Stews

🇭🇷Croatia

Batuda

Batuda is a Primorje stew of sauerkraut, potato and fresh pork, built for cool coastal winters.

🇹🇲Turkmenistan

Batyrma

A Turkmen lamb stew with vegetables, cooked slowly in its own juices.

🇨🇻Cape Verde

Bean and Corn Stew

Cachupa

Slow-cooked stew of hominy corn, beans, cassava, sweet potato, and pumpkin with pork, sausage, or fish; the national dish of Cape Verde, simmered for hours until thick.

🇯🇪Jersey

Bean Crock

Les Pais au Fou

Slow-cooked pork and bean stew, a Norman cassoulet-style dish; made with mixed dried beans (haricot, butter, kidney), pork (often pig's trotter), beef shin, onions, and herbs; cooked all day in an earthenware crock; gave islanders the nickname 'Jersey beans'.

🇹🇩Chad

Bean Sauce

Souroundou

Chadian bean sauce; one of the ten most essential Chadian sauces; beans slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices into a thick, hearty sauce; a protein-rich dish; served with boule or kissar; a staple of everyday cooking, especially when meat is scarce.

🇨🇩DR Congo

Bean Stew

Madesu

A Congolese bean stew; listed in Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; beans are slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, palm oil, and spices; a vegetarian-friendly dish that is naturally gluten-free; a staple for many Congolese families; served with rice, fufu, or chikwangue; the bean stew of the Congo; a hearty, nutritious, and affordable dish.

🇨🇱Chile

Bean Stew

Porotos granados

Summer stew with cranberry beans, corn, squash, tomatoes, and basil, a seasonal Chilean favorite, fresh and creamy.

🇹🇩Chad

Bean Stew

Moula Loubiya

Chadian bean stew; white beans slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices into a thick sauce; a protein-rich everyday dish; served with boule or kissar; similar to bean stews across the Sahel; a staple when meat is scarce; one of the many bean-based sauces of Chad.

🇿🇲Zambia

Bean Stew

Umushibwamosa

Zambian bean stew; beans slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices; a protein-rich relish served with nshima; a staple when meat is scarce; hearty and filling; one of the many bean dishes of Zambia; the bean stew that feeds families; inexpensive and nutritious.

🇨🇱Chile

Beans with Corn Paste

Porotos con mazamorra

Bean stew where corn is blended to a paste, a traditional Chilean central dish, creamy and hearty, seasonal.

🇨🇱Chile

Beans with Reins

Porotos con riendas

Bean stew with spaghetti, squash, and sausage, a hearty Chilean country dish, creamy and comforting, traditional.

🇵🇭Philippines

Beef Banana Stew

Pochero

A Spanish-influenced beef stew with tomato sauce, saba bananas, and vegetables, sweet and savory.

🇫🇷Burgundy, France

Beef Bourguignon

Boeuf bourguignon

Beef slow-cooked in red Burgundy wine with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.

🇩🇪Germany

Beef Rouladen

Rinderrouladen

Traditional German meat rolls with thin beef steaks stuffed with mustard, onions, bacon, and pickles, braised in wine.

🇦🇼Aruba

Beef Stew

Carni Stoba

Carni stoba; a classic Aruban beef stew; beef slow-cooked with potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, and chili peppers in a tomato-based gravy; a staple of Aruban cuisine; served with funchi or pan bati; requires 2-3 hours of braising; a hearty, comforting dish; a feature of everyday Aruban meals.

🇭🇷Dalmatia, Croatia

Beef Stew

Pašticada

Slow-cooked beef stew with prunes, apples, and spices, the queen of Dalmatian dishes, served with gnocchi, festive and rich.

🇵🇭Philippines

Beef Stew

Mechado

A beef stew with tomato sauce, potatoes, and carrots, traditionally larded with pork fat (mecha).

🇵🇭Manila, Philippines

Beef Stew

Pares

A beef stew with star anise and soy sauce, served with a clear soup and garlic fried rice, a Manila street classic.

