Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 149 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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1708 totalPhilly Cheesesteak
Thin-sliced beef and melted cheese in a hoagie roll.
📍 Philadelphia
Phulka
Puffed whole-wheat flatbread from the Indian subcontinent, rolled thin, partly cooked on a tava, then finished over a flame until it balloons with steam.
📍 India (North India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab)
Picarones
Squash and sweet-potato doughnuts in cane syrup.
📍 Lima
Pilau
Spiced rice with meat, perfumed by the Swahili coast.
📍 Zanzibar
Pineapple Cake
Buttery shortcrust square with a chewy pineapple centre.
📍 Nationwide
Pink Lady
Pink Lady is a traditional cocktail from the United States.
Piononos
From Spain, Piononos is a well-known sweet pastry.
Pique Macho
Pile of beef, sausage and chips with spicy sauces.
📍 Cochabamba
Pittsburgh Salad
Pittsburgh Salad counts among the traditional food of the United States, a salad locals hold dear.
Pla Pao
Salt-crusted whole fish stuffed with lemongrass.
📍 Nationwide
Poffertjes
Puffy mini pancakes dusted with icing sugar.
📍 Nationwide
Pollo al Ajillo
Chicken pieces fried with lots of garlic and sherry.
📍 Nationwide
Pot-au-Feu
Boiled beef and vegetables, broth served first.
📍 Nationwide
Presskopf
Presskopf is a beloved sausage, traditional to Germany.
Prik Gaeng Massaman
Prik Gaeng Massaman is a traditional sauce from Thailand.
Quiche Lorraine
Buttery pastry filled with a silky bacon-and-egg custard.
📍 Lorraine
Qutab
Thin folded flatbread filled with herbs or minced meat.
📍 Nationwide
Racuchy
Hailing from Poland, Racuchy is a much-loved pancake.
Ragù All'anatra
Ragù All'anatra is a beloved meat-based sauce, traditional to Italy.
Rasgulla
Spongy cheese balls soaked in light sugar syrup.
📍 West Bengal, Odisha
Rasstegai
Rasstegai counts among the traditional food of Russia, a savoury pastry locals hold dear.
Ratafia Catalana
Ratafia Catalana is a beloved nut-flavored liqueur, traditional to Spain.
Ravioli di Gallina
Ravioli di Gallina is a pasta from Italy.
📍 Marche
Ravioli di Magro
Ravioli di Magro is one of the classic dishes in the pasta tradition of Italy.