Dinner around the world
The evening meal, at home or out.
IdliVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSteamed cakes of fermented rice and lentil batter from South India and Sri Lanka
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
Chicken tikka masalaMeat
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreRoasted marinated chicken in a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Steak tartareMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreRaw minced beef, seasoned and often topped with a raw egg yolk
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DalVeganदाल
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreSoupy dish made from split lentils, peas or beans, a staple across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Haggistaigeis
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreA savoury pudding of sheep offal, oats and spices, boiled in a casing
Main dish, Dinner
Croquette
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA deep-fried roll with a creamy or starchy filling, coated in breadcrumbs
Street food, Snacks, Lunch
Congee粥
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreRice simmered in water to make a soft, comforting porridge
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
MatzahVeganמצה
🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 moreUnleavened flatbread central to the Jewish Passover festival
Bread, Dinner
Empanada
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 morePastry turnovers filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Lunch, Dinner
Paratha
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreLayered flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, often fried and sometimes stuffed
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
MantiMeat
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreSpiced meat dumplings wrapped in thin dough, steamed, boiled or baked
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Nasi goreng
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSoutheast Asian fried rice seasoned with sweet soy sauce and spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Currywurst
🇩🇪 GermanyGerman street food of sliced sausage topped with curry-spiced ketchup sauce
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
RakıVegan
🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish spirit distilled from grapes and aniseed, served with water and meze
Drink, Dinner, Supper
Satayꦱꦠꦺ
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGrilled skewers of seasoned meat or seafood, often served with peanut sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Roti
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreUnleavened flatbread made from whole-wheat flour, common across South Asia and beyond
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Wiener schnitzelMeat
🇦🇹 AustriaThin veal cutlet, breaded and pan-fried until golden
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CevicheFish or seafood
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreRaw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus juice and seasonings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Spanish omeletteVegetariantortilla de patatas
🇪🇸 SpainEgg and potato omelette, often served as a tapa in Spain
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kibbehكبة
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreSpiced ground meat and bulgur shaped, stuffed, and fried, baked or served raw
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bliniблины
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreThin Russian pancakes made with yeast or unyeasted batter
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Tamaletamal
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCorn dough filled and steamed in a leaf wrapper, with many regional fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
CarpaccioMeat
🇮🇹 ItalyPaper-thin slices of raw meat or fish, served as a starter
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SouvlakiMeatσουβλάκι
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGrilled meat skewers, often served in pita with salad and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
SaloMeat
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 4 moreSalt-cured slabs of pork fat, eaten across Central and Eastern Europe
Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch
Chicken soupMeat
🇺🇸 United States and 4 moreA hot soup of chicken simmered with vegetables, noodles or grains
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
GyrosMeatγύρος
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreGreek pita wrap with rotisserie meat, tomato, onion, fries and tzatziki
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Spring roll春卷
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA thin wrapper rolled around vegetables or meat, served fried or fresh
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
Momo
🇳🇵 Nepal and 3 moreSteamed dumplings filled with meat or vegetables, served with spicy sauces
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
TortelliniMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySmall ring-shaped pasta parcels filled with seasoned meat and cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Quesadilla
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTortilla folded around cheese and fillings, cooked on a griddle or fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chicken KievMeatкотлета по-київськи
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreChicken breast rolled around butter, breaded and fried or baked
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
BouillabaisseFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceA Marseille fish stew with local seafood, herbs, and saffron broth
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Poutine
🇨🇦 CanadaFries topped with cheese curds and hot brown gravy from Quebec
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Enchilada
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 moreCorn tortillas rolled around a filling and covered with savory sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BeshbarmakMeat
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 4 moreCentral Asian noodles with chopped boiled meat and onion sauce, eaten with the hands
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ĆevapiMeatћевапи
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina and 5 moreGrilled minced meat rolls served with flatbread and onions in Southeast Europe
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AppamVeganஅப்பம்
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreFermented rice and coconut milk pancake from South India and Sri Lanka
Bread, Breakfast, Dinner
VindalooMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA spicy curry of meat, vinegar and chili from Goa, now found worldwide
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tom yumต้มยำ
🇹🇭 Thailand and 1 moreHot and sour Thai soup with herbs, often made with shrimp or chicken
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
SurströmmingFish or seafood
🇸🇪 SwedenFermented Baltic herring with a famously strong smell, eaten cold in Sweden
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Dinner
Shchiщи
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreRussian cabbage soup, made with fresh or fermented cabbage
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Pad thaiผัดไทย
🇹🇭 ThailandStir-fried rice noodles with egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts, a Thai street food classic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RendangMeatRandang
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaipirinhaVegan
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil’s classic cocktail of cachaça, lime, sugar and ice
Drink, Snacks, Dinner
Tandoori chickenMeat
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChicken marinated in yogurt and spices, roasted in a clay oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
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
Caprese saladVegetarianinsalata caprese
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSlices of tomato, mozzarella and basil dressed with olive oil
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Haggis: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, source
- Idli: Soumya dey at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ceviche: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Carpaccio: franzconde, CC BY 2.0, source
- Steak tartare: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicken tikka masala: Kelly Sue, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tamale: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Appam: Jomesh at Malayalam Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Paratha: Wagaung at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tortellini: Angelo.Muratore, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rakı: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Momo: TAPAS KUMAR HALDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poutine: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, source
- Nasi goreng: shankar s., CC BY 2.0, source
- Spanish omelette: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spring roll: No machine-readable author provided. Rose SP Ring~commonswiki assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Matzah: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2, source
- Souvlaki: EntaXoyas, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Quesadilla: Brunnaiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Enchilada: Martin Edmundo Barriga Orozco, Public domain, source
- Croquette: Jonathan Pincas, CC BY 2.0, source
- Satay: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soba: FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Caipirinha: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kibbeh: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tom yum: OpenCage, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Vindaloo: Adriao, CC BY 2.5, source
- Tandoori chicken: Bharat Mirchandani, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wiener schnitzel: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Currywurst: Rainer Z ..., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gyros: Antonio Fajardo i López, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bouillabaisse: Slastic, CC BY 3.0, source
- Surströmming: Wrote, CC BY 2.0, source
- Caprese salad: Rainer Zenz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dal: Bhaskaranaidu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Congee: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Empanada: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Manti: Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Roti: HridoyKundu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blini: The original uploader was Hugo.arg at Lithuanian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Salo: Roland Geider ( Ogre ), Public domain, source
- Chicken soup: Shizhao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chicken Kiev: Bev Sykes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ćevapi: amanderson2, CC BY 2.0, source
- Beshbarmak: NataAllice, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shchi: Шнапс, Public domain, source