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119 entries tagged dinner.

• Adobo Dish · Meat braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, peppercorns, and bay leaf — the Philippines' national-dish-by-default, with as many versions as households.
• Al Pastor Dish · Mexico's most famous taco — a Lebanese shawarma spit, transplanted to Puebla, dressed in chiles and pineapple.
• Bak Kut Teh Dish · Pork 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.
• Beef Noodle Soup Dish · Slow-braised beef shank and tendon in a soy-spice-Sichuan-chili broth, over hand-pulled wheat noodles — Taipei's most-defended dish.
• Bibimbap Dish · Rice, vegetables, gochujang, an egg — a Korean bowl that's photographed for its arrangement and eaten by mixing it apart.
• Biryani Dish · Hyderabadi dum biryani — raw meat marinated in spiced yogurt, layered with par-cooked basmati, sealed under dough, and cooked entirely by trapped steam.
• Boeuf Bourguignon Dish · Beef chuck, Burgundy, lardons, pearl onions, mushrooms — the French peasant braise that became *haute cuisine* through Julia Child's translator.
• Bouillabaisse Dish · Marseille's saffron-and-orange fish stew — a fisherman's leftover dish that grew into a Provençal institution with a written charter.
• Bulgogi Dish · Thin-sliced beef in a soy-pear-sesame marinade, grilled fast at the table — the dish that taught the world Korean BBQ.
• Bun Bo Hue Dish · A 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.
• Butter Chicken Dish · Delhi, 1950s — tandoori chicken meets a tomato-cream gravy and travels around the world.
• Cacio e Pepe Dish · Three ingredients — pasta, pecorino, black pepper — and a window of about ninety seconds to get them to behave.
• Carbonara Dish · Eggs, cheese, pepper, cured pork — the four-ingredient Roman that refuses to forgive you.
• Char Kway Teow Dish · Flat rice noodles seared in pork lard with prawns, cockles, Chinese sausage, egg, chives, and bean sprouts — Penang's smoky wok-breath noodle, the Singapore-Malaysian hawker king.
• Char Siu Dish · Cantonese honey-glazed barbecued pork — mahogany red, sticky-charred edges, hung over a fire on long forks ("fork-roasted").
• Chicken Tikka Masala Dish · Tandoor-grilled chicken in a tomato-cream sauce with garam masala and fenugreek — the British-Bangladeshi invention that became Britain's most-eaten dish.
• Chili Crab Dish · Whole mud crab in a sweet-savoury tomato-chili-egg gravy — Singapore's seafood spectacle, eaten with mantou buns to mop the sauce.
• Coq au Vin Dish · A tough old rooster and a bottle of Burgundy, given two hours to come to an understanding.
• Dal Makhani Dish · Whole 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.
• Fish Amok Dish · Freshwater fish in a thick coconut-and-*kroeung* spice mousse, steamed in banana-leaf cups — Cambodia's national dish, a gentler cousin to its Thai and Lao curry neighbours.
• Galbi Dish · Marinated beef short rib, butterflied flat against the bone, grilled over charcoal — Korean BBQ's most prestigious cut, sweet-savoury and edge-charred.
• Green Curry Dish · Thai green curry — the coconut-fat-suspension dish that lives or dies by whether you cracked the cream.
• Gyoza Dish · Pan-fried, crescent-pleated dumplings with a crispy bottom and steamed top — Japan's adaptation of the Chinese jiaozi, now its own dish.
• Gyudon Dish · Thin-sliced beef simmered with onions in a sweet-soy dashi, ladled over a bowl of hot rice — Japan's three-minute lunch.
• Hainanese Chicken Rice Dish · Poached chicken, fragrant rice cooked in the broth, three dipping sauces — Singapore's national dish hides its complexity inside complete simplicity.
• Hot Pot Dish · A simmering broth at the table, raw ingredients dipped in by the diner — Chongqing's communal dish, named for its method, not its meat.
• Japchae Dish · Glass noodles tossed with sesame oil, soy, and a rainbow of julienned vegetables — Korea's celebration banchan, originally a noodle-less royal court dish.
• Jiaozi Dish · Pork-and-chive dumplings — northern China's New Year food, the ancestor of every potsticker, gyoza, and pierogi cousin.
• Karaage Dish · Bite-sized chicken thigh marinated in soy, sake, and ginger, dredged in potato starch and fried golden — Japan's home-and-izakaya fried chicken.
• Kare-Kare Dish · Oxtail 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 Curry Dish · Panko-crusted pork cutlet over rice, smothered in dark Japanese curry — a salaryman lunch that became a global comfort dish.
• Khao Soi Dish · Egg 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.
• Kimchi Jjigae Dish · A bubbling red stew of aged kimchi, pork belly, and tofu — Korean comfort food that demands a bowl of rice and a winter day.
