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Argentina
- At lunchtime, Argentinians love to eat empanadas, which are pastries filled with meat, seafood, or vegetables.
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Japan
- Aesthetically-pleasing bento boxes and ramen are the most common lunches in Japan. Bento boxes usually consist of sushi, rice, tempura, and a hot or cold dish.
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Kenya
- Stews are big when it comes to Kenyan lunches. They are usually made with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, and served with ugali, chapatis, or rice.
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Germany
- A traditional German lunch consists of meat, potatoes, and vegetables. Another popular option is a baked sausage meat called leberkäse–or sausage with bread.
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India
- Tiffin boxes have a long history in India. They are round with three to four stacking compartments. They usually come with rice, bread, vegetable curry, pickles, and dal.
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Hungary
- Like many Eastern European countries, lunch in Hungary usually begins with a soup. A main dish could either be their traditional goulash or a lángos, a deep-fried flat bread typically served with shredded cheese and sour cream.
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Iceland
- A typical Icelandic lunch consists of potatoes and meat, followed by a fruit soup. Some unique options would be shark, whale, or puffin meat.
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Morocco
- In Morocco, lunch is the main meal of the day and commonly consists of salads and olives alongside their typical dish, tagine and couscous. To drink, they go for a mint tea.
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Portugal
- A traditional Portuguese lunch would start with a soup and could follow with a traditional cod dish, bacalhau, with vegetables and potatoes.
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Nigeria
- Jollof rice with spiced meat called suya is a must during Nigerian lunchtime. It's commonly served with yams, cassava, and plantain on the side.
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Denmark
- A popular Danish lunch is smørrebrød, an open-faced sandwich. It's usually made with rye bread, topped with fish, seafood, or meat, and pickled vegetables.
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Iran
- In Iran, a popular lunchtime dish is khoresh, a generic term for stew, and rice. Saffron is often used in the stew and adds a distinctive flavor. It's usually enjoyed with meat, but vegetarian versions do exist.
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France
- The French usually go for a lighter lunch, like a baguette. They are typically filled with cheese and ham. Omelettes are also a popular option.
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Thailand
- Thai dishes are not usually tied to a particular time of day. However, common lunches include pad thai, curries, and tom yum soup.
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Spain
- A traditional Spanish lunch starts with soup or salad, followed perhaps by paella, cod in tomato sauce, or a meat stew. Tapas is generally eaten between work and dinner.
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United Kingdom
- Grab-and-go sandwiches are super popular in the UK and can be found everywhere from supermarkets to gas stations. Popular fillings are egg and cress or cucumber and salmon.
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Italy
- A typical Italian lunch consists of carbs and tons of fresh ingredients. Pasta is an obvious choice, with a salad or side of bread. To finish, an espresso, of course.
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Mexico
- For people on the go, tacos are a popular lunchtime choice. Otherwise, salad or soup followed by rice and beans with meat, fish, or vegetables and tortillas are commonly eaten.
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Austria
- An Austrian can't say no to a traditional schnitzel, even during lunch. It's typically made with either veal, chicken, or pork, and served with a salad and potatoes.
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Vietnam
- Noodles and soups are common Vietnamese lunch meals, as well as spring rolls with dipping sauce. The Vietnamese baguette, known as banh mi, is also highly popular.
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Sweden
- A popular Swedish lunch dish, with all generations, are meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce. If you're eager to try this dish, just pop into your local IKEA!
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China
- In China, the lunch menu is simple. It'll always contain rice or noodles, with meat or vegetables mixed in. If it's a quick lunch, then some quick dumplings are a must.
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Greece
- For a heavier meal, a moussaka is a popular Greek lunch option. The dish is potato-based with either eggplant or ground meat. A lighter lunch would be a salad or sandwich.
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Brazil
- A popular lunchtime place in Brazil are buffet by the pound restaurants. As lunch there is the biggest meal, this type of restaurant makes total sense. It usually offers a wide option of food like salad, meats, and rice.
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Russia
- A typical Russian lunch consists of soup, like the beetroot soup borscht, and a main course with meat and potatoes, like a beef stroganoff.
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Costa Rica
- Casado is a popular lunch option in Costa Rica. The dish consists of rice and beans, plantain, meat, and vegetables. Gallo pinto is also a popular rice and beans dish.
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Senegal
- A traditional lunchtime meal in Senegal is a dish called thiéboudienne. It features fish, vegetables, and rice in a tomato sauce. Other versions exist as well with chicken, peanuts, or lamb.
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Turkey
- A typical lunch in Turkey consists of meze, kofte, kebabs, or pide, which is like a Turkish pizza. More specifically, pide is an oval-shaped flatbread baked with different types of toppings, like minced meat or spinach.
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Jamaica
- A common Jamaican lunch typically consists of a patty and coco bread, which is made with coconut milk. A Jamaican patty is a pastry that contains various fillings, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. Sources: (Insider) (Delish) (Thistle)
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Argentina
- At lunchtime, Argentinians love to eat empanadas, which are pastries filled with meat, seafood, or vegetables.
© Shutterstock
1 / 30 Fotos
Japan
- Aesthetically-pleasing bento boxes and ramen are the most common lunches in Japan. Bento boxes usually consist of sushi, rice, tempura, and a hot or cold dish.
© Shutterstock
2 / 30 Fotos
Kenya
- Stews are big when it comes to Kenyan lunches. They are usually made with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, and served with ugali, chapatis, or rice.
© Shutterstock
3 / 30 Fotos
Germany
- A traditional German lunch consists of meat, potatoes, and vegetables. Another popular option is a baked sausage meat called leberkäse–or sausage with bread.
