Food World

Salads & Sides

Jeonbokjuk

Jeonbokjuk is a creamy Korean rice porridge with abalone and sesame oil, eaten as a nourishing breakfast or light meal.

South Korea · Nationwide

Rice Dishes

Kovurma Palov

Kovurma palov is an Uzbek plov in which meat and onions are fried before the rice is added, giving a rich, savoury pilaf.

Uzbekistan · Nationwide

Spain · Spain (Catalonia, Valencia, Aragon, Murcia, Castile - Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Murcia, Tarragona, Reus)

Mona de Pasqua

A ring-shaped Catalan and Spanish Easter cake of enriched sweet dough baked with hard-boiled eggs in the centre, traditionally given to children by their godparents on Easter Monday and eaten at picnics in the country.

Australia · South Australia

Mpanatigghi

Mpanatigghi are Sicilian pastries from Modica, filled with a sweet, chocolatey mixture of beef, almonds and spices, and dusted with sugar.

Italy · Modica

Meat & Grills

Pie Floater

The Pie Floater is a South Australian classic: a meat pie floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup with tomato sauce, born in Adelaide's pie-cart era.

Truffade

Truffade is a savoury Auvergne dish of sliced potatoes cooked in fat and melted with fresh Tomme cheese.

France · Auvergne

Gelato

Denser, silkier and more intense than ice cream - Italy's frozen pride.

Italy · Nationwide

Italy · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Noodles & Pasta

Lasagne alla Bolognese

Layered sheets of pasta, slow ragù and béchamel baked until bubbling.

Soups & Stews

Rendang

Indonesia's celebrated slow-cooked beef curry - simmered for hours in coconut milk and spices until dark, dry and intensely tender.

Indonesia · West Sumatra

Dumplings

Xiao Long Bao

Shanghai's iconic soup dumpling, a delicate wrapper hiding a pocket of savoury broth.

China · Shanghai

Belgium · Antwerp / Flemish Region (Antwerpen, Mechelen)

Antwerpse Handjes

Almond-butter shortbread biscuits shaped like outstretched hands, sold on Antwerp's Grote Markt and named for the legend of Brabo.

Baklava

Crisp layered filo, butter and nuts baked golden and soaked in honey syrup - the shared jewel of Greek and Ottoman sweets.

Greece · Nationwide

Street Food

Banh Mi

Vietnam's crackly-baguette sandwich - grilled pork and pate with pickled vegetables, coriander and chilli, a French-Vietnamese fusion.

Vietnam · Saigon

Turkey · Bursa, northwest Turkey

Basma

Başma is a stretched, sugar-sweetened cheese dessert from Bursa, served in glossy mounds and dusted with pistachio.

Noodles & Pasta

Beef Noodle Soup

Braised beef and noodles in a deep, spiced broth.

Taiwan · Nationwide

Germany · Berlin and northern Germany; bottled in Nordhausen, Thuringia

Berliner Luft

A clear peppermint and eucalyptus liqueur from Berlin, served ice-cold as a digestif or poured over vanilla ice cream.

Soups & Stews

Beyaynetu

The Ethiopian combination platter: injera spread with small mounds of lentils, split peas, greens and vegetables, eaten by hand from a shared plate.

Ethiopia · Nationwide, and the default fasting-day plate in Addis Ababa

South Africa · Western Cape

Boeber

Boeber is a sweet Cape Malay milk drink with vermicelli, sago and warm spices, best known for breaking the fast during Ramadan in the Western Cape.

Meat & Grills

Boeuf Bourguignon

Beef slow-braised in red Burgundy until meltingly tender.

France · Burgundy

United Kingdom · Scottish Borders, near Bonchester Bridge

Cheese & Dairy

Bonchester Cheese

Bonchester Cheese is a hard, cloth-bound cow's milk cheese from the Scottish Borders, aged 8–12 months with a deep, savoury flavour.

Vietnam · Central Vietnam, especially Đà Nẵng with spillover into Hội An, Huế, and Quảng Nam

Noodles & Pasta

Bún Mắm da Nang

A bold Đà Nẵng noodle soup built on fermented fish paste, pork bones, pineapple, and chili, topped with pork, herbs, and banana blossom.

Ca Phe Sua Da

Strong drip coffee poured over ice and condensed milk.

Vietnam · Nationwide

Mexico · Yucatán Peninsula

Charanda

Yucatán rum made from local sugarcane, rested in oak. Enjoyed straight or with lime and salt.