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Discover 1765 iconic traditional dishes from 151 countries - what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Falafel
Crisp deep-fried chickpea-and-herb fritters, served with pita, hummus and tahini.
Lebanon ·
Nationwide 
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Fruit Scone
A fruit scone is a tender British and Irish baking-powder bread studded with dried currants or sultanas, split and served with jam and cream.
United Kingdom ·
Nationwide (Britain and Ireland) Génépi
Italian Alpine herbal liqueur made from hand-picked Artemisia genepì in Valle d'Aosta - straw-green, floral, traditionally flamed over a sugar cube.
Italy ·
Valle d'Aosta (and the Occitan valleys of Piedmont) 
Gumbo
Louisiana stew of dark roux, the holy trinity and seafood.
United States ·
Louisiana 
Hallaca
Hallaca is a Venezuelan Christmas tamale of corn dough, stewed meat filling and olives, wrapped in banana leaves and boiled.
Venezuela ·
Nationwide 
Hamburger Aalsuppe
Hamburger Aalsuppe is Hamburg's classic smoked eel soup, simmered with root vegetables, green beans, dried fruit and flour dumplings. A famous North German winter dish.
Germany ·
Hamburg 
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Kamaboko
Kamaboko is the classic Japanese steamed fish cake made from seasoned surimi, painted pink, and served at New Year, in bento, and in noodle broth.
Japan ·
Shizuoka, Yaizu, and Hakodate production centres + nationwide Japanese depachika and ekiben stalls 
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Katuk
Katuk counts among the traditional food of Bulgaria, a spread locals hold dear.
Bulgaria 
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Kimchi
Salted napa cabbage fermented with chilli, garlic and fish sauce - the constant of every Korean meal.
South Korea ·
Nationwide 
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Kinche
Kinche is a plain Ethiopian breakfast porridge of cracked wheat, often finished with spiced butter, milk or sugar.
Ethiopia ·
Nationwide 
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Knafeh
Knafeh is a Middle Eastern dessert of shredded pastry or semolina layered with soft white cheese, baked and soaked in sweet syrup.
Köttbullar
Köttbullar are Swedish meatballs of beef and pork, pan fried and served with cream sauce, lingonberry jam and potatoes.
Sweden ·
Nationwide 
Lahmacun
Thin crisp flatbread topped with spiced minced meat.
Turkey ·
Southeastern Anatolia 
Lumpia
Lumpia are Filipino spring rolls, from crisp fried pork rolls to fresh crepe-wrapped vegetables served with a sweet sauce.
Philippines ·
Nationwide 
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Łazanki
Łazanki is Polish pasta squares, a rustic dish most famous as Christmas Eve fare with sauerkraut and wild mushrooms, and cherished across eastern Poland.
Poland ·
Eastern Poland (Podlasie / Lublin) 
Mapo Tofu
Silky tofu in a fiery, numbing chilli-bean sauce.
China ·
Sichuan 
Marillenknodel
Marillenknodel are Austrian sweet dumplings of dough wrapped around a whole apricot, boiled and rolled in buttery breadcrumbs.
Austria ·
Vienna 
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Momo
Himalayan dumplings served with a fiery tomato dip.
Nepal ·
Kathmandu 
Naan
Pillowy leavened flatbread blistered in a tandoor.
India ·
Northern India 
Okonomiyaki
Savoury cabbage pancake griddled and slathered with sauce.
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Panko
Coarse Japanese breadcrumbs from crustless bread, fried light and crunchy for tonkatsu, korokke, and ebi fry.
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Pasta Flora
A shortcrust jam tart that travelled from Italy to Greece and South America - pasta frolla base covered in fruit preserve or dulce de leche, finished with a thin lattice top.
Greece ·
Italy (origins), widely adopted in Greece, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay 
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Picante de Cuy
Picante de cuy is a spicy Peruvian stew of guinea pig, simmered with ají chillies, garlic and peanuts and served with potatoes.
Peru ·
Nationwide 
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Pictou County Pizza
Pictou County pizza is a Nova Scotia (Canada) style with a thick garlicky brown sauce, heavy cheese and pepperoni strips, a fiercely local rink and family favourite.
Canada ·
Nova Scotia (Maritimes) Showing our 474 fully written-up dishes.
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