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Dishes made with vegetable oil

38 dishes from around the world that list vegetable oil as a main ingredient.

MealBreakfastLunchTea timeDinnerSupperSnacks
KindMain dishStreet foodSoupStew or curryRice dishNoodle or pasta dishDumplingBreadGrill or roastSandwich or wrapPie or savoury pastrySalad or sideCheese or dairy foodSausage or cured foodSauce, pickle or fermentSweet or dessertDrink
DietVegetarianVeganFish and seafoodMeat
Chocolate 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast and 5 moreA sweet or bitter food made from processed cocoa beans, enjoyed in many forms worldwide Sweet or dessert, Snacks French friesVeganpommes frites 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreDeep-fried strips of potato, served hot and salted Street food, Lunch, Dinner Pilaf 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Fry jackVegetarian 🇧🇿 BelizeDeep-fried breakfast dough from Belize, served plain or with sweet or savoury toppings Bread, Breakfast Mooncake月饼 / 月餅 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA round Chinese pastry with sweet or nutty filling, eaten at the Mid-Autumn Festival Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks Fried rice 🇨🇳 China and 5 moreCooked rice stir-fried with eggs, vegetables, meat or seafood, and seasonings Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch Potato pancakeVegetarian 🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreShallow-fried pancakes made from grated or mashed potato, common across Europe Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt Main dish, Breakfast Jollof rice 🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreWest African rice simmered in tomato, chili and spices, often served with meat or fish Main dish, Lunch, Dinner SyrnikiVegetarianсирники 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreFried pancakes made from curd cheese, popular in Eastern Europe Sweet or dessert, Breakfast VinegretVeganвинегрет 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreA Russian salad of beet, potato, carrot, onion and sauerkraut or pickles Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner SōmenVegetarian素麺 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreVery thin wheat noodles served cold or in soup across East Asia Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner Kushikatsu串カツ 🇯🇵 JapanDeep-fried skewers of meat, seafood, and vegetables from Japan Street food, Lunch, Dinner Home friesVegan 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreChunked or sliced potatoes pan-fried until crisp, often served at breakfast Main dish, Breakfast Farofa 🇧🇷 BrazilToasted cassava flour mixture served as a side in Brazil Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Yassa 🇸🇳 SenegalChicken, fish or lamb marinated with lemon, onions and mustard, then stewed Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Vitello tonnatoMeat 🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreChilled veal slices covered in a creamy tuna sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner KuurdakMeat 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 4 moreCentral Asian fried meat and offal, often with onions and sometimes potatoes Main dish Ema datshiVegetarianཨེ་མ་དར་ཚིལ་ 🇧🇹 BhutanSpicy Bhutanese stew of chili peppers and cheese, served with red rice Main dish, Lunch, Dinner ToumVegan 🇱🇧 LebanonA creamy garlic sauce from the Levant, made by emulsifying garlic, oil and lemon juice Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner Moin moin 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSteamed bean pudding from Nigeria, often served with rice or on its own Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch Fit-fit 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreShredded flatbread mixed with spiced butter and berbere, eaten for breakfast Bread, Breakfast SachimaVegetarianᠰᠠᠴᡳᠮᠠ 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreSweet, airy strips of deep-fried dough held together with sugar syrup Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks Bolani 🇦🇫 AfghanistanAfghan flatbread filled with vegetables or meat and fried until crisp Bread, Lunch, Dinner Puff-puff 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreWest African deep-fried dough balls, golden and lightly sweet Sweet or dessert, Snacks Ants climbing a treeMeat螞蟻上樹 🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan noodles with minced meat in a savory sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Zhangcha duckMeat樟茶鸭 🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan duck smoked over tea leaves and camphor, served at festive meals Main dish, Dinner BeguniVeganবেগুনী 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreEggplant slices dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried Street food, Snacks QottabVegetarianقطاب 🇮🇷 IranDeep-fried Iranian pastry filled with almond, sugar and cardamom Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Tea time LekachVegetarianלעקעך 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreDense honey-sweetened cake served for Jewish New Year and other occasions Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks Papa a la huancaínaVegetarian 🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian cold potato starter with a creamy, spicy cheese sauce Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت 🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl Main dish, Dinner Fried plantainVegan 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreSlices of plantain fried in oil, eaten across Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America Street food, Lunch, Dinner Dahi baiganaVegetarian 🇮🇳 IndiaEggplant in spiced yogurt from Odisha, often made for festivals Main dish Ofada rice 🇳🇬 NigeriaUnpolished Nigerian rice, often served with spicy pepper stew in uma leaf Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Nut roastVegetarian 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreA baked loaf of nuts, grains and seasonings, often served as a meatless main Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Paximathiaπαξιμάδια 🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGreek hard bread made from wheat, barley or chickpea flour, often twice-baked Bread, Breakfast, Snacks ShuizhuMeat水煮 🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan-style poached meat with chilies and hot oil Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

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