Food family · 9 dishes · 9 regions

The stew
family.

Slow time and a sealed vessel: patience in cooking has no single origin. The stew is wherever people wait for flavors to merge — clay pot, tagine, cast iron, banana leaf.

1 France

1 Brazil

1 Hungary

1 South Korea

1 Morocco

1 Tunisia

France

1 dish from France

Boeuf bourguignon

A French beef stew braised in red wine (traditionally Burgundy) with beef broth, bacon, onions, mushrooms, and a bouquet garni.

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Brazil

1 dish from Brazil

Feijoada

A Brazilian stew of black beans with pork and beef, served with rice, collard greens, farofa (toasted cassava flour), and orange slices.

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Hungary

1 dish from Hungary

Goulash

A Hungarian soup or stew of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices. The name derives from the Hungarian word gulyás, meaning 'herdsman'.

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South Korea

1 dish from South Korea

Kimchi Jjigae

A Korean stew made with aged kimchi, pork or tuna, tofu, scallions, and gochujang, simmered together until bubbling and tangy.

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Morocco

1 dish from Morocco

Tagine

A slow-cooked North African stew named after the conical clay pot in which it is cooked. Combines meat (typically lamb or chicken) with vegetables, fruits, and warming spices.

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Tunisia

1 dish from Tunisia

Couscous

Tiny steamed semolina grains of Maghrebi origin, served beneath or alongside a stew of meat (typically lamb or chicken) and vegetables flavored with ras el hanout, saffron, and preserved lemon.

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Jordan

1 dish from Jordan

Mansaf

The national dish of Jordan: lamb cooked in a fermented dried-yogurt sauce (jameed) and served over a flatbread (shrak) topped with rice and almonds. Central to Bedouin hospitality.

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China

1 dish from China

Mapo Tofu

A Sichuan dish of silken tofu simmered in a fiery red sauce of fermented broad-bean paste (doubanjiang), ground pork or beef, douchi, Sichuan peppercorns, chili oil, and scallions.

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Indonesia

1 dish from Indonesia

Rendang

A West Sumatran dry curry of beef slow-cooked for hours in coconut milk and a paste of ginger, galangal, turmeric, chili, lemongrass, garlic, and shallots until the sauce fully reduces and the meat darkens.

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The stew family.

Boeuf bourguignon

Feijoada

Goulash

Kimchi Jjigae

Tagine

Couscous

Mansaf

Mapo Tofu

Rendang

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The stew
family.