Information about the national dishes and most common dishes in countries all over the world.
A
Afghanistan
- Qabili Palau and other rice dishes (aka Quaboli Palaw and Kuboli Palau)
-
Gutsy Gourmet Quaboli Palaw Recipe
- Qorma (onion based stew or casserole usually served iwth rice)
- Kofta (ground beef kebab or Kufta: meatballs)
- Lamb Chops
- Chapli Kebab (hamburger mixed with flour)
- Khameerbob (pasta dumplings)
- Mantu (dumpblings filled with ground beef and onions) Uzbek origin
- Ashak (dumpblings filled with leeks) Kabul dish
Meat Kebabs: lamb, beef, chicken, wheat
Grains: maize, barley, rice
Dairy: yogurt, whey
Fruits and Vegetables: nuts, grapes,
Wikipedia Introduction to Afghan Cuisine
Afghan Cuisine ins the Open Directory
Albania
- Tave kosi
- Byrek Shqipetar me perime
- Qofte Ferguara (fried meatballs)
-
Gutsy Gourmet Qofte Ferguara (Fried Meatball) Recipe
Algeria
- Couscous
Andorra
- Escudella de Pages (country stew)
- http://www.thegutsygourmet.net/natl-andorra.html
Angola
- Muamba de Galinha
Antigua and Barbuda
- Fungee and Pepperpot
Argentina
- Asado
- Empanada
- Milanesa
- dulce de leche
- locro
Armenia
- Harissa
- Lavash
Australia
- Meat pie
- vegemite on toast
- Barbecue
Austria
- Tafelspitz
- Sachertorte
- Wiener Schnitzel (Vienna)
- Apfelstrudel
Azerbaijan
- Yarpag dolmasi
- Plov
B
Bahamas
- Crack Conch with Peas and Rice
Bahrain
- Muhammar
Bangladesh
- Fish and Rice
- Biryani
Barbados
- Cou-Cou and Flying fish
Belarus
- Latkes
Belgium
- Pommes frites (Belgian Fries)
- Moules Bruxellois (Brussels)
Belize
- Belizean rice and beans with stewed chicken
Benin
- Kuli-Kuli
Bhutan
- Ema datsi
Bolivia
- Saltenas
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burek
- Cevapi
- Bosanski Lonac
Botswana
- Seswaai
Brazil
- Feijoada
- rice and beans
- churrasco
- brigadeiro
British Virgin Islands
- Fish and fungee
Brunei
- Ambuyat
Bulgaria
- Sarma
- Shopska salad
- Kavarma
Burkina Faso
- Riz Gras
Burundi
- Mealie-Meal Porridge
C
Cambodia
- Amok trey- Samlor kako
Cameroon
- Kondre- Ndole
Canada
- Beaver Tail Pastry
- Butter Arts
- Nanaimo Bar
- Pancakes with Maple Syrup
- Pemmican
- Poutine
- Salmon
- Salt Cod
- Tourtier
Cape Verde
- Cachupa
Central African Republic
- Cassava
Chad
- Peanut and squash stew
Chile
- Asado
- Cazuela
- Empanadas
- Pastel de choclo
- Porotos Granados
China
China: North China:
- Mantou
- bing (Chinese flatbread)
- wheat noodles
China: South China
- rice
- rice noodles
- rice congee
China: Beijing
- Peking duck
- hot pot
China: Fujian
- Fotiaoqiang
- popiah
China: Guangdong
- Dim sum
- slow cooked soup
- siu mei
- century egg
China: Shanghai
- Xiaolongbao
- shengjian mantou
- red-cooked stews
- Shanghai hairy crab
China: Sichuan
- Mapo doufu
- Kung Pao chicken
- Twice Cooked Pork
- mala hotpot
China: Tibet
- Momo
China: Hong Kong
- egg tart
- dim sum
- roast goose
- wonton noodle soup
- pineapple bun
Macau
- Galinha a Portuguesa
- baked pork chop bun
- Portuguese-style egg
- tart
- almond biscuit
Colombia
- Bandeja paisa
- sancocho
Colombia: Santander
- Hormigas Culonas (Atta laevigata)
Colombia: Cundinamarca
- Ajiaco
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mwambe (Moambe)
Republic of the Congo
- Moambe
- Yassa
Costa Rica
- gallo pinto
- casado
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- fufu
Croatia
- paški sir
- brudet (in Dalmatia)
- sarma
- turkey with mlinci (in Continental Crotia)
Cuba
- Platillo Moros y Cristianos
- Ajiaco
Cyprus
- Souvla
- Halloumi
- Sheftalia
- Fasolada
Czech Republic
- Vepro
- knedlo
- zelo
D
Denmark
- Pork Roast
- Frikadeller
- Smorrebrod
- Polser
Djibouti
- Skoudehkaris
Dominica
- Mountain chicken
Dominican Republic
- White rice topped with stewed red kidney beans
- pan fried or braised beef
- and side dish of green salad and/or tostones.
