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Traditional Kazakh beshbarmak: lamb with wide noodles and broth

Learn to prepare beshbarmak, the national dish of Kazakhstan made with slow-cooked lamb, fresh wide noodles and an aromatic broth served on the side.

Traditional Indonesian Nasi Goreng: Fried Rice with Kecap Manis and Crispy Egg

Learn how to make nasi goreng, Indonesia's fried rice with kecap manis, shrimp, and a crispy fried egg on top. Complete step-by-step recipe.

Traditional Saudi kabsa: the spiced chicken rice with tomato and loomi (dried lime)

Learn to make kabsa, the national dish of Saudi Arabia: fragrant rice cooked with chicken, tomato and the unmistakable loomi, the dried lime that gives the…

Traditional Taiwanese beef noodle soup: niu rou mian with dark broth, star anise and tender shank

Taiwan's national dish: a deep broth of beef cooked for hours with soy sauce, spicy bean paste, star anise, cinnamon and tomato, served over wheat noodles with…

Traditional larb: the Lao minced meat salad with mint, lime, fish sauce and toasted rice

Laos's national dish: ground or chopped meat cooked quickly and seasoned while still warm with lime juice, fish sauce, shallot, scallion, lots of mint and…

Traditional Cambodian fish amok: fish curry custard with coconut milk steamed in banana leaf

Cambodia's national dish: cubes of white fish enveloped in a custard of coconut milk, kroeung paste of lemongrass, galangal and turmeric, egg and noni leaves…

Traditional kabuli pulao: Afghan lamb rice with caramelized carrot, raisins and cardamom

Afghanistan's national dish: long-grain basmati rice cooked in lamb broth and caramelized sugar, topped with sweetened carrot matchsticks, raisins, almonds and…

Traditional mansaf: Jordanian lamb cooked in dried jameed yogurt sauce over rice and bread

Jordan's national dish: pieces of lamb cooked in a sauce of jameed, the dried, salted sheep's yogurt, served on a bed of thin bread and saffron rice, topped…

Traditional Syrian kibbeh: fried bulgur and meat croquettes stuffed with meat, onion and pine nuts

Kibbeh as it is made in Aleppo and Damascus: a thin shell of fine bulgur and ground meat blended with onion and spices, filled with sautéed meat, pine nuts and…

Traditional shakshuka: eggs poached in the tomato, bell pepper and cumin sauce of Israel and the Maghreb

Tel Aviv's most famous breakfast: a sauce of tomato, red bell pepper, onion, garlic, cumin and paprika cooked in the pan, with eggs cracked on top and cooked…

Traditional Uzbek plov: rice with lamb, yellow carrot and cumin cooked in the kazan

Uzbekistan's national dish made as in Samarkand: lamb browned in fat, onion and mountains of carrot matchsticks, cumin and barberries, and the rice cooked on…

Traditional Nepali momos: steamed dumplings filled with meat, onion and ginger, with tomato and sesame sauce

Nepal's most popular snack: thin dough dumplings filled with ground buffalo or chicken, onion, ginger, garlic and cilantro, steamed and served with achar, the…