🍽️ World Food & Cuisine Quiz
Trace a dish back to the country it comes from.
A signature dish for each of the 194 countries in the world — the ones a country is best known for abroad, listed below.
World Food & Cuisine Quiz at a glance
- Dishes, one per country
- 194
- Subregions covered
- 24
- Island nations among them
- 42
Food & Cuisine against real people, on the same questions — no account needed. New food & cuisine rooms start every 5 minutes, rotating through regions.
Signature dishes of the world
| Country | Known for |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabuli palaw |
| Albania | Byrek |
| Algeria | Chakhchoukha |
| Angola | Muamba de galinha |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saltfish and bakes |
| Argentina | Asado |
| Armenia | Khorovats |
| Australia | Meat pie |
| Austria | Wiener schnitzel |
| Azerbaijan | Plov azerbaijani |
| Bahamas | Rice and peas |
| Bahrain | Machboos |
| Bangladesh | Hilsa fish curry |
| Barbados | Cou-cou and flying fish |
| Belarus | Draniki |
| Belgium | Waffle |
| Belize | Rice bowl belizean-style |
| Benin | Amiwo |
| Bhutan | Ema datshi |
| Bolivia | Salteñas |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cevapi |
| Botswana | Seswaa |
| Brazil | Feijoada |
| Brunei | Ambuyat |
| Bulgaria | Shopska salad |
| Burkina Faso | Babenda |
| Burundi | Ibiharage |
| Cabo Verde | Cachupa |
| Cambodia | Amok |
| Cameroon | Ndolé |
| Canada | Poutine |
| Central African Republic | Kanda ti nyama |
| Chad | Kissar |
| Chile | Empanada de pino |
| China | Peking duck |
| Colombia | Bandeja paisa |
| Comoros | Langouste à la vanille |
| Congo | Saka saka |
| Costa Rica | Gallo pinto |
| Croatia | Peka |
| Cuba | Ropa vieja |
| Curaçao | Curaçao stoba |
| Cyprus | Halloumi |
| Czechia | Trdelník |
| Denmark | Smørrebrød |
| Djibouti | Skoudehkaris |
| Dominica | Mountain chicken |
| Dominican Republic | La bandera |
| DRC | Poulet moambe |
| Ecuador | Encebollado |
| Egypt | Koshari |
| El Salvador | Pupusa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Pepesup |
| Eritrea | Hilbet |
| Estonia | Kama |
| Eswatini | Sishebo |
| Ethiopia | Doro wat |
| Fiji | Kokoda |
| Finland | Karjalanpiirakka |
| France | Croissant |
| Gabon | Poulet nyembwe |
| Gambia | Domoda |
| Georgia | Khachapuri |
| Germany | Bratwurst |
| Ghana | Waakye |
| Greece | Moussaka |
| Grenada | National bake and cod |
| Guatemala | Pepián |
| Guinea | Kansiyé |
| Guinea-Bissau | Cafriela |
| Guyana | Pepper pot |
| Haiti | Griot |
| Honduras | Baleada |
| Hungary | Goulash |
| Iceland | Plokkfiskur |
| India | Butter chicken |
| Indonesia | Nasi goreng |
| Iran | Chelo kebab |
| Iraq | Kleicha |
| Ireland | Irish stew |
| Israel | Hummus |
| Italy | Pizza |
| Ivory Coast | Attiéké |
| Jamaica | Jerk chicken |
| Japan | Sushi |
| Jordan | Mansaf |
| Kazakhstan | Beshbarmak |
| Kenya | Nyama choma |
| Kiribati | Palu sami |
| Kosovo | Flija |
| Kuwait | Bamiyeh |
| Kyrgyzstan | Lagman |
| Laos | Laap |
| Latvia | Grey peas with bacon |
| Lebanon | Meze |
| Lesotho | Papa and moroho |
| Liberia | Palm butter soup |
| Libya | Sharba libiya |
| Lithuania | Cabbage rolls |
| Luxembourg | Judd mat gaardebounen |
| Madagascar | Romazava |
| Malawi | Nsima |
| Malaysia | Nasi lemak |
| Maldives | Mas huni |
| Mali | Tigadèguèna |
| Malta | Pastizzi |
| Marshall Islands | Coconut fish |
| Mauritania | Zrig |
| Mauritius | Dholl puri |
| Mexico | Tacos |
| Micronesia | Sashimi micronesian-style |
