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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Tequeños
Venezuelan deep-fried cheese sticks, made by wrapping queso blanco in a thin wheat dough and serving hot with pink sauce at parties and Christmas.
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila Sunrise is a traditional cocktail from the United States.
Thai Curry
Thai Curry is a beloved stew, traditional to Thailand.
Tim Tam
Chocolate-coated biscuit famous for the slam dunk.
Toast Skagen
Creamy dill-and-shrimp mix piled on fried bread.
Töltött Káposzta
Cabbage rolls stuffed with pork and rice in paprika sauce.
Tom Kha Gai
Creamy coconut-chicken soup with galangal and lime.
Tortilla Española
Thick potato-and-egg omelette, served warm or at room temperature.
Tronchón
Tronchón is a goat's-milk cheese from the Maestrazgo hills of Aragon, pressed in a basket mould and aged for a firm, rustic flavour.
Tteokbokki
Chewy rice cakes in a sweet, fiery red chilli sauce.
Turrón
Almond and honey nougat eaten at Christmas.
Tzatziki
Cooling yoghurt dip with cucumber, garlic and dill.
Umm Ali
Warm milk pudding of pastry, nuts and coconut.
Vada
Crisp savoury lentil doughnut, fluffy within.
Varenyky
Stuffed dumplings filled savoury or sweet, topped with cream.
Vatapá
Creamy bread, shrimp and coconut purée from Bahia.
Vepřo Knedlo Zelo
Roast pork with bread dumplings and sauerkraut.
Victoria Sponge
Classic sponge sandwiched with jam and cream.
Vitello Tonnato
Cold sliced veal under a creamy tuna sauce.
Vrtanek
Prekmurje festive plaited bread, an enriched wheat dough shaped into a round loaf with a thick braid, traditionally baked for harvest festivals and weddings.
Waakye
Rice and beans cooked with sorghum leaves, sold by the plate.
Warak Enab
Vine leaves rolled tightly around rice and meat.
Wontons
Silky pork-and-shrimp dumplings in a clear broth.
Xerem de Festa
Xerem de Festa is one of the classic dishes in the porridge tradition of Cape Verde.