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Rwanda
Ibiritanya
Rwanda's national street food — meat (goat, beef, pork, or fish) cut into cubes, marinated with spices, skewered with onions and vegetables, and grilled over charcoal; sold at every bar, roadside stand, and market in the country.
Togo
Tsire
Togolese grilled meat skewers, usually beef, goat, chicken liver, or mutton, marinated in ginger, garlic, chilli, and peanut-spice seasoning, then grilled over charcoal; sold on the street with sliced onion, tomato, and bread.
Bulgaria
Кюфте
The flattened round counterpart of the kebapche — the same cumin-heavy pork and beef mince, patted into a disc and charcoal-grilled.
South Korea
불고기
Thinly sliced marinated beef (usually ribeye) grilled over high heat, marinated in soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and scallions.
United States
The caramelized, bark-covered ends of smoked beef brisket, chopped and often tossed in barbecue sauce — a Kansas City treasure.
Hokkaido, Japan
豚丼
Hokkaido's rice bowl with thinly sliced pork simmered in sweet soy and grilled over charcoal.
Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey
Buryan kebabi, lamb lowered into a sealed earth pit and cooked overnight, is a distinct technique and a Siirt institution sold from dawn.
Djibouti
Cabri farci
Whole goat stuffed with spiced rice and a berbere-laced sauce, sewn closed and barbecued over charcoal; an Afar celebration dish.
Monterrey, Mexico
Northern Mexico's roast kid goat, cooked slowly over coals until the meat is tender and the skin crisp.
Meta, Colombia
An Orinoquía dish of cachama (a river fish) skewered on orange-tree poles and grilled over a wood fire. A plains specialty, served with plantains and yuca.
Guangdong, Hong Kong
叉烧
Strips of pork shoulder lacquered with maltose, honey, soy and fermented bean curd, then roasted until the edges char.
Mexico
A Tampico platter of a thin, grilled beef cut with enchiladas, beans, and guacamole.
Panama
A Panamanian beef skewer, marinated and grilled, served with patacones and ají, a street and evening classic
Llanos, Venezuela
Llanero beef is seasoned, threaded onto wooden stakes and slow-roasted beside an open fire until the outside chars and the center stays juicy.
Erzurum, Turkey
A horizontally roasted lamb kebab from the Oltu district of Erzurum in northeastern Turkey. Marinated lamb is stacked on a horizontal spit and slow-roasted over wood fire, then shaved and served on skewers with lavash. It holds a geographical indication and is considered the ancestor of vertical döner.
Mexico
Thin, salted, air-dried beef or pork, grilled until crisp-edged and served with salsa, onion, and lime.
Chad
Poisson Braisé
Fresh fish from Lake Chad and the Chari River, grilled whole over charcoal; capitaine (Nile perch) is the most prized; skin blistered and golden; served with lime wedges and chili; a popular street food and restaurant dish; fish is consumed everywhere in Chad.
Guam
Tunu
Chamorro barbecue uses chicken or ribs marinated in soy sauce, vinegar, lemon, sugar, onion, and garlic before wood-fire grilling.
Peshawar, Pakistan
چپلی کباب
Flat minced-beef patty bound with cornmeal, pomegranate seed, tomato and coarse coriander seed, shallow-fried in beef tallow until the edges lace.
Iran
چلوکباب
Long-grain rice steamed to separate grains, served with grilled kabab, a raw egg yolk or lump of butter stirred through the rice, grilled tomato and sumac.
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
छ्वोला
Newari meat is grilled or cooked, then tossed with mustard oil, chilli, garlic, and toasted spices.
Cameroon
Brochettes
Beef or chicken threaded on skewers, rubbed in a spiced groundnut and chilli powder and grilled over coals.
South Korea
닭꼬치
Grilled chicken skewers brushed with a spicy gochujang-based sauce, a popular street food in night markets.
India
चिकन टिक्का
Boneless chicken pieces marinated in yogurt and spices, then cooked in a tandoor. It is served as an appetizer or added to curries.
Mali
Poulet yassa
A Senegalese dish widely eaten in Mali; chicken marinated in lemon, onions, and mustard, then grilled and simmered in the marinade; listed in Wikipedia's Malian cuisine as a popular dish; the Malian version may differ slightly in seasoning; served with rice
Meta, Colombia
An Orinoquía specialty of capybara meat marinated with salt, beer, and onions, grilled over coals. A lean, gamey plains dish, served with plantains.
Argentina
Beef small intestines cleaned, boiled, and grilled until crispy and golden. A classic asado offal with a distinctive chewy texture and rich flavor.
United States
A South Dakota appetizer of cubed meat — lamb, beef, or venison — skewered and fried or grilled, served with saltines.
Patagonia, Argentina
Grilled young goat, a specialty of Patagonia and the Andean northwest, seasoned with salt and slow-cooked over coals until tender and smoky.
Afghanistan
کباب چوپان
Lamb chops and cubes with a piece of tail fat between them, salted and grilled over charcoal, served on naan with sumac.
Colombia
Colombian grilled pork or beef small intestines, seasoned and grilled until crispy. A popular street food and asado offal, served with lime and aji.
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
A gaucho-style barbecue where large cuts of beef, pork, and sausage are slow-roasted over charcoal or open flame on metal skewers.
Bogotá, Colombia
A Colombian street-food skewer of grilled meat, chicken, and sausage, served with potatoes, plantain, and arepa. A popular late-night snack, especially in Bogotá.
United States
A Midwestern mock dish of cubed pork or veal on a skewer, breaded and fried like a drumstick.
Surabaya, Indonesia
Sate Klopo
Surabaya-style beef satay marinated in grated coconut, giving rich aromatic flavor.
Argentina
A triangular rump cap cut grilled slowly over moderate heat until crusty outside and pink inside. It is a tender, flavorful cut popular at family asados.