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The dish to try first in 199 countries, plus 962 traditional dishes in all: street food, soups, desserts, drinks and vegetarian classics.
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Africa 54
- AlgeriaCouscous
- AngolaMoamba de galinha
- BeninAmiwo
- BotswanaSeswaa
- Burkina FasoRiz gras
- BurundiUgali
- CameroonNdolé
- Cape VerdeCachupa
- Central African RepublicGozo
- ChadBoule
- ComorosPilau
- DjiboutiSkoudehkaris
- DR CongoMoambe chicken
- EgyptKoshary
- Equatorial GuineaPepesup
- EritreaZigni
- EswatiniSishwala
- EthiopiaInjera
- GabonPoulet nyembwe
- GambiaDomoda
- GhanaJollof rice
- GuineaRiz gras
- Guinea-BissauCaldo de chabéu
- Ivory CoastAttiéké
- KenyaNyama choma
- LesothoPapa
- LiberiaPalm butter
- LibyaBazeen
- MadagascarRomazava
- MalawiNsima
- MaliTigadèguèna
- MauritaniaThieboudienne
- MauritiusDholl puri
- MoroccoTagine
- MozambiqueMatapa
- NamibiaPotjiekos
- NigerDambou
- NigeriaJollof rice
- Republic of the CongoSaka-saka
- RwandaIsombe
- São Tomé and PríncipeCalulu
- SenegalThieboudienne
- SeychellesOctopus curry
- Sierra LeoneCassava leaves
- SomaliaBariis iskukaris
- South AfricaBobotie
- South SudanKisra
- SudanFul medames
- TanzaniaUgali
- TogoFufu
- TunisiaCouscous
- UgandaRolex
- ZambiaNshima
- ZimbabweSadza
Asia 50
- AfghanistanKabuli palaw
- ArmeniaKhorovats
- AzerbaijanPlov
- BahrainMachboos
- BangladeshKacchi biryani
- BhutanEma datshi
- BruneiAmbuyat
- CambodiaFish amok
- ChinaPeking duck
- GeorgiaKhachapuri
- Hong KongDim sum
- IndiaBiryani
- IndonesiaNasi goreng
- IranChelow kabab
- IraqMasgouf
- IsraelFalafel
- JapanSushi
- JordanMansaf
- KazakhstanBeshbarmak
- KuwaitMachboos
- KyrgyzstanBeshbarmak
- LaosLarb
- LebanonKibbeh
- MacauEgg tart
- MalaysiaNasi lemak
- MaldivesGarudhiya
- MongoliaBuuz
- MyanmarMohinga
- NepalDal bhat
- North KoreaPyongyang naengmyeon
- OmanMajboos
- PakistanBiryani
- PalestineMusakhan
- PhilippinesAdobo
- QatarMachboos
- Saudi ArabiaKabsa
- SingaporeHainanese chicken rice
- South KoreaBibimbap
- Sri LankaRice and curry
- SyriaKibbeh
- TaiwanBeef noodle soup
- TajikistanQurutob
- ThailandPad thai
- Timor-LesteIkan sabuko
- TürkiyeDöner kebab
- TurkmenistanPalow
- United Arab EmiratesMachboos
- UzbekistanPlov
- VietnamPho
- YemenSaltah
Europe 46
- AlbaniaTavë kosi
- AndorraTrinxat
- AustriaWiener Schnitzel
- BelarusDraniki
- BelgiumMoules-frites
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaĆevapi
- BulgariaShopska salad
- CroatiaPašticada
- CyprusHalloumi
- CzechiaSvíčková
- DenmarkSmørrebrød
- EstoniaVerivorst
- FinlandKarelian pasty
- FranceCroissant
- GermanyBratwurst
- GreeceMoussaka
- HungaryGoulash
- IcelandHangikjöt
- IrelandIrish stew
- ItalyPizza napoletana
- KosovoFlija
- LatviaGrey peas with speck
- LiechtensteinKäsknöpfle
- LithuaniaCepelinai
- LuxembourgJudd mat Gaardebounen
- MaltaPastizzi
- MoldovaMămăligă
- MonacoBarbagiuan
- MontenegroNjeguški pršut
- NetherlandsStamppot
- North MacedoniaTavče gravče
- NorwayFårikål
- PolandPierogi
- PortugalBacalhau
- RomaniaSarmale
- RussiaPelmeni
- San MarinoTorta Tre Monti
- SerbiaPljeskavica
- SlovakiaBryndzové halušky
- SloveniaKranjska klobasa
- SpainPaella
- SwedenKöttbullar
- SwitzerlandCheese fondue
- UkraineBorscht
- United KingdomFish and chips
- Vatican CityCarbonara
North America 23
- Antigua and BarbudaFungee and pepperpot
- BahamasConch chowder
- BarbadosCou-cou and flying fish
- BelizeRice and beans
- CanadaPoutine
- Costa RicaGallo pinto
- CubaRopa vieja
- DominicaCallaloo soup
- Dominican RepublicMangú
- El SalvadorPupusa
- GrenadaOil down
- GuatemalaPepián
- HaitiGriot
- HondurasBaleada
- JamaicaAckee and saltfish
- MexicoTacos al pastor
- NicaraguaGallo pinto
- PanamaSancocho
- Saint Kitts and NevisStewed saltfish
- Saint LuciaBakes and saltfish
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesRoasted breadfruit and jackfish
- Trinidad and TobagoDoubles
- United StatesHamburger
Oceania 14
South America 12
Questions
How were the dishes picked?
By hand, from general knowledge: up to five per country, the most typical first, with a line on how locals have it. They are the same dishes the Explo app lets you tick off.
Is the first dish the official national dish?
Not always. Few countries name one officially, and people argue about the rest. The first dish is the one most visitors would be told to try.
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