Asian dish finder

Search by dish name, ingredient or country, or use the filters. Spice levels are typical, not guaranteed — the same dish can be mild in one kitchen and fiery in the next. Always ask about ingredients if you have an allergy.

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40 results

Dish	Country	Type	What it is	Spice
Plov	Uzbekistan	Rice	Rice cooked with carrots, onion and lamb or beef in a large kazan	Mild
Lagman	Uzbekistan	Noodles	Hand-pulled noodles with meat and vegetable sauce	Mild
Samsa	Uzbekistan	Snack	Baked pastry filled with meat and onion, often from a tandoor	Mild
Beshbarmak	Kazakhstan	Noodles	Boiled meat over wide flat noodles with onion broth	Mild
Khuushuur	Mongolia	Snack	Fried pastry filled with minced meat	Mild
Sushi	Japan	Rice	Vinegared rice with raw fish, vegetables or other toppings	Mild
Ramen	Japan	Noodles	Wheat noodles in broth — shoyu, miso, shio or tonkotsu	Mild
Okonomiyaki	Japan	Street food	Savoury cabbage pancake with sauce and toppings	Mild
Bibimbap	South Korea	Rice	Rice topped with vegetables, egg and gochujang	Medium
Kimchi jjigae	South Korea	Soup	Stew of aged kimchi, tofu and pork	Hot
Tteokbokki	South Korea	Street food	Chewy rice cakes in sweet-spicy sauce	Hot
Xiaolongbao	China	Dumplings	Soup-filled steamed dumplings from the Shanghai region	Mild
Mapo tofu	China	Main	Sichuan tofu with chilli bean paste and numbing peppercorn	Hot
Peking duck	China	Main	Roast duck with crisp skin, pancakes and spring onion	Mild
Lanzhou beef noodles	China	Noodles	Hand-pulled noodles in clear beef broth with chilli oil	Medium
Beef noodle soup	Taiwan	Noodles	Braised beef and noodles in rich broth	Medium
Gua bao	Taiwan	Street food	Steamed bun with braised pork belly and peanut powder	Mild
Pho	Vietnam	Noodles	Rice noodles in aromatic beef or chicken broth with herbs	Mild
Banh mi	Vietnam	Street food	Baguette with pâté, meats, pickles and herbs	Medium
Bun cha	Vietnam	Noodles	Grilled pork with rice vermicelli and dipping sauce	Mild
Pad thai	Thailand	Noodles	Stir-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg and peanuts	Mild
Tom yum	Thailand	Soup	Hot and sour soup with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaf	Hot
Som tam	Thailand	Salad	Pounded green papaya salad with lime, fish sauce and chilli	Hot
Green curry	Thailand	Curry	Coconut curry with green chilli paste	Hot
Laksa	Malaysia	Noodles	Noodle soup — curry-coconut or sour tamarind styles	Medium
Nasi lemak	Malaysia	Rice	Coconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg	Medium
Hainanese chicken rice	Singapore	Rice	Poached chicken with rice cooked in chicken stock	Mild
Rendang	Indonesia	Curry	Slow-cooked beef in coconut and spice paste, from West Sumatra	Medium
Nasi goreng	Indonesia	Rice	Fried rice with sweet soy sauce and shallots	Medium
Satay	Indonesia	Street food	Grilled skewers with peanut sauce	Mild
Adobo	Philippines	Main	Chicken or pork braised in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic	Mild
Sinigang	Philippines	Soup	Sour tamarind soup with pork, fish or prawns	Mild
Fish amok	Cambodia	Curry	Steamed fish curry with coconut, often in banana leaf	Mild
Biryani	India	Rice	Layered spiced rice with meat or vegetables	Medium
Masala dosa	India	Street food	Fermented rice-lentil crêpe with spiced potato	Medium
Chole bhature	India	Main	Spiced chickpeas with fried bread	Medium
Momo	Nepal	Dumplings	Steamed dumplings with spicy tomato chutney	Medium
Kottu roti	Sri Lanka	Street food	Chopped flatbread stir-fried with vegetables, egg or meat	Medium
Hoppers	Sri Lanka	Snack	Bowl-shaped fermented rice and coconut pancakes	Mild
Hilsa curry	Bangladesh	Curry	Hilsa fish in mustard sauce	Medium

About spice levels

Mild dishes rely on aromatics rather than chilli. Medium dishes have noticeable heat that most visitors find comfortable. Hot dishes are built around chilli and can be very spicy — ask for less if you need to. In Thailand, "mai phet" means "not spicy"; in China, "bú yào là".

Learn more about how these dishes fit into each region's cooking: Regional Asian cuisines: a country-by-country primer.