Fasting and fast-breaking
What is eaten during a fast, and the meal that ends it.
Moussakaμουσακάς
🇬🇷 Greece and 5 moreBaked casserole of eggplant or potato, often layered with meat and sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Beyaynetuበያይነቱ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreEthiopian platter of injera with assorted vegetables and meats
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Misalमिसळ
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy sprouted bean curry layered with toppings, served hot with bread
Main dish, Breakfast, Snacks
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Khinkaliხინკალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian dumplings with spiced meat or vegetable filling and a juicy broth inside
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Korma
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreA rich curry of meat or vegetables simmered in yogurt and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Snails as foodMeat
🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreLand and sea snails prepared and eaten in many world cuisines
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Avgolemonoαυγολέμονο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreGreek soup or sauce thickened with egg and lemon
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
Rassolnikрассольник
🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreRussian soup with pickled cucumber brine, barley, and kidneys
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
RibollitaVegetarian
🇮🇹 ItalyTuscan bread soup with beans, kale and vegetables, often made from leftovers
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
ShiroVegan
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreChickpea or broad bean stew, a staple in Ethiopian and Eritrean meals
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
AkhniMeatআখনী
🇧🇩 BangladeshSpiced rice cooked with meat, vegetables and yoghurt from eastern Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ThalipeethVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced flatbread made with a blend of roasted grains and legumes
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Gigantes plakiVeganγίγαντες πλακί
🇬🇷 GreeceBaked giant beans in olive oil and tomato sauce from Greece
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.
- Thalipeeth: Dharmadhyaksha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moussaka: Fotograf: Dieter Mueller ( dino1948 ) Kamera: de:Nikon 885, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Korma: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Shiro: Temesgen Woldezion; edited by Merhawie Woldezion, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Khinkali: Sandra C, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Snails as food: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rassolnik: Шнапс, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Misal: Nick Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Avgolemono: Alpha, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Beyaynetu: Dawityirga, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ribollita: Ithunn, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Akhni: এম আবু সাঈদ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gigantes plaki: Hevesli, Public domain, source