The ensemble is usually called bandera nacional
- which means "national flag"
- a term equivalent to the Venezuelan pabellon criollo.
E
Ecuador
- encebollado
- ceviche
Egypt
- kushari
- ful medames
- mulukhiyah
El Salvador
- Pupusa
Equatorial Guinea
- Succotash
Eritrea
- Zigini
Estonia
- Verivorst
Ethiopia
- Doro Wat (chicken stew)
- Injera
- Berbere
F
Fiji
- Corn Beef Palusami
- Lovo
- Yaqona
Finland
- hernekeitto (Finnish green pea soup)
- poronkäristys (sauteed reindeer)
- Karelian hot pot
France
- Baguette (particularly Paris)
- cheese- crepes (particularly Brittany)
- pot-au-feu
- foie gras (declared part of the French cultural heritage by legislation in 2005)
France: Alsace
- Choucroute garnie
- tarte flambee
France: Burgundy
- Beef bourguignon
- coq au vin
France: Languedoc-Roussillon (?)
- Cassoulet
France: Lorraine
- Quiche lorraine
France: Normandy
- Camembert
France: Provence
- Bouillabaisse
- ratatouille
- salade nicoise
G
Gabon
- Nyembwe
Gambia
- Domoda
Georgia (the country)
- khinkali
- khachapuri
- Satsivi- Mtsvadi
Germany
- Wurst (including Bratwurst)
- Grünkohl
- Sauerkraut
- Sauerbraten
- potato salad
- Spätzle,
- Dampfnudel
- Prezel
- Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
- Maultaschen
- Currywurst
Ghana
- Fufu
Gibraltar
- Calentita
Greece
- fasolada
- feta cheese
- moussaka
- saganaki
- Greek Salad
Grenada
- Oil
-Down
Guatemala
- Tamal
- chuchitos
Guinea
- Poulet Yassa
Guinea-Bissau
- Jollof Rice
Guyana
- Cookup rice
- Guyana Pepperpot
H
Haiti
- Griot (Fried pork) served with
- Du riz a pois or
- Diri ak Pwa (Rice and beans)
Honduras
- Plato Típico
Hungary
- Goulash. Paprikash and Tokaji
I
Iceland
- Þorramatur (including hakarl)
India
India: Maharashtra
- Puran Poli,
India: Punjab
- Allo Partha and Lassi
- Saroo da Saag and Makhi di roti,
India: Tamil Nadu
- Pongal (dish)
India: Uttar Pradesh
- Parata
- custard
India: Andhra Pradesh
- Pulagam
- Pesarattu
- Sweet pongal
- Pulihora- Curd rice
- Pappu charu
- Onion Samosa
Indonesia
- Nasi goreng
- nasi campur
- nasi kuning
- sate
- soto
- gulai
- sambal
- bakso
- rujak
- gado gado
Indonesia: Bali
- Babi guling
- sate lilit
- betutu
- nasi bali
Indonesia: Java
- Lotek
- nasi pecel
- nasi rames
- tempeh
- tumpeng
- sayur lodeh
Indonesia: Java: East Java
- Bakwan malang
- rawon
- rujak cingur
Indonesia: Java: Jakarta
- Nasi Uduk
v- asinan
Indonesia: Java: West Java
- Sayur Asem
- Karedok
- Siomay and Batagor Bandung
Indonesia: Java: Yogyakarta
- Gudeg
Indonesia: Palembang
- Pempek
- tekwan
Indonesia: Sumatra: West Sumatra
- Rendang
Indonesia: Sumatra: North Sumatra (Batak region)
- Arsik
- saksang
Indonesia: Makassar- South Sulawesi
- konro
- coto Makassar
Indonesia: North Sulawesi
- Rica-rica- Paniki
- tinutuan (bubur manado)
Indonesia: Maluku and Papua
- pepeda
Iran
- Chelow kabab
- Nan-e kabab
Iraq
- Masgouf
Ireland
- Irish Stew
- soda bread
Ireland: County Galway
- Stout and raw oysters;
Ireland: County Cork
