Popular dishes around the world: what have you tried?

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Came across this article with popular dishes around the world, the original graphs comes from Tasteatlas. There's a map per region but I won't paste them all here since they are so many. I will start with an "unusual" region for me, Africa. How many dishes have you tried?

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Portugal has lots of immigrants from Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verte so some of the dishes are familiar. Cachupa and muamba are common here but I never tried them. I think the only dish I tried was couscous and prawns peri-peri.

Now for something familiar: Europe.
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Bacalhau (of course!), paella, confit de canard (love this), tagliatelle al ragu, wiener schnitzel, fondue, fish and chips. I feel like I'm not recognizing the names of some of the dishes...

What dishes have you tried? Which ones do you enjoy, and not? Feel free to add other maps if it's helpful :)
 
Interesting...it'll take me a bit to go through those, but I'm guessing just one or two from Africa, and a lot more from Europe.

I'll get back to you. :)
 
Well be prepared for a long list..

Europe:
Haggis
Irish stew
Lancashire hotpot
Fish & chips
Ulster fry
Stamppot
Bratwurst
Quiche
Confit de canard
Tartiflette
Blanquette de veau
Bouillabasse
Fondue
Spaghetti carbonara
Pizza napoletana
Parmigiana
Tagliattele al ragu
Ossobuco
Wiener snitzel
Schwarzwalder kirschtorte
Goulash
Pierogi
Borsht
Souvlaki
Moussaka
Kalakukko
Kottbullar (swedish meatballs)
Poronkaristis
Karjalanpirakkaa
Lihapulat
Smorgasbord
Pain d epices
Chocolate truffels
Gratin dauphinois
Ailoli
Salade nicoise
Aligot
Reblochon
Clafoutis
Chabichou du poitou
Crepes
Sablé
Rilettes de tours
Tarte tatin
Bouf bourguignon
Visschysoise
Moutarde de dijon
Coq au vin
Comté
Madeleines
Brie de meaux
Cointreau
Lubecker marzipan
Currywurst
Dresdner stollen
Bayrische brezel
Weib wurst
Obazda
Frankfurter wurstchen
Himmel und erde
Ravioli
Tortellini
Kapsalon
Polser
Jambon beurre
Gyros
Kladdkaka
Tompouce
Apfelkuchen
Charlotte russe
Torta de santiago
Zuccoto
Tiramisu
Cassata
Victoria sponge
Crepes suzette
Crepes normande
Pannenkoek
Blini
Leberwurst
Black pudding
Cevapcici
Chorizo
Edam
Gouda
Port salut
Cheddar
Camembert
Chaumes
Gruyere
Emmentaler
Mozzarella
Taleggio
Pecorino
Parmesan
Ricotta
Burrata
Feta
Manchego
Saint Paulin
Mortadella
Spaghetti nero
Fuet

Afrika:
Tajine
Kunefah
Bobotie
Couscous

Asia:
Falafel
Kabsa
Laksa
Sushi
Ramen
Nasi lemak
Nasi goreng
Ikan pepesan
Pho
Dal
Pad thai
Dim sum
Peking duck
Kung pao chicken
Kimchi
Chow mein
Harissa
Pelmeni
Doner kebab
Kibbeh
Dal bhat
Gyoza
Wonton


North America:
Lobster roll
Buffalo wings
New England clam chowder
Crab cake
Pulled pork
Peach cobbler
Key lime pie
Pecan pie
Fajitas
Chilli con carne
Nachos
Enchiladas
Empanadas
Carnitas
Poke
Texas BBQ
Hotdog
Ceasar salad
Cobb salad
Shrimp cocktail
Chicken fried steak
Missisisipi mud pie
Cheeseburger
Hamburger
Slider

South America:
Ceviche

Oceania:
Lamington
Meat pie
Pavlova
Grilled kangaroo

Carribean:
Jamaican jerk



Well, guess I should introduce myself to Carribean and South American food!
 
Windigo said:
Well be prepared for a long list..

