Spicy foods

hot and sour Thai soup

Laksa (Jawi: ; Chinese: 叻沙) is a spicy noodle dish popular in Southeast Asia. Laksa consists of various types of noodles, most commonly thick rice noodles, with toppings such as chicken, prawns or fish. Most variations of laksa are prepared with a rich and spicy coconut curry soup or a broth seasoned with a souring ingredient like tamarind or .

Sambal (Indonesian and Malay pronunciation: ) is a category of chilli-based sauces or pastes originating in maritime Southeast Asia, particularly within the cuisines of Indonesia, Malaysia, Timor-Leste, Brunei, Singapore, southern Thailand and southern Philippines. Owing to historical connections and migration, sambal is also found in South Africa, Suriname and the Netherlands, while in Sri Lanka a local adaptation is known as sambol. In English, it is commonly described as an “Indonesian condiment” or “Malaysian condiment.”

spicy stir-fried dish

The habanero (; ) is a pungent cultivar of Capsicum chinense chili pepper. Unripe habaneros are green, and they color as they mature. The most common color variants are orange and red, but the fruit may also be white, brown, yellow, green, or purple. Typically, a ripe habanero is long. Habanero chilis are very hot, rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale. The habanero's heat, flavor, and floral aroma make it a common ingredient in hot sauces and other spicy foods.

a vegetable curry and bread dish originating from Mumbai, India

South Asian and Southeast Asian curry that consists of chicken stewed in an onion and tomato-based sauce, flavored with ginger, garlic, mango chutney, tomato puree, chili peppers, and variety of spice.

Liptauer is a spicy cheese spread from Slovak, Austrian and Hungarian cuisine. Liptauer is made with sheep milk cheese, goat cheese, quark, or cottage cheese.

spicy Italian pasta sauce

Bobotie () is a South African dish consisting of spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping.

The muhammara or mhammara () is a dip made of walnuts, red bell peppers, pomegranate molasses, and breadcrumbs. While commonly associated with Syria, muhammara can also be found in Western Armenian cuisine. In western Turkey, muhammara is referred to as acuka and is served as part of the mezze platter appetizer course.

Thai chili sauce

a cheese and chili-based dish from Bhutan

noodles from Sichuan, China

thumb|Morkovcha served plain Morkovcha also known as Korean-style carrots or Korean carrot salad, is a spicy marinated carrot salad. It is a dish in Koryo-saram cuisine, and is a variant of kimchi.

Laziji () is one of the most iconic dishes of Sichuan cuisine. It consists of small pieces of marinated chicken that are deep-fried and then stir-fried with massive quantities of dried Sichuan pepper, dried red chilies, garlic, and ginger. Originating from the Geleshan region of Chongqing, it is a staple of "Jianghu Cuisine" (folk cooking) and is renowned for its intense mala (numbing and spicy) flavor profile.

Doubanjiang (, IPA: ), also known as douban, toban-djan, broad bean chili sauce, or fermented chili bean paste, is a hot and savory Chinese bean paste made from fermented broad beans (fava beans), chili peppers, soybeans, salt, and flour. Characteristically used in Sichuan cuisine, it has been called "the soul of Sichuan cuisine." Sichuan dishes such as mapo tofu, huoguo (Sichuan hotpot), yuxiang flavoring, and shuizhu all use doubanjiang as a key ingredient. Other regions have their own versions: in Guangdong and Taiwan, for instance, Sichuan doubanjiang is called la-doubanjiang (, "la" (辣) m

Yukgaejang () or spicy beef soup is a spicy Korean soup made from shredded beef with scallions and other ingredients, which are simmered together for a long time. It is a variety of gomguk, or bone soup, which was formerly served in Korean royal court cuisine. It is thought to be healthful and is popular due to its hot and spicy nature.

Pasanda (, ), also called parche (, ), is a popular curry from the Indian subcontinent. It is derived from a style of food served in the court of the Mughal emperors. In a pasanda, the meat is marinated in yoghurt and spices. After cooking, cream is added to the sauce. It has become a standard type of curry served in British Indian restaurants.

