Most famous food or dishes from each country

[quote]UK - Jellied Eels

I dunno about that. Maybe fish and chips, Sunday roast, full English breakfast?

Wrong, R1.

Yes, the first thing all the world thinks of when it comes to British cooking is jellied eels.

A pint of jellied eels, gov'ner.

Later , their faces smeared with eel jelly, the drunken first fights and the glassings begin

UK is fish and chips. France is not frites; crepes, maybe.

Pot-au-feu is the official French national dish

That’s not a burger, honey. Not sure what it’s supposed to be. Pancakes with cherries? Yum.

Curious that in representing “world cuisine” we have four former Soviet Republics.

How global.

Vietnam - Pho

Correction—3 Republics—Russia appears twice because who doesn’t think of cuisine when they hear Russia?

Peru's national dish is Guinea Pig, or Cuy.

Brazil - feijoada

Russia - vodka

[quote] Brazil - feijoada

Kiko from Below Deck said that it's Moqueca.

Russia - borscht.

India - curry.

Greece - baklava.

Israel - shakshuka

R12, I've never had that but it looks delicious.

Surprisingly Russians don't drink all that much these days, not so that they're an outlier in Europe.

Not sure what their most internationally recognized dish would be, beyond borscht (whatever, Ukrainians). I hope it wouldn't be Herring Under a Fur Coat or Shuba salad, which is gross.

R15, is beef stroganoff actually Russian-Russian?

Hungary - goulash

R15 - that's interesting, I always thought of it as German because my German grandma (who was actually a Volga German, so this makes sense) used to cook it on the farm at family gatherings. But, yes

Panama is Sancocho de Gallina, a Spanish chicken soup.

Jamaica... jerk chicken, of course.

For France Escargot is probably the first thing that comes to mind with most people. Or Brie and baguettes

R9, I'd associate Peru with ceviche. It's also much tastier.

Argentina - world-class steaks

Would you say Korea is kimchi or bulgogi?

Canada = POUTINE

Cuba - ropa vieja?

I agree with poutine for Canada but in a just world it would be Montreal bagels

El Salvador - pupusas

Russia? Is potato.

Germany should be sauerkraut, Austria gets schnitzel.

France should be a baguette.

Japan should be ramen, at least by number of units sold around the world.

Holland is Gouda cheese.

Greece is spanakopita.

Switzerland is fondue.

Belgium is chocolate.

Poland is pierogi.

Thailand is Pad Thai.

India is Tikka Masala.

Turkey is kabob.

Puerto Rico --> Mofongo.

[quote] Poland is pierogi.

To be fair, almost all Eastern European countries have a version of pierogi.

Russia has pilmeni, and Baltic countries have their own versions too.

It's hard to say where it originated.

R31, that looks scrumptious.

Poland - kielbasa

Georgia: Khachapuri (Georgian Cheese Bread)

Iceland: Hákarl.

Or Bjork.

R34, mmm, cream of Bjork soup

Turkey - dolma

Ethiopia is Injera Bread to be dipped in other side dishes.

I'd like to try this Russian Olivier salad. I think this lady, Helen Rennie, upgraded the ingredients.

Indonesia - gado gado

[quote]India is Tikka Masala.

Tika Masala is from the UK, not India

India - palak paneer

I was disappointed by the much celebrated Russian Olivier (Winter) Salad. It was basically a potato salad with extra vegetables, pickles, etc. I mean It was perfectly fine, but it was so beloved by my Russian friend I expected something tremendous. Like ... it's a good salad to bring to a BBQ

I'd go with éclairs for France, or pastries in general.

UK is definitely fish and chips.

Ireland - scones? Corned beef and cabbage?

Ireland is definitely corned beef and cabbage, R44.

And Scotland's would be Haggis.

R44 - I thought corned beef & cabbage was Irish-American not Irish.

[quote] I was disappointed by the much celebrated Russian Olivier (Winter) Salad. It was basically a potato salad with extra vegetables, pickles, etc. I mean It was perfectly fine, but it was so beloved by my Russian friend I expected something tremendous. Like ... it's a good salad to bring to a BBQ

I love Russian Olivier Salad, and I make it myself, but with simple ingredients.

I boil the potatoes, chop the onions, chop the pickles and the dill, then boil a package of frozen peas and carrots, as well as a couple of eggs.

Then everything gets combined in a bowl with some mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

I don't add ham, because I don't think that meat belongs in potato salad.

It's the easiest salad ever, and VERY delicious!

It ends up looking a lot like this....

No actual Irish person has ever eaten corned beef and cabbage. It's an American invention.

The Irish dish is boiled bacon and cabbage.

I've heard that Colcannon Soup is Ireland's most popular dish.

Next to Guiness beer, of course.

It's a potato, cabbage and bacon soup, similar to corn chowder.

