Stews

🇬🇭Ghana

Kontomire Stew

Kontomire

Cocoyam leaves boiled down and cooked with palm oil, egusi, onion, smoked fish and boiled egg.

🇮🇳India

Kootu

கூட்டு

A South Indian dish of lentils and vegetables cooked with coconut and spices. It is thicker than sambar and served with rice.

🇽🇰Kosovo

Kosovar Bean Stew

Grosh

Dried white beans simmered for hours with onion, dried red pepper and a piece of smoked meat until the liquid thickens by itself.

🇨🇲Cameroon

Kpwem

A Cameroonian dish of cassava leaves pounded and cooked with palm oil, garlic, and often fish or meat.

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

Krain Krain

A Sierra Leonean jute-leaf stew cooked with palm oil and fish or meat.

🇲🇰Kruševo, North Macedonia

Kruševo Pot

Крушевско грне

Pork, mushrooms, peppers, vegetables and cheese sealed in an individual clay pot and baked until the contents fuse.

🇰🇪Kenya

Kuku Kienyenji

A Kenyan free-range chicken stew with tomatoes, onions, and spices, a daily and festive classic

🇵🇰Chiniot, Pakistan

Kunna

کنا

Mutton slow-cooked in a sealed clay pot with wheat flour thickening the gravy — a Chiniot speciality closely related to nihari.

🇹🇷Turkey

Kuru Fasulye

Kuru fasulye is a hearty Turkish stew of white beans slow-cooked with onions, tomato paste, and sometimes cubed meat or sucuk.

🇰🇿Kazakhstan

Kuyrdak

Қуырдақ

Heart, liver, kidneys, onion, and pepper are browned together into a rich Kazakh offal dish served hot from the pan.

🇳🇵Nepal

Kwati

क्वाती

Several beans are soaked, sprouted, and simmered with spices into a nourishing Nepali mixed-bean soup.

🇬🇳Guinea

Kétoun

A Fouta Guinean tuber and fish stew cooked in palm oil with onion and pepper.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

La Bandera Dominicana

The Dominican national lunch: white rice, habichuelas guisadas (stewed red beans), and carne guisada (stewed meat), served with salad and tostones. The daily meal of the country.

🇩🇪Germany

Labskaus

Northern German sailor's stew of corned beef, mashed potatoes, and beets, topped with fried egg and rollmops.

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

Lafidi

A thick Sierra Leonean sauce of pounded eggplant, pepper, okra, sesame (benne), and dried powdered fish; served over rice, with a smoky, nutty, and slightly slimy texture similar to Guinea's footi.

🇭🇹Haiti

Lalo

Jute leaves cooked down to a dark, slippery stew with beef, crab and blue crab claws, the signature dish of the Artibonite valley.

🇹🇩Chad

Lamb and Sweet Potato Stew

Bangaou

Chadian stew from the Arab north; made with lamb, sweet potatoes, and tomatoes; a hearty, warming dish; reflects the nomadic traditions of northern Chad where meat is central; served with boule or esh; a northern specialty that showcases the region's livestock.

🇬🇪Georgia

Lamb and Vegetable Pot

Ჩანახი

Lamb layered in a sealed clay pot with aubergine, tomato, potato and herbs and baked slowly with no added liquid.

🇬🇪Georgia

Lamb in Tarragon and Green Plums

Ჩაქაფული

Lamb or veal stewed in white wine with vast quantities of tarragon, spring onion and sour green plums, cooked only in spring.

🇪🇸Extremadura, Spain

Lamb Stew

Caldereta de cordero

Caldereta de cordero is an Extremaduran lamb stew slowly cooked with onion, peppers, tomato, and local herbs.

🇲🇫Saint Martin

Lambi Stew

Hearty and flavorful stew made from tenderized conch meat, simmered in a rich broth with aromatic vegetables and spices; a popular dish in the Caribbean, showcasing the region's bounty from the sea; the lambi stew of Saint Vincent; a rich, tender conch stew; a Caribbean seafood classic.

🇫🇷Bordeaux, France

Lamproie à la bordelaise (Lamprey à la bordelaise)

Lamproie à la bordelaise is lamprey braised in red wine with its blood, shallots, and rich savory seasoning.

🇬🇧England, United Kingdom

Lancashire Hotpot

Lamb or mutton and onion slow-baked under overlapping sliced potatoes that brown into a lid.

🇧🇪Belgium

Lapin à la Kriek

Konijn met kriek

Lapin à la Kriek braises rabbit in tart cherry lambic until the meat is tender.

🇧🇪Tournai, Belgium

Lapin à la Tournaisienne

Lapin à la Tournaisienne is a Tournai rabbit stew with browned meat and a savoury beer-and-onion sauce.

🇳🇴Norway

Lapskaus

Norwegian meat-and-vegetable stew with potatoes, carrots, and onions; thick, hearty, and comforting.

🇦🇫Afghanistan

Lawand

لوند

Chicken or lamb cooked in a turmeric-yellow sauce enriched with yoghurt at the end.

🇭🇺Hungary

Layered Cabbage

Rakott káposzta

Layered cabbage is a Hungarian bake of sauerkraut, ground pork, rice, and sour cream assembled in layers.

🇭🇺Hungary

Layered Potatoes

Rakott krumpli

Layered Potatoes is a casserole of layered potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, smoked sausage, and sour cream, golden brown top.

🇪🇸Cantabria, Spain

Lebaniego Stew

Cocido lebaniego

A Cantabrian stew from the Liebana valley with local chickpeas, potatoes, cabbage, chorizo, morcilla, and cecina, served in courses.

🇭🇺Hungary

Lecsó

Lečo

Lecsó is a vegetable ragout of peppers, tomatoes, onions, and paprika, often with sausage or eggs.

🇨🇭Vaud, Switzerland

Leek and Potato Stew with Sausage

Papet vaudois

Leeks and potatoes stewed slowly in white wine and cream until they collapse into a purée, with a cabbage sausage cooked on top.

🇭🇹Haiti

Legim

Aubergine, chayote, cabbage, spinach and carrot cooked down for hours with beef or crab until the vegetables collapse into a thick dark purée.

🇲🇷Adrar-Tagant (Date Oases / Taguella), Mauritania

Leksour

Lamb stew with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and bell peppers served over thin millet-wheat pancakes; the pancakes are torn and rolled by hand to scoop up the stew; a Moor specialty of the Adrar region.

🇸🇪Sweden

Lerpottasill

Lerpottasill is a casserole from Skåne County, rooted in local cooking tradition.

🇲🇦Morocco

Lham Barkouk (Lamb with Prunes)

لحم بالبرقوق

Lamb simmered with prunes, cinnamon, and toasted almonds in a glossy sweet-savoury Moroccan sauce.