Dishes made with pepper
61 dishes from around the world that list pepper as a main ingredient.
Catatos
🇦🇴 AngolaFried caterpillars with garlic, a specialty from Angola's Uíge Province
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bariis iskukarisMeat
🇸🇴 SomaliaSomali rice cooked with meat, spices and vegetables in one pot
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
NkwobiMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreCow feet cooked in palm oil and spices, a specialty from Nigeria's Igbo people
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Mu kropMeat
🇹🇭 Thailand and 4 moreThai-style fried pork belly with a crunchy golden skin
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ShakshukaVegetarian
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 5 moreEggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce from North Africa
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
Steak tartareMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRaw minced beef, seasoned and often topped with a raw egg yolk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ĆevapiMeatћевапи
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 moreGrilled minced meat rolls served with flatbread and onions in Southeast Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BratwurstMeat
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreGerman sausage made from pork, veal, or beef, often grilled and served in a bread roll
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fajita
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreGrilled meat and peppers served with tortillas and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
YakisobaMeat焼きそば
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese stir-fried noodles with pork, vegetables, and savory sauce
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
SaganakiVegetarianσαγανάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreGreek fried cheese starter served hot from a small pan
Main dish, Snacks
Roast gooseMeat
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreWhole goose roasted until the skin is crisp and the meat tender
Main dish, Dinner
Fisherman's soupFish or seafood
🇭🇺 Hungary and 2 moreSpicy paprika-rich fish soup from Hungary and the Pannonian Plain
Soup, Dinner
Chicken paprikashMeatpaprikás csirke
🇭🇺 Hungary and 2 moreChicken simmered in paprika sauce, often finished with sour cream
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gallo PintoVegan
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 moreRice and beans cooked together, a staple in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ZrazyMeat
🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreBeef slices rolled around a savory filling and cooked as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jujeh kababMeatجوجه کباب
🇮🇷 IranGrilled marinated chicken served with rice or bread in Iran
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SosatieMeat
🇿🇦 South AfricaSouth African skewers of marinated meat, often cooked over a fire
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
PorchettaMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreBoneless pork roast seasoned with herbs and slow-cooked until tender
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Callaloo
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 4 moreLeafy Caribbean stew made with taro, amaranth or other greens
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Mirza ghassemiVegetarianمیرزا قاسمی
🇮🇷 IranEggplant, tomato, and egg mash from northern Iran, served with bread or rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Afang soupMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaVegetable soup from southern Nigeria made with afang leaf and waterleaf
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Bazinبازين
🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreLibyan dome-shaped barley bread served with stew and eggs
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi Kerabuناسي کرابو
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 moreBlue-tinted rice with herbs, salad, and assorted sides from Malaysia and southern Thailand
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
HawawshiMeatحواوشى
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreEgyptian bread stuffed with spiced minced meat and baked until crisp
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Rice and peas
🇯🇲 Jamaica and 5 moreRice cooked with beans or peas, herbs, spices, and sometimes coconut milk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken-fried steakMeat
🇺🇸 United StatesBreaded and fried beef steak, usually topped with cream gravy
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Curry GoatMeat
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreGoat meat simmered in spiced curry, enjoyed across Asia and the Caribbean
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MatambreMeat
🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreStuffed and rolled beef, sliced to show a colorful filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
EncebolladoFish or seafood
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuadorian fish stew with onions, cassava and pickled red onion rings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Nanjing salted duckMeat盐水鸭
🇨🇳 ChinaDuck cured, salted and cooked in the style of Nanjing, China
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DaubeMeat
🇫🇷 FranceFrench slow-cooked beef stew braised with wine, vegetables and herbs
Stew or curry, Dinner, Lunch
Galbi-jjimMeat갈비찜
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean short ribs simmered with soy sauce, vegetables and nuts
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
KoottuVegetarianகூட்டு
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stew of lentils and vegetables, often with coconut and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Edikang IkongMeat
🇳🇬 NigeriaA rich Nigerian vegetable soup with pumpkin and waterleaf
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Ofada rice
🇳🇬 NigeriaUnpolished Nigerian rice, often served with spicy pepper stew in uma leaf
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Palaver sauce
🇬🇭 Ghana and 3 moreWest African stew of leafy greens, meat or fish, and palm oil
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Baccalà mantecatoFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalyVenetian spread of whipped dried cod, olive oil and garlic, served as an appetizer
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PamplonaMeat
🇺🇾 Uruguay and 1 moreChicken breast rolled with ham, cheese, peppers and grilled over coals
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shrimp and gritsFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesSautéed shrimp served over creamy cornmeal porridge from the Lowcountry
Main dish, Breakfast
Baião de dois
🇧🇷 BrazilRice and beans cooked together, often with cheese and dried meat, from Northeast Brazil
Main dish, Dinner
Ikokore
🇳🇬 NigeriaGrated water yam pottage from the Yoruba people, rich with fish and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gbegiri
🇳🇬 NigeriaYoruba bean soup often served with amala or ewedu
Soup
Acarajé
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreBlack-eyed pea fritters fried in palm oil and stuffed with spicy pastes
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Steak tartare: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Roast goose: Jürgen Howaldt, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Acarajé: Claudia Baiana, Public domain, source
- Sosatie: chee.hong, CC BY 2.0, source
- Nkwobi: Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fajita: Elisa Arteaga, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Shakshuka: Joe Mahoney, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gallo Pinto: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, source
- Afang soup: Yemisi Ogbe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Encebollado: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bazin: Libiya11, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicken-fried steak: No machine-readable author provided. Bloodshedder~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Pamplona: Diosverde, CC0, source
- Hawawshi: Mkevy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baião de dois: Zé Carlos Barretta, CC BY 2.0, source
- Edikang Ikong: Aderiqueza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bratwurst: Pressestelle BFK Urfahr-Umgebung, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ofada rice: Ijeoma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palaver sauce: benketaro, CC BY 2.0, source
- Yakisoba: 221.20 ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Shrimp and grits: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gbegiri: Bukky658, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bariis iskukaris: Richard Faulder, CC BY 2.0, source
- Saganaki: Tammy Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Phat khing: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mu krop: Ceeseven, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Catatos: Lautenschläger T, Neinhuis C, Monizi M, Mandombe JL, Förster A, Henle, CC BY 4.0, source
- Fisherman's soup: User:Themightyquill, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Chicken paprikash: Kobako, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Ćevapi: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, source
- Porchetta: avlxyz at https://www.flickr.com/photos/avlxyz/, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mirza ghassemi: Anastasiya Lvova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nasi Kerabu: amrufm, CC BY 2.0, source
- Daube: gerard cohen, Public domain, source
- Zrazy: Kuruni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Callaloo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/67276179@N08/, CC BY 2.0, source
- Baccalà mantecato: Ben & Lisa Waters [1], CC BY 2.0, source
- Curry Goat: Leon Brocard, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jujeh kabab: Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Matambre: Gesellman, CC BY 3.0, source
- Koottu: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rice and peas: Lili, CC BY 2.0, source
- Galbi-jjim: by Junho Jung at Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nanjing salted duck: NNU10.24100114, CC BY-SA 3.0, source