Lunch around the world
The midday meal: in much of the world, the main one.
Fish and chipsFish or seafood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 8 moreBattered fried fish served hot with thick-cut chips
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
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
CevicheFish or seafood
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreRaw fish or shellfish marinated in citrus juice and seasonings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BouillabaisseFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceA Marseille fish stew with local seafood, herbs, and saffron broth
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
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
Gefilte fishFish or seafood
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 morePoached patties of seasoned fish, often topped with carrot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PissaladièreFish or seafood
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreThick flatbread from Nice topped with caramelised onions, olives and anchovies
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MohingaFish or seafoodမုန့်ဟင်းခါး
🇲🇲 MyanmarRice noodle soup with fish broth, herbs, and crisp garnishes from Myanmar
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
Clam chowderFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesA hearty American soup with clams, potatoes, and regional twists
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Arròs negreFish or seafood
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreRice cooked with squid ink, cuttlefish or squid, and seafood broth
Main dish, 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
Spaghetti alle vongoleFish or seafoodSpaghetti alla vongole
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreSpaghetti tossed with clams, garlic, parsley and olive oil
Main dish, Lunch, 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
Moules-fritesFish or seafood
🇧🇪 Belgium and 1 moreMussels cooked in broth, served with crisp fries on the side
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
UnadonFish or seafood鰻丼
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreGrilled eel fillets served over steamed white rice in a bowl
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KedgereeFish or seafood
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreRice and smoked fish with eggs, herbs and mild spices
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Polbo á feiraFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainOctopus boiled and dressed with olive oil, salt, and paprika, served hot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Tuna potFish or seafood
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreBasque and Cantabrian stew of tuna, potatoes, peppers and tomato
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Squid (as food)Fish or seafood
🇯🇵 Japan and 5 moreSquid prepared and eaten in many ways around the world
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LoxFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesBrined salmon, often sliced thin and served on a bagel with cream cheese
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
FischbrötchenFish or seafood
🇩🇪 GermanyA sandwich of fish and toppings in a bread roll, popular in northern Germany
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Snacks
Squid sandwichFish or seafoodbocadillo de calamares
🇪🇸 SpainFried squid rings in a crusty bread roll, a bar favorite in Madrid and beyond
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Snacks
Bacalhau à BrásFish or seafood
🇵🇹 PortugalSalted cod, onions, and fried potatoes bound with eggs, from Lisbon
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pastéis de BacalhauFish or seafood
🇵🇹 PortugalDeep-fried Portuguese cakes of salted cod and potato
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MasgoufFish or seafoodالمسكوف
🇮🇶 IraqFreshwater carp grilled over an open fire, a hallmark of Iraqi cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pasta con le sardeFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalySicilian pasta with sardines, anchovies, wild fennel and breadcrumbs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CaldeiradaFish or seafood
🇵🇹 Portugal and 2 morePortuguese and Galician fish stew with potatoes and mixed seafood
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Har gowFish or seafood蝦餃
🇨🇳 ChinaTranslucent shrimp dumplings served as part of Cantonese dim sum
Dumpling, Lunch, Tea time
PempekFish or seafood
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 3 moreFish and tapioca cakes from Palembang, served with a sweet-sour spicy sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
FideuàFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSeafood and noodle dish from the Valencian coast, cooked in a wide shallow pan
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
balık ekmekFish or seafood
🇹🇷 TurkeyA Turkish street sandwich of fried or grilled fish in bread with vegetables
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Fish head curryFish or seafoodkari kepala ikan
🇸🇬 Singapore and 2 moreRed snapper head stewed in spiced curry with vegetables
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Lobster rollFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesLobster meat in a split roll, served warm with butter or cold with mayonnaise
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
FanescaFish or seafood
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuadorian soup with grains, pumpkin, and salt cod, served at Easter
Soup, Lunch
BacalhauFish or seafood
🇵🇹 Portugal and 5 moreDried and salted cod, a staple of Portuguese cooking
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BrudetFish or seafood
🇭🇷 Croatia and 2 moreAdriatic fish stew cooked with wine, vegetables and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
EsqueixadaFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainCatalan salad of hand-torn salt cod, tomato, and vegetables
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
SteckerlfischFish or seafood
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreWhole fish marinated, skewered, and grilled over embers
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
EncebolladoFish or seafood
🇪🇨 EcuadorEcuadorian fish stew with onions, cassava and pickled red onion rings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Sole meunièreFish or seafood
🇫🇷 FranceSole fish floured, fried in butter, and finished with lemon and parsley
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Fish pieFish or seafood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreBaked dish of fish in creamy sauce topped with mashed potato
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bacalao al pil pilFish or seafood
🇪🇸 SpainSalted cod gently cooked in olive oil with garlic and a silky emulsion sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sarde in saorFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalyFried sardines layered with marinated onions, pine nuts and raisins from Venice
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
TiraditoFish or seafood
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian raw fish slices in a spicy citrus sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AguachileFish or seafood
🇲🇽 MexicoRaw shrimp and fish marinated in chili, lime and vegetables from Sinaloa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Baccalà mantecatoFish or seafood
🇮🇹 ItalyVenetian spread of whipped dried cod, olive oil and garlic, served as an appetizer
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bake and SharkFish or seafood
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoFried flatbread sandwich filled with seasoned shark and sauces from Trinidad and Tobago
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Snacks
ÉtoufféeFish or seafood
🇺🇸 United StatesShellfish stew from Louisiana, served over rice
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.
- Steckerlfisch: Kritzolina, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ceviche: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Har gow: sfllaw of Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tiradito: Manuel González Olaechea, CC BY 3.0, source
- Unadon: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, source
- Sole meunière: Jay Cross, CC BY 2.0, source
- Étouffée: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, source
- Esqueixada: diluvi, CC BY 2.0, source
- Masgouf: Hill93, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fish and chips: Andrew Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gravlax: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Clam chowder: Jon Sullivan The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Fanesca: Agencia de Noticias ANDES, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lobster roll: Lee Coursey, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lox: Pug50, CC BY 2.0, source
- Encebollado: Ministerio de Turismo Ecuador, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bouillabaisse: Slastic, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bake and Shark: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thingyan rice: Paingpeace, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mohinga: Wagaung, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pissaladière: Cdg83, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spaghetti alle vongole: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Arròs negre: Ralf Roletschek, GFDL 1.2, source
- Moules-frites: dennis and aimee jonez, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kedgeree: User:Justinc, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Polbo á feira: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fischbrötchen: Frank C. Müller , Baden-Baden, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Bacalhau à Brás: Fpenteado at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Squid sandwich: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Pasta con le sarde: Adriao, CC BY 3.0, source
- Caldeirada: (WT-en) Mimi at English Wikivoyage, Public domain, source
- Gefilte fish: Olaf.herfurth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fideuà: Jorge Díaz, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pempek: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dried and salted cod: Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway), No restrictions, source
- balık ekmek: User: (WT-shared) Shoestring at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bacalhau: No machine-readable author provided. Glum~commonswiki assumed (based o, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pickled herring: MOs810, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brudet: Chiqui Teo, Public domain, source
- Fish head curry: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Fish pie: Atelier Joly, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bacalao al pil pil: BocaDorada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sarde in saor: ezioman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tuna pot: Núria Pueyo, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Squid (as food): Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Baccalà mantecato: Ben & Lisa Waters [1], CC BY 2.0, source