Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 145 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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Coxinha
Teardrop-shaped fried dough filled with shredded chicken.
Crêpes
Paper-thin pancakes, sweet with sugar or savoury with ham.
Crni Rižot
Cuttlefish-ink risotto, briny and dramatically black.
Croque Monsieur
Toasted ham sandwich blanketed in béchamel and cheese.
Curry Pan
Curry-stuffed bread coated in crumbs and fried.
Dabeli
Sweet-spicy potato burger with pomegranate and sev.
Dabu-dabu
Dabu-dabu counts among the traditional food of Indonesia, a condiment locals hold dear.
Dande Kabab
Dande Kabab is one of the classic dishes in the lamb dish tradition of Iran.
Diri ak Djon Djon
Black rice cooked with rare wild djon djon mushrooms.
Doenjang Jjigae
Rustic soybean-paste stew with tofu and vegetables.
Dolmades
Vine leaves rolled around herbed rice or meat.
Doubles
Curried chickpeas in soft fried flatbread, Trinidad street staple.
Dura
Dura is one of the classic dishes in the cheese tradition of Sweden.
Dushbara
Tiny lamb dumplings floating in fragrant broth.
Elote
Grilled corn slathered with mayo, cheese and chilli.
Enchiladas
Rolled tortillas bathed in chilli sauce and melted cheese.
Ensaimada
Coiled Mallorcan pastry dusted with icing sugar.
Eton Mess
Crushed meringue tumbled with cream and strawberries.
Fabada Asturiana
Rich bean stew with chorizo, morcilla and pork.
Fattoush
Crunchy garden salad with toasted pita and sumac.
Fava Santorini
Silky yellow split-pea purée with onion and oil.
Fesenjan
A luxurious Persian stew of chicken in a glossy pomegranate-and-walnut sauce, served with saffron rice.
Feteer Meshaltet
Many-layered flaky pastry, sweet or savoury.
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.