Stews

🇨🇦Atlantic Canada, Canada

Acadian Fricot

Fricot

Acadian stew with meat (chicken, clams, or rabbit), potatoes, onions, and dumplings, Maritime comfort food.

🇵🇪Arequipa, Peru

Adobo Arequipeño

Succulent pork stew from Arequipa, slow-cooked with chicha de jora, ají panca, garlic, and herbs. A Sunday morning tradition.

🇨🇾Cyprus

Afelia

Αφέλια

Pork cubes marinated in red wine and cracked coriander seed, then braised in the same wine until the sauce reduces to a glaze.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Agatogo

Comforting stew of plantains, beans, and vegetables simmered with goat or chicken; water is added during cooking to give a thick, saucy texture; eaten with rice or fried bread across Rwanda.

🇷🇼Rwanda

Agatogo na Samaki

Fish version of agatogo — plantains and vegetables stewed with fish instead of goat or chicken; a variation found near Lake Kivu and in fishing communities, where fish replaces meat in the classic stew.

🇮🇹Rome, Italy

Agnello brodettato

In Rome, Agnello brodettato is lamb simmered in a light egg-and-lemon brodetto until tender.

🇰🇷Changwon, South Korea

Agujjim

아구찜

Agujjim, monkfish braised with bean sprouts in a thick chilli sauce, is a named regional dish associated with Changwon's Masan restaurant street.

🇬🇪Georgia

Ajapsandali

Აჯაფსანდალი

Aubergine, pepper, tomato, potato and onion stewed together with coriander and garlic, eaten hot or cold.

🇨🇺Cuba

Ajiaco Criollo

Cuba's national dish: a hearty stew with meats, tubers, corn, plantains, and vegetables, a daily and cultural icon

🇧🇴Bolivia

Ají de Fideos

A Bolivian noodle stew with beef, potatoes, ají amarillo, and spices, a hearty and spicy classic.

🇵🇪Peru

Ají de Gallina

Creamy shredded chicken stew with ají amarillo, bread, milk, walnuts, and Parmesan. Served with rice, potatoes, and egg.

🇧🇴Bolivia

Ají de Lengua

A Bolivian beef tongue stew with ají amarillo, potatoes, onions, and spices, a festive and hearty classic.

🇲🇷Mauritania

Al-Aïch

Chicken and bean stew flavored with dried fish, served with aïch couscous — small balls of maize or millet flour cooked in the stew broth; a complete one-pot meal that combines protein, starch, and the umami of dried fish in a single dish.

🇸🇦Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia

Al-Bukayla

البكيلة

Al-bukayla, the Hijazi fenugreek-and-greens dish eaten with bread, is a named regional preparation.

🇸🇦Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Al-Maghsh

المغش

Jazan Maghsh is a slow-cooked Saudi meat and vegetable dish prepared in a heavy pot until the pieces are tender.

🇸🇦Najran, Saudi Arabia

Al-Ruqsh

الرقش

Al-Ruqsh is a Najran dish of hand-torn thin bread poured with meat broth and topped with lamb in a granite serving dish.

🇹🇷Gaziantep, Turkey

Ali Nazik

Smoky grilled eggplant puréed with yogurt, topped with buttered minced lamb.

🇪🇷Eritrea

Alicha Birsen

Eritrean mild vegetable stew with potatoes, green beans, carrots, and green peppers; seasoned with turmeric or curry instead of berbere; similar to Ethiopian alicha but with Eritrean spice preferences; served on injera.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Alicha Doro Wat

አልጫ ዶሮ ወጥ

The mild golden cousin of the famous doro wat. Chicken simmered slowly with turmeric-spiced onions, garlic, ginger and a hard-boiled egg — the same comforting structure, without the heat of berbere.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Alicha Shiro Wat

አልጫ ሽሮ ወጥ

A mild version of shiro, made without berbere for a creamy, golden, gently-spiced dish that's a fasting-day staple. Fragrant with turmeric, garlic and ginger instead of chili heat.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Alicha Siga Wat

አልጫ ሥጋ ወጥ

A mild beef stew built on turmeric, onions and aromatics rather than fiery berbere. The Ethiopian go-to when you want comfort without the burn — golden, gentle and deeply savory.

🇪🇸Valencian Community, Spain

All i pebre

All i pebre is a Valencian stew of eel and potatoes simmered in a garlic-and-paprika sauce until tender.

🇵🇰Pakistan

Aloo Gosht

آلو گوشت

Mutton or beef stewed with potato in an onion, tomato and yoghurt gravy — the standard weekday curry of Punjabi households.

🇫🇷Alsace, France

Alsatian Sauerkraut

Choucroute garnie

Alsatian sauerkraut with various sausages, smoked meats, and potatoes.

🇺🇸United States

American Goulash

A comfort-food pasta dish of elbow macaroni simmered in seasoned tomato sauce with ground beef and onions.

🇮🇷Gilan, Iran

Anar bij

اناربیج

Pomegranate seeds are dried, ground, and used as the sour backbone of Gilan stews and herb dishes.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Andalusian Broad Beans in Their Pods

Habas con calzones

Habas con calzones is an Andalusian stew of tender young broad beans cooked whole in their pods with herbs and a seasoned broth.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Andalusian Goat Stew

Caldereta de chivo

In Andalusia, Caldereta de chivo is goat stew with peppers, onion, wine, and herbs.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Andalusian Spinach with Chickpeas

Espinacas con garbanzos

Espinacas con garbanzos are Andalusian spinach and chickpeas cooked with garlic, cumin, and olive oil.

🇦🇩Andorra

Andorran-Style Snails

Cargols a l'andorrana

Andorran-style stewed snails; snails are a traditional and lip-lickingly tasty ingredient in Catalan and Andorran recipes; stewed with local herbs, garlic, and spices; a delicacy of the Pyrenean kitchen; reflects the resourcefulness of mountain cuisine; found at traditional restaurants and bordes; the snail dish of Andorra; an acquired taste that locals love.

🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda

Antiguan Ital Stew

Ital Stew

Rastafarian plant-based stew found at cafes in Liberta and across Antigua; made with root vegetables, coconut milk, and island spices; starts with the same green seasoning paste that forms the backbone of every Antiguan kitchen; a vegan dish that clears the sinuses and warms the soul; the ital stew of Antigua; a Rastafarian tradition; a plant-based island dish.

🇨🇺Cuba

Aporreado de Pescado

A Cuban shredded fish stew in tomato sauce with peppers and onions, a coastal and daily classic

🇬🇷Greece

Arakas

Αρακάς

Greek pea stew of green peas, potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes in olive oil, a ladera classic. A light, spring vegetable dish, served with bread and feta, a home and taverna staple.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Asa Wat

ዓሣ ወጥ

A spicy Ethiopian fish stew built on a rich kulet base of caramelized onions, berbere and aromatics. Often served during fasting periods when meat is off the table.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Asopao

Asopao de pollo

A Dominican soupy rice stew, usually made with chicken but also cooked with shrimp, pigeon peas, fish or beef, plus sofrito and vegetables.

🇪🇸Asturias, Spain

Asturian Bean Stew

Fabada asturiana

Asturias' signature stew of large white fabes beans simmered with chorizo, morcilla, bacon, and pork shoulder until creamy and deeply flavored.