- Smoked Salmon on pumpernickel bread
Ireland: County Dublin
- Dublin Bay Prawns
Ireland: Dublin City
- Dublin Coddle
Isle of Man
- kipper
Israel
- falafel
- Israeli salad
Italy
- pasta
- pizza
- minestrone
- polenta (northern Italy)
Italy: Calabria
- La Tiana
- Piccantino
Italy: Campania
- pizza alla napoletana (Naples)
Italy: Emilia-Romagna
- tortellini
- ragù
- mortadella
- lasagne
- Parmigiano Reggiano
Italy: Piedmont
- agnolotti
- grissini
- Gianduiotto
Italy: Lazio
- porchetta
- Stracciatella
- Gnocchi di semolino alla romana
Italy: Lombardy
- risotto alla milanese (Milan)
- panettone
- ossobuco alla milanese
Italy: Sardinia
- Sa fregula (couscous)
- pane carasau
Italy: Sicily
- arancini
- caponata
- ricotta
Italy: Tuscany
- bistecca alla fiorentina (Florence)
- ribollita
Italy: Umbria
- pizza di Pasqua
- porchetta
- strangozzi
Italy: Veneto
- scampi
- risi e bisi
J
Jamaica
- ackee and saltfish,
Japan
- sushi
- sashimi
- Japanese curry
Japan: Fukuoka Prefecture
- Hakata Ramen (pork-based broth);
Japan: Toyama Prefecture
- Masuzushi (salmon pressed on rice cake);
Japan: Aichi Prefecture
- Miso nikomi (Udon in miso fish broth);
Jersey
- Jersey Royal potatoes
Jordan
- Mansaf
K
Kazakhstan
- Besh barmak
Kenya
- Ugali
Korea
- Kimchi
- bulgogi
- galbi
- bibimbap
- samgyetang
- jeon
Kuwait
- Majboos
Kyrgyzstan
- laghman
L
Laos
- larb with sticky rice
Latvia
- Pirags
Lebanon
- Kibbe
Libya
- Usban
Lithuania
- Cepelinai
- Kugelis
M
Republic of Macedonia
- Gravce na Tavce
Malaysia
- nasi lemak
- roti canai
- char kway teow
Malaysia: Penang
- assam laksa
Maldives
- Garudhiya
Malta
- Fresh fish
- Torta-tal-Lampuki
- Fenkata
- Pastizzi
Mauritius
- octopus curry
Mexico
- Barbacoa
- Chilaquiles
- Enchilada
- Guacamole
- Quesadilla
- Pozole
- Tacos al Pastor
- Tostadas
Mexico: Baja California
- Caesar salad
Mexico: Baja California Sur
- Fish taco
Mexico: Chiapas
- Tascalate
Mexico: Chihuahua
- Machaca
Mexico: Guanajuato
- Cajeta
Mexico: Hidalgo
- Escamoles
- Nopalitos
Mexico: Guerrero
- Lobster
Mexico: Jalisco
- Birria
- Torta ahogada
Mexico: Mexico State
- Chorizo
Mexico: Michoacan
- Carnitas
- Menudo
Mexico: Oaxaca
- Chapulines
- Mole
- Tamales
- Tlayuda
Mexico: Nuevo Leon
- Arrachera
- Cabrito
Mexico: Puebla
- Mole Poblano
- Cemita
- Chiles en Nogada
- Tortilla Soup
Mexico: Sinaloa
- Ceviche
- Swordfish
Mexico: Veracruz
- Huachinango a la Veracruzana
Mexico: Yucatan
- Cochinita pibil
- Pambazo
- Venado,
Moldova
- Mamaliga
Mongolia
- buuz
Morocco
- Couscous
- Pastilla
- Harira
- Tajine
Mozambique
- Galinha a Africana
- chamuças
Myanmar
- mohinga
- lahpet
N
Nepal
- dal bhat
- dhido
- gundruk
New Zealand
- pavlova
- hangi
- roast lamb and veges
- mince pie
Netherlands
- stamppot
- hutspot
New Caledonia
- Bougna
Nicaragua
- Gallopinto
Nigeria
- Jollof rice
Norway
- lutefisk
- fårikål
O
Oman
- khawa
- maqbous
- shuwa
- mashuai
- laban
- rukhal
P
Pakistan
- Biryani
Panama
- Sancocho
Palestinian territories
- Musakhan
