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Hawaii, United States

Hawaiian Coconut Pudding

Haupia

Hawaiian coconut pudding, traditionally thickened with pia (Polynesian arrowroot) and now often made with cornstarch; chilled and served in squares.

Hawaii, United States

Hawaiian Haystack

A plate of rice topped with chicken in gravy and a pile of separate toppings — celery, pineapple, cheese, chow mein noodles.

Canada

Hawaiian Pizza

A Canadian-invented pizza topped with ham and pineapple, set on a tomato-cheese base.

Hawaii, United States

Hawaiian red salt

A coarse, red-tinted sea salt from Hawaii, colored with iron-rich volcanic clay (alaea).

Yemen

Hawaij

هوايج

Spice blend used in mandi and other Yemeni-influenced dishes, cardamom, coriander, cumin, turmeric, and black pepper, aromatic and warming, cardamom-forward aroma with warming spice blend and yellowish color from turmeric, an essential Saudi ingredient.

Egypt

Hawawshi

حواوشي

Baladi bread packed with seasoned minced meat, onion, peppers and herbs, then baked or griddled until the bread crisps around the juices.

United Kingdom

Hawick Balls

Hawick Balls is a traditional pastry from United Kingdom.

China

Hawthorn Drink

山楂汁

Pressed hawthorn juice, sharply sour and lightly sweetened, drunk cold and eaten also as pressed fruit rolls.

Japan

Hayashi Rice

ハヤシライス

Beef and onions in a rich demi-glace-style brown sauce, served over rice; a yōshoku staple.

Turkey

Haydari

Haydari is the thick strained-yoghurt-and-garlic meze stiffened with cheese and dill — set-firm where cacık runs thin and soupy.

United States

Haystack

A lunch-counter plate of rice or chips with a creamy meat sauce and crisp toppings — a Midwestern diner dish.

Romania

Head Cheese

Tobă

Pork head meat, tongue and skin set in aspic inside a stomach casing, sliced thin and eaten cold with mustard.

Costa Rica

Heart of Palm

Palmito

Heart of palm from pejibaye palm, tender and crisp similar to bamboo shoots, a Costa Rican specialty ingredient, fresh and delicate.

Mauritius

Heart of Palm Salad

Salade de palmiste

The tender core of a felled palm shaved raw into ribbons and dressed simply, sometimes with smoked marlin or a light vinaigrette.

Cayman Islands

Heavy Cake

The official national dessert of the Cayman Islands (gazetted in 2024); a very dense, slightly sweet and spicy cake made from grated cassava, coconut milk, brown sugar, butter, and spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cloves); almost the consistency of bread pudding; can also be made with yam, sweet potato, pumpkin, or breadfruit.

Australia

Hedgehog Slice

No-bake slice with biscuit, coconut, cocoa, and condensed milk, refrigerated and cut into squares, firm texture with good chocolate flavor, an Australian favorite.

Bavaria, Germany

Hefeweizen

Classic Bavarian wheat ale, top-fermented with mousse-like foam and cloudy appearance from high wheat content.

Chubu, Japan

Hegi soba

へぎそば

Hegi soba, Niigata buckwheat noodles bound with funori seaweed and laid in ribbons on a wooden tray, is a named regional form with a distinct binder and presentation.

Argentina

Helado de Dulce de Leche

Argentina's favorite ice cream flavor: creamy dulce de leche ice cream, often with swirls of caramel. A heladería staple, served by the kilo in every neighborhood.

Peru

Helado de Lúcuma

Peruvian ice cream made from lúcuma, a golden Andean fruit with a sweet, mapley flavor. One of the most popular ice cream flavors in Peru.

Nariño, Colombia

Helado de Paila

Pasto's hand-churned ice cream: fruit pulp poured onto a metal paila set over ice and straw, worked against the cold by wrist until it freezes into dense, grainy scoops — a market craft dating to the 1800s.

Ecuador

Helados de Salcedo

An Ecuadorian artisanal ice cream from Salcedo, with unique flavors like avocado, cheese, and tropical fruits

Egypt

Helba (Fenugreek)

حلبة

A Egyptian hot fenugreek drink with sugar or honey, a winter and medicinal classic

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Helgoländer knieper

Helgoländer Knieper are claws of North Sea edible crab, boiled and served chilled or warm with their sweet meat.

Munich, Germany

Helles Lager

Helles

German-style lager from Munich since 1894, Bavarian answer to Czech pilsner with malt-forward character.

Cyprus

Hellimli

Χαλλουμωτή

Bread or cake dough studded with chunks of halloumi and dried mint, baked until the cheese softens inside.

Sudan

Helo-Mur

Sorghum fermented with spices, hibiscus and fenugreek, dried into brittle sheets, then soaked in water to make the drink that breaks the Ramadan fast.

Havana, Cuba

Hemingway Special

A Cuban cocktail of white rum, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, and lime — created for Ernest Hemingway.

Madagascar

Henakisoa sy Amalona

Pork cooked with freshwater eel and Malagasy aromatics in a rich inland preparation.

China

Henan Braised Noodles (Huimian)

烩面

Hui mian, the wide hand-pulled Henan noodle served in mutton broth, is a named provincial staple with its own restaurant chains.

United States

Henry Bain

A Louisville steakhouse sauce of chutney, Worcestershire, and tomato, served at the Pendennis Club.

Ipoh, Malaysia

Heong Peng

Ipoh flaky pastry filled with maltose and shallots, fragrant biscuit, flaky layers with fragrant shallot filling and not too sweet.

Herat, Afghanistan

Herat Saffron

زعفران هرات

Saffron grown around Herat, hand-picked at dawn in autumn and repeatedly rated among the world's best.

Azerbaijan

Herb Kükü

Kükü

Herb Kükü is an Azerbaijani skillet omelette packed with chopped greens and herbs, set into a tender slice rather than built around eggplant.

Georgia

Herb Pie

Მხლოვანა

A flat bread filled with chopped wild greens, herbs and cheese, made in mountain villages when the spring greens come up.

Luxembourg

Herb Sauce

Kraiderzooss

Green herb sauce of chervil, chives and parsley, the classic partner for pike.