Everyday food
What people cook and eat on an ordinary day.
Chutney
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA spiced relish or sauce made from fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices
Sauce, pickle or ferment
KumisКымыз
🇲🇳 Mongolia and 4 moreFermented mare's milk drink from the Central Asian steppe
Drink
French toast
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreBread soaked in egg and milk, pan-fried and served sweet or savoury
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
MateVegan
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 3 moreHot infusion of yerba mate leaves, drunk with a metal straw from a gourd
Drink
ParmesanVegetarianParmigiano Reggiano
🇮🇹 ItalyA hard, aged Italian cheese made from cow's milk in Emilia-Romagna
Cheese or dairy food
GuacamoleVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreAvocado mashed with lime, salt, and herbs, served as a dip or spread
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Snacks, Lunch
MarzipanVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreSweet almond paste shaped or used in cakes, especially at Christmas and weddings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Turkish coffeeVeganTürk kahvesi
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreUnfiltered coffee brewed in a small pot and served with its fine grounds
Drink, Snacks
GazpachoVegan
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreChilled soup of blended raw vegetables, served cold in Spain and Portugal
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
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
Blood sausageMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA sausage made with animal blood, fillers and spices, cooked or dried until firm
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PretzelVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreA baked knot-shaped bread, often topped with salt or seeds
Bread, Snacks
Naanनान
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreLeavened flatbread baked in a tandoor or on a pan, soft and spotted with golden brown
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Mojito
🇨🇺 Cuba and 5 moreCuban cocktail of white rum, lime, mint, sugar and soda water over ice
Drink
Fish and chipsFish or seafood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 8 moreBattered fried fish served hot with thick-cut chips
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Risotto
🇮🇹 ItalyCreamy Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth and finished with cheese
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Olivier saladсалат Оливье
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA Russian salad of diced vegetables, meat and mayonnaise, served at festive meals
Salad or side, Dinner, Lunch
CamembertVegetarian
🇫🇷 FranceSoft, creamy cow’s milk cheese with a white, edible rind from Normandy
Cheese or dairy food
SachertorteVegetarian
🇦🇹 Austria and 1 moreAustrian chocolate sponge cake with apricot jam and a glossy chocolate glaze
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Pie
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreA baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savoury filling
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BaguetteVegan
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreLong, thin French bread with a crisp crust and soft interior
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
AyranVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreChilled yogurt drink mixed with water and salt, popular in Turkey and beyond
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Port wineVeganvinho do Porto
🇵🇹 PortugalSweet, fortified wine from Portugal’s Douro Valley, aged in barrels or bottles
Drink, Tea time, Dinner
Crêpe
🇫🇷 FranceThin French pancakes, served sweet or savoury with a range of fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
Bubble tea珍珠奶茶
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 5 moreSweet tea with chewy tapioca pearls, served hot or cold
Drink
ChapatiVeganचपाती
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreUnleavened flatbread cooked on a griddle and served hot with meals
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Rice pudding
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch
Kefir
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA tangy, fermented milk drink made with kefir grains
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
JalebiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreDeep-fried spirals of batter soaked in syrup, enjoyed across Asia and Africa
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
PolentaVegan
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreBoiled cornmeal porridge from northern Italy, served soft or set and sliced
Main dish
Pelmeniпельмени
🇷🇺 RussiaRussian dumplings filled with seasoned meat and wrapped in thin dough
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
GuinnessVegan
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreA dark Irish stout with a creamy head and dry, roasted flavour
Drink
FetaVegetarianφέτα
🇬🇷 GreeceGreek white cheese aged in brine, made from sheep and goat milk
Cheese or dairy food
Turkish delightVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSoft, chewy cubes of starch and sugar, often flavored or filled with nuts or fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Palm wineVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA lightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap of palm trees
Drink
Soy milkVegan豆奶
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA plant-based drink made by soaking, grinding, and boiling soybeans
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Zereshk poloMeatزرشکپلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian rice with tart barberries, often served with saffron chicken
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
Dabo koloVegetarianዳቦ ቆሎ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreSmall spiced fried dough pieces served as a snack in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Street food, Snacks
SilpanchoMeatSillp'anchu
🇧🇴 BoliviaLayered Bolivian meal with rice, potatoes, breaded meat, and fried eggs
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
OshikunduVegan
🇳🇦 NamibiaThick, fermented millet and sorghum drink from northern Namibia
Drink
RaitaVegetarianरायता
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Peanut stew
🇸🇳 Senegal and 5 moreA rich West African stew of meat and vegetables in a spiced peanut sauce
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Cream teaVegetarian
🇬🇧 United KingdomAfternoon tea with scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam
Sweet or dessert, Tea time
Kabab koobidehMeatکباب کوبیده
🇮🇷 IranIranian skewered kebab of ground lamb or beef mixed with onion and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AmygdalotaVegetarianΑμυγδαλωτά
🇬🇷 GreeceAlmond cookies from the Cyclades, often shaped into pears or balls
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
BrieVegetarian
🇫🇷 France and 3 moreSoft French cheese with a white edible rind and creamy interior
Cheese or dairy food, Lunch, Dinner
PitaVegan
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreRound, leavened flatbread baked from wheat flour, common across the Middle East and Mediterranean
Bread
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sachertorte: Hellokitty893112 at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
- Ayran: bnhsu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- French toast: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Risotto: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Olivier salad: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jalebi: Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pita: fugzu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Guacamole: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Brie: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cotechino: J.P.Lon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kumis: Firespeaker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guinness: Harald Bischoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cream tea: ( Liyster ), CC BY 3.0, source
- Dabo kolo: Jongenelen, R.G.L., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chuanr: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kabab koobideh: User:همان, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amygdalota: Catlemur, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Silpancho: Locotex, CC BY 3.0, source
- Oshikundu: Greg Willis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Fish and chips: Andrew Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Soy milk: Kjokkenutstyr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Baguette: Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Marzipan: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pretzel: LenaRaisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Parmesan: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chapati: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peanut stew: Marshiayers, CC0, source
- Crêpe: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pelmeni: Eugene Kim @ Flickr, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pancake: Brandon Martin-Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Rice pudding: Eli123seo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chutney: grabadonut, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Turkish coffee: Tema, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kefir: -donald-, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Palm wine: Nick Hobgood Peace Corps Zaire, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bubble tea: Battlesnake1, CC0, source
- Mojito: Raimonsocial, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mate: ChimaAddicted, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gazpacho: Bocadorada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Camembert: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Port wine: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Feta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source