International Cuisines

I have traveled many countries and fortunate enough to have tasted the cuisines of many different countries and regions. Here is a small selection of the food photos showing what I have eaten:

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Asia

Singapore

Foochow red wine chicken soup with mee sua 福州红糟鸡汤米线

Singapore Sri Lankan black pepper crab 黑胡椒螃蟹

New year cake 年糕 (步步高升) and carrot cake 蘿蔔糕

Dried oysters and black moss (ho see fat choy) 蠔豉髮菜 (好市發財)

Malaysia

Thailand

Tom yam kung (hot & sour Thai soup), green curry, Thai fried rice, papaya salad (som tam), and Thai fish, with coconut smoothie

Chicken Khao Soi – northern Thailand style noodle soup with chicken

Cambodia

Samlor, this one is samlor machou banle (sour fish soup)

Prahok ktiss (spicy pork dipping sauce) with boiled mixed vegetables

Vietnam

Myanmar (Burma)

Indonesia

Krupuk (deep fried crackers) in many Indonesian dishes

Balinese Cuisines:

Ayam betutu – steamed/roasted chicken seasoned in bumbu betutu sauce

Nasi campur – mixed rice, rice with several side dishes

Bantal – packages of sticky rice, coconut, sugar, fruit

Ayam bakar bumbu Bali – grilled chicken in Balinese sauce

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan breakfast wth string hoppers and coconut rotti

Israel

Hummus with lamb, pita bread, and falafel

Falafel (deep-fried ball or patty, with ground chickpeas and/or fava bean)

Egypt

Jordan

Bamya (okra cooked with tomato sauce and onions)

Tabbouleh (a Levantine vegetarian salad)

Barazek (Jordanian/Syrian cookies with sesame seeds and crushed pistachios)

Lebanon

Iran (Persian Cuisines)

Kabobs: koobideh (ground beef), joojeh (chicken), and barg (fillet)

Doogh (a cold savory yogurt-based beverage mixed with salt)

Persian Kefta kebab (ground beef and lamb) with hummus

Turkey

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

China

Beijing Cuisines 北京京菜:

Pouring “snow” to sweet & sour pork ribs at snowy river 江雪糖醋小排 and cutting Peking roast duck 北京烤鸭

Peking Duck 北京烤鸭, sweet & sour pork ribs at snowy river 江雪糖醋小排, sauteed mung bean sprouts 清炒碗豆尖, and brined duck liver 盐水鸭肝

Zhajiangmian – noodles with soybean paste 炸醬面 (originated from Shandong)

Fried wheaten pancake with meat and sea cucumber fillings 褡褳火燒

Three Beijing delicacies 北京味道 — dried apricot 杏干肉，marinated chicken feet 醤鸡爪，Chinese cabbage with mustard 芥末墩

Tianjin Cuisines 天津津菜:

Telling the story of goubuli bun 狗不理包子 while making them

Luoyang Cuisines 洛阳 Water Banquet of Luoyang 洛阳水席:

Henan Cuisines 河南豫菜:

Yellow River giant carp (most famous) 黄河大鲤鱼

Yellow River baked carp and noodles over low fire (most famous) 黄河鯉魚焙麵

Shandong cuisines 山东鲁菜 (including Confucian Cuisines 孔府菜):

Lubi book collection 鲁壁藏书 (Kongfu cuisine 孔府菜)

Shanxi Cuisines 山西晋菜:

Noodles cut by chopsticks 剔尖面 (L)，noodles cut by sheet iron 刀削面 (R)

Shanghai Cuisines 上海沪菜:

Crab-roe soup-filled bun 蟹黃灌湯包 xiaolongbao 小籠包

Hangzhou (Zhejiang) Cuisines 杭州 (浙江) 浙菜:

Nanjing Cuisine 南京南京菜:

Nanjing crayfish 小龙虾 and grasshoppers 蚱蜢

Hunan Cuisines 湖南湘菜:

Hunan 湖南 Zhangjiajie (Xiangxi) Cuisines 張家界湘西張家界菜:

Sanxiaguo 三下鍋, a hot pot cooked by three ingredients with no soup, a Tujia 土家族 ethnic hot pot

Changsha stinky tofu and Xiangxi fragrant tofu 長沙臭豆腐及湘西香豆腐

Wuyishan (Fujian) Cuisines 武夷山菜:

Enjoying Dahongpao tea and its versions (大紅袍，肉桂，佛手，正山小种)

Wuyi top three 武夷三絕 (Snail 田螺、eel 黄鳝、loach 泥鳅)

Fuzhou (Fujian) Cuisines 福州 (福建) 闽菜:

Fuzhou flat meat mixed noodle 扁肉拌面 (Shanggan 尚干 food)

Mantis shrimp 虾姑, Lychee meat 荔枝肉, Fuzhou pig soup 土猪汤

Fuzhou fish ball 福州鱼丸 and Rouyan 肉燕 (a type of wonton)

Other Northern Fujian Cuisines 闽北菜:

Xiamen (Fujian) Cuisines 厦门 (福建) 菜:

Shenzhen (Canton) Cuisines 深圳 (广东)菜:

Cantonese & Hong Kong Cuisines 广东 & 香港粤菜 :

Seafood at Sai Kung Seafood Street 西貢海鮮街

Hainan 海南琼菜:

Shaanbei Cuisines 陕北菜:

Date cake 枣糕, Pumpkin boiled with beans and potato 南瓜豆角熬洋芋, soil egg 土鸡蛋, Jinggangshan tofu skin 井冈山豆腐皮, crisp meat 酥肉

Xi’an (Shaanxi) Cuisines 西安 (陕西) 秦菜:

Yangrou paomo 羊肉泡馍 (a concoction of lamb, noodles, and flat bread cooked in a piping-hot broth)

