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Takoyaki
Takoyaki is a distinctive Japanese starter rooted in Osaka street-food culture, celebrated for octopus, dashi batter, s…
Chutneys, pickles, dips, sauces, spice pastes and preserves that define a table.
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Takoyaki is a distinctive Japanese starter rooted in Osaka street-food culture, celebrated for octopus, dashi batter, s…
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Chawanmushi is a distinctive Japanese starter rooted in Japanese kaiseki and household cooking, celebrated for egg cust…
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Tamales Colorados is a distinctive Guatemalan starter rooted in Guatemala, celebrated for maize dough coloured with tom…
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Gado-Gado is a distinctive Indonesian starter rooted in Java and urban Indonesian street-food culture, celebrated for b…
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Aloo Tikki is a distinctive Indian starter rooted in North Indian chaat stalls, celebrated for crisp potato patties, ch…
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Matjessalat is a northern German salad of young cured herring with apple, onion, gherkin and creamy dressing.
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Mariquitas are paper-thin green plantain crisps, fried until brittle and commonly served with garlicky mojo.
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Curried chicken with a creamy, fruity dressing created for the 1953 coronation era.
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Tender scallops baked in a silky cheese sauce beneath a lightly browned topping.
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Flaky pastry wrapped around well-seasoned beef and pork sausage filling, baked until deeply golden.
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A sharp, creamy Southern pimento cheese served with crisp sesame-rich benne crackers.
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Sicily. It is famous for complexity rather than freshness alone: fried or sautéed aubergine absorbs a sauce that is sim…
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The island of Capri and Campania. Caprese salad is famous for achieving balance without a cooked sauce: sweet-acid toma…
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Georgian Salad with Walnut Dressing is a crunchy tomato, cucumber and herb salad coated in a thin garlicky walnut dress…
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Gỏi Cuốn Fresh Spring Rolls is fresh rice-paper rolls with herbs, noodles, pork or prawns and dipping sauce.
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Miang Kham is small leaf-wrapped bites combining coconut, lime, ginger, chilli, peanuts and a sweet-savoury sauce.
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Tod Mun Pla is springy fish cakes flavoured with red curry paste, makrut lime and long beans.
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Pol Roti with Lunu Miris is a Sri Lankan starter centred on pol roti with lunu miris.
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Chakalaka and Pap Cups is a South African starter centred on maize pap with spicy vegetable relish.
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Snoek Pâté with Toast is a South African starter centred on smoked fish pate.
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Vetkoek with Mince is a South African starter centred on fried bread with curried mince.
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Biltong Platter is a South African starter centred on cured beef platter.