Carbonnade Flamande (Stoofvlees)
A Belgian beef stew slowly cooked with beer, onions, and herbs. Serves 6.
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Aruban Pan Bati
Pan bati, a lightly sweet cornmeal-and-wheat pancake, griddled until golden and served as a side. Makes about 4 servings; times are estimates.
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Zimbabwean Chakalaka
A Zimbabwean relish of tomatoes, peppers, onion, and chili, cooked with curry and served hot or cold.
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Estonian Potato Salad (Kartulisalat)
Estonian potato salad with carrots, eggs, pickles, peas, and a creamy sour-cream-and-mayonnaise dressing. Makes about 15 servings; times are approximate.
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Yemeni Chicken Mandi with Rice
Spiced chicken, steamed and oven-browned, served over aromatic basmati rice with golden onions, almonds, and raisins. Serves 4; preparation times are estimates.
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Turks and Caicos Conch Salad
Raw conch marinated with lime, orange, lemon, vinegar, peppers, onion, garlic, and cilantro. Makes about 8 servings; hands-on preparation time is an estimate.
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Tahitian Firi Firi
Tahitian coconut doughnuts shaped like eights, fried and coated in sugar. Makes about 12 pieces for 4 people; active preparation time is an estimate.
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Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs)
Swedish beef and pork meatballs in a creamy stock-and-cream sauce. This recipe serves 4 and takes about 1 hour.
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Vegetarian Guyanese cook-up rice
A Guyanese one-pot dish of rice, pigeon peas, vegetables, coconut milk, and herbs. Serves 4.
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Qatari Chicken Machboos
Basmati rice cooked in spiced chicken broth, with golden onion and the aromas of cumin, coriander, cardamom, and cloves.
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Malagasy Romazava
A Malagasy stew of beef, pork and chicken with tomato and leafy greens, flavored with ginger, garlic, onion and chili. Serves 4; it is commonly served with rice.
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Black Bean and Cheese Pupusas
Thick corn masa cakes filled with black beans and cheese, browned in a skillet and served hot.
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Dutch boerenkool stamppot
A rustic Dutch mash of potatoes and kale, served with smoked sausage and bacon.
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Armenian Tolma in Grape Leaves
Grape-leaf rolls filled with minced meat, rice, onion, and fresh herbs, cooked together until the filling is done and the leaves are tender.
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Tuvalu Coconut Tuna
Diced tuna cooked in coconut milk with onion, ginger, garlic, curry powder, green onions, cucumber, and soy sauce.
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Fish and Fungi
Fish gently cooked with onion, tomato, and citrus, served with fungi made from okra and cornmeal.
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Central African chicken muamba
A chicken stew with palm oil, tomato, chili, and okra. Serves 4 and takes about 55 minutes.
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Saudi Chicken Kabsa
Basmati rice cooked in a spiced tomato and chicken broth, with raisins and toasted almonds. Makes 10 servings.
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Mumu from Papua New Guinea
A home-style mumu of chicken, pork, root vegetables and greens, steamed in banana leaves with coconut milk.
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