The French associate frites with Belgium.

Americans should never talk about other countries or food. The results are always completely embarrassing.

This thread should be called "Most famous food from each country as imagined by an American who doesn't travel internationally but loves The EPCOT Center"

The most popular Irish dish is curry chips. You're insane if you think Irish people are chowing down on boiled cabbage on a regular basis, r48.

UK would be fish and chips or scones or clotted cream or bangers and mash

Indonesia: rendang

Belgium: frites

Netherlands: stamppot

Portugal: pastel de nata

Cuba: moros y cristianos

Sweden: kanelbullar/fika

Greece: souvlaki

Turkey: kofta

Germany: döner

Morocco: tagine

Hong Kong: dim sum

UK: Pret a Manger

R52, nah. Europeans have similarly limited ideas of what the rest of the world eats.

[quote] The French associate frites with Belgium.

Belgium is famous for its waffles!

France would probably be crepes or pate.

Finland is pickled herring.

Norway is reindeer.

Papua New Guinea is PEOPLE.

Andorra has trinxat…

Venezuela's most famous dish is Arepas.

UK here,

Jellied eels are only eaten by very old Cockneys or twats who have watched too many Guy Ritchie films. Indian food is by far the most popular cuisine here.

Jellied Eels are DISGUSTING.

Why would anyone create such a thing?

Tikka masala is popular in England but where do you think they started liking it? From India. The name alone should be a clue.

R64 Tikka masala was invented in the UK, you dumb cunt. It doesn't exist in India.

Argentina - asado or empanadas

Peru - ceviche

Scotland here.

The Shish Mahal restaurant in Glasgow claims to have invented tikka masala, but there are rival claims from restaurants in England. Whatever the truth is, the Shish is a beloved landmark in Glasgow. Owner Mr. Ali is sadly missed, he was a lovely gentleman.

Just watching UK television, one would think the "dodgy kebab" is Britain's most famous food.

Switzerland - Fondue

Irish Stew yummmm with homemade brown bread

Upthread Turkey had votes for dolma,, kabob and kofta.

But to me nothing compares to hunkar begendi.

Gordon Ramsay has a video where he says Jellied Eels are so unpopular that the one guy who still has a boat on the Thames to catch wild eels sells most of what he gets to the Netherlands.

I think borscht. is actually Ukrainian, which we should all know now is not Russian.

R72 You'd have to look really hard to find jellied eels for sale in the UK. I'm from London and there are less than a handful of Pie and Mash shops left that would serve them. I honestly can't say I've ever heard of anyone eating them.

Funny, I think of roast chicken regarding Peru. If you've had it, you'd get that.

For Belgium: moules frites

Colombia: arepas

Korea: bibimbap

Vietnam: pho

Iran: fessanjan

Sweden: Janssons Temptation (not meatballs!)

Jellied eels are folks having fun, we know it's rare now. I think Yorkshire pudding seems traditionally English, still enjoyed by many.

What do jellied eels taste like?

Schnitzel is actually an Austrian dish.

[quote]Canada = POUTINE

So embarrassing.

[quote] What do jellied eels taste like?

Watch the video at R2.

It's actually very interesting.

But the final product is still revolting.

It's no wonder the British have a reputation for absolutely horrid food.

Sweden is GRAVLAX.

Smörgåsbord

Puerto Rico - tostones, I am completely and utterly addicted to them like the fat ho I am. First cut the plantains peel lengthwise to remove peel, cut into slices, fry in hot lard or oil once, flatten them while still warm and fry again. Drain oil and add salt.

[quote] Poland - kielbasa

Per 32 kielbasa is also regional to several Slav countries

Slovakia’s national dish. It’s like gnocchi but with bacon and sheep cheese.

Tahiti/Bora Bora: Poisson Cru.

Myanmar (formerly Burma): Fermented Tea Salad (Laphet Toke):

Why on earth would anyone ever think to put eels in jelly??

British people are so bizarre.

Maybe as a preservative? Weren't eels the "poor people" food?

I’m seconding R30 re Germany and sauerkraut

HAGGIS!

Re: India. Aren't chicken tikka nasala and murgh makhani basically the same thing?

If it rains, my cousin makes a mean mud pie rolled in flecks of iron ore.

Ireland's most famous food is Guiness.

[quote]Why on earth would anyone ever think to put eels in jelly??

The gelatin comes from the bones of the fish and causes the cooking liquid to solidify.

r18, it's pronounced beef strokin' off.

Saying jellied eels are famous in the UK is like saying poi is famous in the USA. And not everyone in Hawaii likes that either.

[quote] Re: India. Aren't chicken tikka nasala and murgh makhani basically the same thing?

Dhiraj Kafle, co-founder of Santa Rosa’s Cumin Indian Restaurant, has the answer.