Paraguay
- Sopa paraguaya
Peru
- ceviche
- quinoa
Philippines
- adobo
- lechon
- milkfish
- lumpia
- pancit
- halo-halo
- balut
- bagoong
- chicharon
- leche flan
Poland
- bigos
- barszcz
- pierogi
Portugal
- Bacalhau
- Feijoada
- Cozido a Portuguesa
- Pastel de Nata
- Churrasco
- Tripas
Puerto Rico
- Arroz con gandules with pig roast
- arroz con pollo
- Mofongo
Q
Qatar
- Harees
R
Romania
- Mamaliga
- Mititei
- Cozonac
- Fasole cu carnati
Romania: Moldavia
- Grapeleaf Sarmale
- Fermented wheat bran Borscht
Russia
- Kasha
- Shchi
- Borscht
- Pelmeni (Siberia)
S
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Coconut dumplings
- Spicy plantain
- saltfish
- breadfruit
Saint Lucia
- Green Bananas & Dried and salted cod
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Roasted Breadfruit & Fried Jackfish
Saudi Arabia
- Kabsa
Senegal
- Thieboudienne
Serbia
- Ðuvec
- Sarma
- Cevapcici
- Pljeskavica
Sierra Leone
- Groundnut
stew
- Cassava Leaf Stew
Singapore
- Hainanese chicken rice
- curry laksa
- chilli crab
Slovakia
- Bryndzove haluky
Slovenia
- ajdovi
- ganci
- potica
- Matev
Somalia
- halwo
- canjeero
South Africa
- Bobotie
Spain
- Tortilla de patatas
- paella
- cocido
- tapas
Sri Lanka
- Rice and curry
Sudan
- Shahan ful
Sweden
- Smörgåsbord
- inlagd sill (pickled herring)
- Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs)
- Ärtsoppa med pannkakor (pea soup with pancakes)
Sweden: Gotland
- Saffranspannkaka (saffron pancake)
Sweden: Norrland
- Surströmming (fermented Baltic Herring)
- Palt
Sweden: Småland
- Ostkaka (swedish cheese cake)
Sweden:Västra götaland
- Grynkorv
- potatis och senapssås
Switzerland
- rösti
- fondue
Syria
- Tabbouleh
T
Taiwan
- Beef noodle soup
- Stinky tofu
- Ba wan
Tajikistan
- Qurutob
- Oshi palov
Tanzania
- Ugali
- Coconut Milk Bean Soup
Tanzania: Zanzibar
- Octopus Curry
Thailand
- Pad Thai
- steamed jasmine rice
- gaeng (Thai curry)
- tom yam
Trinidad and Tobago
- Doubles
- Roti
Tunisia
- Couscous
Turkey
- kebab
- köfte
- dolma
- pilaf
Turkmenistan
- Ishlekly
- plov
U
Ukraine
- Salo
- Borscht
- pierogi
United Arab Emirates
- Shawarma
United Kingdom
- Roast beef with Yorkshire Pudding
- Chicken Tikka Masala-
- Fish and Chips
United Kingdom: England
- English breakfast
- Cornish Pasty
United Kingdom: Scotland
- haggis
- Shortbread
- porridge
- mince and tatties
United Kingdom: Wales
- Laverbread,steam pie,
- Cawl-
- Roast lamb with laver sauce-
- Welsh rarebit
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- Ulster fry
United States
- Turkey Stuffed With Dressing
- Steak and Baked Potatoes
- Hamburger Sandwich
- Hot Dog Sandwich
United States: New England
- New England clam chowder
- New England clam bake
United States: The South
- Grits
- Corn Bread
- Country Fried Steak
- Fried Chicken
- Gumbo
- Barbecue
United States: Alaska
- Akutaq
United States: California
- Sourdough Bread
- Joe's Special
- French Dip Sandwich
United States: Connecticut
- apizza (?)
