From an article on Farandwide.com. I think the criteria is more "most symbolic of" or "most locally popular". The order is by population size, the descriptions to remind me what some of them are. Has the OTF collective eaten all these and do you agree with the choices? I began to notice how many african places have banana in a curry based dish. Never tried that, is it as nice as it sounds?
China - Peking Duck
India - Khichdi (rice and lentils in ghee)
USA - Apple Pie
Indonesia - Nasi Goreng (fried rice)
Pakistan - Nihari (beef and ginger stew)
Brazil - Feijoada (black bean and meat stew)
Nigeria - Jollof Rice
Bangladesh - Hilsa (fish curry)
Russia - Pelmeni (filled dumplings)
Mexico - Chilaquiles (nachos and salsa)
Japan - Sushi
Ethiopia - Doro Wat (meat and boiled egg stew)
Philippines - Adobo (soy and vinegar marinated chicken)
Egypt - Koshari (rice, pasta and chickpeas in tomato sauce)
Vietnam - Pho (noodles ad broth)
Congo - Poulet a la Moambe (spicy buttered chicken)
Germany - Sauerbraten (beef pot roast)
Turkey - Lukum ('turkish delight')
Iran - Chelow (lamb kebab)
Thailand - Tom Yam Goong (hot and sour seafood soup)
France - Pot au feu (beef stew)
Italy - Tagliatelle Bolognese
South Africa - Bobotie (baked minced meat, dried fruit and spices)
Tanzania - Mandazi (type of doughnut)
Myanmar - Mohinga (eggs and rice noodles in fish and onion broth)
England - Bangers and Mash
Kenya - Nyama Choma (barbecued goat)
Korea - Kimchi (fermented cabbage and veg)
Colombia - Bandeja (a platter of red beans, plantains, minced beef, chorizo, rice and avocado)
Spain - Paella
Argentina - Asados (mixed meat grill)
Uganda - Matoke (a hot banana like stew)
Ukraine - Salo (cold cured pork)
Algeria and Morocco - Couscous
Sudan - Asseda Dukun (wheat porridge)
Iraq - Masgouf (grilled curried fish)
Afghanistan - Kabuli Palaw (lamb with steamed rice and raisins)
Poland - Bigos (pork and cabbage stew)
Canada - Poutine (chips, cheese and gravy)
Saudi Arabia - Kabsah (saffron basmati rice with chicken, tomatoes, nuts and raisins)
Uzbekistan - Shurpa (beef and mutton soup)
Peru and Ecuador - Ceviche (lime and onion marinated fish)
Malaysia - Nasi Lemak (coconut rice)
Angola - Muamba de Galinha (garlic and chili chicken stew)
Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire - Fufu and Goat soup (a spicy tomato soup with fufu, a plantain and cassava paste)
Mozambique - Peri-Peri shrimp snd chicken
Yemen - Saltah (sweet marinated lamb in a spicy tomato broth)
Nepal - Dal Tarkari (very hot lentil and veg curry)
Venezuela - Pabellon Criollo (shredded beef in tomatoes and peppers)
Madagascar - Romazava (meat, onions, spinach and garlic stew)
Cameroon - Ndole (a bitter spinach like plant, stewed with spices prawns and nuts)
Australia - Roast Lamb
Niger - Djerma (chicken, curry, peanut butter, garlic and tomato stew)
Sri Lanka - Hot Coconut Fish Curry
Burkina Faso - Riz au gras (meat and rice in chilli and tomatoes)
Mali - Capitaine Sangha (freshwater fish in chilli sauce with rice and fried banana)
Romania - Sarmale (minced pork and onion rolled in cabbage leaves)
Chile - Curanto (seafood and fruit stew)
Malawi and Burundi - Nsima (maize porridge)
