Philippines
This traditional Visayan soup features beef shanks and bone marrow melted into a clear broth with corn on the cob and leafy greens.
Bulalo
This Mexican street food features a small hand-sized corn or wheat tortilla topped with a filling, cilantro, and onions.
Taco
This popular Japanese dish consists of vinegared rice combined with ingredients like raw seafood and vegetables.
Sushi
This classic Italian dish consists of layers of pasta sheets, meat sauce, béchamel, and melted cheese.
Lasagna
This festive Pampanga dish is made from chopped parts of a pig’s head and chicken liver, usually seasoned with calamansi, onions, and chili peppers, and served on a sizzling plate.
Sisig
This pitch-black soup from the Tausug people of the Sulu Archipelago gets its striking dark color and distinct smoky flavor from burnt coconut meat blended into the spice paste (pamapa).
Tiyula Itum
This quintessential Canadian dish originated in Quebec and features french fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy.
Poutine
This Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly napa cabbage and radishes, features a heavily spiced chili kick.
Kimchi
A staple of Valencia, Spain, this saffron-infused rice dish traditionally features seafood, rabbit, or chicken.
Paella
This Swedish blood pudding, often served with lingonberries and bacon, relies heavily on rye flour, lard, and spices like marjoram.
Blodpudding
While standard adobo uses soy sauce, this regional variant common in Southern Luzon achieves its rich, yellow-orange color and earthy flavor by braising the meat with fresh turmeric.
Adobo sa Dilaw
This Peruvian dish features raw fish cured in fresh citrus juices, most commonly lime, and spiced with chili peppers.
Ceviche
This famous stir-fried rice noodle dish is a street food staple in Thailand, typically flavored with tamarind pulp, fish sauce, and peanuts.
Pad Thai
This traditional Greek fast food features meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, wrapped in pita bread with tomato, onion, and tzatziki.
Gyro
This complex, rich Mexican sauce requires dozens of ingredients—including chilies, nuts, and Mexican chocolate—and takes days to simmer traditionally.
Mole
This traditional Cordilleran preservation technique involves curing pork slabs with a heavy layer of salt, packing them tightly into clay jars, and aging them for months until the meat develops a deep, funky, charcuterie-like flavor profile.
Etag
This traditional Brazilian stew is made of black beans and a variety of pork and beef products, often served with rice and oranges.
Feijoada
This aromatic, creamy Indian dish features chicken marinated in spices and yogurt, cooked in a rich, spiced tomato and butter sauce.
Butter Chicken
This savory, open-faced French pastry crust is filled with savory custard, cheese, and often bacon or vegetables.
Quiche
This Bahamian salad centers on a local marine gastropod mollusk, diced raw and cured in fresh lime and orange juices with hot peppers and tomatoes.
Conch Salad
Hailing from Ilocos, this pungent, bitter soup is made by simmering beef, goat, or carabao meat and tripe with a signature addition of bile extracted from the animal's gallbladder.
Papaitan
This traditional Central American thick griddle cake or flatbread is made from cornmeal or rice flour, usually stuffed with cheese, chicharrón, or refried beans.
Pupusa
This Vietnamese noodle soup consists of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, primarily served with beef or chicken.
Pho
This national dish of Scotland consists of sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs) minced with onion, oatmeal, and spices, traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.
Haggis
This cold, savory jelly dish from Xian, China, is made from wheat or rice starch leftovers, seasoned heavily with chili oil, black vinegar, and garlic paste.
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