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Pizza
Pizza comes from Naples: a thin yeast dough with tomato, cheese and toppings.
💡 Did you know? Pizza Margherita carries the colours of Italy.
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A culinary world tour on a plate: some dishes have become so international that we almost forget where they come from. Pizza comes from Naples, and the Pizza Margherita carries the colours of Italy. ‘Sushi’ refers to the vinegared rice, not the raw fish, and paella from Valencia is cooked in a wide, shallow pan. Lasagne is one of the oldest documented pasta dishes, the Japanese noodle soup ramen originally came from China, and the French croissant is said to owe its crescent shape to a victory over the Ottomans. Goulash was once the food of Hungarian cattle herders, Wiener schnitzel is a thin, breaded veal cutlet, and the hamburger became the symbol of fast food in the USA. Pad thai, fried rice noodles with peanuts, egg, tamarind and lime, is regarded as Thailand's national dish. Some of it is simply street food: currywurst with ketchup and curry powder, to which Berlin even devoted a museum, Mexican tacos, traditionally eaten by hand, falafel made from chickpeas in the Middle East, and Chinese dim sum, served with tea.
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Foto: Valerio Capello at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Pizza
Pizza comes from Naples: a thin yeast dough with tomato, cheese and toppings.
💡 Did you know? Pizza Margherita carries the colours of Italy.
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Sushi
Sushi is a Japanese dish of vinegared rice with fish, vegetables or seaweed.
💡 Did you know? ‘Sushi’ refers to the rice, not the raw fish.
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Paella
Paella is a Spanish rice dish from Valencia, often with saffron and seafood.
💡 Did you know? It is cooked in a wide, shallow pan.
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Lasagne
Lasagne is layers of pasta sheets, meat sauce and béchamel.
💡 Did you know? It is one of the oldest documented pasta dishes.
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Currywurst
Currywurst is a German snack classic: sausage with ketchup and curry powder.
💡 Did you know? Berlin even had a Currywurst museum.
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Taco
Tacos are folded corn tortillas with savoury fillings from Mexico.
💡 Did you know? They are traditionally eaten by hand.
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Ramen
Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup with rich broth and toppings.
💡 Did you know? The dish originally came from China.
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Croissant
The croissant is a French flaky pastry in a crescent shape.
💡 Did you know? Its shape is said to recall a victory over the Ottomans.
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Hamburger
The hamburger is a bun with a fried patty, salad and sauces.
💡 Did you know? In the USA it became the symbol of fast food.
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Pad Thai
Pad Thai is a stir-fried rice-noodle dish and a national dish of Thailand.
💡 Did you know? It typically features peanuts, egg, tamarind and lime.
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Goulash
Goulash is a hearty meat stew with plenty of paprika, from Hungary.
💡 Did you know? It was originally the food of cattle herders.
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Falafel
Falafel are deep-fried balls of chickpeas, at home in the Middle East.
💡 Did you know? They are often eaten in flatbread with salad.
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Wiener schnitzel
Wiener schnitzel is a thin, breaded veal cutlet fried golden brown.
💡 Did you know? In Austria and Germany the name ‘Wiener Schnitzel’ is reserved for veal; a pork version must be called ‘Schnitzel Wiener Art’.
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Dim sum
Dim sum are small steamed or fried bites of Chinese cuisine.
💡 Did you know? They are traditionally served with tea.
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