Cuisines Guide Team

👉 Pelamushi (ფელამუში) is a simple Georgian dessert made from just grape juice and flour, cooked until thick, then cooled and set like a soft jelly. It is made every autumn during rtveli, the grape...

👉 Chilaquiles are one of Mexico's favourite breakfasts: crispy tortilla chips tossed in a warm red chile salsa until they are half crunchy, half soft, then topped with fried eggs, crumbled cheese, crema and fresh...

👉 Chakhokhbili (ჩახოხბილი) is one of the best-loved home dishes in Georgia: chicken slowly stewed with lots of onions and ripe tomatoes, finished with garlic, Georgian spices and a big handful of fresh herbs. The...

👉 Thịt kho trứng is one of Vietnam's best-loved home dishes: cubes of pork belly and hard-boiled eggs slowly braised in coconut water, fish sauce and a dark caramel until the pork is meltingly tender...

👉 Achma (აჩმა) is a cheese pie from Adjara, on Georgia's Black Sea coast. Thin sheets of dough are boiled like pasta, then layered with salty cheese and lots of butter and baked until the...

👉 Gebzhalia (გებჟალია) is a cheese dish from Samegrelo, the western Georgian region famous for its sulguni cheese. Soft, stretchy sulguni is rolled around a filling of fresh cheese and mint, cut into pinwheels and...

👉 Tolma is the Georgian version of dolma: tender grape leaves wrapped around juicy minced meat, rice and lots of fresh herbs, then simmered slowly and served with a cool garlic-yogurt (matsoni) sauce.It's a summer...

👉 Fattoush is the bright, crunchy salad of Lebanon and Syria: crisp vegetables, lots of herbs and toasted pita pieces, tossed in a tangy lemon and sumac dressing. It's the perfect way to use up...

👉 Karnıyarık means "split belly": whole eggplants are fried until soft, slit open and filled with spiced minced meat, tomato and peppers, then baked in a light tomato sauce. A Turkish home-cooking classic, served with...

👉 Bigos is Poland's national dish: a slow-cooked "hunter's stew" of sauerkraut and fresh cabbage with pork, smoked sausage, mushrooms and prunes. It is sour, smoky and deeply savoury – and it gets better every...

👉 Msemen (also called rghaif) are Morocco's favourite breakfast breads: square, flaky pancakes made by stretching dough very thin, folding it with butter and semolina, and cooking it on a hot pan. Served warm with...

👉 Fasolada is often called the national dish of Greece: a simple, hearty white bean soup with tomato, vegetables and a generous pour of olive oil. It's naturally vegan, very cheap and even better the...

👉 Dushbara are Azerbaijan's famous tiny dumplings – so small that a good cook fits 10 or more on one spoon. They are filled with spiced lamb, folded into little "ears", then boiled in clear...

👉 Ash reshteh is a thick, comforting Persian soup packed with herbs, beans, lentils and noodles, served with tangy kashk, crispy fried onions and mint oil. It is traditionally made for Nowruz (Persian New Year)...

👉 Lángos is Hungary's favourite street food: a big disc of yeast dough fried until puffy and golden, brushed with garlic water and piled with sour cream and grated cheese. You'll find it at every...

👉 Varenyky (also spelled vareniki) are the beloved boiled dumplings of Ukraine: soft, thin dough folded into half-moons around a savoury or sweet filling. The classic savoury version is filled with creamy mashed potato and...

👉 Mercimek çorbası is the soup you find in every Turkish home and lokanta: silky red lentils blended with onion, carrot and a little potato, finished with sizzling mint-and-paprika butter and a squeeze of lemon.It...

👉 Soko ketsze (სოკო კეცზე) means "mushrooms on a ketsi" – a Georgian clay dish. Whole mushroom caps are filled with butter and sulguni cheese and baked until the cheese melts and the mushrooms release...

👉 Harira is Morocco's national soup – thick, warming and full of tomatoes, lentils, chickpeas, herbs and gentle spices. It's the traditional dish to break the fast in Ramadan, but it's perfect any cold evening.The...

👉 Bacalhau à Brás is one of Portugal's favourite home dishes: flaked salt cod, soft onions and thin crispy potatoes, all bound together with creamy, just-set eggs. Comfort food from Lisbon's Bairro Alto.Take the pan...