Sweets and desserts
Cakes, puddings, confectionery, ices and sweet pastries.
Pancake
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreFlat cakes made from batter, cooked on a griddle or pan and served sweet or savoury
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Pie
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savoury filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Rice pudding
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch
Thingyan riceFish or seafoodသင်္ကြန်ထမင်း
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreRice in scented water, served cold with fried dried fish for the Burmese New Year
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ
🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BreadfruitVegan
🇵🇭 Philippines and 4 moreLarge tropical fruit cooked as a starchy staple in many island cuisines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KabochaVeganカボチャ
🇯🇵 Japan and 5 moreA sweet, dense winter squash with edible skin, used in Japanese and Asian cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Pierogi
🇵🇱 Poland and 6 moreDumplings of unleavened dough filled with savory or sweet mixtures
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Varenykyвареники
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 moreUkrainian dumplings filled with sweet or savoury ingredients
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Christmas pudding
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreSteamed or boiled sweet pudding with dried fruit, served at Christmas dinner
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
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
KutiaVegetarian
🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreSweet grain porridge with honey, poppy seeds and nuts for winter feasts
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Osechi御節料理
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese New Year foods arranged in tiered lacquered boxes
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Christmas cake
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreCakes served at Christmas, often rich with fruit, nuts or cream
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Dampfnudel
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreSoft yeast dumplings cooked in a covered pan until golden underneath
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Kugelקוגל
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAshkenazi Jewish baked casserole of noodles or potatoes, sweet or savory
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AjoblancoVegan
🇪🇸 SpainChilled Andalusian soup of almonds, bread, garlic and olive oil
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Galette
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFlat French cakes or pies, from rustic fruit tarts to buckwheat pancakes
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Umm AliVegetarianأم علي
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 moreEgyptian dessert of soaked pastry, milk, nuts and sugar, baked until golden
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
FaloodehVeganفالوده
🇮🇷 IranIcy Persian dessert of starch noodles in sweet rose water syrup
Sweet or dessert, Lunch, Dinner
RisalamandeVegetarian
🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreDanish Christmas rice pudding with cream, almonds and cherry sauce
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Puran PoliVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet stuffed flatbread enjoyed at festivals and special occasions in India
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
SheermalVegetarianشیرمال
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreA sweet, saffron-scented flatbread made with milk and cardamom
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Sopaipilla
🇨🇱 Chile and 5 moreFried wheat dough pastry enjoyed sweet or savory across the Americas
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Breakfast
Tzimmesצימעס
🇮🇱 IsraelA sweet Jewish stew of carrots, dried fruit and sometimes meat
Stew or curry, Dinner
Kalduny
🇧🇾 Belarus and 3 moreDumplings of soft dough filled with meat, mushrooms, or fruit
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Pitha
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreRice or wheat cakes, sweet or savoury, steamed, fried or griddled in eastern South Asia
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
GüllaçVegetarian
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish dessert of milk-soaked pastry with walnuts and pomegranate, served at Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
ThiakryVegetarian
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSweet couscous of millet or wheat mixed with dairy and dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
Zapekankaзапеканка
🇷🇺 RussiaBaked casserole, sweet or savory, common in Russian home cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Punsch
🇸🇪 Sweden and 1 moreA sweet arrack-based liqueur enjoyed warm or chilled in Sweden and Finland
Drink, Dinner, Snacks
Yusheng魚生
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 6 moreRaw fish and shredded vegetable salad tossed for luck at Chinese New Year
Salad or side, Dinner
Knedle
🇦🇹 Austria and 3 moreBoiled dumplings with sweet or savoury fillings, common in Central and Eastern Europe
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
HoşafVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreDried fruit stewed with sugar and spices, served cold
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
Double ka meethaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet fried bread soaked in syrup and topped with nuts, from Hyderabad
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
CapirotadaVegetarian
🇲🇽 MexicoMexican bread pudding with syrup, cheese, nuts and dried fruit, eaten during Lent
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
ChurmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaCoarse wheat or millet crushed with ghee and sugar or jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Lunch, Dinner
Pastel
🇧🇷 Brazil and 5 moreA name for many pastries, pies, and filled snacks across Latin America and beyond
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch
Shahi TukraVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreFried bread soaked in sweetened milk and spiced with saffron and cardamom
Sweet or dessert, Dinner, Snacks
ChikandaVegan
🇿🇲 Zambia and 3 moreA Zambian cake made from wild orchid tubers and groundnuts, often called African polony
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sheermal: Pranaykuma12, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Panettone: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kutia: Віщун, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pancake: Brandon Martin-Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rice pudding: Eli123seo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Breadfruit: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capirotada: PlumaLila, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Varenyky: Deror_avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Osechi: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Kabocha: Theguy002, CC0, source
- Chikanda: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thingyan rice: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dampfnudel: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Galette: Gorrk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ajoblanco: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Faloodeh: Rka11111, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Puran Poli: No machine-readable author provided. Pamri assumed (based on copyright, Public domain, source
- Christmas pudding: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Apple sauce: Taken, CC0, source
- Kalduny: Хомелка, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Qatayef: Fjmustak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Güllaç: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Christmas cake: Martin Belam, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kugel: Stuart Spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Umm Ali: روتانا, CC BY 4.0, source
- Risalamande: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Churma: Ravinder Narwal, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sopaipilla: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Hoşaf: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tzimmes: Gilabrand ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yusheng: Pauloleong2002, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pitha: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Double ka meetha: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Thiakry: Atamari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zapekanka: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Knedle: Cookinpolish, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Punsch: unknown -, Public domain, source
- Shahi Tukra: Sumit Surai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastel: BuenosAiresPhotographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source