The remarkably similar dishes differ in just one way — butter chicken (murgh makani) is a creamy blend of tomato sauce and spices while tikka masala has a creamy tomato gravy and onion sauce.

“They almost look the same but there is a subtle difference in taste and flavor,” says Kafle.

[quote] Saying jellied eels are famous in the UK is like saying poi is famous in the USA

Why are Brits so ashamed of their national dish?

I had a friend from London and he said that his favorite UK or English thing (food-wise) was the full English breakfast.

The short happy life.

Spotted dick, mushy peas, jellied eels. Those Brits have such tantalizing names for their dishes!

Italy - Pasta.

[quote] Spotted dick, mushy peas, jellied eels. Those Brits have such tantalizing names for their dishes!

Don't forget BLACK PUDDING!!!! Rofl.

(aka Blood Sausage)

But of course, calling it Black Pudding is so much more.... appetizing. *blarf*

R103, the influx of South Asian flavors is probably the best thing to ever happen to British cuisine.

There's something about a large number of words in the British idiom which are simultaneously childish, weird and gross. They're almost fetishistic in some weird way, infantile and dirty. I can't figure it out.

Canada could also be peameal/ back bacon or the beaver tail.

Argh I’ve had a Friday afternoon drinkiepoo and fucked up my post at R106. Trying again.

Peameal bacon is much more popular than that beavertail fried thing that I’ve never eaten.

Pie, mash and jellied eels in West London.

New Zealand....Roast leg of lamb, followed by Pavlova.

Pizza isn't wrong, but I think the Italians would consider pasta "spaghetti al pomodoro" as their most famous dish.

Argentina: asado Uruguay: chivito sandwich Colombia: ajiaco

Sweden has so many national dishes – as mentioned above, meatballs (cream and coffee in the sauce), kanelbullar, Janssons frestelse (which is disgusting, btw). The last two are especially Christmas dishes. Gravlox is a solid staple of Swedish breakfasts and lunches, on an open-faced sandwich. I'd also put forward pea soup, served in every school cafeteria on Thursdays and risgrynsgröt (rice pudding) with a hidden almond. And lastly, knäckebröd, the hard "bread" that comes in rectangles and, famously, discs.

But the one thing every adult Swede has every day, usually several times a day, is a strong cup of coffee (fika).

Iceland, fermented shark with a shot of locally distilled Brennivin. Totally lethal for a novice.

Fish and chips was originally brought to the UK by Eastern European Jews. In Scotland it largely became the province of the Italian community. There are still lots of lovely old fashioned Italian chippies. My favourite is the University Cafe in Glasgow. Their ice cream is out of this world.

I wish I could eat smoked salmon because Gravlax sounds really good.

Unfortunately, I hate seafood. The taste and smell of it makes me want to puke.

Russsia would be gruel.

Some might refer to it as porridge or try to call it kasha, but it's basically, quite simply gruel.

Oyd luv an 'eapin 'elpin uv sum jellied eels, luv!

R118 Which dialect are you attempting?

[quote] Which dialect are you attempting?

Eliza Doolittle, lol.

R63, unagi (Japanese eel) is actually delicious, so it must not be the product that's gross, just the traditional British preparation.

Darfur - dirt

[quote]unagi (Japanese eel) is actually delicious

Unagi just means eel. You’re talking about unagi no kabayaki.

Philippines - chicken or pork adobo

Bangladesh - hilsa / ilish curry

I despise seafood, and eels are at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to seafood.

It looks like a goddamned snake!!

Still, if you have to eat that disgusting creature, the Japanese preparation is the way to go.

Cassoulet is another popular dish from France.

Ratatouille.

Rwanda - Murder Mud Pies

France is probably Brie or champagne (not a meal, I know).

England is definitely fish and chips. I’d never even heard of jellied eels. Sounds completely revolting.

Also if anything, the pizza the world eats is more American than Italian.

Burgers are supposedly our national dish, but today I had Vietnamese spring rolls, coffee with a scone, and Bibambap for dinner. Yesterday I had hummus and pita for lunch and eggplant parm for dinner. I think many Americans consume a mix of world cuisines adapted to our tastes. How about you?

Since 2010, Americans have consumed more chicken than beef, so perhaps Fried Chicken and its variants could be in the running.

Gallo Pinto is Costa Rica's national dish. It's really a side dish, served everywhere at any meal.

You don't really see it outside of Quebec or some eastern provinces, r25. I'd nominate Nanaimo bars, but I know that's not really a national dish.

I watching Food Network for one of those shows on comfort foods, and the dishes struck me as pure gluttony with obscene portions of fried food. No vegetables to be found anywhere. Is that the image that the world has of American food? Are there other cultures that prize healthy food and don't epitomize french toast with pastry cream, bananas and bacon?

correction: I was watching...

R133, Costa Rican food kinda leaves a lot to be desired. Very starchy.