Beef

🇺🇸United States

Tiger meat

A Wisconsin raw-beef appetizer — seasoned raw ground beef on rye, also called cannibal sandwich.

🇹🇴Tonga

Tongan Kapisi Pulu

Kapisi pulu

Cabbage leaves hold corned beef, onion, tomato, and coconut cream in a foil or banana-leaf parcel that is baked in an umu or household oven.

🇹🇴Tonga

Tongan Lu Pulu

Lū pulu

Corned beef, onion, tomato, and coconut cream wrapped in young taro leaves and slow-baked in an umu or oven until the leaves become silky.

🇨🇺Cuba

Vaca Frita

A Cuban shredded beef fried with garlic, lime, and onions, a daily and home classic

🇲🇬Madagascar

Varenga

Slow-cooked shredded beef seasoned with garlic, ginger and Malagasy aromatics.

🇷🇺Russia

Veal Orloff

Телятина по-орловски

Braised veal loin layered with mushroom duxelles and potato puree under cheese, created in Russia by a French chef for Count Orlov.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Vietnamese Shaking Beef

Bò lúc lắc

Bò lúc lắc is Vietnamese shaking beef: marinated beef cubes seared hard in a hot pan and served with watercress, tomato, and lime-pepper salt.

🇦🇷Argentina

Vitel Toné

Cold slices of veal under a creamy tuna-and-anchovy sauce capped with capers, the Piedmontese bagna cauda-derived classic that anchors every Argentine Christmas and New Year's table.

🇮🇹Piedmont, Italy

Vitello Tonnato

Piedmontese cold sliced veal topped with a creamy tuna-caper sauce. An iconic summer antipasto, traditionally served on Ferragosto (August 15).

🇯🇵Japan

Wagyu

和牛

Wagyu is the parent identity Japan's beef culture is organised around.

🇬🇧Wales, United Kingdom

Welsh Beef

Welsh Beef is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

West Country Beef

West Country Beef is a protected collective food or drink identity with a defined regional specification.

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal Schnitzel

Austria's national dish: thin, breaded, pan-fried veal cutlet with golden crispy crust, served with lemon, lingonberry jam, and potato salad.

🇭🇷Zagreb, Croatia

Zagreb Steak

Zagrebački odrezak

Breaded and stuffed veal steak filled with ham and cheese, similar to Wiener Schnitzel but with filling, a Zagreb specialty.

🇲🇬Madagascar

Zebu Steak

Henan'omby

Zebu beef browned and simmered down in its own juices with garlic, ginger and onion until the liquid is gone and the meat caramelises.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Zilzil Tibs

ዝልዝል ጥብስ

Long, thin strips of beef pan-fried in niter kibbeh with onions and jalapeños until just charred at the edges. The strip-cut format gives every bite extra crusty surface area — a tibs lover's tibs.

🇵🇱Poland

Zrazy Zawijane

Polish beef roulades: thin beef slices rolled with bacon, pickles, onions, and mustard, braised until tender. A classic restaurant and home dish, served with kasza or potatoes.

🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich-Style Veal

Zürcher Geschnetzeltes

Strips of veal and often kidney sautéed fast and finished with cream, white wine and mushrooms, served over rösti.