
Poland
Sałatka Jarzynowa
Polish vegetable salad of boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, eggs, pickles, and mayo, a Christmas and celebration staple. A creamy, hearty, tangy salad, served cold.
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Poland
Polish vegetable salad of boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, eggs, pickles, and mayo, a Christmas and celebration staple. A creamy, hearty, tangy salad, served cold.

Russia
Сбитень
Sbiten is a hot Russian drink of honey, spices, and herbs, commonly served at winter markets.

Switzerland
An extra-hard cows' cheese aged at least eighteen months, broken into chips with a knife or shaved into curls rather than grated.

Lombardy, Italy
Mantuan crumbly cake of cornmeal, almonds, and lemon zest, traditionally broken (not cut) into chunks. A rustic dessert from the Gonzaga era.

Hungary
Abált szalonna
Scalded bacon is poached or scalded pork bacon, less smoky than traditional szalonna and tender in texture.

United States
A Boston Italian-American bread: a long, soft white loaf, made with oil and often sesame seeds.

China
葱爆羊肉
Lamb slivers seared with great quantities of spring onion, garlic and a splash of vinegar, thrown together in under a minute.

Shanghai, China
葱油拌面
Noodles tossed in oil in which spring onions have been fried slowly to black, with soy sauce, sugar and dried shrimp.

China
葱油饼
A savoury, flaky flatbread of wheat dough layered with scallions and oil, pan-fried until crisp and golden, a northern Chinese street food staple.

Chile
Ostiones
Scallops often served grilled, in ceviche, or au gratin with parmesan, a prized Chilean shellfish, sweet and tender.

France
Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Scallops often served in the shell with a creamy gratin topping.

Galicia, Spain
Vieiras en su concha
Galician scallops served in their shells with breadcrumbs, olive oil, garlic, pimenton, and white wine, broiled until golden.

Provence, France
Scallops à la Provençal are seared or baked with tomato, garlic, herbs, and olive oil until just tender.

Italy
Southern Italian stretched-curd cheese, often smoked.

Suriname
Ice shaved from a block into a cup and soaked with bright syrups, often finished with condensed milk.

Glarus, Switzerland
A hard, pale green skimmed-milk cheese flavoured with blue fenugreek, sold as a cone and grated over pasta or mixed into butter.

Florence, Italy
Tuscan dimpled olive-oil flatbread.

Tuscany, Italy
Tuscan sweet focaccia baked with black grapes and sugar, a harvest-time bread. Also called schiacciata con l'uva.

Germany
Schlesisches Himmelreich combines smoked pork with dried fruit, gingerbread spice and a sweet-sour sauce.

Basel, Switzerland
A small, soft bread roll from Basel, split and filled with ham, cheese or sausage, eaten as a quick snack from bakery windows.

Winnipeg, Canada
Winnipeg dessert of angel food cake layers and whipped cream, covered with crushed pecans and caramel sauce.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schneckensuppe is a Baden snail soup with garlic, herbs and cream or stock carrying the delicate shellfish flavour.

Berlin, Germany
Schnitzel Holstein tops a breaded veal cutlet with a fried egg, anchovy fillets, capers and toast.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schnüsch is a Schleswig-Holstein vegetable stew of potatoes, peas, beans and carrots cooked in milk until just tender.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Scholle Büsumer Art pan-fries North Sea plaice and serves it with tiny North Sea shrimp, butter and lemon.

Hamburg, Germany
Scholle Finkenwerder Art pan-fries plaice with bacon and onion, letting the rendered fat season the fish.

Germany
Black lager, dark in color but light-bodied, with roasted malt flavor and a clean finish.

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Schwarzsauer is a North German blood soup sharpened with vinegar and cooked with pork, onions and dried fruit.

Saarland, Germany
Barbecue specialty from Saarland with marinated pork steaks grilled on a swinging schwenker grill over wood fire.

Schwyz, Switzerland
Schwyzer Alpkase is a firm cow-milk mountain cheese made from summer alpine pasture milk, with a nutty savoury body.

Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Schwäbischem salzkuchen is a dish made with a defined local recipe and ingredients.

St. Gallen, Switzerland
A lightly smoked pork and beef sausage, coarser than a cervelat, boiled and served with potato salad or bread.

Naples, Italy
Short thick Amalfi/Neapolitan pasta.

United Kingdom
Sconaí
A small plain or fruited quick bread, split and spread with jam and clotted cream as the centre of a cream tea.

Bahamas
A whole conch scored across the flesh, dressed with lime and hot pepper and eaten straight from the shell at the stall.

South Korea
누룽지
The crispy, golden crust of rice that forms at the bottom of a stone pot or iron cauldron, often served with hot water or broth as a comforting snack.