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Maine Lobster Roll
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Maine Lobster Roll

Sweet Maine lobster lightly dressed and packed into a buttered, toasted split-top roll.

25 minsMainAmerican
Yomari Main Plate
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Yomari Main Plate

A distinctive Nepalese main course: steamed rice-flour dumplings with a soft shell and a rich molasses-sesame filling…

1 hr 50 minsMainNepalese
Arroz de Carreteiro
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Arroz de Carreteiro

Rice cooked with dried or leftover beef, onion and garlic in a robust southern one-pot dish.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Bobó de Camarão
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Bobó de Camarão

Prawns in a velvety cassava and coconut sauce scented with dendê and coriander.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Caldeirada Paraense
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Caldeirada Paraense

Amazonian fish stew with tucupi-influenced acidity, tomatoes, peppers and herbs.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Carne de Sol com Mandioca
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Carne de Sol com Mandioca

Salt-cured beef served with buttery cassava and sweet browned onions.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Escondidinho de Carne Seca
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Escondidinho de Carne Seca

Creamy cassava purée baked over seasoned dried beef beneath a golden cheese top.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Feijão Tropeiro
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Feijão Tropeiro

Beans tossed with cassava flour, bacon, sausage, eggs and greens.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Peixada Cearense
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Peixada Cearense

Fish gently cooked with tomatoes, peppers, coconut milk and vegetables, served with pirão.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Pirarucu de Casaca
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Pirarucu de Casaca

Layered Amazonian pirarucu with cassava, banana, vegetables and coconut milk.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Virado à Paulista
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Virado à Paulista

A São Paulo platter of bean purée, rice, pork, sausage, egg, greens and banana.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Baião de Dois
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Baião de Dois

Rice and beans cooked together with cheese, herbs and cured meat.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Barreado
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Barreado

Paraná beef stew sealed in a clay pot and cooked until the meat collapses into its gravy.

1 hr 50 minsMainBrazilian
Cuscuz Paulista
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Cuscuz Paulista

A moulded São Paulo savoury couscous of cornmeal, tomato, fish, eggs and vegetables.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Frango com Quiabo
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Frango com Quiabo

Chicken braised with okra, garlic and herbs in a classic Minas Gerais stew.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Galinhada
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Galinhada

Chicken and rice cooked together with saffron-like colour, herbs and vegetables.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Maniçoba
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Maniçoba

A slow-cooked Amazonian stew of processed manioc leaves and pork, prepared over several days.

1 hr 50 minsMainBrazilian
Pato no Tucupi
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Pato no Tucupi

Duck simmered in tangy tucupi broth with jambu and aromatic herbs.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Rabada com Agrião
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Rabada com Agrião

Slow-braised oxtail in rich gravy with peppery watercress.

1 hr 50 minsMainBrazilian
Tacacá
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Tacacá

Hot tucupi broth with jambu, dried prawns and tapioca gum, served in a bowl to drink.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Tutu à Mineira com Torresmo
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Tutu à Mineira com Torresmo

Smooth seasoned beans thickened with cassava flour and topped with crisp pork crackling.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Vatapá
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Vatapá

A thick Bahian cream of bread, coconut, peanuts, cashews, prawns and dendê.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Xinxim de Galinha
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Xinxim de Galinha

Bahian chicken stew with peanuts, cashews, dried prawns, coconut and dendê.

1 hr 5 minsMainBrazilian
Beijinho de Coco
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Beijinho de Coco

Small coconut-condensed-milk sweets rolled in coconut and topped with a clove.

45 minsDessertBrazilian
Bolinho de Bacalhau
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Bolinho de Bacalhau

Crisp salt-cod and potato fritters with a fluffy, parsley-scented centre.

45 minsStarterBrazilian
Bolo de Rolo
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Bolo de Rolo

Many thin layers of cake rolled with guava paste into a tight spiral.

45 minsDessertBrazilian
Caldinho de Feijão
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Caldinho de Feijão

A smooth, deeply savoury black-bean broth topped with herbs, bacon and chilli.

45 minsStarterBrazilian
Canjica Doce
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Canjica Doce

Creamy white-corn pudding with milk, coconut, cinnamon and peanuts.

