Dishes made with spice
188 dishes from around the world that list spice as a main ingredient.
Kebabكَبَاب
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreGrilled or roasted meat, often on skewers, found across the Middle East and beyond
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Samosa
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreFried or baked pastry with a spiced filling, shaped into triangles or cones
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Pilaf
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Biryani
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreRice and spiced meat or vegetables layered and cooked together
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Blood sausageMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA sausage made with animal blood, fillers and spices, cooked or dried until firm
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HilbetVeganሕልበት
🇪🇷 Eritrea and 1 moreCreamy vegan dip of fava beans, lentils and spices from Eritrea and Ethiopia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Misalमिसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy sprouted bean curry layered with toppings, served hot with bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Freekehفريكة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreRoasted green durum wheat grains, a staple across the eastern Mediterranean
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi katokناسي كاتوق
🇧🇳 Brunei and 1 moreBrunei's rice meal with fried chicken and spicy sambal, often wrapped in brown paper
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SaleegMeatسليق
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaRice cooked with broth and milk, topped with roasted meat from western Saudi Arabia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RechtaMeatرشتة
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Phophở
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 5 moreVietnamese rice noodle soup with beef or chicken in aromatic broth
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
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
Cabbage roll
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreCooked cabbage leaves wrapped around seasoned fillings, simmered or baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tajineطاجين
🇲🇦 Morocco and 4 moreNorth African stew slow-cooked in a cone-lidded clay pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DalVeganदाल
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSoupy dish made from split lentils, peas or beans, a staple across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MantiMeat
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreSpiced meat dumplings wrapped in thin dough, steamed, boiled or baked
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Kibbehكبة
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreSpiced ground meat and bulgur shaped, stuffed, and fried, baked or served raw
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SouvlakiMeatσουβλάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGrilled meat skewers, often served in pita with salad and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RendangMeatRandang
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
VindalooMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA spicy curry of meat, vinegar and chili from Goa, now found worldwide
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lentil soupVegan
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreA hearty soup made from lentils, often with vegetables and spices
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Korma
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreA rich curry of meat or vegetables simmered in yogurt and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Jambalaya
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreLouisiana rice cooked with meats, vegetables and spices in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KhichdiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreRice and lentils cooked together, often with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Corned beefMeat
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreSalt-cured beef, often pink, eaten fresh or canned in many countries
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
LaghmanMeatلەغمەن
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreHand-pulled noodles with meat and vegetables in a savoury broth
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gefilte fishFish or seafood
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 morePoached patties of seasoned fish, often topped with carrot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MansafMeatمنسف
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreLamb cooked in fermented yogurt sauce, served over rice and flatbread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HaleemMeat
🇮🇳 India and 7 moreA slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, meat and spices
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
Suckling pigMeat
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreWhole roasted piglet, prized for its tender meat and crisp skin
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastillaبسطيلة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreNorth African pie with layers of thin pastry and a savory or sweet filling
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Stuffed peppers
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 5 moreBell peppers filled with seasoned mixtures and cooked until tender
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baked beans
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreWhite beans slow-cooked in a sweet or savory sauce, often served hot or on toast
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Hyderabadi biryani
🇮🇳 IndiaBasmati rice and spiced meat cooked together in the Hyderabad style
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
HareesMeat
🇦🇲 Armenia and 5 moreWheat and meat cooked to a soft, porridge-like dish for festive and religious meals
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Dal makhaniVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCreamy black lentils slow-cooked with butter and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KielbasaMeat
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreA family of seasoned sausages from Poland and Eastern Europe
Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner
Wat
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreEthiopian and Eritrean stew thickened with onions and spiced butter
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Bak kut tehMeat肉骨茶
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 3 morePork ribs in a spiced herbal broth, served with fried dough and condiments
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Chole bhatureVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaChickpea curry served with deep-fried, puffy bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
KısırVegan
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish salad of fine bulgur, parsley and tomato paste, served at room temperature
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Mole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA thick, complex Mexican sauce made with chilis, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Saag
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreLeafy greens cooked with spices, eaten with bread or rice across the Indian subcontinent
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ZwiebelkuchenMeat
🇩🇪 GermanyGerman savoury pie with onions, bacon, cream and caraway on a leavened crust
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
Black puddingMeatmarag dhubh
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreA sausage made from animal blood, fat and cereal, cooked in a casing
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
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
- Khichdi: Dkgohil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hyderabadi biryani: Dheerajk88, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Papadam: Windell H. Oskay, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kebab: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kielbasa: Mariuszjbie, CC BY 3.0, source
- Rechta: Ms10vc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pho: Phương Huy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Biryani: Shyamveer.singh1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pilaf: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Samosa: kspoddar, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Souvlaki: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pastilla: kochtopf, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Korma: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Corned beef: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mole: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Freekeh: Kristen Taylor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kibbeh: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saleeg: Sayom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Vindaloo: Adriao, CC BY 2.5, source
- Nasi katok: The Bangsawan, CC0, source
- Mansaf: Abdulla aljammal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Haleem: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Misal: Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Aloo gobi: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hilbet: Eualt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal makhani: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bak kut teh: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0, source
- Chole bhature: MaharajaMandy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zwiebelkuchen: Biezl, Public domain, source
- Pickled cucumber: The original Uploader was Gruepig at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Black pudding: Alexbrn, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tajine: Bawdeep2010, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cabbage roll: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal: Bhaskaranaidu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Manti: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lentil soup: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0, source
- Jambalaya: pelican, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Laghman: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gefilte fish: Olaf.herfurth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Suckling pig: Joan Sebastián Araújo Arena, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stuffed peppers: Alice Wiegand, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baked beans: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Harees: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Saag: Miansari66, Public domain, source