Sauces, pickles and ferments
Condiments, chutneys, pastes and fermented foods.
KimchiVegan김치
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreFermented and seasoned vegetables central to Korean meals
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
HummusVegan
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreMashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon, and garlic, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
SauerkrautVegan
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreFinely shredded cabbage preserved by natural fermentation in salt
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
GuacamoleVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAvocado mashed with lime, salt, and herbs, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
Kefir
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA tangy, fermented milk drink made with kefir grains
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
HilbetVeganሕልበት
🇪🇷 Eritrea and 1 moreCreamy vegan dip of fava beans, lentils and spices from Eritrea and Ethiopia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FavaVeganφάβα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek split pea purée served warm or cold as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
RaitaVegetarianरायता
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
TzatzikiVegetarianτζατζίκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreStrained yogurt mixed with cucumber, garlic and herbs, served cold as a dip or sauce
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Foie grasMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreFattened duck or goose liver, a French delicacy served whole or as a spread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pickled cucumberVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCucumbers preserved in brine or vinegar, enjoyed worldwide in many styles
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
SmetanaVegetarian
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreThick cultured cream used in Central and Eastern European cooking
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
SurströmmingFish or seafood
🇸🇪 SwedenFermented Baltic herring with a famously strong smell, eaten cold in Sweden
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner
ProsciuttoMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreItalian dry-cured ham, sliced thin and served uncooked
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
Stuffing
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA seasoned mixture used to fill meat, poultry, seafood, or vegetables before cooking
Main dish, Dinner
PastirmaMeat
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreAir-dried cured meat coated in a spiced fenugreek paste
Sausage or cured food, Breakfast, Lunch
Apple sauceVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSmooth cooked apples, sometimes sweetened or spiced, eaten as a side or dessert
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Imam BayıldıVeganİmam bayıldı
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreAubergine stuffed with onion, garlic and tomato, simmered in olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Corned beefMeat
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreSalt-cured beef, often pink, eaten fresh or canned in many countries
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
GravlaxFish or seafood
🇸🇪 Sweden and 3 moreSalmon cured with salt, sugar and dill, sliced thin and served with mustard-dill sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UmeboshiVegan梅干し
🇯🇵 JapanSour, salty pickled ume fruit from Japan, often served with rice
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
TsukemonoVegan漬物
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese vegetables preserved in salt, brine, or rice bran
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
Avgolemonoαυγολέμονο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreGreek soup or sauce thickened with egg and lemon
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Gefilte fishFish or seafood
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 morePoached patties of seasoned fish, often topped with carrot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Banchan반찬
🇰🇷 South KoreaSmall Korean side dishes served with rice and shared at the table
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Sarma
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreLeaves wrapped around a filling of rice, minced meat and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RagùMeat
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreItalian meat sauce for pasta, made in many regional styles
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Arrabbiata sauceVegan
🇮🇹 ItalySpicy Italian tomato sauce with garlic and chili from Rome
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Dried and salted codFish or seafood
🇳🇴 Norway and 5 moreCod preserved with salt and dried for long storage and global cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
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
ChakalakaVegan
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 moreSpicy South African vegetable relish often served with bread or pap
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
MuhammaraVeganمحمرة
🇸🇾 Syria and 2 moreSyrian red pepper and walnut dip with pomegranate molasses
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Tarhana
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreFermented grain and yoghurt dried and used to make a tangy soup
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Tapenadetapenada
🇫🇷 FranceOlive and caper paste from Provence, often served as a spread or appetizer
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
Mole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA thick, complex Mexican sauce made with chilis, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Bagna càudaFish or seafood
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 moreA warm anchovy and garlic dip from Piedmont, served with vegetables
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner
Pickled herringFish or seafood
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 5 moreHerring preserved in salt and vinegar, eaten across Northern and Eastern Europe
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
ToumVegan
🇱🇧 LebanonA creamy garlic sauce from the Levant, made by emulsifying garlic, oil and lemon juice
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
EscalivadaVegan
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCharred eggplant, peppers and other vegetables dressed with olive oil
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Salted duck egg
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreDuck eggs preserved in salt, prized for their rich, orange-red yolks
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Lunch
şalgamVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreA sour, salty fermented drink of purple carrot and turnip from southern Turkey
Drink, Snacks, Dinner
MakdousVeganالمكدوس
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreSmall eggplants packed with walnuts, red pepper, garlic and cured in olive oil
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Breakfast, Dinner
Cranberry sauceVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreA sweet-tart sauce of cranberries, often served with turkey at holiday meals
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner
HushpuppyVegetarian
🇺🇸 United StatesDeep-fried cornmeal balls often served with seafood in the Southern United States
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Jeon전
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean fritters of fish, meat, vegetables or flowers, coated and pan-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Neapolitan ragùMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySlow-cooked meat and tomato sauce from Naples, served with pasta and as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bread sauce
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British sauce of milk thickened with breadcrumbs, served with roast poultry
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Serundengꦱꦿꦸꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦁ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreSpiced grated coconut, toasted and used as a topping or side in Indonesian dishes
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.
- Kimchi: Nagyman , a flickr user, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Imam Bayıldı: AlexanderVanLoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hummus: Paul Goyette, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tzatziki: Vegan Feast Catering, CC BY 2.0, source
- Neapolitan ragù: CristianoMay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guacamole: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Smetana: Dobromila, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gravlax: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hushpuppy: Whitebox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chakalaka: philipp, CC BY 2.0, source
- Foie gras: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sauerkraut: Annakareninerussie, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Corned beef: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kefir: -donald-, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mole: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cranberry sauce: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastirma: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Umeboshi: SEKIUCHI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Surströmming: Wrote, CC BY 2.0, source
- Prosciutto: Benreis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsukemono: Sue Le, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sarma: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Avgolemono: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hilbet: Eualt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Arrabbiata sauce: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ragù: my self, Public domain, source
- Muhammara: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fava: Waldviertler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tarhana: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tapenade: Marc Giacone, Public domain, source
- Bagna càuda: Fernando Lopez Anido, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pickled cucumber: The original Uploader was Gruepig at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Escalivada: Emi Yañez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Salted duck egg: No machine-readable author provided. Kok69~commonswiki assumed (based, Public domain, source
- şalgam: Anatolianpride, Public domain, source
- Stuffing: Biskuit, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Apple sauce: Taken, CC0, source
- Bread sauce: ElinorD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Serundeng: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gefilte fish: Olaf.herfurth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Banchan: stuart spivack (a flickr user), CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baked beans: Silar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dried and salted cod: Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), No restrictions, source
- Pickled herring: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Makdous: QuasarFr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jeon: by 南宮博士, CC BY-SA 2.0, source