🥟 International Dishes
🌮 Country Cuisine
🧂Ingredients Around the World
🍜 Recipe Basics
🍰 Sweet Treats Worldwide
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This Italian pasta dish features layers of noodles, cheese, and sauce baked together.

lasagna

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Pierogi, stuffed dumplings, are commonly associated with this European country.

Poland

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This herb gives pesto its distinctive flavor.

basil

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Boiling pasta until it is firm to the bite is known by this Italian term.

al dente

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This French dessert consists of a custard base topped with a hardened sugar crust.

crème brûlée

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This Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice often served with raw fish.

sushi

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Pho, a noodle soup flavored with herbs and broth, comes from this country.

Vietnam

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Curry powder often contains this bright yellow spice.

turmeric

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This cooking method uses hot oil to quickly cook food in a pan or wok.

stir-frying

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Baklava is a flaky pastry dessert popular in Greece and this neighboring country.

Turkey

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This Mexican favorite is a folded tortilla filled with meat, beans, cheese, or vegetables.

taco

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Moussaka, made with eggplant and meat, is a traditional dish from this country.

Greece

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Guacamole is traditionally made using this fruit.

avocado

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When a recipe says to reduce a liquid, it means to cook it until this happens.

thickens and becomes more flavorful

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Tres leches cake is soaked in three kinds of milk and originated in this region.

Latin America

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This Indian dish is made with chicken cooked in a creamy tomato-based sauce.

butter chicken

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Tagine is both a cooking vessel and a famous dish from this North African country.

Morocco

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Hummus is primarily made from these legumes.

chickpeas

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When a recipe says to julienne vegetables, it means to cut them into these shapes.

thin strips

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Mochi is a chewy dessert made from pounded rice in this country.

Japan

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This Spanish rice dish often contains seafood, chicken, and saffron.

paella

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Kimchi is a staple side dish in this East Asian country.

South Korea

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Saffron comes from the flower of this plant and is one of the world's most expensive spices.

crocus

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Tempering eggs in a recipe helps prevent this from happening.

curdling or scrambling

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Gulab jamun, made from milk solids and soaked in syrup, is a popular dessert in this country.

India

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