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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Yakisoba
Griddled wheat noodles in tangy-sweet sauce.
Yangzhou Fried Rice
Refined fried rice studded with egg, shrimp and ham.
Yellowman
Yellowman is a confectionery from the United Kingdom.
Yorkshire Pudding
Crisp, puffed batter pudding for the Sunday roast.
Yu Tou Gao
Yu Tou Gao is one of the classic dishes in the snack tradition of China.
Yukgaejang
Fiery shredded-beef soup with fernbrake and scallion.
Zaalouk
Smoky cooked salad of aubergine and tomato.
Zacuscă
Zacuscă is one of the classic dishes in the relish tradition of Romania.
Zhajiangmian
Thick noodles under a salty fermented-soybean pork sauce.
Zigni
Fiery berbere-spiced beef stew scooped up with injera.
Zürcher Geschnetzeltes
Sliced veal in a creamy white wine and mushroom sauce.
Abgoosht
Lamb and chickpea stew mashed and eaten in two parts.
Aish Merahrah
Sourdough-maize flatbread from Upper Egypt, leavened with fenugreek and baked on clay taboons in Nile-valley towns from Beni Suef to Sohag.
Aji de Gallina
Creamy, gently spicy shredded-chicken stew over rice.
Ajvar
Roasted red pepper relish, smoky and sweet.
Akara
Fluffy deep-fried bean-batter fritters for breakfast.
Almendrados
Almendrados counts among the traditional food of Spain, a cookie locals hold dear.
Aloo Gobi
Dry-spiced potato and cauliflower with turmeric.
Aloo Palak
Aloo Palak is a beloved side dish, traditional to India.
Alpha Tolman
Alpha Tolman is an Alpine-style raw cow's milk cheese from Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro, Vermont, aged into dense, nutty, caramelized wheels.
Arroz Doce
Creamy rice pudding dusted with cinnamon patterns.
Attiéké
Fermented cassava couscous, light and tangy.
Augsburger Huhn
Augsburger Huhn counts among the traditional food of Germany, a chicken locals hold dear.
Baba Ganoush
Smoky charred-aubergine dip with tahini and lemon.