Dishes made with peanut
50 dishes from around the world that list peanut as a main ingredient.
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
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
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
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
KetoprakVegetarian
🇮🇩 IndonesiaJakarta street food of tofu, rice cake, noodles and vegetables in peanut sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
gua baoMeat割包
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSteamed folded bun filled with braised pork belly and condiments
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
VatapáMeat
🇧🇷 BrazilA creamy Brazilian dish of bread, shrimp, coconut milk, peanuts and palm oil
Main dish
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
CarapulcraMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 morePeruvian stew of pork, dried potato, peanuts and peppers
Main dish
Phanaeng curryMeatพะแนง
🇹🇭 ThailandA thick, gently sweet Thai curry with coconut milk and peanuts
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MunguzáVegetarian
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazilian sweet porridge of whole corn, milk and sugar served at winter festivals
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Mee rebus
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreNoodles in a rich, savoury gravy from Maritime Southeast Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dambou
🇳🇪 Niger and 2 moreSteamed cereal grains mixed with moringa leaves and vegetables
Main dish
Luosifen螺螄粉
🇨🇳 ChinaRice noodles in a snail-based broth with pickled bamboo shoots and toppings
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
PulihoraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice mixed with tangy tamarind or kokum and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Num banhchokFish or seafoodនំបញ្ចុក
🇰🇭 CambodiaLightly fermented rice noodles served with fish-based sauces and fresh herbs
Noodle or pasta dish, Breakfast, Lunch
HandvoVegetarianહાંડવો
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced vegetable cake from Gujarat, made with lentils, grains and bottle gourd
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sabudana khichriVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaTapioca pearls cooked with potatoes, peanuts and spices, often eaten during Hindu fasts
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Kaeng hang leMeatแกงฮังเล
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreNorthern Thai pork curry with dried spices and a tangy note
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Laba congee腊八粥
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreA Chinese festival porridge with grains, beans, nuts and dried fruit
Main dish
Bún thịt nướng
🇻🇳 VietnamCold rice noodles topped with grilled pork, herbs, and fish sauce
Main dish
Ifisashi
🇿🇲 ZambiaZambian greens simmered with ground peanuts and served hot
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.
- Massaman curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ndolé: PRA, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tumpeng: brother-harahap, CC BY 2.0, source
- Luosifen: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peanut stew: Marshiayers, CC0, 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
- Kung Pao chicken: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dambou: Saliousoft, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ifisashi: LittleT889, CC BY 4.0, 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
- 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
- Phanaeng curry: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mee rebus: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Num banhchok: Turaids, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pulihora: Mkr.lines, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Handvo: Dkgohil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sabudana khichri: Sharvarism, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kaeng hang le: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laba congee: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bún thịt nướng: Lưu Ly, Public domain, source