| Moldova | Zeamă |
| Mongolia | Buuz |
| Montenegro | Cicvara |
| Morocco | Pastilla |
| Mozambique | Xima with matapa |
| Myanmar | Mohinga |
| Namibia | Oshifima |
| Nauru | Kokoda niue-style |
| Nepal | Momo |
| Netherlands | Stroopwafel |
| New Zealand | Hangi |
| Nicaragua | Nacatamal |
| Niger | Dambou |
| Nigeria | Egusi soup |
| North Korea | Naengmyeon |
| North Macedonia | Tavče gravče |
| Norway | Rakfisk |
| Oman | Al harees |
| Pakistan | Nihari |
| Palau | Ika mata |
| Palestine | Shakshuka |
| Panama | Sancocho |
| Papua New Guinea | Poke |
| Paraguay | Sopa paraguaya |
| Peru | Ceviche |
| Philippines | Adobo |
| Poland | Pierogi |
| Portugal | Francesinha |
| Qatar | Harees |
| Romania | Sarmale |
| Russia | Pelmeni |
| Rwanda | Isombe |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Souse |
| Saint Lucia | Green fig and saltfish |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Roasted breadfruit |
| Samoa | Palusami |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Calulu |
| Saudi Arabia | Kabsa |
| Senegal | Thieboudienne |
| Serbia | Burek |
| Seychelles | Ladob |
| Sierra Leone | Cassava leaf stew |
| Singapore | Chilli crab |
| Slovakia | Bryndzové halušky |
| Slovenia | Sausage with sauerkraut |
| Solomon Islands | Simboro |
| Somalia | Sabaayad |
| South Africa | Bobotie |
| South Korea | Kimchi |
| South Sudan | Kajaik |
| Spain | Paella |
| Sri Lanka | Rice and curry |
| Sudan | Aseeda |
| Suriname | Roti with curry |
| Sweden | Meatballs (köttbullar) |
| Switzerland | Fondue |
| Syria | Shawarma |
| Taiwan | Beef noodle soup |
| Tajikistan | Qurutob |
| Tanzania | Zanzibar pilau |
| Thailand | Pad thai |
| Timor-Leste | Laksa Balinese-style |
| Togo | Akoumé |
| Tokelau | Tokelauan palusami |
| Tonga | Ota 'ika |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Callaloo |
| Tunisia | Lablabi |
| Turkey | Kebab |
| Turkmenistan | Dimlama |
| Tuvalu | Tuvaluan coconut fish |
| Uganda | Luwombo |
| Ukraine | Borscht |
| United Arab Emirates | Al machboos |
| United Kingdom | Fish and chips |
| United States | Cheeseburger |
| Uruguay | Chivito |
| Uzbekistan | Plov |
| Vanuatu | Laplap |
| Venezuela | Arepa |
| Vietnam | Pho |
| Yemen | Mandi |
| Zambia | Nshima |
| Zimbabwe | Sadza |
About the World Food & Cuisine quiz
- How many countries are in the world quiz?
- 194 — every country in the world with the data this quiz needs. Questions are drawn fresh from that pool each round, so no two rounds repeat.
- Why are some dishes in the world easy to confuse?
- Because neighbours share ingredients and history. the world spans 24 subregions — Southern Asia, Southeast Europe, Northern Africa, Middle Africa and more. Within a subregion the near-misses cluster; across 194 countries the outliers are the ones with 42 island cuisines shaped by what grows there and what arrived by sea.
- How much of the world does one dish have to stand for?
- A lot: 8,046,873,360 people live across these 194 countries, and each gets a single entry. The dish chosen is the one the country is best known for outside its own borders, not the one eaten most.
- How many dishes are in the world food quiz?
- 194, one per country. The table above is the full list, so it doubles as the answer key.
- Is one dish really enough to represent a country?
- No — every one of these countries has a far broader cuisine. The quiz uses the single dish most widely associated with each country internationally, which is what makes it guessable.