Dishes made with spice
188 dishes from around the world that list spice as a main ingredient.
TomatokeftedesVegan
🇬🇷 GreeceFried tomato fritters from Santorini made with herbs and flour
Street food, Snacks
BhangVeganभांग
🇮🇳 IndiaCannabis leaf paste used in drinks and sweets, central to Indian spring festivals
Drink, Snacks
TellaVeganጠላ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreEthiopian beer brewed from grains and local plants
Drink
HilbetVeganሕልበት
🇪🇷 Eritrea and 1 moreCreamy vegan dip of fava beans, lentils and spices from Eritrea and Ethiopia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pickled cucumberVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCucumbers preserved in brine or vinegar, enjoyed worldwide in many styles
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
PapadamVegan
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreThin, crisp flatbread made from lentil or other flours, served as a snack or side
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
DalVeganदाल
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSoupy dish made from split lentils, peas or beans, a staple across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lentil soupVegan
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreA hearty soup made from lentils, often with vegetables and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
AshureVeganAşure
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance
Sweet or dessert
Banana chipVegan
🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreCrispy slices of banana, fried or dried, eaten as a snack or sweet
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KısırVegan
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish salad of fine bulgur, parsley and tomato paste, served at room temperature
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
şalgamVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreA sour, salty fermented drink of purple carrot and turnip from southern Turkey
Drink, Snacks, Dinner
SbitenVegan
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreHot honey drink with spices, once Russia’s winter staple
Drink
KhakhraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
BsisaVeganبسيسة
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreRoasted grain powder from North Africa, mixed as a paste or drink
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
PulihoraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian rice mixed with tangy tamarind or kokum and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Aam pannaVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaChilled North Indian drink made from unripe mangoes and spices
Drink, Snacks
Sukuma wikiVegan
🇰🇪 Kenya and 2 moreEast African collard greens sautéed with onion and spices, served with ugali
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PoriyalVeganபொரியல்
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stir-fried vegetables with spices and lentils
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ChikandaVegan
🇿🇲 Zambia and 3 moreA Zambian cake made from wild orchid tubers and groundnuts, often called African polony
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
UsalVeganऊसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSprouted beans cooked in a spiced gravy from Maharashtra
Main dish
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kısır: Noumenon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bsisa: Kamelgazzah, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Papadam: Windell H. Oskay, CC BY 2.5, source
- Bhang: Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tella: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chikanda: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hilbet: Eualt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tomatokeftedes: Sam Holt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pickled cucumber: The original Uploader was Gruepig at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Dal: Bhaskaranaidu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- şalgam: Anatolianpride, Public domain, source
- Lentil soup: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0, source
- Sbiten: Schekinov Alexey Victorovich, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ashure: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banana chip: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khakhra: Jay87.mehta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pulihora: Mkr.lines, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poriyal: Sundar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aam panna: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Sukuma wiki: Evan-Amos, Public domain, source
- Usal: Faisal Shaikh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source