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Beef Rendang
Main🇮🇩 Indonesia

Beef Rendang

Minangkabau slow-cooked beef in coconut milk and spice paste until dark and dry.

4h 6Hard
Bobotie
Main🇿🇦 South Africa

Bobotie

Cape Malay spiced minced beef baked under a savoury egg-milk custard with bay leaves.

1h 30m 6Medium
Smoky Jollof Rice
Main🇳🇬 Nigeria

Smoky Jollof Rice

The pride of West Africa — long-grain rice slow-cooked in a deeply spiced tomato-pepper base until each grain glows red.

1h 15m 6Medium
Nigiri Sushi
Main🇯🇵 Japan

Nigiri Sushi

Hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with sashimi-grade fish.

1h 4Medium
Pad Thai
Main🇹🇭 Thailand

Pad Thai

Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, tamarind, palm sugar and crushed peanuts — sweet, salty, sour.

30m 2Medium
Paella Valenciana
Main🇪🇸 Spain

Paella Valenciana

The original Valencian paella — chicken, rabbit, green beans and saffron rice with a coveted crispy socarrat.

1h 6Hard
Phở Bò
Main🇻🇳 Vietnam

Phở Bò

Hanoi-style beef noodle soup with charred ginger, star anise and rice noodles.

4h 6Medium
Peking Duck
Main🇨🇳 China

Peking Duck

Air-dried duck roasted to lacquer-crisp skin, sliced and rolled in pancakes with hoisin and scallion.

1d 4Hard
Butter Chicken
Main🇮🇳 India

Butter Chicken

Tandoor-charred chicken in a velvety tomato, butter and cream sauce balanced with fenugreek leaves.

1h 4Medium
Tacos al Pastor
Main🇲🇽 Mexico

Tacos al Pastor

Marinated pork in achiote and dried chilies, traditionally spit-roasted with pineapple. Served on warm corn tortillas.

2h + marinate 6Medium
Ceviche Clásico
Appetizer🇵🇪 Peru

Ceviche Clásico

Sea bass cured in fresh lime leche de tigre with red onion, ají limo, sweet potato and choclo.

25m 4Easy
Feijoada Completa
Main🇧🇷 Brazil

Feijoada Completa

Brazilian black bean and pork stew with smoked sausage and ribs, served with rice, farofa and orange.

4h + soak 8Medium
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