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Madagascar

Godro-Godro

Coconut milk cooked with sugar and starch and set firm into a sliceable white pudding, a coastal and Comorian-influenced sweet.

Suriname

Goedangan

Goedangan is a Surinamese vegetable salad of blanched bean sprouts, cabbage, cucumber and other crisp produce dressed with a savory coconut or peanut sauce.

Bhutan

Goen Hogay

གོན་ཧོ་གད།

Cucumber sliced and dressed raw with chilli, onion, coriander, tomato and crumbled cheese — the closest thing Bhutan has to a salad.

Cincinnati, United States

Goetta

A Cincinnati breakfast sausage of ground pork and pin-head oats, sliced and fried crisp.

Dominican Republic

Gofio

A Nicaraguan Purísima sweet made by kneading toasted maize flour with panela syrup and spices such as ginger and anise, then cutting it into small pieces.

South Korea

Goguma mattang (Candied Sweet Potatoes)

고구마맛탕

Goguma mattang, sweet potato chunks fried and glazed in caramelised syrup, is a named Korean snack sold from dedicated stalls.

Vietnam

Goi Cuon

Gỏi cuốn

Fresh spring rolls with shrimp, pork, rice vermicelli, and herbs wrapped in translucent rice paper, served with peanut hoisin sauce.

Brazil

Goiabada

A firm, sweet guava paste made by cooking guava pulp with sugar until thick, traditionally paired with queijo minas in the Romeo and Juliet pairing.

Israel

Golan Heights Wine

יין רמת הגולן

Cool-climate wines from volcanic soils at altitude on the Golan, the region that started Israel's shift to serious winemaking in the 1980s.

Nepal

Golbheda ko Achar (Tomato Achar)

गोलभेडाको अचार

Ripe tomatoes are ground with chilli, toasted sesame, herbs, and spices into a bright Nepali achar.

Hungary

Golden Dumplings

Arany galuska

Golden dumplings are yeast dough balls dipped in butter and a sugar-walnut mixture, baked, and served with custard.

London, United Kingdom

Golden Syrup

A pale amber cane sugar syrup with a caramel-butterscotch taste, sold in a green and gold tin that has barely changed since 1885.

Australia

Golden Syrup Dumplings

Soft flour-and-butter dumplings simmered covered in golden syrup and water until they swell and a glossy butterscotch sauce forms around them, served hot with cream — a colonial-era winter dessert still standard in Australian homes.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Goldstar

גולדסטאר

Dark amber lager brewed since 1950, the default Israeli beer and the standard half-litre in a Tel Aviv bar.

Gdańsk, Poland

Goldwasser

Goldwasser is a liqueur from Gdańsk, rooted in local cooking tradition.

Venezuela

Golfeados

Sweet rolls made with grated papelón and aniseed, baked in a tray and topped with a slice of white cheese and syrup.

Guam

Gollai Hågon Suni

Gollai hagon suni is taro leaves simmered in coconut cream until completely tender, producing a rich green side with a gentle earthy sweetness.

Poland

Golonka

A Polish roasted pork knuckle, marinated with beer, garlic, and herbs, slow-roasted until crispy outside and tender inside. A beer-hall classic, served with sauerkraut and mustard.

Afghanistan

Golpi

گلپی

Cauliflower cooked down with tomato, turmeric and coriander into a soft, gently spiced side dish.

Russia

Golubtsy

Голубцы

Golubtsy are Russian cabbage rolls filled with minced meat and rice and braised in tomato and sour-cream sauce.

Hungary

Gombapaprikas

Gombapaprikás

Vegetarian mushroom paprikash.

Romania

Gomboti

Gomboți

Potato-dough plum dumplings boiled until tender and rolled in toasted breadcrumbs, with the fruit melting into a tart center.

Ethiopia

Gomen

ጎመን

Ethiopia's beloved collard greens, slow-cooked with onions, garlic, ginger and jalapeños until tender and savory. A staple side that anchors almost every beyaynetu platter.

Ethiopia

Gomen Besiga

ጎመን በሥጋ

Hearty gomen with tender pieces of beef simmered into the greens — a richer, meatier version that's a holiday and weekend favorite. The classic pairing of collards and beef in one pot.

Ethiopia

Gomen Kitfo

ጎመን ክትፎ

Finely chopped collard greens seasoned with spiced butter in a meat-free Ethiopian kitfo-style preparation.

Bhutan

Gondo Datshi

སྒོང་རྡོག་དར་ཚིལ།

Eggs scrambled into melting cheese with chilli and spring onion, a quick breakfast version of the datshi principle.

Andhra Pradesh, India

Gongura Mutton

గోంగూర మటన్

A spicy Andhra mutton curry cooked with gongura (sorrel) leaves. The leaves give it a tangy, earthy flavor.

Andhra Pradesh, India

Gongura pachadi (Red sorrel leaves chutney)

గోంగూర పచ్చడి

Sour gongura leaves are cooked and ground with chilli, garlic, and spices into an Andhra relish.

Uganda

Gonja

Sweet plantain roasted whole over charcoal until the skin blackens and the flesh caramelises, sold at every taxi park and roadside.

Burkina Faso

Gonré

Gonré (also called gnon or faro in local languages) is a traditional Burkina Faso dish made from cowpea paste and steamed; names and recipes vary by community.

Ireland

Goody

Warm bread simmered in sweet milk with butter and spice, an old-fashioned Irish children's treat.

St. Louis, United States

Gooey Butter Cake

A St. Louis dessert of a yeast or cake base topped with a dense, buttery, cream-cheese layer.

Trinidad and Tobago

Goolab Jamoon

Milk-powder and flour dough fried into fingers or balls and soaked in a cardamom and ginger sugar syrup.

Bahamas

Goombay Punch

A sweet pineapple-flavoured soda bottled in the Bahamas since the 1960s and drunk cold in glass bottles.

Bahamas

Goombay Smash

Coconut rum, dark rum, apricot brandy and pineapple juice shaken together — a cocktail invented at Miss Emily's Blue Bee Bar on Green Turtle Cay.

Thailand

Goong ob woon sen (Thai Shrimp and Glass Noodles)

กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้น

Goong ob woon sen is prawns baked over glass noodles in a lidded pot with pork fat, pepper, and coriander roots.