava: Waldviertler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tomatokeftedes: Sam Holt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source