Pastilla, Morocco
One of the most iconic dishes of Moroccan cuisine is the pie. It
is prepared
from puff pastry and stuffed with the meat of young pigeons or chicken, fish
and offal.
Pelmeni, Russia
One of the first associations that arise at the mention of Russian cuisine is, of
course, dumplings. A dish of unleavened dough stuffed with
minced
meat
would not refuse to try any foreigner who dreams of one day reaching
vast Russia.
Chili crab, Singapore
The author of the dish is an unknown street vendor, who in 1956 tried to fry
crab in chili sauce. The experiment turned out to be more than successful:
now
fried in a mixture of onions, garlic, ginger and chili, and then stewed
in
tomato sauce
, crab is Singapore's
hallmark
.
Haukarl, Iceland
Iceland is perhaps the only place on the planet where you can try the jerky of
the Greenland polar shark or just the giant shark. The dish, which has its
roots in the days of the Vikings, is a national treasure here.
Koshari, Egypt
The
national dish
of Egyptian cuisine
is
a mixture of rice, pasta and lentils
seasoned with tomato-vinegar sauce. The dish can be found both in eateries
and in restaurants that specialize only in cooking koshari.
Mazgouf, Iraq
In a special way, fried fish is a culinary symbol of Iraq. The fish is cut along
the ridge, unfolded
like a book and fried, planted on stakes, over an
open fire
.