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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Spätzle
Soft egg noodles, often baked with cheese and onions.
Speculoos
Crisp spiced caramel biscuits stamped with figures.
Spring Rolls
Crisp golden rolls wrapped around a savoury vegetable filling.
Stifado
Sweet-spiced beef stew with whole baby onions.
Štrukli
Baked or boiled dough pockets filled with fresh cheese.
Su Böreği
Layered boiled-dough pastry with cheese, like lasagne.
Sugo di Funghi
A rich northern and central Italian mushroom sauce slow-cooked with soffritto, garlic, white wine, tomato and mixed porcini, champignon and dried porcini for pasta, polenta, risotto and bruschetta.
Sundubu Jjigae
Bubbling soft-tofu stew with chilli and seafood.
Supplì
Fried risotto croquette with a molten mozzarella heart.
Svíčková
Beef in creamy root-vegetable sauce with bread dumplings.
Swedish Meatballs
Sweden's comforting classic — tender meatballs in a creamy gravy with mashed potato and tart lingonberry jam.
Sweet and Sour Pork
Crispy pork in a glossy sweet-and-tangy sauce.
Syrniki
Fried farmer-cheese pancakes for breakfast.
Tabbouleh
Parsley-forward salad with bulgur, tomato, mint and lemon.
Takoyaki
Molten battered balls filled with octopus, off a special griddle.
Tamagoyaki
Layered rolled omelette, lightly sweet and savoury.
Tamales
Steamed corn-dough parcels wrapped in husks, sweet or savoury.
Tamales Tolimenses
Hailing from Colombia, Tamales Tolimenses is a much-loved breakfast.
Tamees
Tamees is one of the classic dishes in the flatbread tradition of Saudi Arabia.
Tangbao
Tangbao are Chinese soup-filled dumplings, best known as Shanghai xiaolongbao, with rich broth sealed inside a pleated wrapper and dipped in black vinegar and ginger.
Tarta de Santiago
Moist almond cake stencilled with the cross of St James.
Tavče Gravče
Baked white beans with paprika, the national dish.
Tea Leaf Salad
Fermented tea leaves tossed with crunchy beans and nuts.
Tempura Soba
A Japanese noodle dish of soba in dashi broth, topped with a piece of crisp shrimp or kakiage tempura — a Tokyo staple since the Edo period, often eaten standing at a counter.