Wedding and feast food
Dishes for weddings, banquets and big family gatherings.
WineVegan
🇬🇪 Georgia and 5 moreAlcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice in many styles and colors
Drink
ChampagneVegan
🇫🇷 FranceSparkling wine made only in France’s Champagne region using traditional bottle fermentation
Drink
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
Biryani
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreRice and spiced meat or vegetables layered and cooked together
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
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
Palm wineVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA lightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap of palm trees
Drink
SadyaVegetarianസദ്യ
🇮🇳 IndiaA festive vegetarian feast from Kerala, served on a banana leaf
Main dish, Lunch
Barbecue in the United StatesMeat
🇺🇸 United StatesMeat slow-cooked over wood smoke, a tradition rooted in the American South
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RechtaMeatرشتة
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
TellaVeganጠላ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreEthiopian beer brewed from grains and local plants
Drink
PachamancaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreAndean meats and vegetables slow-cooked with hot stones in an earthen oven
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ThobwaVegan
🇲🇼 Malawi and 1 moreA fermented, milky cereal drink from Malawi and Zambia
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
AasmiVeganආස්මී
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lankan sweet made from rice flour, coconut milk, and cinnamon or okra juice
Sweet or dessert
Hāngī
🇳🇿 New ZealandFood slow-cooked in an earth oven with hot stones, a Māori tradition
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jolpan
🇮🇳 IndiaAssamese breakfast snacks of rice, pitha, and sweets, often served with tea or curd
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
Kala bhunaMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshA dark, richly spiced beef curry from Chittagong, Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Love cakeVegetarian
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lankan semolina cake with cashews, pumpkin preserve, and aromatic spices
Sweet or dessert
SiwaVeganሰዋ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreHome-brewed Ethiopian and Eritrean beer made from toasted bread and gesho leaves
Drink
Bariis iskukarisMeat
🇸🇴 SomaliaSomali rice cooked with meat, spices and vegetables in one pot
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BorhaniVegetarianবোরহানী
🇧🇩 BangladeshA spiced yoghurt drink from Bangladesh, often served at weddings and festivals
Drink, Dinner, Snacks
MahaprasadVegetarianମହାପ୍ରସାଦ
🇮🇳 IndiaSanctified vegetarian food served at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Zereshk poloMeatزرشکپلو
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePersian rice with tart barberries, often served with saffron chicken
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Foie grasMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreFattened duck or goose liver, a French delicacy served whole or as a spread
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pakoraपकोड़ा
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreVegetables or other fillings coated in spiced gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
Gulab jamunVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreDeep-fried milk dough balls soaked in rose-scented sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert
Punchपंच
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA party drink of fruit juice, sweetener, and sometimes alcohol, served in a large bowl
Drink, Snacks
PanettoneVegetarian
🇮🇹 Italy and 2 moreTall, sweet Italian bread with candied fruit, eaten at Christmas and New Year
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Tea time
Cabbage roll
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 5 moreCooked cabbage leaves wrapped around seasoned fillings, simmered or baked
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Pierogi
🇵🇱 Poland and 6 moreDumplings of unleavened dough filled with savory or sweet mixtures
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
SharbatVeganشربت
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreSweet fruit or flower drink, served chilled or as a syrup
Drink, Snacks
AspicMeat
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreMeat or fish set in savoury gelatin, served cold as an appetizer or festive dish
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Chocolate cakeVegetarian
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreCake made with chocolate or cocoa, often layered or topped with icing
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
PuriVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreUnleavened wheat flatbread, deep-fried until puffed and golden
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Tamaletamal
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreCorn dough filled and steamed in a leaf wrapper, with many regional fillings
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
BeshbarmakMeat
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 4 moreCentral Asian noodles with chopped boiled meat and onion sauce, eaten with the hands
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
RendangMeatRandang
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
PanipuriVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCrisp hollow puris filled with spiced potato and dipped in tangy, flavoured water
Street food, Snacks
Butter teaབོད་ཇ་
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA hot Himalayan drink of tea, yak butter and salt, churned to a creamy texture
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Korma
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreA rich curry of meat or vegetables simmered in yogurt and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
FeijoadaMeat
🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 moreBean stew with pork or beef, common in Portugal and Brazil
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
KutiaVegetarian
🇧🇾 Belarus and 5 moreSweet grain porridge with honey, poppy seeds and nuts for winter feasts
Sweet or dessert, Dinner
UgaliVegan
🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 moreA dense maize porridge served as a staple across much of Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Boiled egg
🇯🇵 JapanEggs cooked in their shells, with soft or firm yolks
Main dish, Breakfast, 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Feijoada: Melsj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tamale: Nsaum75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jalebi: Gpkp, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mahaprasad: Government of Odisha, CC BY 4.0, source
- Rechta: Ms10vc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pie: Peggy Greb, Public domain, source
- Biryani: Shyamveer.singh1982, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Panipuri: Teena Sometimes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gulab jamun: Cabeza2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Panettone: N i c o l a, CC BY 2.0, source
- Korma: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Pakora: ampersandyslexia, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ugali: Mark Skipper, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kutia: Віщун, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Foie gras: Nikodem Nijaki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sharbat: fa:User:دانقولا, Public domain, source
- Palm wine: Nick Hobgood Peace Corps Zaire, CC BY 2.0, source
- Punch: Shawn Lea, CC BY 2.0, source
- Champagne: Taken on September 22, 2005, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wine: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sadya: Augustus Binu / facebook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boiled egg: Ramesh NG, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pachamanca: Javi270270, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hāngī: einalem, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Butter tea: Yosomono, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tella: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Barbecue in the United States: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baumkuchen: katorisi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Love cake: Dan arndt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Thobwa: David Atherton, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jolpan: Floris van Dyck, Public domain, source
- Bariis iskukaris: Richard Faulder, CC BY 2.0, source
- Siwa: Jnyssen (Jan Nyssen), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Borhani: DarkSpartan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kala bhuna: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cabbage roll: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aspic: Gmelfi, Public domain, source
- Chocolate cake: Tracy Hunter, CC BY 2.0, source
- Beshbarmak: NataAllice, CC BY-SA 4.0, source