Dongchimi () is a variety of kimchi in Korean cuisine consisting of Korean radish, napa cabbage, scallions, pickled green chilli, ginger, Korean pear and watery brine . As the name dong () and chimi (, an ancient term for "kimchi"), suggests, this kimchi is traditionally consumed during the winter season.

Mexican soup

Malaysian noodle dish

Jjamppong () is a Chinese-style Korean noodle soup with red, spicy seafood- or pork-based broth flavored with gochugaru (chili powder). Common ingredients include onions, garlic, Korean zucchini, carrots, cabbages, squid, mussels, and pork. The dish was inspired by Chinese cuisine.

savoury chicken dish from central Africa

Malatang () is a Sichuan street food in which skewered or self-selected meats, vegetables, and noodles simmer briefly in a numbing broth seasoned with Sichuan pepper and dried chili. The dish developed among boat trackers along the Yangtze River near Sichuan, where workers cooked herbs with peppercorns and ginger to counter the damp climate.

Maeun-tang () or spicy fish stew is a dish in Korean cuisine. It is a hot spicy fish soup boiled with gochujang (Korean red chili pepper paste), '고춧가루'(chili powder), and various vegetables. The name is a combination of two words: '매운', which derives from '맵다', meaning "hot and spicy"; and '탕(湯)', meaning "soup". As its main ingredient, fresh or saltwater fish is cut into several pieces and boiled with green vegetables such as watercress and garland chrysanthemum. Onion, radish, chilis, crown daisy, garlic, and sometimes zucchini and bean curd are added to the mixture to absorb the chili peppe

Bibim-guksu () or spicy noodles, is a cold Korean noodle dish made with very thin wheat flour noodles called somyeon (소면/素麵) with added flavorings. It is one of the most popular traditional noodle dishes in Korean cuisine and especially popular during summer.

thumb|Chraime Chraime (, haraime) is a spicy fish stew with tomatoes from Northern Africa. The name of the dish comes from the Arabic word for "hot".

Thai soup cooked with prawn

spicy and watery curry variety from the forested areas of Thailand; lacks coconut milk; includes kaffir lime peel and leaves, lemongrass, green peppercorn, galangal, garlic, pea eggplant, and chili

horseradish-based sauce in Russian cuisine

hallmark of Indian and Pakistani cuisine

Dak-bokkeum-tang (), also known as dak-dori-tang () or braised spicy chicken, is a traditional Korean dish made by boiling chunks of chicken with vegetables and spices. The ingredients are sometimes stir-fried before being boiled. It is a jjim or jorim-like dish, and the recipe varies across the Korean peninsula. Common ingredients include potatoes, carrots, green and red chili peppers, dried red chili peppers, scallions, onions, garlic, ginger, gochujang (chili paste), gochutgaru (chili powder), soy sauce, and sesame oil.

Chinese dish

Hulatang, also known as hot pepper soup or spicy soup, is a Chinese traditional soup originating in Henan Province that became popularized in both Henan and Shaanxi Province. Chinese immigrants have introduced it to the United States, where it is known as "spicy soup". It can be divided into two different versions in Henan: Xiaoyaozhen version (from a town near Zhoukou City) and Beiwudu version. As its nameliterally the characters 'pepper' + 'capsicum/chilli' + 'soup'implies, capsicum and black pepper are put into the broth made by beef soup.

Thai curry, fried in oil without coconut milk

Filipino dish

Indian curry dish

Dabu-dabu is a type of spicy condiment commonly found in Manado cuisine of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Dabu-dabu consists of diced red chili peppers, bird's eye chili, shallots, red and green tomatoes, salt, sugar, and mixed with fresh calamansi juice locally known as lemon cui or jeruk kesturi, sometimes replaced by kaffir lime or lemon juice. The chili pepper and citrus gives it a fresh, sour, and spicy flavour.