Dishes made with wheat flour
104 dishes from around the world that list wheat flour as a main ingredient.
Pasta
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreUnleavened dough shaped and cooked, a staple of Italian cuisine
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Tempura天ぷら
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreSeafood or vegetables coated in a light batter and deep-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Udonうどん / 饂飩
🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreThick wheat noodles served hot or cold in Japanese cooking
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Okonomiyakiお好み焼き
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese savory pancake cooked on a griddle with cabbage and toppings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bliniблины
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreThin Russian pancakes made with yeast or unyeasted batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
SobaVegan蕎麦
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreJapanese noodles made from buckwheat, served hot in broth or cold with dipping sauce
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
LahmacunMeat
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreThin flatbread baked with a topping of minced meat, vegetables and herbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baozi包子
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreSteamed wheat buns filled with meat or vegetables, common across China and beyond
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Macaroni and cheeseVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreBaked or stovetop pasta in a creamy cheese sauce, often with cheddar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Neapolitan pizzaVegetarianpizza napoletana
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSoft, thin pizza with high edges from Naples, baked quickly in a wood-fired oven
Main dish
KalakukkoMeat
🇫🇮 FinlandSavonian rye bread loaf filled with fish and pork
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Karelian pastyVegetariankarjalanpiirakka
🇫🇮 Finland and 2 moreThin rye-crust pasties from Karelia, filled with rice or potato
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
TsampaVegetarianརྩམ་པ་
🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 moreRoasted barley flour mixed with tea or water, a staple in Tibet and the Himalayas
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Pirogпирог
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA baked pie with sweet or savory filling, common in Eastern Europe
Pie or savoury pastry
Biangbiang noodlesVegan𰻞𰻞麵
🇨🇳 ChinaWide, hand-pulled noodles from Shaanxi, known for their belt-like shape
Noodle or pasta dish
BuuzMeatБууз
🇲🇳 Mongolia and 2 moreMongolian steamed dumplings filled with seasoned meat
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
MurtabakMeatمُطَبَّق
🇾🇪 Yemen and 5 moreA stuffed, folded pancake or flatbread with savoury or sweet fillings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chole bhatureVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaChickpea curry served with deep-fried, puffy bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
FårikålMeat
🇳🇴 NorwayMutton and cabbage stew, Norway’s national dish
Stew or curry, Dinner
Tavë KosiMeat
🇦🇱 Albania and 4 moreAlbanian casserole of lamb, rice and tangy yogurt baked until golden
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Cha siu baoMeat叉燒包
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreCantonese steamed or baked buns filled with barbecue-flavored pork
Street food, Lunch, Snacks
Roujiamo肉夹馍
🇨🇳 ChinaFlatbread filled with stewed meat, a street food from Shaanxi, China
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Korokkeコロッケ
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese patties of mashed potato or white sauce, breaded and deep-fried
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Pajeon파전
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean savoury pancake with scallions and a light, crisp texture
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PtitimVegetarianפתיתים
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreToasted, grain-shaped pasta created in Israel as a rice substitute
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chapli kebabMeatچَپلِي کَبَاب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreFlattened spiced meat patties fried and served hot, from Peshawar
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Silesian dumplingsVegetarian
🇵🇱 PolandSoft potato dumplings from Silesia, shaped with a thumbprint for gravy
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Cappelletti
🇮🇹 ItalyRing-shaped stuffed pasta from central Italy, often served in broth
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ga'atVegetarian
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreStiff barley or wheat porridge with a spiced butter sauce in the center
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
RømmegrøtVegetarian
🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian porridge made with sour cream and flour, served for festive occasions
Main dish
BsisaVeganبسيسة
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 2 moreRoasted grain powder from North Africa, mixed as a paste or drink
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Yi meinVegetarian伊麵
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreFlat Cantonese egg noodles with a chewy, spongy texture
Noodle or pasta dish
Litti ChokhaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreWheat flour balls filled with spiced roasted gram flour, served with mashed vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dal baatiVegetarianदालभात
🇮🇳 IndiaLentil stew served with hard wheat rolls, a classic meal of western India
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baleada
🇭🇳 HondurasHonduran flour tortilla folded around beans, crema and cheese
Main dish
HandvoVegetarianહાંડવો
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced vegetable cake from Gujarat, made with lentils, grains and bottle gourd
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.
- Neapolitan pizza: Valerio Capello at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Biangbiang noodles: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Buuz: Аркадий Зарубин, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pajeon: Brücke-Osteuropa, CC0, source
- Pirog: Off-shell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baozi: J. Samuel Burner, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tavë Kosi: fugzu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ga'at: Stefan Alfons Tzeggai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bsisa: Kamelgazzah, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fårikål: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Macaroni and cheese: Matt MacGillivray, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pasta: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Udon: udono, CC BY 2.0, source
- Soba: FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Okonomiyaki: ume-y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kalakukko: Rst2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Karelian pasty: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Murtabak: Mojackjutaily, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chole bhature: MaharajaMandy, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Roujiamo: Steetsweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tempura: Yaco*, CC BY 2.0, source
- Korokke: Pieria(Uploader and Photographer), Public domain, source
- Cha siu bao: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blini: The original uploader was Hugo.arg at Lithuanian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Lahmacun: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Zenz assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chapli kebab: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Ptitim: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsampa: jqn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cappelletti: Lungoleno, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Rømmegrøt: Tomas Eklund, Public domain, source
- Yi mein: Geoffreyrabbit, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Litti Chokha: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Silesian dumplings: Ewkaa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Handvo: Dkgohil, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dal baati: Devika, CC BY-SA 2.0, source