Dishes made with wheat
25 dishes from around the world that list wheat as a main ingredient.
Couscousseksu
🇩🇿 Algeria and 4 moreSteamed semolina granules served with stew or vegetables across North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TortelliniMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySmall ring-shaped pasta parcels filled with seasoned meat and cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AshureVeganAşure
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance
Sweet or dessert
Kasha
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreCooked grain porridge from Eastern and Central Europe
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
HaleemMeat
🇮🇳 India and 7 moreA slow-cooked stew of wheat, lentils, meat and spices
Stew or curry, Breakfast, Lunch
KeşkekMeat
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreA ceremonial wheat and meat stew shared across Turkey, Armenia, and the region
Stew or curry, 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
Gofio
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreFinely milled roasted grain flour from the Canary Islands, used in many ways
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
PtitimVegetarianפתיתים
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreToasted, grain-shaped pasta created in Israel as a rice substitute
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bazinبازين
🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreLibyan dome-shaped barley bread served with stew and eggs
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Motemut'i
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 moreBoiled maize or wheat grains, often nixtamalized, eaten across South America
Main dish
ThalipeethVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced flatbread made with a blend of roasted grains and legumes
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Keşkek: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tortellini: Angelo.Muratore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thalipeeth: Dharmadhyaksha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Couscous: Lmmima, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bazin: Libiya11, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Haleem: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Gofio: barraquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ashure: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ptitim: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kasha: Laitr Keiows, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Harees: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mote: Dtarazona, Public domain, source