Swiss rösti
A Swiss potato cake made with grated potatoes, browned in butter and seasoned with salt and pepper. Serves 4.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Cook Up
A one-pot rice dish with chicken, pork, black-eyed peas, vegetables, and spices.
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Tajik Qurutob
Fatir flatbread with a salty yogurt sauce, tomato, and scallions: a vegetarian version of qurutob for sharing.
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Hainanese Chicken Rice
Poached chicken with fragrant rice cooked in broth, served with chili sauce, sesame-soy sauce, and cucumber.
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Kuwaiti chicken machboos
Basmati rice cooked in spiced chicken broth, served with chicken and a topping of golden onion and raisins.
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Burkinabe Riz Gras
Rice cooked in one pot with chicken, tomato, onion, garlic, and chili. The oil and cooking broth infuse the rice with flavor.
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Corn and Sweet Potato Pilhi
A baked Norfolk Island pilhi made with polenta, sweet potato, milk, cheddar cheese and caraway.
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Cayman-style beef
Beef slowly cooked in the Cayman Islands style, seasoned with onion, garlic, black pepper, salt, and Scotch bonnet. The long cooking time leaves it tender and easy to shred.
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Svíčková: Beef with Creamy Vegetable Sauce
Marinated beef roasted slowly and served with a creamy root-vegetable sauce. Makes 4 servings.
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Shrimp bibimbap
Cooked rice stir-fried with shrimp, peas, potato, and onion, seasoned with salt and pepper.
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Sudanese Ful Medames with White Cheese and Egg
Cooked, lightly mashed fava beans served with tomato, garlic, lemon, white cheese, hard-boiled egg, and parsley.
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Maldivian Mas Huni with Tuna and Coconut
A cool mixture of tuna, coconut, onion, chili, and lime, traditionally served with roshi.
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Guinea-Bissau Caldo de Mancarra
A chicken stew with peanut paste, tomato, onion, and sweet pepper. The chicken marinates for 1 hour and cooks in a peanut sauce.
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Niuean Takihi with Taro, Papaya, and Coconut
A Niuean layered pudding of taro and papaya topped with coconut cream and baked until the base is lightly browned.
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Saint Martin Callaloo Soup
A thick Caribbean soup with leafy greens, lentils, coconut milk, pork, and vegetables. Makes six servings; preparation times are estimates and assume the lentils have already been soaked or precooked.
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Lamb Irish stew
Irish lamb stew with potatoes, carrots and onion, gently simmered in stock until the meat and vegetables are tender.
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Nauruan coconut fish
White fish fillets marinated with lime, coated in flour, egg, and shredded coconut, then fried until golden and cooked through.
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Tavë Kosi
An Albanian lamb casserole with rice and a baked yogurt-and-egg topping. Serves 6.
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Saint Lucian Bouyon
A hearty one-pot stew of chicken, root vegetables, green bananas, and herbs, gently simmered.
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Bhutanese Thukpa with Vegetables and Tofu
A Bhutanese noodle soup with vegetables, tofu, and spiced broth. Makes 4 servings and takes about 60 minutes in total.
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