Food World
Discover 1708 iconic traditional dishes from 147 countries — what they are, what's in them, and where to taste the real thing.
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1708 totalMandazi
Lightly sweet East African fried bread, scented with coconut.
📍 Swahili Coast
Mangú
Mashed green plantain topped with pickled red onion.
📍 Nationwide
Maotai Baijiu
Maotai Baijiu is a beloved spirit, traditional to China.
Mas Huni
Shredded tuna and coconut breakfast with flatbread.
📍 Nationwide
Matka Kulfi
Matka Kulfi is a frozen dessert from India.
Meat Pie
Hand-sized pastry filled with minced beef and gravy.
📍 Nationwide
Melonpan
Sweet bun under a crisp cookie crust scored like a melon.
📍 Nationwide
Menemen
Soft eggs scrambled with tomato, pepper and chilli.
📍 Aegean
Mentaiko
Spicy marinated pollock roe, eaten with rice or pasta.
📍 Fukuoka
Menudo
Spicy red tripe and hominy soup, the weekend cure.
📍 Nationwide
Midori
From Japan, Midori is a well-known fruit liqueur.
Miso Soup
Everyday dashi broth seasoned with fermented soybean paste.
📍 Nationwide
Mochi
Chewy pounded-rice cakes, sweet or savoury, soft and stretchy.
📍 Nationwide
Modak
Steamed rice dumplings filled with coconut and jaggery.
📍 Maharashtra
Molokhia
Garlicky green jute-leaf stew over rice.
📍 Nationwide
Mona
Mona is a traditional cheese from the United States.
Mu Nam Tok
Hailing from Thailand, Mu Nam Tok is a much-loved salad.
Mutabbaq Samak
Mutabbaq Samak counts among the traditional food of Kuwait, a fish dish locals hold dear.
Mutzbraten
Mutzbraten is a traditional pork dish from Germany.
Mydia
Hailing from Greece, Mydia is a much-loved mussel dish.
Nacatamal
Large banana-leaf tamale stuffed with pork and rice.
📍 Nationwide
Nachynka
From Ukraine, Nachynka is a well-known casserole.
Naengmyeon
Chewy cold buckwheat noodles in icy broth.
📍 Nationwide
Nanpie
Nanpie is a beloved sauce, traditional to China.