Wedding and feast food
Dishes for weddings, banquets and big family gatherings.
Halvaحَلَاوَة
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreDense sweet made from seeds, grains, or vegetables, found across Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
BaklavaVegetarianباقلوا
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThin pastry filled with nuts and soaked in sweet syrup
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
JalebiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreDeep-fried spirals of batter soaked in syrup, enjoyed across Asia and Africa
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
ShortbreadVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreCrumbly Scottish biscuit made with butter, flour and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Pastillaبسطيلة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreNorth African pie with layers of thin pastry and a savory or sweet filling
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Pineapple cakeVegetarian王梨酥 ông-lâi-so͘
🇹🇼 TaiwanTaiwanese pastry with sweet pineapple jam inside a golden, crumbly shell
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
SfihaMeatصَفِيحَة
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 5 moreLevantine flatbread with a seasoned minced meat topping
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KhajaVegetarian𑂎𑂔𑂳𑂩𑂲
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, layered pastry deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Potica
🇸🇮 Slovenia and 4 moreSlovenian rolled pastry with sweet or savoury fillings, baked in a ring-shaped mould
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
LukhmiMeatلقمی
🇮🇳 IndiaSquare pastry from Hyderabad filled with spiced minced meat
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Su böreği
🇹🇷 TurkeyLayered Turkish pastry with cheese or meat, cooked until golden
Pie or savoury pastry
BaklavaVegetarianباقلوا
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThin pastry filled with nuts and soaked in sweet syrup
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
JalebiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreDeep-fried spirals of batter soaked in syrup, enjoyed across Asia and Africa
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Snacks
ShortbreadVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreCrumbly Scottish biscuit made with butter, flour and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Pastillaبسطيلة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreNorth African pie with layers of thin pastry and a savory or sweet filling
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Pineapple cakeVegetarian王梨酥 ông-lâi-so͘
🇹🇼 TaiwanTaiwanese pastry with sweet pineapple jam inside a golden, crumbly shell
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
SfihaMeatصَفِيحَة
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 5 moreLevantine flatbread with a seasoned minced meat topping
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KhajaVegetarian𑂎𑂔𑂳𑂩𑂲
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, layered pastry deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Potica
🇸🇮 Slovenia and 4 moreSlovenian rolled pastry with sweet or savoury fillings, baked in a ring-shaped mould
Pie or savoury pastry, Tea time, Snacks
LukhmiMeatلقمی
🇮🇳 IndiaSquare pastry from Hyderabad filled with spiced minced meat
Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks
Su böreği
🇹🇷 TurkeyLayered Turkish pastry with cheese or meat, cooked until golden
Pie or savoury pastry
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Su böreği: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khaja: Subhashish Panigrahi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pineapple cake: Mk2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jalebi: Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Baklava: Sakaman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pastilla: kochtopf, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Shortbread: User:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Potica: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sfiha: Bazel, Public domain, source
- Lukhmi: Randhirreddy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source