Muslim food traditions
Iftar and suhoor, Eid feasts and shared sacrifice.
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
Börek
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreFlaky pastry filled with cheese, meat or vegetables, baked or fried
Pie or savoury pastry, Breakfast, Lunch
Shami kebabMeatشامی کباب
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMinced meat and chickpea patties, shallow-fried and spiced
Main dish, Snacks, Lunch
SuyaMeat
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 1 moreSpiced grilled meat skewers from the Hausa tradition of northern Nigeria
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Kibbeh nayyehMeatكبّه نيّه
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 2 moreRaw lamb or beef mixed with bulgur and spices, served as a Levantine mezze
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BeguniVeganবেগুনী
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreEggplant slices dipped in gram flour batter and deep-fried
Street food, Snacks
Zalabiyehزلابية
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreA deep-fried fritter made from batter, found across the Middle East and beyond
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Bun kebabبَن کباب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreSpiced kebab patty in a bun, sold hot at street stalls in Pakistan and India
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
BoulfafMeatبولفاف
🇲🇦 MoroccoLiver kebabs wrapped in caul fat, grilled and served for Eid al-Adha in Morocco
Main dish, Lunch
KhichraMeatکھچڑا
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA slow-cooked stew of meat, lentils and spices from the Indian subcontinent
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bun kebab: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chuanr: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Suya: WhisperToMe, CC0, source
- Börek: Silar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Beguni: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shami kebab: Murcotipton, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kibbeh nayyeh: منال شحادة, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zalabiyeh: Sankeerth, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Boulfaf: Zouhir, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khichra: Miansari66, CC0, source