- shad
- snickerdoodles
- grinders.
United States: Delaware
- Mid-Atlantic crab
- Hush Puppies.
United States: Florida
- Key lime pie
- Grouper
United States: Georgia
- Grits
- peaches
- peanut
United States: Hawaii
- Plate lunch
- Poi
- Kalua pig
- Macaroni Salad
United States: Idaho
- potatoes
United States: Illinois
- Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza
- Italian Beef
- Chicago Hot Dogs.
United States: Indiana
- Fried pork tenderloin
United States: Iowa
- Pork Chop
- Sweet corn
- Corn-fed Beef
United States: Kansas
- Barbecue
United States: Kentucky
- Fried chicken
- Burgoo
- Hot brown.
United States: Louisiana
- Jambalaya
- Gumbo
- Crawfish
- Po'boy.
United States: Maine
- lobster
- lobster roll
- New England Clam Chowder.
United States: Maryland
- Crab cakes
United States: Massachusetts
- Fluffernutter
- Baked beans
- Tollhouse cookies
- Bulkie roll
- New England boiled dinner
United States: Michigan
- Coney Dog
- Pasty
- Cherries
United States: Minnesota
- Hotdish
- Lutefisk
United States: Missouri
- Barbecue
- Gooey butter cake
- Provel cheese
- Missouri wine (including Norton)
United States: Montana
- Bison- Elk
- Huckleberries
United States: New Hampshire
- Maple Syrup
United States: New Jersey
- Blueberry muffins
- Pork roll
- Ripper (hot dog)
United States: New Mexico
- Bizcochito
- Burritos
United States: New York
United States: New York: New York City
- New York-style pizza
- Hot Dogs
- Bagels
- Manhattan Clam Chowder
- Soft Pretzel
- Kosher pickles
- Knishes
United States: New York: Long Island
- Bluefish
- Flounder
- Clams
- Iced Tea
United States: New York: Syracuse
- Hoffman Hot Dogs
- Coneys
- Chicken Riggies
- Salt potatoes
- Dinosaur Bar-b-que
United States: New York: Binghamton
- Spiedie
United States: New York: Buffalo
- Buffalo wings
- Beef on weck
United States: New York: Rochester
- Garbage Plate
United States: North Carolina
- North Carolina barbecue
United States: Ohio
- Cincinnati chili
- goetta
United States: Oklahoma
- Chicken Fried Steak
- Fried Chicken
- Cornmeal Fried Crappie (fish)
- Cream Gravy Made With Drippings
- French Fried Okra
- Okra Salad
- Frito Pie
- Ice Tea
- Doctor Pepper
- Grandma Walling's Lime Jello Salad
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United States: Oregon
- Dungeness Crab
- Salmon
United States: Pennsylvania - Scrapple- Sugar cookies
United States: Pennsylvania: Philadelphia
- Philly cheesesteak
- Apees cookies
- Hoagie
United States: Pennsylvania : Pittsburgh
- Sandwiches topped with Fries & Cole Slaw and/or a Fried Egg
- Pierogies
United States: Rhode Island
- Jonnycakes
- Coffee Cabinets (aka Coffee Milk)
- Doughboys
- Clam Cakes
- Pizza strips.
United States: South Carolina
- Boiled Peanuts
- Grits
United States: South Dakota
- Fry Bread
United States: Tennessee
- Memphis Style Barbecue
United States: Texas
- Chili con Carne
United States: Utah
- Jello (?)
- Funeral Potatoes
United States: Vermont
- Corn Chowder
- Maple Syrup
United States: Virginia
- Smithfield Ham
- Hotel Roanoke Peanut Soup
- Brunswick Stew
United States: Washington
- Apples-
- Salmon
- Coffee (Starbucks)
United States: Wisconsin
- Beer-
- Bratwurst
- Frozen Custard
- Fish Fry
- Cheese Curds
United States Virgin Islands
- Kallalloo
- Fish and Fungee
Uruguay
- Chivito
- Asado
Uzbekistan
- Plov
Venezuela
- Pabellon criollo
- Hallaca
- arepas
Vietnam
- pho,
- banh xeo
- banh beo
- banh cu?n
- Bún Ch?
- Bún bo Hu?
Yemen
- Saltah
- Aseedah
- Zigni
National Drinks
National Liquors
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