Lunch Recipes

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Get great ideas for building a better lunch with tasty international lunch recipes from around the world. Choose from a big selection of dishes that will fit perfectly in your or your kid’s lunchbox.

International Lunch Recipes

Club Sandwich 
(American chicken and bacon sandwich)

Jamaican Beef Patties 
(Jamaican spicy curried meat pies)

Falafel 
(Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)

Bun Thit Nuong 
(Vietnamese rice noodles with pork and vegetables)

Sandwich Cubano 
(Cuban pork and cheese sandwich)

Quiche Lorraine 
(French bacon and egg tart)

Zuiji 
(Chinese drunken chicken)

Satay Ayam 
(Indonesian chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sloppy Joes 
(American Midwest seasoned ground beef sandwiches)

Mae-un Dak Gui 
(Korean hot and spicy grilled chicken)

Cornish Pasties 
(British beef and vegetable pies)

Arepas 
(Colombian and Venezuelan corncakes)

Frittata 
(Italian open-faced omelet)

Yakitori 
(Japanese grilled chicken skewers)

Pâtés Haïtiens 
(Haitian puff pastry beef patties)

Panzanella 
(Italian bread and tomato salad)

Sausage Rolls 
(Australian, New Zealand sausage-stuffed puff pastry)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Pupusas 
(Salvadoran, Honduran stuffed masa flatbread)

Tostadas de Pollo 
(Mexican fried tortillas with chicken)

Vigorón 
(Nicaraguan yuca, pork rind and cabbage salad)

Tortilla Española de Patata 
(Spanish open-faced potato omelet)

Empanadas 
(Latin savory stuffed pastries)

Samosas 
(Indian, Pakistani, African deep-fried potato pastries)

Çerkez Tavugu 
(Turkish Circassian chicken with walnut sauce)

Bánh Mì 
(Vietnamese baguette sandwich)

Pimento Cheese 
(American Southern cheese spread and sandwich filling)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Oyakodon 
(Japanese chicken and egg rice bowl)

Dolmathes 
(Greek grape leaves stuffed with rice and meat)

Spanakopita 
(Greek spinach and feta pie)

Tabouli 
(Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad)

Gamberetti all’Agro 
(Italian lemon-marinated shrimp)

Southern Fried Chicken 
(American fried chicken with a crispy crust)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Baleadas 
(Honduran flour tortillas with beans and cheese)

Salpicón de Res 
(Central American shredded beef salad)

Scotch Eggs 
(Scottish hard-boiled eggs wrapped in sausage)

Salade Niçoise 
(French Provençale tuna and vegetable salad)

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