national dish Recipes
52 delicious national dish recipes from around the world
Authentic Hungarian Goulash
Hungary's beloved national dish, a deeply flavorful and rich beef stew simmered with onions, sweet paprika, bell peppers, and potatoes. This recipe aims for a traditional, comforting experience.
Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
Poland's national dish - a legendary hunter's stew featuring sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and a medley of meats, traditionally simmered for days. Its flavor deepens and improves with each reheating, making it even better the next day.
Bryndzové Halušky
Slovakia's beloved national dish, Bryndzové Halušky, features tender potato dumplings tossed with creamy, tangy sheep's cheese (bryndza) and topped with crispy, savory bacon. It's a comforting, deeply satisfying meal.
Cachupa
A hearty and flavorful Cape Verdean national dish, Cachupa is a slow-cooked stew featuring hominy corn, beans, and a medley of meats and vegetables. It's traditionally prepared overnight and simmered for hours, resulting in a rich, comforting meal.
Chicken Tikka Masala
A beloved British Indian curry featuring tender, marinated chicken pieces simmered in a rich, creamy, and spiced tomato sauce. Often considered Britain's national dish.
Fasolada (Greek White Bean Soup)
Fasolada is considered the national dish of Greece, a hearty and comforting white bean soup simmered with aromatic vegetables, tomatoes, and fragrant herbs. It's a simple yet deeply flavorful dish, perfect for a chilly day.
Hungarian Goulash
Hungary's iconic national stew, featuring tender beef and sweet onions slow-cooked with generous amounts of sweet paprika, creating a rich, deeply flavored, and soul-warming red stew.
Moules-Frites
Belgium's beloved national dish, featuring plump mussels steamed in a fragrant broth of white wine, herbs, and aromatics, served alongside perfectly crispy, double-fried French fries (frites).
Stegt Flæsk (Crispy Fried Pork Belly)
Denmark's beloved national dish, Stegt Flæsk, features incredibly crispy fried pork belly slices served alongside tender boiled potatoes and a rich, fresh parsley sauce. It's the epitome of Danish comfort food.
Traditional Scottish Haggis
The iconic Scottish national dish, a savory pudding made from sheep's offal (heart, liver, and lungs), mixed with oatmeal, onions, suet, and spices, traditionally encased and cooked within a sheep's stomach. A centerpiece for Burns Night celebrations.
Wiener Schnitzel
Austria's national dish - tender veal pounded thin, breaded, and fried to golden, ruffled perfection. This classic dish is surprisingly quick to prepare and incredibly satisfying.
Kibbeh
Lebanon's national dish - torpedo-shaped bulgur shells filled with spiced lamb and pine nuts, deep-fried to perfection.
Kibbeh Maklieh
Lebanese fried kibbeh - crispy torpedo-shaped kibbeh. The most popular form.
Mansaf
Jordan's national dish - lamb cooked in fermented dried yogurt (jameed), served over rice and flatbread.
Kabsa
Saudi Arabia's national dish - spiced rice with chicken or lamb, tomatoes, and aromatic baharat spices.
Musakhan
Palestinian national dish - roasted chicken on taboon bread with caramelized onions and sumac. Fragrant and tangy.
Chelo Kabab
Iran's national dish - saffron-scented rice with butter and grilled ground beef or lamb kebab. Simple perfection.
Ghormeh Sabzi
Persian herb stew - herbs and kidney beans with dried lime. Iran's national dish.
Ghormeh Sabzi
Persian herb stew - herbs, kidney beans, dried lime, lamb. Iran's national dish.
Ghormeh Sabzi
Persian herb stew - the national dish with herbs, kidney beans, dried lime.
Chelo Kabab
Iran's national dish - fragrant saffron-scented basmati rice served with succulent grilled ground lamb kebabs. The crispy rice crust (tahdig) is a highly prized element, and the dish is traditionally finished with a raw egg yolk mixed into the hot rice and a sprinkle of sumac.
Chicken Adobo
The Philippines' national dish - chicken braised in a tangy, savory, and deeply satisfying sauce of vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and bay leaves. This recipe offers a classic approach to this beloved Filipino comfort food.
Chicken and Pork Adobo
The Philippines' beloved national dish, this adobo features tender chicken and succulent pork belly braised in a rich, tangy, and savory sauce of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and bay leaves. It's a deeply flavorful dish that's surprisingly easy to make.
Hai Nan Ji Fan (Hainanese Chicken Rice)
A beloved Singaporean national dish with roots in Hainan, this recipe features tender, poached chicken served alongside fragrant rice cooked in chicken fat and broth. The result is a delicate yet deeply flavorful meal.