© Shutterstock
4 / 30 Fotos
India
- Tiffin boxes have a long history in India. They are round with three to four stacking compartments. They usually come with rice, bread, vegetable curry, pickles, and dal.
© Shutterstock
5 / 30 Fotos
Hungary
- Like many Eastern European countries, lunch in Hungary usually begins with a soup. A main dish could either be their traditional goulash or a lángos, a deep-fried flat bread typically served with shredded cheese and sour cream.
© Shutterstock
6 / 30 Fotos
Iceland
- A typical Icelandic lunch consists of potatoes and meat, followed by a fruit soup. Some unique options would be shark, whale, or puffin meat.
© Shutterstock
7 / 30 Fotos
Morocco
- In Morocco, lunch is the main meal of the day and commonly consists of salads and olives alongside their typical dish, tagine and couscous. To drink, they go for a mint tea.
© Shutterstock
8 / 30 Fotos
Portugal
- A traditional Portuguese lunch would start with a soup and could follow with a traditional cod dish, bacalhau, with vegetables and potatoes.
© Shutterstock
9 / 30 Fotos
Nigeria
- Jollof rice with spiced meat called suya is a must during Nigerian lunchtime. It's commonly served with yams, cassava, and plantain on the side.
© Shutterstock
10 / 30 Fotos
Denmark
- A popular Danish lunch is smørrebrød, an open-faced sandwich. It's usually made with rye bread, topped with fish, seafood, or meat, and pickled vegetables.
© Shutterstock
11 / 30 Fotos
Iran
- In Iran, a popular lunchtime dish is khoresh, a generic term for stew, and rice. Saffron is often used in the stew and adds a distinctive flavor. It's usually enjoyed with meat, but vegetarian versions do exist.
© Shutterstock
12 / 30 Fotos
France
- The French usually go for a lighter lunch, like a baguette. They are typically filled with cheese and ham. Omelettes are also a popular option.
© Shutterstock
13 / 30 Fotos
Thailand
- Thai dishes are not usually tied to a particular time of day. However, common lunches include pad thai, curries, and tom yum soup.
© Shutterstock
14 / 30 Fotos
Spain
- A traditional Spanish lunch starts with soup or salad, followed perhaps by paella, cod in tomato sauce, or a meat stew. Tapas is generally eaten between work and dinner.
© Shutterstock
15 / 30 Fotos
United Kingdom
- Grab-and-go sandwiches are super popular in the UK and can be found everywhere from supermarkets to gas stations. Popular fillings are egg and cress or cucumber and salmon.
© Shutterstock
16 / 30 Fotos
Italy
- A typical Italian lunch consists of carbs and tons of fresh ingredients. Pasta is an obvious choice, with a salad or side of bread. To finish, an espresso, of course.
© Shutterstock
17 / 30 Fotos
Mexico
- For people on the go, tacos are a popular lunchtime choice. Otherwise, salad or soup followed by rice and beans with meat, fish, or vegetables and tortillas are commonly eaten.
© Shutterstock
18 / 30 Fotos
Austria
- An Austrian can't say no to a traditional schnitzel, even during lunch. It's typically made with either veal, chicken, or pork, and served with a salad and potatoes.
© Shutterstock
19 / 30 Fotos
Vietnam
- Noodles and soups are common Vietnamese lunch meals, as well as spring rolls with dipping sauce. The Vietnamese baguette, known as banh mi, is also highly popular.
© Shutterstock
20 / 30 Fotos
Sweden
- A popular Swedish lunch dish, with all generations, are meatballs with mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce. If you're eager to try this dish, just pop into your local IKEA!
© Shutterstock
21 / 30 Fotos
China
- In China, the lunch menu is simple. It'll always contain rice or noodles, with meat or vegetables mixed in. If it's a quick lunch, then some quick dumplings are a must.
© Shutterstock
22 / 30 Fotos
Greece
- For a heavier meal, a moussaka is a popular Greek lunch option. The dish is potato-based with either eggplant or ground meat. A lighter lunch would be a salad or sandwich.
© Shutterstock
23 / 30 Fotos
Brazil
- A popular lunchtime place in Brazil are buffet by the pound restaurants. As lunch there is the biggest meal, this type of restaurant makes total sense. It usually offers a wide option of food like salad, meats, and rice.
© Shutterstock
24 / 30 Fotos
Russia
- A typical Russian lunch consists of soup, like the beetroot soup borscht, and a main course with meat and potatoes, like a beef stroganoff.
© Shutterstock
25 / 30 Fotos
Costa Rica
- Casado is a popular lunch option in Costa Rica. The dish consists of rice and beans, plantain, meat, and vegetables. Gallo pinto is also a popular rice and beans dish.
© Shutterstock
26 / 30 Fotos
Senegal
- A traditional lunchtime meal in Senegal is a dish called thiéboudienne. It features fish, vegetables, and rice in a tomato sauce. Other versions exist as well with chicken, peanuts, or lamb.
© Shutterstock
27 / 30 Fotos
Turkey
- A typical lunch in Turkey consists of meze, kofte, kebabs, or pide, which is like a Turkish pizza. More specifically, pide is an oval-shaped flatbread baked with different types of toppings, like minced meat or spinach.
© Shutterstock
28 / 30 Fotos
Jamaica
- A common Jamaican lunch typically consists of a patty and coco bread, which is made with coconut milk. A Jamaican patty is a pastry that contains various fillings, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. Sources: (Insider) (Delish) (Thistle)
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Popular lunches from around the world
Discover what the average person eats for lunch in these countries
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Do you ever find yourself uninspired when it comes to your midday meal? The chances are high if you're always having the same sandwich or salad. But from India to Costa Rica, lunch looks different around the world, and can serve as great inspiration for your next lunchtime bite.
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