Dishes made with raisin
50 dishes from around the world that list raisin as a main ingredient.
Bariis iskukarisMeat
🇸🇴 SomaliaSomali rice cooked with meat, spices and vegetables in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Freekehفريكة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreRoasted green durum wheat grains, a staple across the eastern Mediterranean
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mulled wineGlühwein
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreRed wine heated with spices and fruit, served hot at Christmas and winter gatherings
Drink, Tea time, Dinner
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
KutiaVegetarian
🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreSweet grain porridge with honey, poppy seeds and nuts for winter feasts
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Kabuli pulaoMeatقابلی پلو
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 5 moreAfghan rice pilaf with caramelized carrots, raisins, and meat
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kugelקוגל
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAshkenazi Jewish baked casserole of noodles or potatoes, sweet or savory
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Umm AliVegetarianأم علي
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreEgyptian dessert of soaked pastry, milk, nuts and sugar, baked until golden
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
Hallaca
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreCorn dough parcels filled with meat stew and wrapped in plantain leaves
Main dish, Dinner
Tzimmesצימעס
🇮🇱 IsraelA sweet Jewish stew of carrots, dried fruit and sometimes meat
Stew or curry, Dinner
Pasta con le sardeFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalySicilian pasta with sardines, anchovies, wild fennel and breadcrumbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastel de chocloMeat
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 moreSavory pie of sweetcorn topping over a spiced meat filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Picadillo
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreGround meat sautéed with vegetables, often served with rice or as a filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ThiakryVegetarian
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSweet couscous of millet or wheat mixed with dairy and dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
QuziMeatقوزي
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLamb cooked with rice, nuts and raisins, often for special gatherings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HoşafVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreDried fruit stewed with sugar and spices, served cold
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Sarde in saorFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalyFried sardines layered with marinated onions, pine nuts and raisins from Venice
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mulled wine: JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Panettone: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hallaca: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kutia: Віщун, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastel de choclo: Paloma Baytelman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Freekeh: Kristen Taylor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bariis iskukaris: Richard Faulder, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pasta con le sarde: Adriao, CC BY 3.0, source
- Kugel: Stuart Spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Umm Ali: روتانا, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sarde in saor: ezioman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hoşaf: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tzimmes: Gilabrand ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Picadillo: Cary Bass, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Thiakry: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Quzi: aziz1005, CC0, source