45 minsDessertBrazilian
Casquinha de Siri
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Casquinha de Siri

Creamy seasoned crab baked in its shell beneath a golden crumb.

45 minsStarterBrazilian
Cocada Branca
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Cocada Branca

Chewy white coconut sweet made from fresh coconut and sugar.

45 minsDessertBrazilian
Dadinho de Tapioca
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Dadinho de Tapioca

Crisp cubes of tapioca and coalho cheese served with sweet-hot sauce.

45 minsStarterBrazilian
Romeu e Julieta
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Romeu e Julieta

Guava paste paired with mild salty cheese in Brazil’s classic sweet-savoury combination.

45 minsDessertBrazilian
Açorda à Alentejana
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Açorda à Alentejana

Açorda à Alentejana is a classic Portuguese main course built around comforting flavour, cultural heritage and the ki…

30 minsMainPortuguese
Aguachile Verde
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Aguachile Verde

Aguachile Verde is a Mexican main defined by lime-cured prawns with green chilli, cucumber and coriander.

1 hr 3 minsmainMexican
Ajdovi Žganci with Cracklings
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Ajdovi Žganci with Cracklings

Ajdovi Žganci with Cracklings is a Slovenian main course centred on ajdovi žganci with cracklings.

1 hr 35 minsMainSlovenian
Aji de Gallina
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Aji de Gallina

This Peruvian main course brings together shredded chicken in a creamy sauce of ají amarillo, bread, milk, nuts and c…

1 hr 50 minsMainPeruvian
Aloo Gobi
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Aloo Gobi

Aloo Gobi is a distinctive Indian main rooted in North Indian vegetarian cooking, celebrated for potato, cauliflower…

50 minsMainIndian
Älplermagronen
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Älplermagronen

Älplermagronen is a Swiss main course centred on älplermagronen.

45 minsMainSwiss
Arroz de Marisco
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Arroz de Marisco

Arroz de Marisco is a classic Portuguese main course built around comforting flavour, cultural heritage and the kind…

55 minsMainPortuguese
Ayam Percik
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Ayam Percik

Ayam Percik is a Malaysian main defined by grilled chicken repeatedly basted with a spiced coconut sauce until smoky…

1 hr 50 minsMainMalaysian
Bacalhau à Brás
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Bacalhau à Brás

Bacalhau à Brás is a classic Portuguese main course built around comforting flavour, cultural heritage and the kind o…

35 minsMainPortuguese
Bebek Goreng
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Bebek Goreng

Bebek Goreng is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Java and Bali, celebrated for duck, aromatic braising spices…

2 hr 30 minsMainIndonesian
Beef Rendang
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Beef Rendang

Beef Rendang is a Malaysian main defined by beef slowly reduced in coconut milk, lemongrass, galangal and spices unti…

1 hr 50 minsMainMalaysian
Beef Stroganoff
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Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff is a Russian main course built around tender strips of beef in a savoury sour-cream sauce with onion…

1 hr 35 minsMainRussian
Berner Platte
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Berner Platte

Berner Platte is a Swiss main course centred on berner platte.

2 hrMainSwiss
Birria de Res
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Birria de Res

Birria de Res is a Mexican main defined by chilli-braised beef birria with consommé.

1 hr 55 minsmainMexican
Biryani ya Zanzibar
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Biryani ya Zanzibar

Biryani ya Zanzibar is a Tanzanian main course centred on chicken and spiced rice in the style of Zanzibar.

1 hr 40 minsMainTanzanian
Bobotie
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Bobotie

Bobotie is a South African main course centred on spiced mince bake with custard.

8 hr 57 minsmainSouth African
Boerewors with Pap and Chakalaka
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Boerewors with Pap and Chakalaka

Boerewors with Pap and Chakalaka is a South African main course centred on grilled sausage with maize and relish.

8 hr 7 minsmainSouth African
Bograč
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Bograč

Bograč is a Slovenian main course centred on bograč.

2 hr 35 minsMainSlovenian
Boulfaf
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Boulfaf

Boulfaf is a Moroccan main defined by moroccan grilled liver skewers wrapped in caul fat, seasoned with cumin, paprik…

37 minsMainMoroccan
Braaied Lamb Chops
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Braaied Lamb Chops

Braaied Lamb Chops is a South African main course centred on fire-grilled lamb chops.