🇮🇳Kerala, India

Beef Ularthiyathu

ഉലർത്തിയത്

A Kerala dry beef fry slow-cooked with spices until caramelized. It is a traditional Christian and Muslim dish.

🇧🇩Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Beef with Hatkora

হাতকড়া গোশত

Beef braised with hatkora, a knobbly Sylheti citrus, whose rind gives a bitter-fragrant edge quite unlike lemon.

🇧🇿Belize

Belizean Boil Up

Bile up

Cassava, yam, sweet potato, plantain and flour dumplings boiled with fish, pig tail or eggs, drained and served with a tomato and onion sauce poured over.

🇧🇿Northern Belize, Belize

Belizean Escabeche

Escabeche

Chicken poached in a broth heavy with vinegar, whole onions, oregano and charred habanero, served with corn tortillas to soak it up.

🇧🇯Benin

Beninese Calalou

Calalou dahoméen

A leaf stew with meat, dried shrimp, and okra; considered the national dish of Benin; a rich, complex stew; served with rice or pâte; a TasteAtlas-listed dish.

🇲🇦Morocco

Berber Tagine (Soussi)

طاجين سوسي

A Souss (Atlas) Berber tagine of mixed vegetables and free-range meat, drizzled with argan oil and turmeric. A regional and rustic specialty, hearty and wholesome, a mountain and Berber classic, a national and regional dish.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Berenjena con Cerdo

A Dominican stew of eggplant and pork simmered in a tomato-onion sauce with garlic and oregano.

🇩🇪Berlin, Germany

Berliner Schmorgurken

Berliner Schmorgurken braises peeled cucumbers with onion, dill and sour cream until tender but still lightly crisp.

🇧🇲Bermuda

Bermuda Shark Hash

St. David's Island Shark Hash

Bermuda shark hash is a St. David's Island preparation of boiled, ground shark seasoned with onions, peppers, herbs, and spices. Availability depends on lawful local practice.

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates

Betit

البيت

Betit is slow-cooked meat served with rice, simmered for hours with aromatic spices until the meat falls apart and the rice absorbs the cooking flavors.

🇪🇷Eritrea

Beyaynetu

በያይነቱ

The famous Ethiopian combo platter — a large round of injera topped with small mounds of multiple stews and salads. Usually fully vegan (tsom-friendly), it's the single best way to taste Ethiopia in one meal.

🇦🇷Argentina

Bife a la Criolla

A northern Argentine dish of beef steaks simmered in a tomato, pepper, and potato stew with cumin and paprika. A hearty, one-pot country meal from the northwest.

🇮🇹Veneto, Italy

Bigoli con l'Anatra

Veneto's thick, rustic whole-wheat spaghetti dressed with a long-simmered duck ragù. The rough pasta surface grips the rich sauce.

🇵🇱Poland

Bigos

Poland's hunter's stew: sauerkraut and fresh cabbage slow-cooked with multiple meats (pork, sausage, bacon, venison), mushrooms, and prunes. Better each day it's reheated, a national dish.

🇲🇽Jalisco, Mexico

Birria

A savory, chile-laced stew of goat or beef, roasted or braised until tender and served with corn tortillas, onion, cilantro, and lime.

🇺🇸United States

Bison chilli

A hearty chili made with ground bison, tomatoes, beans, and chili spices, popular in the Great Plains.

🇸🇱Sierra Leone

Bitter Leaf Stew

Bittas

A Sierra Leonean leaf stew made from bitter leaves (Vernonia amygdalina) that are repeatedly washed and pounded to remove bitterness, then simmered in palm oil with ogiri, meat or fish, and pepper; a special-occasion dish on Saturdays and holidays.

🇨🇩DR Congo

Black-Eyed Peas

Mbewngi

Black-eyed peas, a traditional Congolese dish; listed in Wikipedia's Congolese cuisine; the peas are slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, palm oil, and spices; a vegetarian-friendly dish rich in protein; served with rice, fufu, or chikwangue; a humble, nutritious, and affordable dish; the black-eyed pea dish of the Congo; found at family tables and markets.