Kazakhstan - Besbarmak (boiled meat and onions in a pasta broth)
Zambia - Chikanda (nut and chilli loaf)
Guatemala - Pepian (a thick meat tomato and pepper stew)
Netherlands - Hollandse Nieuwe (pickled herring)
Syria - Kibbeh (spicy meatballs)
Cambodia and Laos - Amok (fish coconut and lemongrass curry)
Senegal - Thieboudienne (tomato and seafood rice)
Chad - Courgette and Peanut stew
Somalia - Samosas (filled fried pastries)
Zimbabwe - Nhedzi (mushroom soup)
Guinea - Poulet Yassa (lemon chicken)
Rwanda - Brochettes (grilled meat skewers)
Benin - Kuli-Kuli (fried fround peanut fritters)
Tunisia - Brik (tuna and egg in a fried pastry triangle)
Belgium - Moules Frites
Bolivia - Saltenas (spicy meat pasties)
Cuba - Ropa Vieja (shredded beef in tomato and pepper sauce)
Haiti - Griot (fried pork marinated in lime and chilli)
South Sudan - Kuindiong (sweet semolina pudding)
Czechia - Knedliky (boiled dumplings)
Greece - Moussaka
Portugal - Bacalhau (salted cod)
Jordan - Mansaf (lamb and rice stew with yoghurt and nuts)
Azarbaijan - Plov (pilau rice)
Sweden - Meatballs
UAE - Shawarma (meat sauce and salad in pitta bread)
Honduras - Plata Tipico (a mixed platter of meat rice and fruit similar to Colombia's)
Austria - Wiener Schnitzel
Switzerland - Raclette (a cheeseboard)
Israel - Falafel
Scotland - Haggis
Uruguay - Chivoto (a beef and egg sandwich)
Sierra Leone - Saka Saka (stewed cassava leaves)
Laos - Laap (mint and lime chicken salad)
Paraguay - Sopa (a cheesy bread to dip in soup)
New Zealand - Hangi (a barbecue of meat and veg wrapped in leaves and cooked in an underground pit)
Ireland - Boxty (a potato pancake)
Bulgaria - Shopska (tomato, onion, pepper and cheese salad)
Wales - Welsh Rarebit (cheese on toast)
China - Peking Duck
India - Khichdi (rice and lentils in ghee)
USA - Apple Pie
Indonesia - Nasi Goreng (fried rice)
Pakistan - Nihari (beef and ginger stew)
Brazil - Feijoada (black bean and meat stew)
Nigeria - Jollof Rice
Bangladesh - Hilsa (fish curry)
Russia - Pelmeni (filled dumplings)
Mexico - Chilaquiles (nachos and salsa)
Japan - Sushi
Ethiopia - Doro Wat (meat and boiled egg stew)
Philippines - Adobo (soy and vinegar marinated chicken)
Egypt - Koshari (rice, pasta and chickpeas in tomato sauce)
Vietnam - Pho (noodles ad broth)
Congo - Poulet a la Moambe (spicy buttered chicken)
Germany - Sauerbraten (beef pot roast)
Turkey - Lukum ('turkish delight')
Iran - Chelow (lamb kebab)
Thailand - Tom Yam Goong (hot and sour seafood soup)
France - Pot au feu (beef stew)
Italy - Tagliatelle Bolognese
South Africa - Bobotie (baked minced meat, dried fruit and spices)
Tanzania - Mandazi (type of doughnut)
Myanmar - Mohinga (eggs and rice noodles in fish and onion broth)
England - Bangers and Mash
Kenya - Nyama Choma (barbecued goat)
Korea - Kimchi (fermented cabbage and veg)
Colombia - Bandeja (a platter of red beans, plantains, minced beef, chorizo, rice and avocado)
Spain - Paella
Argentina - Asados (mixed meat grill)
Uganda - Matoke (a hot banana like stew)
Ukraine - Salo (cold cured pork)
Algeria and Morocco - Couscous
Sudan - Asseda Dukun (wheat porridge)
Iraq - Masgouf (grilled curried fish)
