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Shchupak u soli

Shchupak u soli is a Ukrainian salt-crusted pike: aromatic herbs and lemon perfume a tender, moist fish baked inside a coarse-salt and egg-white crust. Served with a tangy horseradish–sour cream and rye bread for a rustic, festive main.

🇧🇾 Belarus$$

Latiya

Latiya is a classic Chamorro custard-and-cake dessert from Guam: soft sponge cake blanketed with a silky, vanilla custard and finished with a generous dusting of cinnamon.

🇬🇺 Guam$

Pastrmajlija

Pastrmajlija is a Macedonian oval flatbread boat topped with seasoned pork and often finished with an egg, yielding a rustic, savory, and hearty main. The crisp-chewy crust and rich pork-lard topping deliver bold flavor with a touch of sweet paprika.

🇲🇰 Macedonia$$

Bouvet Island Cluster Bites

Crispy cod-and-seaweed bites bound with egg and oats, pan-seared in butter, and brightened with lemon-garlic and a light honey drizzle. Briny, crunchy, and delicately sweet—perfect as a coastal-inspired nibble.

🇧🇻 Bouvet Island$$

Mont Lone Yay Baw

Mont Lone Yay Baw is a classic Myanmar Thingyan (Water Festival) dessert of tender glutinous rice balls with a jaggery center, boiled until they float, then coated in fresh coconut and sesame. Often scented with pandan and finished with a splash of creamy coconut milk, it’s chewy, fragrant, and gently sweet.

🇲🇲 Myanmar$$

Sancocho Colombiano

A hearty Colombian chicken and root-vegetable stew simmered with corn, yuca, potatoes, and plantain, perfumed with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. Traditionally served with white rice, avocado, and a squeeze of lime for a bright, comforting meal.

🇨🇴 Colombia$$

Migas Manchegas

Migas Manchegas is a rustic Spanish skillet of garlicky, paprika-scented fried bread enriched with bacon and chorizo, topped with a fried egg and served with sweet grapes for contrast. Hearty, comforting, and perfect for sharing.

🇪🇸 Spain$$

Machboos Laham

Machboos Laham is a fragrant Gulf-style spiced lamb and rice pilaf. Tender lamb simmers with tomatoes, onions, baharat, and dried black limes, then is folded with saffron-kissed basmati and a whisper of rose water for a deeply aromatic, celebratory main.

🇰🇼 Kuwait$$$

Monaco Vegetables

A Provençal-style medley of eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, and aromatics gently stewed in olive oil and white wine, finished with capers, olives, lemon, and fresh herbs. Bright, savory, and versatile as a main or hearty side.

🇲🇨 Monaco$$

Mauby Sorbet

A refreshing Caribbean sorbet steeped with mauby bark, warm spices, citrus, and a splash of dark rum for silkier scooping. Bitter-sweet and aromatic, it’s a uniquely complex frozen dessert that’s naturally dairy-free and vegan.

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia$$

I've been...

Shchupak u soli

Latiya

Pastrmajlija

Bouvet Island Cluster Bites

Mont Lone Yay Baw

Sancocho Colombiano

Migas Manchegas

Machboos Laham

Monaco Vegetables

Mauby Sorbet

I've been...

Shchupak u soli

Latiya

Pastrmajlija

Bouvet Island Cluster Bites

Mont Lone Yay Baw

Sancocho Colombiano

Migas Manchegas

Machboos Laham

Monaco Vegetables

Mauby Sorbet