Food World

Japan · Tokyo and the Kanto plain; the most widely served ramen style across Japan

Noodles & Pasta

Shoyu Ramen

Shoyu ramen is Japan's classic soy-based ramen with a clear amber chicken-pork broth, thin alkaline noodles and chāshū, ajitama and scallion.

Snacks & Appetizers

Skordopsomo

Greek garlic bread: toasted country bread rubbed with raw garlic and olive oil, a simple meze staple served with drinks.

Greece · Nationwide

Street Food

Souvlaki

Greece's classic charcoal-grilled meat skewers - served on the stick or wrapped in pita with tzatziki.

Greece · Athens

Tandoori Chicken

Yoghurt-and-spice marinated chicken charred in a clay oven.

India · Punjab

Japan · Japan (Kyushu: Kagoshima, Miyazaki)

Torisashi

Thinly sliced raw chicken sashimi from Kagoshima and Miyazaki on Kyushu, dressed with sesame-miso or soy and wasabi and eaten at specialist poultry restaurants.

Croatia · Hrvatsko Zagorje, north of Zagreb - Krapina-Zagorje and surrounding counties

Tsamarella

A dark, salt-cured Cypriot meat, usually goat, air dried with herbs and sliced thin for the meze table.

Cyprus · Troodos

Breads & Pastries

Tun na yu Bao

Tun na yu bao is a soft Cantonese bakery bun filled with tuna mayonnaise, a Hong Kong everyday bread sold warm from the tray.

China · Hong Kong

Noodles & Pasta

Zagorski Mlinci

Zagorski mlinci is the thin hand-stretched flatbread of Hrvatsko Zagorje, torn under roast pork or turkey and soaked in pan juices at every Zagorje wedding table.

Desserts & Sweets

Alfajores

Crumbly shortbread sandwich filled with dulce de leche.

Argentina · Nationwide

Lithuania · Lithuania / nationwide (Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Panevėžys)

Balandėliai

Lithuanian cabbage rolls of pork and rice braised in tomato cream, served at Sunday tables from Vilnius to Klaipėda with boiled potatoes.

Vietnam · Southern Vietnam / Mekong Delta

Street Food

Bánh mì Giò Thủ

Vietnamese sandwich of cold pork-head terrine with aspic-cut skin, served on a crispy baguette with pickled daikon, carrot, cucumber and chilli.

Snacks & Appetizers

Biltong

Air-dried, vinegar-and-coriander cured beef.

South Africa · Nationwide

Italy · Val Gerola, Lombardy, with adjacent alpe in Trentino and Graubünden

Bitto

A pressed-cook alpine cheese made from the milk of brown Alpine cows grazing the Val Gerola in Lombardy, aged from a few months to over ten years.

Italy · Val Brembana, Province of Bergamo, Lombardy

Branzi

A pressed semi-hard alpine cheese from the Val Brembana in Lombardy, traditionally made with a small amount of goat's or sheep's milk.

Spain · Asturias (Picos de Europa, Sierra de Cuera, Peñamellera, Cabrales municipality)

Cabrales

DOP blue cheese from the Picos de Europa caves of Asturias, made from raw cow's milk with sharp, peppery veining.

Portugal · Trás-os-Montes (Bragança, Mirandela, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Vinhais, Mogadouro)

Cabrito Transmontano

IGP suckling kid goat from Trás-os-Montes in northeastern Portugal, roasted with chestnuts and paprika for autumn festivals.

United States · Driftless Region of southwestern Wisconsin

Cameo

A small Wisconsin farmstead cheese from Soldiers Grove - French-style fromage blanc, lightly salted and briefly aged, with a creamy texture and a clean, lemony finish.

Ćevapi

Grilled minced-meat fingers with flatbread and onion.

Serbia · Balkans