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
MarzipanVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreSweet almond paste shaped or used in cakes, especially at Christmas and weddings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
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
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
Jolpan
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese breakfast snacks of rice, pitha, and sweets, often served with tea or curd
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Pakoraपकोड़ा
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreVegetables or other fillings coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Chocolate cakeVegetarian
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCake made with chocolate or cocoa, often layered or topped with icing
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
BaumkuchenVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 moreA layered cake baked on a rotating spit, with rings like a tree trunk
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
ShortbreadVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreCrumbly Scottish biscuit made with butter, flour and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
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
KhajaVegetarian𑂎𑂔𑂳𑂩𑂲
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, layered pastry deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YakgwaVegetarian약과
🇰🇷 South KoreaDeep-fried Korean sweet made with wheat flour, honey, and sesame oil
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
KozhukattaVegetarianകൊഴുക്കട്ട (Malayalam), கொழுகட்டை (Tamil)
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSteamed rice flour dumplings filled with sweet coconut and jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
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
YaksikVegan약식
🇰🇷 South KoreaSweet Korean rice with nuts, jujubes, and honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Roti jalaVegetarianروتي جالا
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreA lacy Malay pancake served with curry, often at tea time or special events
Bread, Tea time, Snacks
KahkVegetarianكحك
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian shortbread biscuits dusted with powdered sugar, made for Eid and other feasts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Pão de LóVegetarian
🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 morePortuguese sponge cake made with eggs, sugar and flour, known for its airy texture
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
BaklavaVegetarianباقلوا
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreThin pastry filled with nuts and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
MarzipanVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreSweet almond paste shaped or used in cakes, especially at Christmas and weddings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
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
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
Jolpan
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese breakfast snacks of rice, pitha, and sweets, often served with tea or curd
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Pakoraपकोड़ा
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreVegetables or other fillings coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Chocolate cakeVegetarian
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCake made with chocolate or cocoa, often layered or topped with icing
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
BaumkuchenVegetarian
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 moreA layered cake baked on a rotating spit, with rings like a tree trunk
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
ShortbreadVegetarian
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreCrumbly Scottish biscuit made with butter, flour and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
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
KhajaVegetarian𑂎𑂔𑂳𑂩𑂲
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, layered pastry deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YakgwaVegetarian약과
🇰🇷 South KoreaDeep-fried Korean sweet made with wheat flour, honey, and sesame oil
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
KozhukattaVegetarianകൊഴുക്കട്ട (Malayalam), கொழுகட்டை (Tamil)
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSteamed rice flour dumplings filled with sweet coconut and jaggery
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
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
YaksikVegan약식
🇰🇷 South KoreaSweet Korean rice with nuts, jujubes, and honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Roti jalaVegetarianروتي جالا
🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreA lacy Malay pancake served with curry, often at tea time or special events
Bread, Tea time, Snacks
KahkVegetarianكحك
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian shortbread biscuits dusted with powdered sugar, made for Eid and other feasts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Pão de LóVegetarian
🇵🇹 Portugal and 3 morePortuguese sponge cake made with eggs, sugar and flour, known for its airy texture
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Yaksik: Hyeon-Jeong Suk, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Pão de Ló: Adriao, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baklava: Sakaman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Marzipan: James Petts, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Panettone: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pakora: ampersandyslexia, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kahk: Rotana Nawwaf Al Hasanat, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baumkuchen: katorisi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jolpan: Floris van Dyck, Public domain, source
- Chocolate cake: Tracy Hunter, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shortbread: User:Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Kozhukatta: Jayashree Govindarajan, CC BY 2.0, source
- Potica: Michael R Perry, CC BY 2.0, source
- Roti jala: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Yakgwa: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0, source