Wedding and feast food
Dishes for weddings, banquets and big family gatherings.
Foie grasMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreFattened duck or goose liver, a French delicacy served whole or as a spread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AshureVeganAşure
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreSweet porridge of grains, dried fruits and nuts shared for festivals and remembrance
Sweet or dessert
Tangyuan汤圆 / 湯圓
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreGlutinous rice balls, often filled, served in sweet or savory broth
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Sarma
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreLeaves wrapped around a filling of rice, minced meat and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Mole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA thick, complex Mexican sauce made with chilis, nuts, spices and sometimes chocolate
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
KiviakMeat
🇬🇱 GreenlandFermented whole seabirds prepared in a seal skin for Arctic winter feasts
Main dish
Neapolitan ragùMeat
🇮🇹 ItalySlow-cooked meat and tomato sauce from Naples, served with pasta and as a main dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LahpetVeganလက်ဖက်
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 1 moreFermented tea leaves served as a salad or ceremonial snack in Myanmar
Salad or side, Snacks, Lunch
Khao tom
🇱🇦 Laos and 5 moreSticky rice and fillings wrapped in banana leaves and steamed
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Neapolitan ragù: CristianoMay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Foie gras: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mole: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tangyuan: cherrylet, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sarma: Garrett Ziegler, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ashure: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lahpet: Wagaung ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Khao tom: Picklish at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source