World Dishes
Signature dishes from 20 countries with ingredients and steps, serving scaling and a cook mode
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Shows 40 signature dishes from 20 countries, such as Korea, Japan, Italy and Mexico, with ingredients, steps and allergens. Well-known dishes like bibimbap, pad Thai, carbonara and paella are written as simple home-cooking versions.
How to use
- Choose a "Region" or type a country or dish into "Find a country or dish", then open a dish card.
- Change "Servings" and all amounts follow. Switch "Units" between "Metric (g, ml)" and "US (oz, cups)".
- Open "Cook mode" to see one large step at a time and start a timer on steps that need one. Tick the ingredients as you prepare them.
- If you cannot decide, use "Today's dish" or "Open a random dish". Press "Print" to print a recipe.
How it works
- Most countries have no official national dish, so widely known dishes were chosen. The recipes are original home-cooking versions written for this tool.
- Allergen tags are based on the usual ingredients. Sauces, stocks and processed foods vary by brand, so check the labels.
- Dishes with meat, poultry, eggs or seafood show how far to cook them safely, using the US FoodSafety.gov chart of safe minimum internal temperatures.
- US amounts are rounded for kitchen use. Your units, region and servings are saved in this browser.
Questions and answers
- What are some famous national dishes by country?
- The page has two per country. For example, Korea has bibimbap and kimchi stew, Thailand has pad Thai and tom yum goong, and Italy has spaghetti carbonara and pizza Margherita.
- Can I scale a recipe to 4 servings?
- Yes. Press + next to "Servings" and every amount is recalculated. A button takes you back to the original number.
- Which countries are included?
- Seven in Asia (Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Indonesia), seven in Europe, four in the Americas, and two in the Middle East and Africa (Lebanon, Morocco).
- How do I check a dish for allergens?
- Each dish lists any of wheat, egg, milk, peanut, tree nuts, crustaceans, molluscs, fish, soy and sesame under "Allergens". Check the labels of the products you actually use.