Grilled Meats

🇹🇿Zanzibar City, Tanzania

Grilled Octopus Skewers

Mishikaki ya pweza

Octopus boiled then skewered and grilled over charcoal with lime and chilli at night markets.

🇳🇦Namibia

Grilled Oryx

Oryx

Oryx (gemsbok) grilled or roasted — one of Namibia's iconic game meats, lean with a subtle sweetness; served at braais, steakhouses, and lodges, often as steaks or in potjiekos.

🇵🇭Philippines

Grilled Pig Ears

Walkman

Pig ears marinated and grilled on skewers, named after the audio device, a chewy and crispy street snack.

🇱🇦Laos

Grilled Pork Skewers

ປີ້ງໝູ

Pork marinated in fish sauce, garlic and sugar, threaded onto bamboo and grilled at roadside stands from the late afternoon.

🇲🇦Morocco

Grilled Sardines

سردين مشوي

Whole Moroccan sardines rubbed with herbs and spices and grilled over charcoal.

🇱🇧Lebanon

Grilled Sea Fish

سمك مشوي

Whole sea bream, sea bass or red mullet grilled over coals and served with lemon, tahini sauce and a pile of raw onion.

🇰🇷South Korea

Grilled Short Ribs

갈비

Beef short ribs marinated in a sweet soy-based sauce with pear, garlic, and sesame oil, grilled until caramelized.

🇹🇱Timor-Leste

Grilled Spanish Mackerel

Ikan Sabuko

Spanish mackerel marinated in tamarind paste with basil and capsicum, then grilled; in coastal villages outside Dili, the fish is wrapped in palm leaves and cooked over fire; generally accompanied by budu sauce; one of Timor-Leste's most popular seafood dishes; a beloved coastal specialty.

🇳🇦Namibia

Grilled Springbok

Springbok

Springbok antelope grilled or cooked into potjiekos — a lean, tender game meat that is one of Namibia's most accessible wild foods, served at braais and restaurants.

🇳🇦Namibia

Grilled Warthog

Warthog

Warthog meat grilled or cooked into potjiekos — a game meat with a pork-like flavour, served at Namibian braais and restaurants; one of the more adventurous game options.

🇦🇷Patagonia, Argentina

Guanaco

A lean, wild camelid meat from Patagonia, grilled or roasted. Prized for its tender, low-fat texture and a flavor between beef and venison, it is a regional specialty.

🇵🇷Cayey, Puerto Rico

Guavate Roast Pork

Lechón asado

A whole pig turned over charcoal for six hours or more, basted with a garlic and oregano wet rub, carved to order by the pound.

🇯🇵Sendai, Japan

Gyūtan Yaki

牛タン焼き

Sendai's grilled beef tongue, sliced thick and seasoned with salt or lemon, served with tail soup.

🇳🇴Norway

Hjortebiff (Deer Steak)

Hjortebiff

Norwegian deer steak, pan-fried or grilled and served with gravy, potatoes, and lingonberry.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Inyama y'Umugoro

Goat meat, the most popular meat for brochettes in Rwanda; goat is raised across the country and grilled, stewed, or skewered; in rural bars, a brochette seller is responsible for tending and slaughtering the goats.

🇰🇷Jeju, South Korea

Jeju Black Pork

제주 흑돼지

Jeju's black pig, prized for its rich, tender meat and usually grilled.

🇯🇲Jamaica

Jerk Chicken

Chicken marinated for a day in pimento, scotch bonnet, thyme and escallion, then smoked slowly over pimento wood on a grate laid across a split oil drum.

🇯🇲Jamaican Coast, Jamaica

Jerk Pork

Pork shoulder cured in the same pimento and scotch bonnet paste and smoked over pimento wood until the outside blackens and the fat renders.

🇯🇵Hokkaido, Japan

Jingisukan

ジンギスカン

Hokkaido's lamb barbecue, grilled on a dome-shaped skillet with vegetables, named after Genghis Khan.

🇲🇰North Macedonia

Jogurtlija

Јогуртлија

Kebapchinja or minced meat laid over torn flatbread and covered in warm garlicky yoghurt and paprika butter.

🇮🇷Iran

Jujeh Kabab

جوجه کباب

Chicken marinated overnight in saffron, lemon and yogurt until it stains yellow, then skewered and grilled.

🇮🇷Iran

Kabab Bakhtiari

کباب بختیاری

Alternating pieces of saffron chicken and marinated lamb on one skewer, so each bite changes.

🇮🇷Iran

Kabab Barg

کباب برگ

Lamb or beef fillet flattened thin, marinated in onion juice, saffron and lemon, and grilled fast over coals.

🇮🇷Iran

Kabab chenjeh

کباب چنجه

Boneless lamb cubes are marinated, skewered and grilled until smoky outside and pink-tender within.

🇮🇷Iran

Kabab Koobideh

کباب کوبیده

Minced lamb or beef with grated onion pressed onto a wide flat skewer by hand and grilled over charcoal so it stays juicy and slightly loose.

🇮🇷Rasht, Iran

Kabab Torsh

کباب ترش

Gilan speciality: beef marinated for a day in pomegranate molasses and ground walnut, then grilled until the crust goes dark and sour.

🇮🇳India

Kalmi Kebab

कलमी कबाब

Chicken drumsticks marinated in yogurt and spices and grilled in a tandoor. They are juicy and flavorful.

🇳🇦Windhoek, Namibia

Kapana

Namibia's signature street food — beef cut into small pieces and grilled on a flat metal plate over open fire, seasoned with kapana spice, served with a salsa of onions, tomatoes, and vinegar, eaten with vetkoek.

🇸🇾Aleppo, Syria

Kebab Halabi

كباب حلبي

Minced lamb kebabs grilled and finished in a spiced tomato and Aleppo pepper sauce with aubergine.

🇸🇾Aleppo, Syria

Kebab Khashkhash

كباب خشخاش

Minced lamb worked with red chilli paste, pine nuts and parsley, moulded onto skewers and grilled.

🇧🇬Bulgaria

Kebapche

Кебапче

Finger-length roll of minced pork and beef worked with cumin and black pepper, grilled over charcoal until it splits along its length.

🇲🇰North Macedonia

Kebapchinja

Ќебапчиња

Small fingers of minced beef and lamb grilled over charcoal and served ten at a time with raw onion and flatbread.

🇦🇲Armenia

Khorovats

Խորոված

Pork, lamb or vegetables cut into large pieces, skewered and grilled over vine cuttings, then stripped from the skewer onto lavash to catch the juices.

🇮🇩Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Klathak Satay

Sate Klathak

Yogyakarta-style lamb satay with large meat chunks and simple salt seasoning, grilled over iron bars.

🇹🇬Togo

Koklo Mémé

Togo's signature charcoal-grilled chicken, marinated all day with ginger, garlic, lime, chilli, oil, salt, and black pepper, then slow-grilled over smoky coals until the skin is crisp and deeply seasoned; served with alloco or bread.

🇹🇷Turkey

Kokoreç

Lamb or goat intestines wrapped around a skewer, grilled over charcoal, then finely chopped and seasoned with oregano, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Served in half a loaf of bread or as a dürüm wrap. A beloved late-night street food, especially in Istanbul.