8 hr 57 minsmainSouth African
Buckwheat Kasha with Mushrooms
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Buckwheat Kasha with Mushrooms

Toasted buckwheat groats cooked until separate and nutty, then combined with onions and mushrooms define this Russian…

1 hr 35 minsMainRussian
Bunny Chow
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Bunny Chow

Bunny Chow is a South African main course centred on Durban curry in a bread loaf.

4 hr 43 minsmainSouth African
Caldo Tlalpeño
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Caldo Tlalpeño

Caldo Tlalpeño is a Mexican main defined by chicken, chickpea and chipotle soup from Mexico City.

1 hr 50 minsmainMexican
Camarones a la Diabla
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Camarones a la Diabla

Camarones a la Diabla is a Mexican main defined by prawns in fiery red chilli sauce.

1 hr 55 minsmainMexican
Cape Malay Akhni
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Cape Malay Akhni

Cape Malay Akhni is a South African main course centred on spiced rice and meat dish.

4 hr 43 minsmainSouth African
Cape Malay Chicken Curry
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Cape Malay Chicken Curry

Cape Malay Chicken Curry is a South African main course centred on fragrant chicken curry.

4 hr 43 minsmainSouth African
Cape Malay Seafood Curry
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Cape Malay Seafood Curry

Cape Malay Seafood Curry is a South African main course centred on gentle spiced seafood curry.

4 hr 43 minsmainSouth African
Carne Asada
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Carne Asada

Carne Asada is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a c…

1 hr 16 minsMainMexican
Carnitas Michoacanas
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Carnitas Michoacanas

Carnitas Michoacanas is a Mexican main defined by michoacán-style slow-cooked pork carnitas.

1 hr 55 minsmainMexican
Char Kway Teow
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Char Kway Teow

Char Kway Teow is a Malaysian main defined by flat rice noodles wok-fried over fierce heat with prawns, egg, bean spr…

1 hr 50 minsMainMalaysian
Chettinad Chicken
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Chettinad Chicken

Chettinad Chicken is a distinctive Indian main rooted in Tamil Nadu's Chettinad region, celebrated for chicken, black…

1 hr 15 minsMainIndian
Chicken Biriani Mombasa
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Chicken Biriani Mombasa

Chicken Biriani Mombasa is a Kenyan main defined by spiced chicken layered with fragrant rice, fried onions, potatoes…

1 hr 50 minsMainKenyan
Chicken Dust
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Chicken Dust

Chicken Dust is a South African main course centred on charred township-style chicken.

8 hr 57 minsmainSouth African
Chilaquiles Verdes
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Chilaquiles Verdes

Chilaquiles Verdes is a Mexican main defined by tortilla chips simmered in salsa verde with toppings.

1 hr 23 minsmainMexican
Chile Verde con Cerdo
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Chile Verde con Cerdo

Chile Verde con Cerdo is a Mexican main defined by pork in green tomatillo and chilli sauce.

1 hr 55 minsmainMexican
Chiles en Nogada
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Chiles en Nogada

Chiles en Nogada is a Mexican main defined by poblano chillies stuffed with picadillo and walnut sauce.

1 hr 55 minsmainMexican
Chilorio
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Chilorio

Chilorio is a Mexican main defined by a traditional Mexican main upgraded with measured metric ingredients and a clea…

1 hr 55 minsMainMexican
Chipsi Mayai
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Chipsi Mayai

Chipsi Mayai is a Tanzanian main course centred on chips and eggs in the style of Dar es Salaam and roadside cafes.

1 hr 5 minsMainTanzanian
Coto Makassar
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Coto Makassar

Coto Makassar is a distinctive Indonesian main rooted in Makassar in South Sulawesi, celebrated for beef and offal br…

3 hr 45 minsMainIndonesian
Couscous Tfaya
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Couscous Tfaya

Couscous Tfaya is a Moroccan main defined by steamed couscous topped with chicken, caramelised onions, raisins, cinna…

2 hr 20 minsMainMoroccan