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A world food directory · 195 countries
THE BEST FOOD
IN EVERY
COUNTRY.
One editor’s pick for each country. A little context, how it’s served, and a good place to start exploring.
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001The best food in AfghanistanKabuli palaw↗002The best food in AlbaniaTavë kosi↗003The best food in AlgeriaCouscous↗004The best food in AndorraTrinxat↗005The best food in AngolaMoamba de galinha↗006The best food in Antigua and BarbudaFungee and pepperpot↗007The best food in ArgentinaAsado↗008The best food in ArmeniaKhorovats↗009The best food in AustraliaMeat pie↗010The best food in AustriaWiener schnitzel↗011The best food in AzerbaijanPlov↗
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012The best food in the BahamasCracked conch↗013The best food in BahrainMachboos↗014The best food in BangladeshHilsa with rice↗015The best food in BarbadosCou-cou and flying fish↗016The best food in BelarusDraniki↗017The best food in BelgiumMoules-frites↗018The best food in BelizeRice and beans with stew chicken↗019The best food in BeninAmiwo↗020The best food in BhutanEma datshi↗021The best food in BoliviaSalteña↗022The best food in Bosnia and HerzegovinaĆevapi↗023The best food in BotswanaSeswaa↗024The best food in BrazilFeijoada↗025The best food in BruneiAmbuyat↗026The best food in BulgariaBanitsa↗027The best food in Burkina FasoRiz gras↗028The best food in BurundiMukeke↗
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029The best food in Cabo VerdeCachupa↗030The best food in CambodiaFish amok↗031The best food in CameroonNdolé↗032The best food in CanadaPoutine↗033The best food in the Central African RepublicGozo↗034The best food in ChadBoule with okra sauce↗035The best food in ChilePastel de choclo↗036The best food in ChinaPeking duck↗037The best food in ColombiaBandeja paisa↗038The best food in ComorosLangouste à la vanille↗039The best food in Costa RicaGallo pinto↗040The best food in Côte d’IvoireAttiéké with grilled fish↗041The best food in CroatiaPeka↗042The best food in CubaRopa vieja↗043The best food in CyprusSouvla↗044The best food in CzechiaSvíčková↗
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050The best food in EcuadorEncebollado↗051The best food in EgyptKoshari↗052The best food in El SalvadorPupusa↗053The best food in Equatorial GuineaSopa de pescado↗054The best food in EritreaZigni with injera↗055The best food in EstoniaVerivorst↗056The best food in EswatiniSishwala↗057The best food in EthiopiaDoro wat↗
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061The best food in GabonPoulet nyembwe↗062The best food in the GambiaDomoda↗063The best food in GeorgiaKhachapuri↗064The best food in GermanyDöner kebab↗065The best food in GhanaJollof rice↗066The best food in GreeceMoussaka↗067The best food in GrenadaOil down↗068The best food in GuatemalaPepián↗069The best food in GuineaPoulet yassa↗070The best food in Guinea-BissauCaldo de mancarra↗071The best food in GuyanaPepperpot↗
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091The best food in LaosLarb↗092The best food in LatviaGrey peas with speck↗093The best food in LebanonKibbeh↗094The best food in LesothoPapa and moroho↗095The best food in LiberiaDumboy with palm butter↗096The best food in LibyaBazeen↗097The best food in LiechtensteinKäsknöpfle↗098The best food in LithuaniaCepelinai↗099The best food in LuxembourgJudd mat gaardebounen↗
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100The best food in MadagascarRomazava↗101The best food in MalawiChambo with nsima↗102The best food in MalaysiaNasi lemak↗103The best food in the MaldivesMas huni↗104The best food in MaliTiguadege na↗105The best food in MaltaStuffat tal-fenek↗106The best food in the Marshall IslandsGrilled fish with rice↗107The best food in MauritaniaMechoui↗108The best food in MauritiusDholl puri↗109The best food in MexicoMole poblano↗110The best food in MicronesiaPounded breadfruit↗111The best food in MoldovaMămăligă↗112The best food in MonacoBarbagiuan↗113The best food in MongoliaBuuz↗114The best food in MontenegroKačamak↗115The best food in MoroccoTagine↗116The best food in MozambiquePiri-piri prawns↗117The best food in MyanmarMohinga↗
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118The best food in NamibiaKapana↗119The best food in NauruCoconut fish↗120The best food in NepalDal bhat↗121The best food in the NetherlandsStroopwafel↗122The best food in New ZealandHāngī↗123The best food in NicaraguaNacatamal↗124The best food in NigerDambou↗125The best food in NigeriaJollof rice↗126The best food in North KoreaNaengmyeon↗127The best food in North MacedoniaTavče gravče↗128The best food in NorwayFårikål↗
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130The best food in PakistanNihari↗131The best food in PalauUlkoy↗132The best food in PanamaSancocho↗133The best food in Papua New GuineaMumu↗134The best food in ParaguaySopa paraguaya↗135The best food in PeruCeviche↗136The best food in the PhilippinesAdobo↗137The best food in PolandPierogi↗138The best food in PortugalBacalhau à brás↗
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144The best food in Saint Kitts and NevisGoat water↗145The best food in Saint LuciaGreen fig and saltfish↗146The best food in Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesRoasted breadfruit and jackfish↗147The best food in SamoaPalusami↗148The best food in San MarinoTorta Tre Monti↗149The best food in São Tomé and PríncipeCalulu↗150The best food in Saudi ArabiaKabsa↗151The best food in SenegalThieboudienne↗152The best food in SerbiaPljeskavica↗153The best food in the SeychellesGrilled fish with Creole sauce↗154The best food in Sierra LeoneGroundnut stew↗155The best food in SingaporeHainanese chicken rice↗156The best food in SlovakiaBryndzové halušky↗157The best food in SloveniaKranjska klobasa↗158The best food in the Solomon IslandsPoi↗159The best food in SomaliaBariis iskukaris↗160The best food in South AfricaBobotie↗161The best food in South KoreaBibimbap↗162The best food in South SudanKisra with stew↗163The best food in SpainPaella Valenciana↗164The best food in Sri LankaRice and curry↗165The best food in PalestineMusakhan↗166The best food in SudanFul medames↗167The best food in SurinamePom↗168The best food in SwedenKöttbullar↗169The best food in SwitzerlandCheese fondue↗170The best food in SyriaKibbeh↗
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171The best food in TajikistanQurutob↗172The best food in TanzaniaZanzibar pilau↗173The best food in ThailandPad thai↗174The best food in Timor-LesteIkan sabuko↗175The best food in TogoFufu with peanut soup↗176The best food in TongaʻOta ʻika↗177The best food in Trinidad and TobagoDoubles↗178The best food in TunisiaBrik↗179The best food in TürkiyeDöner kebab↗180The best food in TurkmenistanTurkmen bread↗181The best food in TuvaluPulaka with coconut↗
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