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• AdoboMeat braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaf — the Philippines' national-dish-by-default, with as many versions as households.
• Bak Kut TehPork ribs simmered for hours in a peppery garlic broth (Singapore Teochew style) or a dark herbal medicinal broth (Klang Hokkien style) — the breakfast dish that takes itself seriously.
• Bánh MìA French baguette colonised by a Vietnamese pantry — pâté, cold cuts, pickled daikon and carrot, cilantro, chili, in a crackling crust.
• Boeuf BourguignonBeef chuck, Burgundy, lardons, pearl onions, mushrooms — the French peasant braise that became *haute cuisine* through Julia Child's translator.
• Bouillabaisse MarseillaiseMarseille's saffron-and-orange fish stew — a fisherman's leftover dish that grew into a Provençal institution with a written charter.
• BulgogiThin-sliced beef in a soy-pear-sesame marinade, grilled fast at the table — the dish that taught the world Korean BBQ.
• Bún Bò HuếA spicy lemongrass-and-shrimp-paste beef broth with round rice noodles, beef shank, pork knuckle, and a chili-oil slick — Hue's rival to pho and arguably the better soup.
• Bún ChảGrilled pork patties and slices in a bowl of warm fish-sauce dressing, rice vermicelli on the side, fresh herbs by the handful — Hanoi's lunchtime institution.
• Cacio e PepeThree ingredients — pasta, pecorino, black pepper — and a window of about ninety seconds to get them to behave.
• Spaghetti alla CarbonaraEggs, cheese, pepper, cured pork — the four-ingredient Roman that refuses to forgive you.
• Char SiuCantonese honey-glazed barbecued pork — mahogany red, sticky-charred edges, hung over a fire on long forks ("fork-roasted").
• Chicken Tikka MasalaTandoor-grilled chicken in a tomato-cream sauce with garam masala and fenugreek — the British-Bangladeshi invention that became Britain's most-eaten dish.
• Chili CrabWhole mud crab in a sweet-savoury tomato-chili-egg gravy — Singapore's seafood spectacle, eaten with mantou buns to mop the sauce.
• Coq au VinA tough old rooster and a bottle of Burgundy, given two hours to come to an understanding.
• Dal MakhaniWhole black urad lentils and red kidney beans simmered overnight with cream, butter, and tomatoes — Delhi's *Moti Mahal* invention that became the Punjabi banquet dal.
• FalafelRaw soaked chickpeas, fistfuls of fresh herbs, a hot fryer — the Levantine street snack that travels everywhere and stays recognisably itself.
• Gado-GadoBlanched and raw vegetables, hard-boiled egg, tempeh, and tofu over a thick peanut-sauce dressing — Indonesia's mixed-vegetable salad, the cousin of satay's peanut sauce.
• Gỏi CuốnRice-paper rolls of poached prawn, pork belly, vermicelli, herbs, and lettuce — Vietnam's fresh, un-fried answer to the spring roll, dipped in peanut-hoisin sauce.
• HoppersA bowl-shaped rice-and-coconut crepe with crispy lace edges and a soft yeasty centre, often cradling an egg — Sri Lanka's breakfast and late-night dish.
• JiaoziPork-and-chive dumplings — northern China's New Year food, the ancestor of every potsticker, gyoza, and pierogi cousin.
• Kare-KareOxtail and vegetables in a thick orange peanut-and-annatto sauce, served with a side of bagoong shrimp paste — the Filipino fiesta dish that takes a day to make.
• Katsu CurryPanko-crusted pork cutlet over rice, smothered in dark Japanese curry — a salaryman lunch that became a global comfort dish.
• Khao SoiEgg noodles in a coconut-curry broth with braised beef or chicken, crispy fried noodles on top, pickled mustard greens on the side — northern Thailand's defining dish.
• LaksaCoconut-curry noodle soup with prawns, fish cake, and a sambal punch — Peranakan cooking's most famous export, with as many regional variants as Malay states.
• LarbMinced meat tossed with toasted rice powder, fish sauce, lime, chili, mint, and shallot — the meat salad of Laos and Isan Thailand, eaten with sticky rice.
• LechonA whole pig stuffed with lemongrass, garlic, and herbs, rotated over coals for hours until the skin shatters — the Philippines' celebration centrepiece, the rite-of-passage dish.
• Masala DosaA fermented rice-and-lentil crepe folded around a yellow potato-and-onion filling, served with coconut chutney and sambar — South India's defining breakfast.
• Massaman CurryA Persian-Indian-Malay-Thai synthesis curry with beef, potatoes, peanuts, and a base of cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise — the slowest, mildest, most fragrant of the Thai curries.
• MohingaA catfish-and-banana-stem broth over rice vermicelli, thickened with toasted chickpea flour — Myanmar's national breakfast soup.
• Mole PoblanoPuebla's brown-black-velvet sauce — chiles, seeds, nuts, fruit, spices, chocolate — the most complex single dish in the Americas.
• MomoSteamed dumplings filled with spiced minced meat or vegetables, served with a tomato-based dipping chutney — Nepal and Tibet's defining street-food dumpling.
• Nasi LemakCoconut rice steamed with pandan, served with sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, and a hard-boiled egg — Malaysia's banana-leaf breakfast.
• PhởThe broth that built a country's breakfast — beef bones, charred ginger, star anise, and a forest of fresh herbs added at the table.
• Ratatouille NiçoiseProvençal summer vegetables — eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomato — each cooked separately, folded together, eaten the next day.
• RendangBeef simmered in coconut milk and spice paste until the liquid evaporates and the meat fries in its own concentrated paste — Minangkabau's gift to the world.
• Rogan JoshKashmiri lamb braised in yogurt and Kashmiri chili for a deep red gravy, perfumed with fennel, ginger, and cardamom — the showpiece of *Wazwan*, Kashmir's banquet cuisine.
• Roti CanaiA flaky, layered Indian-Muslim flatbread slapped flat and griddled to a crisp shatter, served with curry dipping sauce — Malaysia's breakfast institution.
• SamosaA deep-fried pastry triangle stuffed with spiced potatoes, peas, and cumin — South Asia's defining snack, with parallels from Cairo to Cape Town.
• SatayBamboo-skewered meat grilled over charcoal, served with peanut sauce and compressed rice cake — the Southeast Asian skewer that grew up Javanese.
• Siu MaiOpen-topped steamed dumplings of pork and shrimp wrapped in yellow wheat-egg wrappers, garnished with a dot of crab roe or carrot — Cantonese dim sum's standard partner to har gow.
• Soto AyamTurmeric-yellow chicken broth with shredded poached chicken, glass noodles, hard-boiled egg, fried shallots, and a squeeze of lime — Indonesia's everyday soup, eaten morning to midnight.
• TabboulehA parsley salad with bulgur — not the reverse. Beirut's standard mezze, fragrant with mint and lemon.
• Tacos al PastorMexico's most famous taco — a Lebanese shawarma spit, transplanted to Puebla, dressed in chiles and pineapple.
• Tandoori ChickenYogurt-marinated bone-in chicken char-roasted in a 500°C clay oven (or the closest a home kitchen can manage).
• Tonkotsu RamenPork bones, twelve hours, a hard boil — milky-white broth that started as bones and water and ends as the heaviest soup in Japan.
• Yangzhou Fried RiceCold rice, hot wok, char siu and shrimp — the canonical Chinese fried rice and the standard every other version measures against.