Afghanistan - Kabuli Palaw (lamb with steamed rice and raisins)
Poland - Bigos (pork and cabbage stew)
Canada - Poutine (chips, cheese and gravy)
Saudi Arabia - Kabsah (saffron basmati rice with chicken, tomatoes, nuts and raisins)
Uzbekistan - Shurpa (beef and mutton soup)
Peru and Ecuador - Ceviche (lime and onion marinated fish)
Malaysia - Nasi Lemak (coconut rice)
Angola - Muamba de Galinha (garlic and chili chicken stew)
Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire - Fufu and Goat soup (a spicy tomato soup with fufu, a plantain and cassava paste)
Mozambique - Peri-Peri shrimp snd chicken
Yemen - Saltah (sweet marinated lamb in a spicy tomato broth)
Nepal - Dal Tarkari (very hot lentil and veg curry)
Venezuela - Pabellon Criollo (shredded beef in tomatoes and peppers)
Madagascar - Romazava (meat, onions, spinach and garlic stew)
Cameroon - Ndole (a bitter spinach like plant, stewed with spices prawns and nuts)
Australia - Roast Lamb
Niger - Djerma (chicken, curry, peanut butter, garlic and tomato stew)
Sri Lanka - Hot Coconut Fish Curry
Burkina Faso - Riz au gras (meat and rice in chilli and tomatoes)
Mali - Capitaine Sangha (freshwater fish in chilli sauce with rice and fried banana)
Romania - Sarmale (minced pork and onion rolled in cabbage leaves)
Chile - Curanto (seafood and fruit stew)
Malawi and Burundi - Nsima (maize porridge)
Kazakhstan - Besbarmak (boiled meat and onions in a pasta broth)
Zambia - Chikanda (nut and chilli loaf)
Guatemala - Pepian (a thick meat tomato and pepper stew)
Netherlands - Hollandse Nieuwe (pickled herring)
Syria - Kibbeh (spicy meatballs)
Cambodia and Laos - Amok (fish coconut and lemongrass curry)
Senegal - Thieboudienne (tomato and seafood rice)
Chad - Courgette and Peanut stew
Somalia - Samosas (filled fried pastries)
Zimbabwe - Nhedzi (mushroom soup)
Guinea - Poulet Yassa (lemon chicken)
Rwanda - Brochettes (grilled meat skewers)
Benin - Kuli-Kuli (fried fround peanut fritters)
Tunisia - Brik (tuna and egg in a fried pastry triangle)
Belgium - Moules Frites
Bolivia - Saltenas (spicy meat pasties)
Cuba - Ropa Vieja (shredded beef in tomato and pepper sauce)
Haiti - Griot (fried pork marinated in lime and chilli)
South Sudan - Kuindiong (sweet semolina pudding)
Czechia - Knedliky (boiled dumplings)
Greece - Moussaka
Portugal - Bacalhau (salted cod)
Jordan - Mansaf (lamb and rice stew with yoghurt and nuts)
Azarbaijan - Plov (pilau rice)
Sweden - Meatballs
UAE - Shawarma (meat sauce and salad in pitta bread)
Honduras - Plata Tipico (a mixed platter of meat rice and fruit similar to Colombia's)
Austria - Wiener Schnitzel
Switzerland - Raclette (a cheeseboard)
Israel - Falafel
Scotland - Haggis
Uruguay - Chivoto (a beef and egg sandwich)
Sierra Leone - Saka Saka (stewed cassava leaves)
Laos - Laap (mint and lime chicken salad)
Paraguay - Sopa (a cheesy bread to dip in soup)
New Zealand - Hangi (a barbecue of meat and veg wrapped in leaves and cooked in an underground pit)
Ireland - Boxty (a potato pancake)
Bulgaria - Shopska (tomato, onion, pepper and cheese salad)
Wales - Welsh Rarebit (cheese on toast)
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