Dishes made with walnut
29 dishes from around the world that list walnut as a main ingredient.
BaklavaVegetarianباقلوا
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThin pastry filled with nuts and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Turkish delightVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSoft, chewy cubes of starch and sugar, often flavored or filled with nuts or fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
MacaroonVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreSweet biscuit or small cake made from nuts or coconut and egg whites
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Ma'amoulVegetarianمعمول
🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreSemolina cookies filled with dates or nuts, shaped in moulds for festive occasions
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KukuVegetarianکوکو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian-style omelette with herbs, vegetables or other fillings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MuhammaraVeganمحمرة
🇸🇾 Syria and 2 moreSyrian red pepper and walnut dip with pomegranate molasses
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
LebkuchenVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreGerman spiced honey cakes and cookies, often enjoyed at Christmas
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
MakdousVeganالمكدوس
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreSmall eggplants packed with walnuts, red pepper, garlic and cured in olive oil
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Dinner
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Potica
🇸🇮 Slovenia and 4 moreSlovenian rolled pastry with sweet or savoury fillings, baked in a ring-shaped mould
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
Kashk bademjanVegetarianکشک بادمجان
🇮🇷 IranEggplant and kashk dip from Iran, often served with bread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pkhaliფხალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian vegetable and walnut paste, often served as a cold starter
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
MahuaVegan麻花
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreTwisted strands of dough, deep-fried and eaten sweet or savory
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Poppy seed rollVegetarian
🇭🇺 Hungary and 5 moreSweet yeast bread rolled with poppy seed or walnut filling
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
KahkVegetarianكحك
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian shortbread biscuits dusted with powdered sugar, made for Eid and other feasts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Macaroon: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gujhia: Sanjeevdwivedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Lebkuchen: No machine-readable author provided. Zerohund~commonswiki assumed (bas, CC BY 2.5, source
- Poppy seed roll: Hu Totya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baklava: Sakaman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kahk: Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kuku: Նապաստակ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Muhammara: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Qatayef: Fjmustak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Potica: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ma'amoul: fugzu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kashk bademjan: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pkhali: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, source
- Makdous: QuasarFr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mahua: MArtin9712, CC BY-SA 4.0, source