• Korean Fried Chicken Dish · Twice-fried, glass-thin crust, glossed in soy-garlic or gochujang — the Korean answer to American fried chicken, eaten with pickled radish and beer.
• Köttbullar Dish · Swedish meatballs — beef-pork blend, cream gravy with a splash of soy, lingonberry jam on the side.
• Kung Pao Dish · Sichuan stir-fry of cubed chicken, dried chiles, Sichuan pepper, peanuts — mala balanced, dark-vinegar sauced.
• Laksa Dish · Coconut-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.
• Larb Dish · Minced 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.
• Lasagne Dish · Green spinach pasta, beef-and-pork ragù finished with milk, besciamella, parmigiano — the Bolognese baked pasta and the model for every other lasagne.
• Lechon Dish · A 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.
• Mapo Tofu Dish · Numbing, spicy, oil-red — the Sichuan dish that taught the world the word <em>mala</em>.
• Margherita Dish · Tomato, mozzarella, basil — three colours of the flag on a 90-second flatbread.
• Massaman Curry Dish · A 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.
• Mie Goreng Dish · Egg noodles stir-fried with kecap manis, chicken or prawn, vegetables, and a fried egg on top — the noodle answer to nasi goreng, eaten everywhere across Indonesia.
• Miso Soup Dish · Dashi, miso, tofu, wakame — Japan's daily breakfast bowl, built on a broth that won't tolerate a boil.
• Mole Poblano Dish · Puebla's brown-black-velvet sauce — chiles, seeds, nuts, fruit, spices, chocolate — the most complex single dish in the Americas.
• Naan Dish · Leavened flatbread slapped to the wall of a clay tandoor, blistered and puffy in under a minute — North India and Persia's daily bread.
• Nasi Goreng Dish · Day-old rice fried with kecap manis and sambal, crowned with a fried egg — Indonesia's national leftover.
• Nigiri Dish · A finger of seasoned rice and a slice of fish — Edo-period fast food that became the standard by which all other one-bite dishes are judged.
• Okonomiyaki Dish · Cabbage-and-batter pancake griddled at the table, topped with sweet-savoury sauce, mayo, bonito flakes, and seaweed — Osaka or Hiroshima, two different dishes by the same name.
• Pad Kra Pao Dish · Minced meat stir-fried with holy basil, chili, garlic, and fish sauce — Thailand's weeknight default, ordered over rice with a fried egg on top.
• Pad Thai Dish · Sour-salty-sweet rice noodles, finished at the table with lime, peanut, and chili — Thailand's most-exported dish.
• Paella Dish · Chicken, rabbit, two beans, saffron — the rice dish that Valencia wrote and the rest of the world misquoted.
• Pancit Dish · A family of Filipino noodle dishes — *bihon*, *canton*, *palabok*, *malabon*, *habhab* — eaten at every birthday for long life.
• Peking Duck Dish · The dish that engineers a bird — air-dried skin, mahogany glaze, three courses from one duck.
• Pesto Dish · Green sauce, mortar and pestle, peak basil — a fifteen-minute counterweight to the six-hour ragù.
• Pho Dish · The broth that built a country's breakfast — beef bones, charred ginger, star anise, and a forest of fresh herbs added at the table.
• Ratatouille Dish · Provençal summer vegetables — eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomato — each cooked separately, folded together, eaten the next day.
• Rendang Dish · Beef 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.
• Risotto Milanese Dish · Saffron, rice, marrow — the Milanese dish that gilds the plate with the world's most expensive spice.
• Rogan Josh Dish · Kashmiri 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.
• Saag Paneer Dish · Punjabi spinach-and-fresh-cheese curry — the vegetarian Indian dish most often quoted, often misnamed *palak paneer*.
• Samgyeopsal Dish · Thick-cut pork belly grilled at the table, wrapped in lettuce with ssamjang, garlic, and a slice of raw chili — Korea's most-eaten dinner-out dish.
• Sashimi Dish · Sliced raw fish, ice-cold and knife-cut, served on a leaf with grated wasabi — the Japanese dish that has no cook, only a knife.
• Satay Dish · Bamboo-skewered meat grilled over charcoal, served with peanut sauce and compressed rice cake — the Southeast Asian skewer that grew up Javanese.
• Shabu-Shabu Dish · Paper-thin beef swished through clear kombu broth at the table — Japan's minimalist hot pot, named for the swish-swish sound the meat makes.
• Shoyu Ramen Dish · Soy-tare-seasoned ramen with a clear chicken or pork-and-chicken broth — Tokyo's original ramen and the form everything else is measured against.
• Sinigang Dish · A sour pork-and-vegetable soup soured by tamarind, mango, or kamias — the dish Filipinos miss most when they're away from home.
• Soba Dish · Buckwheat noodles served cold on a bamboo mat with a dashi-soy dipping sauce — Japan's mountain-cuisine noodle, a study in restraint.
