Poultry

🇵🇭Philippines

Fertilized Duck Egg

Balut

A fertilized duck egg with a developing embryo, boiled and eaten warm with salt and vinegar, an iconic street food.

🇨🇳Fujian, China

Fujian Red Wine Chicken

红糟鸡

A Fujian dish of chicken braised in red yeast rice wine lees (hongzao), giving the meat a deep red colour and a rich, slightly sweet, winey flavour.

🇬🇦Gabon

Gabonese Mustard Chicken

Poulet a la moutarde

Chicken marinated with lemon, garlic, onions, and Dijon mustard, then roasted or simmered; a French-influenced Gabonese dish that bridges local ingredients with French technique.

🇹🇭Thailand

Gai Med Ma Muang

ไก่ผัดเม็ดมะม่วง

Stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts, dried chilies, onions, and a sweet-savory oyster sauce.

🇧🇷Goiás, Brazil

Galinhada

A chicken and rice pot dish from Goiás and Minas Gerais, simmered with saffron, vegetables, and sometimes peas, garnished with fried potato sticks.

🇪🇸Castile and León, Spain

Gallina en pepitoria

Gallina en pepitoria is a Castile and León hen dish braised in an almond, egg-yolk, and saffron sauce.

🇺🇸United States

General Tso's Chicken

A sweet-and-spicy Chinese-American dish of crispy fried chicken tossed in a glossy ginger-garlic-chili sauce.

🇬🇼Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Guinean Chicken

Cafriela de Frango

Chicken marinated with lemon, garlic, and spices, then grilled or stewed; a Portuguese-influenced dish adapted with local Guinean seasoning; one of the dishes TasteAtlas lists for Guinea-Bissau.

🇪🇬Egypt

Hamam Mahshi

حمام محشي

Egyptian stuffed pigeon: pigeons stuffed with seasoned freekeh or rice and roasted until the skin is crisp.

🇱🇺Luxembourg Moselle, Luxembourg

Hong am Rèisleck

Chicken braised in Moselle Riesling with mushrooms, shallot and cream, finished so the sauce stays pale and sharp.

🇲🇾Penang, Malaysia

Inche Kabin

Inche Kabin is Penang Nyonya chicken marinated in spices, twice-fried until crisp.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Indonesian Fried Chicken

Ayam Goreng

Indonesian fried chicken marinated in spices before frying, served with sambal.

🇰🇪Kenya

Ingokho

A western Kenyan chicken preparation slow-cooked with onion, tomato and local aromatics.

🇲🇾Ipoh, Malaysia

Ipoh Salt-Baked Chicken

Yim Gai Kuk

Resulting in moist seasoned meat, moist meat with balanced saltiness and herbal aroma.

🇮🇱Israel

Israeli Schnitzel

שניצל

A breaded and fried chicken or turkey breast cutlet, brought to Israel by Ashkenazi Jews and adapted with sesame seeds and paprika in the coating.

🇵🇱Poland

Kaczka Z Jablkami

Roast duck with apples.

🇹🇭Thailand

Kai ho bai toei (Thai Pandan Chicken)

ไก่ห่อใบเตย

Kai ho bai toei, chicken marinated and wrapped in pandan leaf before frying, is a named Thai appetizer with a distinctive technique.

🇮🇩Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Kalasan Chicken

Ayam Goreng Kalasan

Yogyakarta-style fried chicken marinated in coconut water and palm sugar, golden and sweet.

🇼🇸Samoa

Kale Moa

Kale moa is chicken cooked with onion, coconut, and Samoan aromatics until tender, a savoury poultry preparation for family tables.

🇯🇵Japan

Karaage

唐揚げ

Bite-sized chicken marinated in soy, ginger, and garlic, then lightly floured and deep-fried.

🇨🇲Cameroon

Kati Kati

Chicken grilled over a wood fire until charred, then pulled apart and stewed briefly in red palm oil with njangsa and country onion.

🇹🇷Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Kaz tiridi

Kaz tiridi, Kars goose roasted and served over bread with its stock, is a named winter dish of a specific province with its own goose-rearing tradition.

🇮🇳Andhra Pradesh, India

Kodi Vepudu

కోడి వేపుడు

A spicy Andhra dry chicken fry with curry leaves, chilies, and spices. It is served as a starter or side.

🇵🇱Poland

Kotlet de Volaille

A Polish chicken breast cutlet, pounded thin, stuffed with butter, garlic, and herbs, breaded and fried. A restaurant classic, juicy and rich, served with potatoes.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kuku wa Kupaka

Chicken grilled over charcoal and repeatedly basted with a thick spiced coconut sauce until it glazes.

🇨🇳Sichuan, China

Kung Pao Chicken

宫保鸡丁

Diced chicken flash-fried with dried chillies, Sichuan pepper and peanuts in a sauce balanced sweet, sour and salty with sugar and black vinegar.

🇨🇿Czech Republic

Kuře na paprice

Kuře na paprice is a poultry dish from Czech Republic, rooted in local cooking tradition.

🇵🇰Lahore, Pakistan

Lahori Chargha

لاہوری چرغہ

Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt, vinegar and spice, steamed until cooked through, then deep-fried whole so the skin blisters.

🇺🇸Hawaii, United States

Laulau

A Hawaiian dish of pork and sometimes butterfish or chicken, wrapped in taro leaves and steamed until melting.

🇦🇿Lankaran-Astara, Azerbaijan

Lavangi

Ləvəngi

Chicken or Caspian fish stuffed with a paste of ground walnut, fried onion and sour plum pulp, then baked whole.

🇲🇩Gagauzia, Moldova

Mangea

Bessarabian braise of chicken in a thickened sauce of its own stock with garlic and sour cream, close to a Turkish-inflected fricassée.

🇲🇾Sarawak, Malaysia

Manok Pansoh

Bamboo aroma with tender chicken and lemongrass fragrance.

🇵🇭Mindanao, Philippines

Maranao Chicken

Piaparan

A Maranao chicken dish with coconut milk, turmeric, and palapa spice mix, from Mindanao.

🇱🇻Latvia

Martin's Rooster

Mārtiņa gailis

Rooster or goose roasted for Martin's Day feast, a traditional autumn celebration dish.

🇦🇹Burgenland, Austria

Martinigansl

Roast goose traditionally served around St. Martin's Day (November 11), stuffed with chestnuts and prunes, crispy skin with juicy meat, festive.

🇸🇷Suriname

Masala Chicken

Masala kip

Chicken pieces rubbed with a garam-heavy Surinamese masala and fried dry, served with roti or rice rather than in a gravy.