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🥚 Vegetarian dishes from around the world

The history and culture of ways of eating, with a special focus on vegetarian and vegan cooking from around the world. (1,091 entries)

GruyèreGruyère is a hard Swiss cheese made from raw or pasteurised cow's milk. It takes its name…ÉclairAn éclair is an oblong pastry made from choux dough, baked until crisp and hollow, then…KhachapuriKhachapuri is a Georgian bread filled with cheese and considered the country's national…StrudelStrudel is a layered baked good made with paper-thin pastry rolled around a filling,…ShakshukaShakshuka is a dish of eggs poached in a spiced sauce of tomato, pepper and onion, common…AioliAioli is a cold sauce made by emulsifying garlic and olive oil, typical of the…Egg whiteEgg white, also known as albumen, is the clear, viscous liquid that surrounds the yolk…GnocchiGnocchi are small dumplings in Italian cuisine, usually made from potato, flour and egg.…MuffinA muffin is an individual-sized baked good, usually sweet although savoury versions…MacaronThe macaron is a small sandwich-style biscuit made from almond meringue and filled with…Spanish omeletteThe Spanish omelette, or tortilla de patatas, is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes,…Crème brûléeCrème brûlée, also known as burnt cream, is a French dessert made of a rich custard base…Tartar sauceTartar sauce is a mayonnaise-based condiment, flavoured with chopped pickles, capers and…Béarnaise sauceBéarnaise sauce is a warm emulsion of clarified butter and egg yolk, flavoured with…PanettonePanettone is a tall, domed sweet bread made from a brioche-style dough, studded with…PaneerPaneer is a fresh, non-aged cheese set with an acid such as lemon juice, originating in…SmetanaSmetana is a sour cream made by souring heavy cream, similar to crème fraîche, and widely…HalloumiHalloumi is a semi-hard, unripened brined cheese from Cyprus, prized for its high melting…EdamEdam is a semi-hard cheese from the Netherlands, named after the town of Edam in the…MadeleineThe madeleine is a small sponge cake with a distinctive scallop shape, traditionally…Whipped creamWhipped cream is high-fat dairy cream that has been beaten until it becomes light, fluffy…Scrambled eggsScrambled eggs are a dish made of beaten eggs, cooked in a pan and stirred until they set…CupcakeA cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person, baked in a metal mould or a paper…SouffléA soufflé is a light baked dish of French origin, built on a béchamel or purée base…KartoffelpufferKartoffelpuffer are shallow-fried pancakes made from grated or ground potato, a dish…Cinnamon rollA cinnamon roll is a sweet dough rolled around a mixture of cinnamon and sugar, brushed…Puff pastryPuff pastry is a light, flaky dough made of thin layers of flour-based dough alternating…Banana breadBanana bread is a sweet bread or cake made from mashed bananas, most often overripe ones.…Caffè latteCaffè latte, usually shortened to latte, is an Italian-origin coffee drink made from…OkonomiyakiOkonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake made from a flour and cabbage batter with a…M&M'sM&M's are sugar-coated chocolate dragées made in the United States by Mars since 1941.…Piña coladaThe piña colada is a sweet cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut and pineapple juice,…CustardCustard is a family of dishes made from milk, cream or cheese thickened by cooking with…BriocheBrioche is a sweet bread of French origin, made with a dough so rich in eggs and butter…Chocolate cakeChocolate cake is a cake flavored with melted chocolate, cocoa powder, or both, and it is…White chocolateWhite chocolate is a confection made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids, without…PuriPuri, also spelled poori, is a deep-fried flatbread made from wheat dough that puffs up…QuarkQuark is a fresh, soft, unaged dairy product made from milk soured with lactic cultures.…Corn flakesCorn flakes are a breakfast cereal made from small toasted flakes of corn, usually eaten…KheerKheer is a sweet rice pudding, popular across the Indian subcontinent and essentially…RöstiRösti is a Swiss dish of coarsely grated potatoes, pan-fried into a round patty.…Hollandaise sauceHollandaise is a warm emulsion of egg yolk, melted butter and lemon juice or vinegar, one…Masala chaiMasala chai is a spiced milk tea from India, made with black tea, cardamom, ginger,…TobleroneToblerone is a Swiss chocolate bar shaped as a triangular prism, created in Bern in 1908.…KulfiKulfi is a traditional frozen dessert from the Indian subcontinent, made from slowly…Kit KatKit Kat is a chocolate-coated wafer bar first made by Rowntree's in York, England, and…ParathaParatha is an unleavened flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, made from wheat dough…Blue cheeseBlue cheese is a broad category of cheeses made from cow, sheep, goat or buffalo milk to…Dulce de lecheDulce de leche is a thick, spreadable confection made by slowly cooking milk and sugar…Knafeh (kunafa)Knafeh, also spelled kunafa or kanafeh, is a baked dessert made of shredded pastry…Sponge cakeSponge cake is a light, airy cake made mainly from beaten eggs, sugar and flour,…OreoOreo is an American brand of sandwich cookie made of two chocolate wafers joined by a…LadduLaddu is a spherical sweet from the Indian subcontinent, made with flours, sugar or…GingerbreadGingerbread is a broad family of baked goods flavored with ginger, other spices and…Soured milkSoured milk is a dairy product made by letting milk ferment naturally with local lactic…BruschettaBruschetta is a traditional Italian appetizer, most common in central and southern Italy,…SnickersSnickers is a chocolate bar with nougat, caramel and chopped peanuts, coated in milk…Irish coffeeIrish coffee is a hot cocktail made from Irish whiskey, black coffee and sugar, topped…CannoloThe cannolo is a Sicilian pastry from southern Italy: a tube-shaped shell of fried dough…TorteA torte is a rich cake, usually with several layers, filled with whipped cream,…