Europe:
Haggis
Irish stew
Lancashire hotpot
Fish & chips
Ulster fry
Stamppot
Bratwurst
Quiche
Confit de canard
Tartiflette
Blanquette de veau
Bouillabasse
Fondue
Spaghetti carbonara
Pizza napoletana
Parmigiana
Tagliattele al ragu
Ossobuco
Wiener snitzel
Schwarzwalder kirschtorte
Goulash
Pierogi
Borsht
Souvlaki
Moussaka
Kalakukko
Kottbullar (swedish meatballs)
Poronkaristis
Karjalanpirakkaa
Lihapulat
Smorgasbord
Pain d epices
Chocolate truffels
Gratin dauphinois
Ailoli
Salade nicoise
Aligot
Reblochon
Clafoutis
Chabichou du poitou
Crepes
Sablé
Rilettes de tours
Tarte tatin
Bouf bourguignon
Visschysoise
Moutarde de dijon
Coq au vin
Comté
Madeleines
Brie de meaux
Cointreau
Lubecker marzipan
Currywurst
Dresdner stollen
Bayrische brezel
Weib wurst
Obazda
Frankfurter wurstchen
Himmel und erde
Ravioli
Tortellini
Kapsalon
Polser
Jambon beurre
Gyros
Kladdkaka
Tompouce
Apfelkuchen
Charlotte russe
Torta de santiago
Zuccoto
Tiramisu
Cassata
Victoria sponge
Crepes suzette
Crepes normande
Pannenkoek
Blini
Leberwurst
Black pudding
Cevapcici
Chorizo
Edam
Gouda
Port salut
Cheddar
Camembert
Chaumes
Gruyere
Emmentaler
Mozzarella
Taleggio
Pecorino
Parmesan
Ricotta
Burrata
Feta
Manchego
Saint Paulin
Mortadella
Spaghetti nero
Fuet

Afrika:
Tajine
Kunefah
Bobotie
Couscous

Asia:
Falafel
Kabsa
Laksa
Sushi
Ramen
Nasi lemak
Nasi goreng
Ikan pepesan
Pho
Dal
Pad thai
Dim sum
Peking duck
Kung pao chicken
Kimchi
Chow mein
Harissa
Pelmeni
Doner kebab
Kibbeh
Dal bhat
Gyoza
Wonton


North America:
Lobster roll
Buffalo wings
New England clam chowder
Crab cake
Pulled pork
Peach cobbler
Key lime pie
Pecan pie
Fajitas
Chilli con carne
Nachos
Enchiladas
Empanadas
Carnitas
Poke
Texas BBQ
Hotdog
Ceasar salad
Cobb salad
Shrimp cocktail
Chicken fried steak
Missisisipi mud pie
Cheeseburger
Hamburger
Slider

South America:
Ceviche

Oceania:
Lamington
Meat pie
Pavlova
Grilled kangaroo

Carribean:
Jamaican jerk



Well, guess I should introduce myself to Carribean and South American food!
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Probably seven from Africa, pretty much everything from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus. Not entirely sure about the provenance of the list though! Although the French do pretty good beef, they don't call us 'Rostbif's' for nothing, and I wasn't aware that the Welsh had appropriated faggots :)
 
I just went by the two maps posted here:

Tajine
Couscous
Succotash (though I don't know if it's the same as the succotash I've eaten)
Haggis
Ulster Fry
Irish Stew
Lancashire Hotpot
Faggots
Fish And Chips
Kotbullar (which I think is very close to what I'd call Swedish meatballs)
Sauerbraten
Carbonnade
Pierogi
Borscht
Bratwurst
Beef Bourguignon
Quiche
Schwartzwalder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake)
Schweinebrauten
Weinerschitzel
Goulasch
Fondue
Tartiflette
Tagliatelle al ragu
Spaghetti carbonara
Pizza
Soulvaki
Parmigiana

I may have eaten others, but I may not know them by the names listed above.
 
A few in Africa and about 15 in Europe. Lots in the pacific. I bet no ones had a hangi on here??? Or a Southland cheese roll?? There's others.

Russ
 
I've also had plenty of others not listed on there. There's really no way to list every kind of food in an area, I think. Bienenstichkuchen (bee sting cake) in Germany, bread dumplings in the Czech Republic, etc.
 
rascal I saw a hangi on a Netflix documentary about chefs around the world, I thought it must be something really interesting to eat! Not the same but somewhat related, in the Azores they use hot geysers to cook food.
 
LissaC said:
rascal I saw a hangi on a Netflix documentary about chefs around the world, I thought it must be something really interesting to eat! Not the same but somewhat related, in the Azores they use hot geysers to cook food.
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I do one in a 44 gallon drum. Tastes exactly like the earthen one. I've done that as well but the drum is so much quicker. Hence the name honky hangi.

Russ

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The ones I remember are paella in Spain, and gazpacho. I had Coq au vin for the first time in Paris. I've made spaghetti carbonara as authentically as possible. I had a Margherita pizza in Napoli, as one must. I was only in Africa (Morocco) for one day, and it was in 1978, so I don't remember what we ate.

I always try to eat local favorites when I travel around the US. There was no map for North America -- or Central and South America. :scratchhead:

CD
 
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