Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
New data study The Price of a Plate: what the national dish costs in 56 countries Local price, US dollars and minutes of average work — read the full 2026 index →Browse by category
All
dishes
Street Food
130 dishes
Noodles & Pasta
84 dishes
Rice Dishes
90 dishes
Soups & Stews
210 dishes
Breads & Pastries
145 dishes
Meat & Grills
258 dishes
Seafood
87 dishes
Dumplings
35 dishes
Desserts & Sweets
248 dishes
Cheese & Dairy
94 dishes
Salads & Sides
112 dishes
Snacks & Appetizers
124 dishes
Drinks & Beverages
91 dishes
Browse by country
Italy 144
United States 111
France 98
Japan 71
India 67
China 62
United Kingdom 60
Mexico 59
Spain 54
Germany 44
South Korea 44
Greece 40
Poland 35
Turkey 33
Vietnam 31
Croatia 29
Indonesia 29
Portugal 28
Thailand 25
Peru 23
Netherlands 20
Lebanon 19
Brazil 18
Iran 17
Malaysia 17
Belgium 16
Russia 16
Argentina 15
Austria 13
Canada 12
Philippines 12
Serbia 12
Sweden 12
Egypt 11
Finland 11
Australia 10
Bulgaria 10
Hungary 10
Morocco 10
Switzerland 10
Taiwan 10
Czech Republic 9
Ethiopia 9
South Africa 9
Ireland 8
Nigeria 8
Ukraine 8
Colombia 7
Denmark 7
Romania 7
Slovenia 7
Uzbekistan 7
Azerbaijan 6
Cyprus 6
Georgia 6
Lithuania 6
Nepal 6
Singapore 6
Algeria 5
Bangladesh 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
Chile 5
Ghana 5
Haiti 5
Israel 5
Jamaica 5
New Zealand 5
Norway 5
Paraguay 5
Saudi Arabia 5
Afghanistan 4
Albania 4
Bolivia 4
Cuba 4
Dominican Republic 4
Estonia 4
Kenya 4
Latvia 4
Malta 4
Samoa 4
Senegal 4
Tunisia 4
Armenia 3
Cameroon 3
Costa Rica 3
El Salvador 3
Iceland 3
Jordan 3
Mongolia 3
Myanmar 3
Pakistan 3
Puerto Rico 3
Slovakia 3
Syria 3
Uganda 3
Uruguay 3
Belize 2
Ecuador 2
Guatemala 2
Guyana 2
Iraq 2
Ivory Coast 2
Maldives 2
Moldova 2
Montenegro 2
Oman 2
Papua New Guinea 2
Somalia 2
Sri Lanka 2
Suriname 2
Tanzania 2
United Arab Emirates 2
Venezuela 2
Yemen 2
Zambia 2
Angola 1
Bahamas 1
Barbados 1
Belarus 1
Bhutan 1
Botswana 1
Brunei 1
Cambodia 1
Cape Verde 1
DR Congo 1
Eritrea 1
Fiji 1
Honduras 1
Kazakhstan 1
Kosovo 1
Kuwait 1
Kyrgyzstan 1
Laos 1
Libya 1
Luxembourg 1
Madagascar 1
Mauritius 1
Namibia 1
Nicaragua 1
North Macedonia 1
Palestine 1
Sudan 1
Tajikistan 1
Trinidad and Tobago 1
Zimbabwe 1
All dishes
8 total
Rice Dishes
★ 4.6
Jollof Rice
West Africa's beloved one-pot rice — simmered in a rich tomato-and-pepper sauce until smoky and deep red.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 West Africa
Soups & Stews
★ 4.5
Egusi Soup
Rich melon-seed stew with leafy greens and meat.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 Nationwide
Street Food
★ 4.5
Suya
Spicy grilled beef skewers coated in peanut spice.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 Northern Nigeria
Soups & Stews
★ 4.4
Pepper Soup
Light, fiery broth of fish or meat and African spices.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 Nationwide
Street Food
★ 4.3
Akara
Fluffy deep-fried bean-batter fritters for breakfast.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 Nationwide
Salads & Sides
★ 4.3
Pounded Yam
Smooth, stretchy yam swallow for soups and stews.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 Nationwide
Snacks & Appetizers
★ 4.0
Funkaso
Hausa wheat dumplings, leavened with yeast, flavoured with onion and scotch bonnet and deep-fried until crisp, sold at motor parks and markets across northern Nigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 📍 West Africa (Hausaland — northern Nigeria, southern Niger, northern Ghana)
Salads & Sides
★ 4.0
Tuwo Shinkafa
Tuwo Shinkafa is a traditional side dish from Nigeria.
🇳🇬 Nigeria