• Soto Ayam Dish · Turmeric-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.
• Sukiyaki Dish · Thin-sliced beef and vegetables simmered at the table in a sweet-soy *warishita* sauce, dipped in raw egg — Meiji-era Japan's beef-celebration hot pot.
• Sweet and Sour Pork Dish · Battered pork pieces tossed in a glossy red-orange sauce of vinegar, sugar, ketchup, and pineapple — Cantonese in origin, made fluorescent by global takeout, eaten everywhere.
• Tandoori Chicken Dish · Yogurt-marinated bone-in chicken char-roasted in a 500°C clay oven (or the closest a home kitchen can manage).
• Tempura Dish · Ice-cold batter, hot oil, lacy crust — a Japanese refinement of a Portuguese technique.
• Tom Yum Dish · Hot, sour, salty, sweet — Thailand's most famous soup, built on shrimp heads and a triangle of lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf.
• Tonkatsu Dish · Thick-cut pork loin in panko, deep-fried to a sandcastle-crisp coat — Japan's Western-cuisine import that became more Japanese than any of its sources.
• Tonkotsu Dish · Pork bones, twelve hours, a hard boil — milky-white broth that started as bones and water and ends as the heaviest soup in Japan.
• Tortilla Española Dish · Potato, egg, onion, olive oil, salt — five ingredients into Spain's universal bar-counter wedge.
• Udon Dish · Thick, chewy wheat noodles in a clear bonito-dashi broth — Japan's everyday comfort noodle, refined into ritual on Shikoku.
• Unadon Dish · Grilled freshwater eel glazed with sweet-soy *tare*, served over rice in a lacquer box — Japan's summer-stamina dish, eaten on the Day of the Ox.
• Wonton Noodle Soup Dish · Springy alkaline egg noodles, prawn-and-pork wontons, a clear dried-flounder broth — Hong Kong's hawker-stall lunch institution.
• Yakitori Dish · Chicken on bamboo skewers, charcoal-grilled over Bincho-tan, glazed with tare or salted plain — Japanese izakaya's most disciplined dish.
• Yangzhou Fried Rice Dish · Cold rice, hot wok, char siu and shrimp — the canonical Chinese fried rice and the standard every other version measures against.
• Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe · 6 servings · 2 h 30 min
• Bouillabaisse Marseillaise Recipe · 6 servings · 1 h
• Cacio e Pepe Recipe · 2 servings · 10 min
• Coq au Vin Recipe · 4 servings · 1 h 45 min
• Gaeng Keow Wan Gai (Thai Green Curry) Recipe · 4 servings · 20 min
• Hyderabadi Dum Biryani Recipe · 6 servings · 1 h
• Jiaozi (pork and chive dumplings) Recipe · 40 dumplings (4 servings) · 15 min
• Köttbullar (Swedish meatballs) Recipe · 4 servings (about 30 meatballs) · 30 min
• Kung Pao Chicken (Gong Bao Ji Ding) Recipe · 2–3 servings with rice · 5 min stir-fry
• Lasagne alla Bolognese Recipe · 8 servings · 3 h + 45 min bake
• Mapo Tofu Recipe · 2 generous servings with rice · 12 min
• Margherita Pizza Recipe · 2 × 30 cm pizzas (4 servings) · 8 min per pizza
• Miso Soup with Tofu and Wakame Recipe · 4 bowls · 15 min
• Mole Poblano Recipe · 8 servings (about 1.2 L mole sauce) · 3 h
• Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken) Recipe · 4 servings · 40 min
• Nigiri-zushi Recipe · 24 pieces (2–3 servings) · 20 min (rice)
• Pad Thai Recipe · 2 servings · 8 min
• Paella Valenciana Recipe · 4 servings (38 cm pan) · 45 min
• Peking Duck (home method) Recipe · 4 servings (around 24 pancakes) · 2 h
• Pesto alla Genovese (mortar & pestle) Recipe · Enough for 500 g pasta — 4 servings · 0 min
• Ratatouille Niçoise Recipe · 6 servings · 1 h 15 min
• Risotto alla Milanese Recipe · 4 servings · 25 min
• Saag Paneer Recipe · 4 servings · 30 min
• Spaghetti alla Carbonara Recipe · 4 servings · 15 min
• Tacos al Pastor Recipe · 8 tacos (4 servings) · 20 min
• Tandoori Chicken Recipe · 4 servings · 25 min
• Tempura (mixed) Recipe · 4 servings · 20 min
• Tom Yum Goong Recipe · 4 servings · 25 min
• Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe · 4 bowls · 12 h (broth)
• Tortilla Española (Spanish potato omelette) Recipe · 6 servings (1 × 24 cm tortilla) · 40 min
• Yangzhou Fried Rice Recipe · 4 servings · 10 min
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