Dishes made with peanut
35 dishes from around the world that list peanut as a main ingredient.
Lei chaVegan擂茶
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreA Hakka tea-based drink or soup made with ground tea, nuts, seeds and grains
Drink
Peanut stew
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreA rich West African stew of meat and vegetables in a spiced peanut sauce
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Satayꦱꦠꦺ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGrilled skewers of seasoned meat or seafood, often served with peanut sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pad thaiผัดไทย
🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kung Pao chickenMeat宮保雞丁
🇨🇳 ChinaSpicy Chinese stir-fried chicken with peanuts and chili peppers
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicha
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 moreA traditional Latin American drink made by fermenting maize or other plants
Drink, Snacks
Tangyuan汤圆 / 湯圓
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreGlutinous rice balls, often filled, served in sweet or savory broth
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Rojakrujak (ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀)
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA spicy-sweet fruit and vegetable salad with peanut and palm sugar dressing
Salad or side, Snacks
Massaman curryแกงมัสมั่น
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreA Thai curry blending local and imported spices, often made with chicken and potatoes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tumpengꦠꦸꦩ꧀ꦥꦼꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCone-shaped rice surrounded by assorted Indonesian side dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut soup
🇬🇭 Ghana and 5 moreA rich, spicy soup made from peanuts, common in West African cooking
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
HotteokVegetarian호떡
🇰🇷 South Korea and 2 moreKorean street pancake with a sweet, nutty filling
Street food, Snacks
Apam balikVegetarian
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA folded sweet pancake filled with peanuts and sugar, sold at roadside stalls
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Dandan noodlesMeat担担面 / 擔擔麵
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreSichuan wheat noodles with spicy sauce, pickled vegetables, and minced pork
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Briouatبريوات
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan turnovers with sweet or savory fillings, wrapped in thin pastry
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
KetoprakVegetarian
🇮🇩 IndonesiaJakarta street food of tofu, rice cake, noodles and vegetables in peanut sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ais kacangVegetarianاءيس كاچڠ
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreShaved ice dessert with beans, sweet corn and colourful syrups
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
VatapáMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilA creamy Brazilian dish of bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil
Main dish
gua baoMeat割包
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSteamed folded bun filled with braised pork belly and condiments
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Ndolé
🇨🇲 CameroonCameroonian stew of peanuts, leafy greens, and seafood or meat
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Mì Quảng
🇻🇳 VietnamCentral Vietnamese rice noodles with meat, herbs, and a little turmeric broth
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Phanaeng curryMeatพะแนง
🇹🇭 ThailandA thick, gently sweet Thai curry with coconut milk and peanuts
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CarapulcraMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian stew of pork, dried potato, peanuts and peppers
Main dish
ChikkiVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA brittle Indian sweet made from nuts and jaggery or sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MunguzáVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet porridge of whole corn, milk and sugar served at winter festivals
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KobaVegan
🇲🇬 MadagascarA Malagasy sweet cake of peanuts, sugar and rice flour wrapped in banana leaves
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Dambou
🇳🇪 Niger and 2 moreSteamed cereal grains mixed with moringa leaves and vegetables
Main dish
CaruruFish or seafood
🇧🇷 BrazilOkra and dried shrimp stew from Bahia, cooked with palm oil and nuts
Stew or curry
OcopaVegetarian
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian sauce of yellow chili, huacatay, cheese and peanuts, often served over potatoes
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
CajuzinhoVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilA Brazilian party sweet shaped like a tiny cashew, made with peanuts and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Pé de molequeVegan
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet made with peanuts and unrefined sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
King KongVegetarian
🇵🇪 PeruLayered Peruvian dessert with cookies, milk filling and pineapple sweet
Sweet or dessert
Ifisashi
🇿🇲 ZambiaZambian greens simmered with ground peanuts and served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut butterVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA thick paste made by grinding roasted peanuts, used in sweet and savoury foods
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Massaman curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ndolé: PRA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Rojak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tumpeng: brother-harahap, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ocopa: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicha: Tisquesusa, CC BY 4.0, source
- Peanut butter: PiccoloNamek at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peanut stew: Marshiayers, CC0, source
- Pé de moleque: No machine-readable author provided. Meksyk~commonswiki assumed (based, Public domain, source
- Munguzá: Leo Rey, CC BY 2.0, source
- Satay: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vatapá: Elingunnur, CC BY 3.0, source
- Carapulcra: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Briouat: Christian Muise, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Caruru: Catarina Leite, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cajuzinho: Winkpolve, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lei cha: Ren Kuo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kung Pao chicken: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- King Kong: Miguel Alan Córdova Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Koba: Salym Fayad, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dambou: Saliousoft, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tangyuan: cherrylet, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ifisashi: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0, source
- Apam balik: Yun Huang Yong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dandan noodles: Steven G. Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ketoprak: Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ais kacang: Andrew Bogott, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- gua bao: Lauren Topor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Peanut soup: Derick Asamani, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mì Quảng: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chikki: Zeel Patel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hotteok: by yearofeats, CC BY 2.0, source
- Phanaeng curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source