Stews

🇮🇹Lombardy, Italy

Cassoeula

Cassöeula

Lombard winter stew of pork ribs, rind, and sausages with Savoy cabbage, slow-cooked until the cabbage turns dark and silky. A peasant dish from the cold months.

🇫🇷Occitanie, France

Cassoulet

Slow-cooked bean casserole with duck confit, Toulouse sausage, and pork from the Southwest.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Catalan Broad Bean Stew

Faves a la Catalana

Faves a la Catalana are broad beans stewed with onion, herbs, and seasonal meat in a Catalan dish.

🇦🇩Catalonia, Andorra

Catalan Christmas Stew

Escudella i carn d'olla

A traditional Catalan stew with large pasta shells (galets), a pilota meatball, and a variety of meats and vegetables, served as soup then solids.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Catalan Meatballs in Sauce

Boles de picolat

Boles de picolat is a Catalan stew of meatballs cooked with mushrooms, peas, and aromatics in a savoury sauce.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Catalan Mixed Escudella

Escudella Barrejada

Escudella Barrejada is a Catalan soup combining meat, vegetables, and pasta or dumplings in a substantial broth.

🇪🇸Catalonia, Spain

Catalan Seafood Zarzuela

Zarzuela De Mariscos

Catalan seafood medley with almonds and picada.

🇵🇹Algarve, Portugal

Cataplana

Algarve seafood stew cooked in a clam-shaped copper pot with garlic and herbs.

🇺🇸United States

Catfish Stew

A slow-cooked Southern stew of catfish, tomatoes, potatoes, and onions, often from a backyard kettle.

🇵🇪Peru

Cau Cau

A Peruvian tripe stew in a yellow aji and turmeric sauce with potatoes, mint and peas. A hearty, spicy dish from the coast.

🇭🇷Croatia

Cauldron Stew

Kotlovina

Various meats and sausages cooked in a large shallow plate over open fire, with wine, onions, tomato, and paprika, communal.

🇨🇱Chile

Cazuela

Traditional stew with meat, potatoes, squash, green beans, corn, and rice in clear broth, served in clay pot, a Chilean classic.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Cazuela de Gallina

A thick Ecuadorian hen stew with potatoes, yuca, plantain and a peanut or milk base. A hearty highland comfort dish.

🇨🇴Colombia

Cazuela de Mariscos

A Colombian seafood stew of fish, shrimp, squid, and mussels in a coconut-milk and tomato broth, served in a clay pot. A coastal specialty, rich and hearty.

🇹🇩Chad

Chadian Maharagwe

Maharagwe

Chadian red bean stew; red beans are part of the diet in southern Chad; beans slow-cooked with onions, tomatoes, and spices; a protein-rich dish; sweet and savory; served with boule or rice; a staple of southern Chad where agriculture is more prevalent.

🇹🇩Chad

Chadian Peanut-Okra Stew

Daraba

Traditional Chadian stew with okra, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, eggplant, leafy greens, and peanut butter; okra thickens the stew naturally; peanuts add a creamy, nutty depth; a vegetarian dish sometimes enriched with meat or fish; served with boule or rice; a TasteAtlas-listed must-try.

🇩🇿Algeria

Chakhchoukha

شخشوخة

Thin rougag flatbread torn into small pieces and soaked in a red lamb and chickpea stew heavy with paprika and dried mint.

🇧🇷Tocantins, Brazil

Chambari

A Tocantins beef-shank stew slowly cooked until gelatinous and served with rice, cassava or hot sauce.

🇮🇱Israel

Chamin

חמין

Overnight stew of meat, beans, barley or rice and whole eggs left in a low oven from Friday afternoon so it can be eaten hot on Shabbat without cooking.

🇬🇺Guam

Chamorro Bistek

Bistek

Chamorro bistek uses thin beef slices simmered or marinated with vinegar, annatto, onion, garlic, and black pepper before rice service.

🇳🇮Nicaragua

Chancho con Yuca

A Nicaraguan fried pork with boiled yuca and cabbage salad, a daily and street classic

🇨🇱Chile

Chanchoca

A rustic Chilean breakfast stew of pork, chicharrón, eggs, and potatoes, especially in the countryside.

🇪🇸Extremadura, Spain

Chanfaina

Chanfaina is an Extremaduran stew of rice and offal cooked with paprika and herbs until richly seasoned.

🇵🇹Centro, Portugal

Chanfana

Goat or lamb meat stewed for hours in red wine, garlic, and bay leaves until fork-tender.

🇯🇵Japan

Chankonabe

ちゃんこ鍋

A protein-packed hot pot eaten in vast quantities by sumo wrestlers to gain weight.

🇪🇸Andalusia, Spain

Chard Greens Stew

Berza de acelgas

Berza de acelgas is an Andalusian stew of chard, chickpeas, and meat simmered until the greens and legumes are tender.

🇨🇱Chile

Charquicán

Stew originally made with charqui (dried meat), now with ground beef, potatoes, pumpkin, and corn, topped with fried egg.

🇹🇲Turkmenistan

Chekdirme

Çekdirme

A Turkmen stew of mutton or lamb browned then slowly braised with onions, fresh tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes; sprinkled with parsley and served with flatbread; a TasteAtlas-listed dish; a hearty, everyday Turkmen meal that showcases the simplicity of Central Asian meat cooking.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Chenchén

A Dominican dish of cracked corn cooked with coconut milk and spices, from the San Juan and Azua regions. A hearty, creamy side or main, similar to risotto, served with goat.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Chenchén con Pescado Salado

A Dominican dish of chenchén (cracked corn with coconut milk) served with salted fish stew. A traditional combination from the San Juan valley, hearty and savory.

🇺🇸United States

Chicken Divan

A retro casserole of chicken, broccoli, and creamy cheese sauce, topped with crumbs and baked.

🇧🇼Botswana

Chicken Feet

Menoto

Botswana chicken feet — boiled or stewed until tender, served with pap; a cheap, flavourful protein source that reflects the Batswana tradition of using every part of the animal.

🇷🇴Romania

Chicken in Garlic and Tomato

Ostropel

Chicken browned and then stewed in tomato with an aggressive amount of garlic, thickened slightly and served with polenta.

🇬🇪Georgia

Chicken in Tomato and Herbs

Ჩახოხბილი

Chicken browned dry, then stewed with a great weight of onion and tomato and finished with a fistful of coriander and basil.

🇭🇺Hungary

Chicken Paprikash

Csirkepaprikás

Chicken Paprikash is a chicken simmered with onions, paprika, and finished with sour cream, served with nokedli.

🇵🇬Papua New Guinea

Chicken Pot

Homely stew of chicken simmered with mixed vegetables and coconut cream — a mild, comforting everyday dish found in PNG homes and guesthouses.