Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 147 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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1708 totalChole Bhature
Spiced chickpea curry with giant puffed fried bread.
📍 Punjab, Delhi
Cochinita Pibil
Achiote-marinated pork slow-roasted in banana leaf.
📍 Yucatán
Confit de Canard
Duck legs slow-cooked and preserved in their own fat.
📍 Gascony
Feijoada
Hearty black-bean and pork stew, Brazil's national feast.
📍 Rio de Janeiro
Fried Chicken
Buttermilk-brined chicken in a crunchy seasoned crust.
📍 Southern US
Gáhkku
Gáhkku is one of the classic dishes in the flatbread tradition of Sweden.
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Poached chicken with fragrant rice and chilli-ginger sauce.
📍 Nationwide
Hot Pot
A simmering communal broth you cook your own feast in.
📍 Chongqing
Hummus
Silky chickpea and tahini dip pooled with olive oil.
📍 Nationwide
Jerk Chicken
Chicken marinated in fiery allspice-and-scotch-bonnet jerk.
📍 Nationwide
Jollof Rice
Smoky tomato-and-pepper rice, West Africa’s pride.
📍 West Africa
Kabuli Pulao
Steamed rice with lamb, caramelised carrot and raisin.
📍 Nationwide
Karaage
Juicy bite-size fried chicken marinated in soy and ginger.
📍 Nationwide
Khao Soi
Northern coconut curry noodles topped with crispy noodles.
📍 Chiang Mai
Kouign-amann
Caramelised Breton butter cake, crisp and flaky.
📍 Brittany
Lu Rou Fan
Braised minced pork belly ladled over rice.
📍 Nationwide
Nasi Lemak
Coconut rice with sambal, anchovies, egg and peanuts.
📍 Nationwide
Pad Krapow
Fiery basil stir-fry over rice with a crispy fried egg.
📍 Nationwide
Pad Thai
Stir-fried rice noodles balancing sweet, sour, salty and savoury.
📍 Bangkok
Paella Valenciana
Saffron rice cooked wide and shallow with a prized crust beneath.
📍 Valencia
Pastrami on Rye
Towering hand-cut pastrami piled on rye with mustard.
📍 New York
Peka
Meat and vegetables slow-roasted under a bell-shaped lid and embers.
📍 Dalmatia
Pesto alla Genovese
Basil, pine nut and pecorino sauce tossed through pasta.
📍 Liguria
Picanha
Prized rump cap grilled on skewers at the churrasco.
📍 Nationwide