Lanzhou (Gansu) Cuisines 兰州 (甘肃)菜:

Lanzhou beef noodles (stretched noodles) 兰州牛肉拉面, most famous local dish

Cooking láozāo with milk and egg 牛奶鸡蛋醪糟 (milk rice with sultanas, peanuts, sesame seed, and beaten egg)

Sweet, hot cups of láozāo with milk and egg 牛奶鸡蛋醪糟 (milk rice with sultanas, peanuts, sesame seed, and beaten egg)

Tianshui (Gansu) Cuisines 天水 (甘肃)菜:

Most famous Tianshui cuisines (from left): liang feng 凉粉, guagua 呱呱, liang pi 酿皮

Dunhuang (Gansu) Cuisines 敦煌 (甘肃)菜:

Xinjiang Cuisines 新疆菜:

Xinjiang Uyghur laghman noodles (Hui banmian) 新疆拌面 (拉条子) (photo: guoyourou laghman 過油肉拌面)

Uyghur polo/pilaf 抓饭 (photo: lamb pilaf 羊肉抓饭)

Manaizi (mares nipple) grapes 马奶子葡萄 (in front) and raisins from the seedless white grapes 白葡萄 (middle)

Xinjiang huge size sweet jujubes/red dates 新疆大红枣

Xining (Qinghai) Cuisines 西宁 (青海)菜:

Goujiaoniao 狗浇尿 (fried pancake) and Liangfen 凉粉 (bean jelly)

Sichuan Cuisines 四川川菜:

Mapo tofu 麻婆豆腐, water cooked fish 水煮鱼, and basket steamed beef.

Yunnan Cuisines 云南滇菜:

From right: raw pu’er tea 生普洱，ripe pu’er tea 熟普洱，dianhong tea 滇紅

Bai people’s three course tea 白族三道茶 – “—苦，二甜，三回味”

Tibet Cuisines 西藏藏菜:

Yak meat 牦牛肉, potatoes, with highland barley wine 青稞酒 and butter tea 酥油茶 (yak butter)

Taiwan

Tamsui 淡水 iron eggs 鐵蛋 (eggs which have been stewed in a mix of herbs and spices until pickled)

Tamsui 淡水 A-Gei 阿給 crystal noodles stuffed in fried bean curd, served with a mild hot sauce

Ilan Jiaoxi’s Sansing spring onion pancake 宜兰礁溪三星蔥油餅

Mongolia

Buuz (steamed dumplings with mutton/beef) and Khuushuur (fried mutton/beef pancakes), famous dishes

Mutton noodle soup and Khuushuur (fried mutton/beef pancakes)

South Korea

Banchan and doenjang-jjigae (bean paste stew soup)

Japan

Udon: Yoshida-no-udon at Fuji Tempura IDATEN

Hokkaido king crab leg and crab sushi at Hokkaido Kani-Shogun restaurant

Oceania

New Zealand

Some of the best NZ seafood – mussels (especially Greenshell mussels on the left), snapper; and landfood – lamb shank

Europe

France (French Cuisines)

Artic char, pan-seared scallop, and Gaspé lobster

Cranberries, crispy duck confit, and Saguenay potatoes

Pudding chômeur, blue berry cake, and chocolate with sea buckthorn sorbet

Spain

Portugal

Bacalhau (dried salt cod) à Gomes de sà – cod cooked in a casserole with thinly sliced potatoes and onions, garnished with hard-boiled eggs and black olives (#1 in Portugal)

Egg tarts from Pastéis de Belém (the best)

Ginjinha – Portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries (sour cherry) in alcohol

Italy

Lampredotto sandwich (Panino al Lampredotto) (Tuscany food)

Greece

Austria

United Kingdom

Ireland

Czech Republic

Svíčková na smetaně (marinated sirloin) served with dumplings and whipped cream

Hungary

Russia

Vodka, medovukha (a sweet drink made with fermented-honey with low alcoholic kick)

Borsch (borscht), a beet and cabbage red soup

Estonia

Salted herring with potatoes & salad (appetizer)

Pork roast with roasted potatoes and sauerkraut (main) and apple cider

Latvia

Potato pancakes with bacon and sour cream

Central Market in Zeppelin hangers selling sour pickles, cabbage, and more

Central Market in Zeppelin hangers selling dried fruits and nuts

Lithuania

Game sausages with stewed pickled cabbages and potatoes

Cepelinai (potato dumpling with meat) and Lithuanian mead drink (from honey)

Finland

Africa

Nigeria

Eba, porridge made from pounded cassava, starch-based food with little taste

Rice (jollof rice,cooked with peppers and palm oil), meat, fried plantains

South Africa

Bobotie – spiced minced meat baked with an egg-based topping

Waterblommetjie bredie – “small water flower stew”, typically lamb

Springbokkie – Amarula cream and peppermint liqueur

Zimbabwe

Sadza (national dish and staple food), with eland and impala meat

Other African Countries

Namibian lamb and venison sausage, pap and tomato smoor

North and Central America

United States (USA)

USA (General):

USA (Texas):

USA (San Francisco – California):

USA (Cajun and Creole – Louisiana):

Jambalaya, red beans & rice, crawfish gumbo

USA (Hawaii):

Lau lau chicken, poi, beef stew, and chicken long rice

Lau lau chicken (chicken wrapped in taro leaves)

Blue Hawaii (blue curaçao, sweet & sour, pineapple & vodka)

Mexico

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan rum (left) and beer (right), Flor de Caña (most famous brand) 7-year Gran Reserva. Toña is a national beer

South America

Brazil

Argentina

Mate (caffeine-rich infused drink, served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd)

Peru

Lomo saltado (beef strips with onion, fried potatoes, and rice)

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