Argentina
Algarroba
Carob pods from the algarrobo tree of the Argentine northwest, ground into flour for patay, arrope, and aloja. A pre-Hispanic staple of the Chaco and Cuyo.
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Piura, Peru
Algarrobina
Piura carob syrup used in desserts and the pisco-based algarrobina cocktail.
Algeria
Algerian Merguez
مرقاز
Merguez is a red, paprika-and-garlic lamb sausage with long-established Algerian, Tunisian, Moroccan, and Libyan forms.
El Salvador
Alguashte
A Salvadoran seasoning of ground roasted squash or pepita seeds, salt, and spices, sprinkled on fruit and snacks.
Northern Portugal, Portugal
Alheira
Alheira de Mirandela
A Portuguese sausage made with bread, garlic, and poultry or game, originally a Jewish disguise.
Northern Portugal, Portugal
Alheira de Barroso-Montalegre
Alheira de Barroso-Montalegre is a Portuguese sausage or cured meat from Montalegre, seasoned and preserved to concentrate its smoky, savory flavor.
Gaziantep, Turkey
Ali Nazik
Smoky grilled eggplant puréed with yogurt, topped with buttered minced lamb.
Valencian Community, Spain
Alicante Fish-Stock Rice
Arròs a banda
Alicante Fish-Stock Rice, locally arròs a banda, cooks rice in concentrated fish stock and traditionally serves it apart from the fish with allioli.
Valencian Community, Spain
Alicante Nougat
Turron de Alicante
The hard, brittle style of turron from Alicante, with whole toasted almonds bound in a honey-and-sugar matrix under a thin wafer.
Eritrea
Alicha Birsen
Eritrean mild vegetable stew with potatoes, green beans, carrots, and green peppers; seasoned with turmeric or curry instead of berbere; similar to Ethiopian alicha but with Eritrean spice preferences; served on injera.
Ethiopia
Alicha Doro Wat
አልጫ ዶሮ ወጥ
The mild golden cousin of the famous doro wat. Chicken simmered slowly with turmeric-spiced onions, garlic, ginger and a hard-boiled egg — the same comforting structure, without the heat of berbere.
Ethiopia
Alicha Shiro Wat
አልጫ ሽሮ ወጥ
A mild version of shiro, made without berbere for a creamy, golden, gently-spiced dish that's a fasting-day staple. Fragrant with turmeric, garlic and ginger instead of chili heat.
Ethiopia
Alicha Siga Wat
አልጫ ሥጋ ወጥ
A mild beef stew built on turmeric, onions and aromatics rather than fiery berbere. The Ethiopian go-to when you want comfort without the burn — golden, gentle and deeply savory.
Ethiopia
Alicha Tibs
አልጫ ጥብስ
Tender meat quickly sautéed with turmeric, onion and herbs in Ethiopia's mild tibs style.
France
Aligot
Aligot is a stretchy Aubrac mash of potatoes, fresh cheese, butter, and cream.
Taiwan
Alishan Oolong
阿里山烏龍
High-mountain oolong grown above 1,000 m in Chiayi, lightly oxidised and rolled into balls that open over several infusions into a creamy, floral cup.
Minsk, Belarus
Alivaria Beer
Аліварыя
Beer from Minsk's Alivaria brewery, working since 1864 and the oldest in the country; the dark Porter and the amber Alivaria Zolotoe are the ones worth ordering.
Moldova
Alivenci
Maize flour beaten with fresh curd, eggs and soured cream, poured onto a cabbage or walnut leaf and baked into a squat golden cake.
Malta
Aljotta
Fish broth built on the bones and heads of small rockfish with garlic, tomato, marjoram and rice or vermicelli, sharpened with lemon.
Niger
Alkaki
Nigerien fried dough pieces coated in honey or sugar syrup for a sweet snack.
Kano, Niger
Alkaki
Twisted lengths of wheat dough deep-fried and soaked in sugar syrup, made in the north for Sallah.
Niger
Alkubus
Steamed Hausa-Fulani bread made from a fermented grain batter and served with soup or stew.
Nigeria
Alkubus
Steamed Hausa-Fulani bread made from fermented grain batter and served with soup or stew.
Valencian Community, Spain
All i pebre
All i pebre is a Valencian stew of eel and potatoes simmered in a garlic-and-paprika sauce until tender.
Canada
All-Dressed Chips
Chips tout garni
True Canadian flavor combining sweet, salty, and savory flavors, uniquely Canadian potato chip variety from Quebec.
Bavaria, Germany
Allgaeuer Limburger
Allgäuer Limburger is a washed-rind cow-milk cheese with a supple cream-coloured body and assertive savoury aroma.
Bavaria, Germany
Allgaeuer Tilsiter
Allgäuer Tilsiter is a semi-hard cow-milk cheese with small irregular eyes, tangy lactic flavour and a firm slice.
Bavaria, Germany
Allgäu Emmental
Allgäuer Emmentaler
EU-protected Emmental from the Allgäu region, with large holes and a nutty, complex flavor from alpine milk.
Bavaria, Germany
Allgäu Mountain Cheese
Allgäuer Bergkäse
EU-protected mountain cheese from the Allgäu, with firm texture and complex nutty flavor from alpine milk.
Bavaria, Germany
Allgäuer Sennalpkäse
Allgäuer Sennalpkäse is a dense alpine cow-milk cheese made from summer pasture milk and aged to a nutty, savoury finish.
Côte d'Ivoire
Alligator Pepper
A pungent West African spice sold as whole scaly pods and seeds, used sparingly to perfume Liberian soups, stews, rice, and ceremonial food.
Togo
Alloco
Ripe plantain cut into thick slices and fried in red palm oil until the sugars catch, served with raw onion and a chilli sauce.
Côte d'Ivoire
Alloco Poulet
A plate of fried plantain with grilled or fried chicken and raw onion in chilli, the standard maquis order after dark.
Martinique
Allspice
Bois d'Inde
Allspice, known locally as bois d'Inde; a key aromatic in Martinican cuisine; leaves and seeds used in court-bouillon, matoutou, and blaff; the bois d'Inde that flavors Martinican cooking.
Austria
Almdudler
Austria's national soft drink: herbal carbonated lemonade made from Alpine herbs, called the national drink, natural herbal flavor, iconic and refreshing.
Colombia
Almojábana
A small Colombian cheese bun made with corn flour and cuajada (fresh cheese), baked until golden. Soft and spongy, it is a classic breakfast bread from the interior.