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Discover 1774 iconic traditional dishes from 151 countries - what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Chilaquiles
Fried tortilla chips simmered in salsa with egg and cream.
Mexico ·
Nationwide 
Clam Chowder
Creamy New England soup of clams, potato and salt pork.
United States ·
New England 
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Cordeiro Mirandês
Cordeiro Mirandês is a DOP lamb from Portugal's Terra de Miranda plateau in Trás-os-Montes, slow-roasted with garlic and paprika in traditional wood-fired ovens.
Portugal ·
Trás-os-Montes 
Dabeli
Sweet-spicy potato burger with pomegranate and sev.
India ·
Gujarat 
Ficelle
Thin, crisp French bread made from the same dough as a baguette but rolled out narrow, eaten as a canapé base or alongside charcuterie and soup.
France ·
France (Île-de-France, Paris, Lyon, Provence) 
Francesinha
Porto's decadent layered sandwich smothered in melted cheese and a spiced tomato-and-beer sauce.
Fritada
Fritada is an Ecuadorian dish of pork simmered then fried until golden, served with mote, plantain and a fresh onion salad.
Ecuador ·
Nationwide Gigantes Plaki
Gigantes plaki is a Greek bake of giant white beans in a rich tomato and herb sauce, served as a hearty meze or side.
Greece ·
Nationwide 
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Gomboce
Gomboce are Serbian plum dumplings of potato dough, boiled and rolled in buttery breadcrumbs and sugar.
Serbia ·
Vojvodina 
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Idiazabal
Idiazábal is the DOP smoked sheep's-milk cheese of the Basque Country and Navarre, traditionally smoked over beech wood.
Spain ·
Basque Country (Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia, Álava) and Navarre (Spanish Pyrenees foothills) 
Injeolmi
Injeolmi is a soft, chewy Korean rice cake of pounded glutinous rice rolled in roasted soybean flour, eaten fresh at markets and ancestral rites.
South Korea ·
Nationwide (Seoul markets and provincial tteok shops) 
Jambalaya
One-pot rice cooked with sausage, chicken and the holy trinity.
Kanterkaas
Semi-hard Dutch cheese from the South Holland polders near Gouda, ripened for a creamy hazelnut flavor.
Netherlands ·
Netherlands (South Holland - Gouda, Bodegraven, Reeuwijk; wider Randstad dairies) 
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Kulenova Seka
Croatian thin-casing cousin of Slavonski kulen, a paprika and garlic pork sausage stuffed into pork intestine and smoked briefly over beech wood.
Croatia ·
Croatia (Slavonia - Vukovar, Osijek, Požega, Vinkovci; Baranja) 
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Lumache
A short, ridged Italian pasta shaped like a small snail shell, tossed in Tuscan ragù, walnut sauces, ricotta and spinach, or simple garlic and oil so the sauce catches in the spiral.
Italy ·
Italy (Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria - Siena, Bologna, Rome, Genoa, Arezzo) 
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Lynchburg Lemonade
Lynchburg Lemonade is a tart, tall cocktail of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey, triple sec, lemon and lemon-lime soda, named for the spirit's home town.
Machboos
Fragrant spiced rice with meat and dried lime.
United Arab Emirates ·
Nationwide 
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Manti
Tiny meat dumplings under garlicky yoghurt and chilli butter.
Turkey ·
Kayseri 
Milanesa
Breaded thin beef cutlet, an Argentine comfort staple.
Argentina ·
Nationwide 
Moin Moin
Moin moin is a Nigerian steamed pudding of ground beans, peppers and onion, set firm in leaves or a tin and eaten as a snack or side.
Nigeria ·
West Africa 
Naengguk
A family of cold Korean summer soups - chilled broth, thin noodles or puréed soybean, and a clean, vinegar-sharp finish designed to refresh in hot weather.
Nasi Uduk
Nasi uduk is Indonesian rice cooked in coconut milk with lemongrass and spices, served with fried shallots, egg and sambal.
Indonesia ·
Jakarta; Java 
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Nyama Choma
Charcoal-grilled goat or beef eaten with ugali and kachumbari.
Kenya ·
Nationwide 
Oil Down
Oil Down is Grenada national one-pot dish, layering breadfruit, salted meat, callaloo and coconut milk, cooked until the liquid is absorbed.
Grenada ·
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