102 dishes. 71 countries. Every one with a story.

Wok-tossed rice noodles with tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar, served with lime and crushed peanuts.

Rice noodles · Shrimp · Tofu

Vinegared rice paired with fish or vegetables, shaped by hand or rolled in seaweed.

Rice · Rice vinegar · Raw fish

A clear, slow-simmered broth poured over flat rice noodles with herbs and sliced beef.

Rice noodles · Beef · Star anise

Fermented cabbage seasoned with chilli, garlic and salted seafood.

Napa cabbage · Chilli · Garlic

Crisp-skinned roast duck carved at the table and wrapped in thin pancakes with scallion and cucumber.

Duck · Maltose · Scallion

Layered rice and marinated meat cooked together with saffron and whole spices.

Basmati rice · Lamb · Saffron

Fried rice darkened with sweet soy sauce and topped with a fried egg.

Rice · Sweet soy sauce · Egg

Rice cooked in coconut milk, served with sambal, fried anchovies and peanuts.

Rice · Coconut milk · Sambal

Meat braised in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic.

Pork · Vinegar · Soy sauce

A bread boat filled with molten cheese, butter and a runny egg.

Dough · Cheese · Egg

Pleated steamed dumplings with a savoury filling, served with a fiery tomato-sesame chutney.

Wheat flour · Cabbage · Onion

Chopped flatbread stir-fried with egg, vegetables and curry spices, clattered together with two cleavers.

Godhamba roti · Chicken · Egg

Springy wheat noodles in a rich pork or miso broth, topped with a soft egg, scallion and sliced pork.

Wheat noodles · Pork broth · Soy sauce

Poached chicken over rice cooked in chicken fat and stock, served with chilli sauce and cucumber.

Chicken · Rice · Ginger

A crisp baguette filled with pork, pickled vegetables, herbs and chilli.

Baguette · Pork · Pickled carrot

Silken tofu simmered in a numbing, spicy bean-paste sauce with minced meat.

Tofu · Minced beef · Doubanjiang

Tandoori chicken folded into a silky tomato, butter and cream sauce.

Chicken · Tomato · Butter

Rice noodles in a spicy coconut or tamarind broth, topped with prawns, fish and herbs.

Rice noodles · Coconut milk · Prawns

A hot-and-sour soup perfumed with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves.

Prawns · Lemongrass · Galangal

Beef slow-cooked in coconut milk and spice paste until the sauce darkens and clings.

Beef · Coconut milk · Chilli

Thin slices of marinated beef grilled quickly over high heat.

Beef · Soy sauce · Sugar

Thin-skinned steamed dumplings filled with pork and a hot pocket of soup.

Dough · Pork · Gelatin

A crisp fermented rice-and-lentil crepe, often filled with spiced potato.

Rice · Lentils · Fenugreek

A baked pastry parcel filled with spiced lamb and onion, traditionally cooked against the wall of a clay tandoor.

Flour · Lamb · Onion

Wide boiled noodles topped with shredded meat and onion broth, eaten by hand from a shared platter.

Horse meat · Lamb · Wide noodles

A steamed coconut fish curry, fragrant with lemongrass and galangal, served in a banana-leaf cup.

Fish · Coconut milk · Lemongrass

A dark, herb-heavy stew with lamb, beans and dried limes.

Herbs · Lamb · Kidney beans

A thin flatbread spread with spiced minced meat and baked fast.

Flatbread · Minced meat · Tomato

Bulgur and lamb shells filled with spiced meat and pine nuts.

Bulgur · Minced lamb · Onion

Lamb simmered in a tangy dried-yoghurt sauce and served over rice with flatbread and toasted nuts.

Lamb · Jameed · Rice

A smoky red-pepper and walnut dip sharpened with pomegranate molasses.

Red pepper · Walnuts · Breadcrumbs

Eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce.

Eggs · Tomato · Pepper

Spiced rice cooked with chicken, tomato and whole aromatics.

Rice · Chicken · Tomato

Meat stacked on a vertical spit, shaved into flatbread with garlic sauce and pickles.

Lamb · Chicken · Garlic

Deep-fried chickpea and herb fritters served in flatbread with tahini and pickles.

Chickpeas · Parsley · Garlic

Layers of filo filled with nuts and soaked in syrup.

Filo pastry · Pistachio · Honey

A smooth dip of chickpeas, sesame paste, lemon and garlic.

Chickpeas · Tahini · Lemon

A layered rice, meat and vegetable dish that is flipped upside down at the table.

Rice · Chicken · Aubergine

Flatbread with tomato, mozzarella and basil.

Dough · Tomato · Mozzarella

Chicken braised slowly in red wine with bacon, mushrooms and herbs.

Chicken · Red wine · Bacon

Saffron rice cooked in a wide pan, traditionally with chicken and rabbit.

Rice · Saffron · Chicken

Layered aubergine and lamb under a thick béchamel.

Aubergine · Minced lamb · Béchamel

Battered fried fish with thick-cut chips and malt vinegar.

Cod · Potatoes · Flour

Filled dumplings, often potato and cheese, boiled then pan-fried.

Dough · Potato · Cheese

A paprika-heavy beef and potato stew.

Beef · Paprika · Onion

Beef marinated for days in vinegar and wine, then braised and served with a sweet-sour sauce.

Beef · Vinegar · Wine

Small beef meatballs with cream sauce and lingonberry jam.

Minced beef · Breadcrumbs · Cream

Melted cheese with wine, kept warm and eaten with cubes of bread.

Cheese · White wine · Garlic

A deep red beetroot soup served with sour cream and dill.

Beetroot · Cabbage · Potato

A blistered custard tart in a crisp laminated pastry case, often dusted with cinnamon.

