Dishes made with seasoning
15 dishes from around the world that list seasoning as a main ingredient.
FavaVeganφάβα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek split pea purée served warm or cold as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Oxtail stewMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreStew made with oxtail, found in many world cuisines
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Seafood boil
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreShellfish and sides cooked together for a communal feast
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MeatballMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreGround meat shaped into balls and cooked by frying, baking, or braising in sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baba ghanoushVeganبابا غنوج
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreRoasted eggplant mashed with tahini, olive oil, and lemon juice, served as a dip
Salad or side, Snacks
Fried chickenMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreChicken pieces coated in seasoned flour or batter and fried until crisp
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jollof rice
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreWest African rice simmered in tomato, chili and spices, often served with meat or fish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KamabokoFish or seafood蒲鉾
🇯🇵 JapanSteamed loaf of seasoned white fish paste, often served sliced in Japanese dishes
Main dish
AndouilletteMeat
🇫🇷 FranceA coarse French sausage made from pork intestine, pepper, wine, and onions
Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner
Moin moin
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSteamed bean pudding from Nigeria, often served with rice or on its own
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Palm nut soup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreA rich, red soup made from palm fruit, meat, fish and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Ogbono soup
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA thick, slippery Nigerian soup made with ground ogbono (dika nut) seeds
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Efo riroẹ̀fọ́ riro
🇳🇬 NigeriaYoruba vegetable soup cooked with leafy greens, peppers, and assorted proteins
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ofada rice
🇳🇬 NigeriaUnpolished Nigerian rice, often served with spicy pepper stew in uma leaf
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ÉtoufféeFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesShellfish stew from Louisiana, served over rice
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.
- Kamaboko: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Étouffée: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, source
- Oxtail stew: shu tu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baba ghanoush: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0, source
- Palm nut soup: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moin moin: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ogbono soup: Xtacywura, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Efo riro: James Moore200, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ofada rice: Ijeoma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Seafood boil: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fava: Waldviertler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Meatball: Myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Andouillette: Schellack at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Fried chicken: Choo Yut Shing, CC BY 2.0, source