Puff pastry · Egg yolk · Milk

A thin cutlet in a puffed golden breadcrumb crust, served with a lemon wedge.

Veal · Flour · Egg

Pasta tossed with egg, cheese and crisp cured pork into a glossy sauce.

Spaghetti · Egg yolk · Pecorino

Summer vegetables stewed slowly with herbs and olive oil.

Aubergine · Courgette · Tomato

Thin waffle wafers sandwiched around a warm caramel syrup.

Flour · Butter · Sugar

A grilled pork sausage, often served in a roll with mustard and sauerkraut.

Pork · Veal · Salt

A savoury pudding of minced offal, oats, onion and spice, boiled in a stomach casing.

Sheep's pluck · Oats · Onion

Coffee-soaked sponge layered with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa.

Mascarpone · Coffee · Ladyfingers

Sautéed beef and mushrooms finished in a sour-cream sauce.

Beef · Mushrooms · Onion

Lamb and cabbage stewed slowly with whole black peppercorns, served with boiled potatoes.

Lamb · Cabbage · Black pepper

A hearty lamb and potato stew, slowly cooked with onion and herbs.

Lamb · Potato · Onion

Layered filo pastry filled with salty cheese and eggs, baked until crisp.

Filo pastry · Feta · Eggs

Steamed semolina grains topped with a spiced meat and vegetable stew.

Semolina · Lamb · Chickpeas

Rice, lentils and pasta topped with spiced tomato sauce and crisp onions.

Rice · Lentils · Pasta

A dark, fiery chicken stew with berbere and hard-boiled eggs.

Chicken · Berbere · Onion

Rice cooked in a red pepper and tomato base, with a smoky bottom layer.

Rice · Tomato · Pepper

Spiced minced meat baked with a savoury egg custard on top.

Minced beef · Curry powder · Apricot

Stiff maize porridge eaten with greens or stew.

Maize flour · Water · Greens

A slow-braised stew of meat, preserved lemon and olives cooked under a conical clay lid.

Lamb · Onion · Preserved lemon

Fish and vegetables simmered in a tomato sauce, with rice cooked in the same broth.

Rice · Fish · Tomato

A smooth, stiff dough of pounded roots served alongside soup or stew.

Cassava · Plantain · Maize

Chicken braised with a sharp lemon, onion and mustard sauce, served over rice.

Chicken · Onion · Lemon

Air-dried, spiced beef strips cured with vinegar and salt.

Beef · Vinegar · Salt

A large, spongy sourdough flatbread used as both plate and utensil.

Teff · Water · Starter

Chicken grilled with a fiery chilli, garlic and lemon marinade.

Chicken · Piri piri chilli · Garlic

Thin skewers of beef coated in a spicy peanut and chilli rub, grilled over fire.

Beef · Peanuts · Ginger

A rich stew of bitterleaf and ground peanuts with shrimp and beef.

Bitterleaf · Peanuts · Shrimp

A crisp filo parcel with a runny egg, tuna and herbs, eaten with lemon.

Filo pastry · Egg · Tuna

A grilled beef patty in a soft bun with salad and cheese.

Beef · Bun · Lettuce

Corn tortillas filled with spit-roasted pork, pineapple and herbs.

Corn tortilla · Pork · Pineapple

Fries topped with squeaky cheese curds and hot gravy.

Fries · Cheese curds · Gravy

Raw fish cured in lime juice with onion and chilli.

Fish · Lime · Red onion

A black bean and pork stew served with rice, orange and cassava flour.

Black beans · Pork · Sausage

Beef and sausages grilled slowly over wood embers.

Beef · Salt · Chimichurri

Chicken rubbed with a fiery allspice and chilli paste and cooked over pimento wood.

Chicken · Scotch bonnet · Allspice

Shredded beef braised with peppers, tomato and cumin.

Beef · Tomato · Pepper

Griddled cornmeal cakes, split and filled with melted cheese.

Maize flour · Water · Salt

Thick griddled corn cakes stuffed with cheese, beans or pork, served with pickled cabbage.

Maize flour · Cheese · Beans

Mashed avocado with lime, chilli, onion and coriander.

Avocado · Lime · Onion

Shredded beef, black beans, rice and fried plantain arranged like a flag on the plate.

Beef · Rice · Black beans

A thick soup of clams, potatoes, bacon and cream.

Clams · Potato · Bacon

Steamed parcels of maize dough filled with meat and chilli, wrapped in corn husks.

Masa · Pork · Chilli

A stacked steak sandwich with ham, cheese, egg, bacon and salad.

Beef · Ham · Cheese

A baked corn pie with a savoury meat and onion filling under a golden sweetcorn crust.

Sweetcorn · Beef · Chicken

Pork marinated in sour orange and chilli, then braised and fried until crisp.

Pork · Sour orange · Garlic

Mashed green plantains pounded with garlic and crisp pork, often served with a stew.

Green plantains · Garlic · Pork crackling

Two soft turmeric flatbreads filled with spiced chickpeas and a slick of pepper sauce.

Chickpeas · Flour · Turmeric

A hand-sized pastry filled with minced beef and gravy.

Pastry · Beef · Gravy

A crisp meringue shell filled with cream and fruit.

Egg white · Sugar · Cream

Raw fish cured in lime juice and dressed with coconut cream, tomato and chilli.

White fish · Coconut cream · Lime

Squares of sponge dipped in chocolate and rolled in coconut.

Sponge cake · Chocolate · Desiccated coconut

Meat and vegetables steam-roasted in a pit heated with stones and covered with earth.

Meat · Potato · Kumara

Crisp oat and coconut biscuits sweetened with golden syrup.

Oats · Flour · Coconut