Finland - pulla (cardamon-flavored coffee bread)
Ukraine - perogies, or cabbage rolls, or both, served with a nice kielbasa sausage.
Poutine.
For me France would be Boeuf a la Bourguignonne
My choices for Italy would be Minestrone, Ragu alla Bolognese, Risotto alla Milanese, *Pollo alla Cacciatora * (yes that is the correct ending on the last word), or Saltimbocca alla Romana. Sorry for the large number but they are all great dishes typifying different parts of the Italian menu or different entree meats.
Ireland: Irish lamb stew with wheaten bread and a pint of the black stuff
France: Fruits de Mer
America: Hamburger
Hungary: Goulash
Morocco: Lamb Tagine with couscous and mint tea
Wales: Welsh Rarebit
Scotland:Haggis with neeps and tatties
England: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding
Italy: Espresso and Gelato
Spain: Tapas, especially Patatas Bravas
Argentina: Steak
Australia: Vegemite and a BBQ
New Zealand: Lamb
Greece: Souvlaki
Canada: Poutine and Maple syrup
The Netherlands: Raw herring and a hash brownie
Belgium: Moules frites and a nice wheat beer
India: Chapatis and chutney
Sout Africa: Biltong, Mrs Ball’s chutney and Babotjie
Malaysia: Nasi Lemak
Mozambique: Piri Piri Chicken
Germany: Bratwurst and Sauerkraut
China: Oranges
Re:China
Blame Leonard Cohen and the fact that orange slices are the only dessert served at my favourite Chinese restaurant
Outside of America, in the English speaking world Canadian style bacon is called “bacon” or “back bacon” and American style bacon is called “streaky bacon” or “I’d like some meat with my fat please”.
Anaamika- I’m not sure if you’re familiar with this, it’s a breakfast thing from the south of India (Tamil, I think). I had it everyday for breakfast, and I can’t remember what it’s called! Little white pancakey things rolled around a filling of fried spicy potatoes and curry leaves.
I nominate this for Best Phrase in this Thread.
Nepal = Dahl Bot
Indonesia = Jaffles
Singapore = Chicken rice or Wonton Mee
Malaysia = Laksa
I will amend my earlier post regarding the food that I most often would think of regarding a country (Italy) and I am surprised that no one else (including me) previously has mentioned Pesto.
Congo = pundu [manioc]
Ghana = peanut butter chicken
Senegal = tcheboudjin [fish and rice]
Malawi = nsima [corn meal porridge]
Central African Republic = greens and dried fish and KOKO! [green leaves cut to look like grass in a peanut & hot pepper sauce
Ethiopia = Doro wat [chicken stew] with enjera [huge crepe]
Mali = mahfe [peanut sauce/rice/beef]
Tunisia = tangine
Sudan = mullahejah [green leaves] and ful madamas [beans]
Norway - Lutefisk (I know it’s far from a staple, but it makes such an indelible impression.)
Similarly:
China - Moon-cake.
Mmmmm. Moon-cake.
I grew up in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn which remains a very Russian area.
For some people Russian food is Borscht, caviar, potatoes and blini.
For me Russian food is shashlik (sausage), lavash (thick Georgian bread), piroshkies with mushrooms, Chicken Kiev, potato pancakes, pickles with dill, smoked fish and Russian chocolates with adorable wrappers and thick nuts.
I used to miss the place once we moved but fortunately now there’s a Russian deli nearby where I can satisfy all my cravings.
My bold… Did you get that from Pea Soup Anderson’s windmill? When I was in The Netherlands (Holland is a state in the Netherlands, IIRC) I don’t recall ever seeing pea soup on a menu. Goose was served a lot, but otherwise, nothing in particular stood out.
I could be wrong, since pea suop isn’t one of my favorites.
I think that maybe Tandooried meats is what I think of when I think of India.
The pancake thingy is known as a dosa. It’s a breakfast, brunch, lunch and teatime snack thing. I’d say dinner too, but I haven’t really seen too many people eat dosa for dinner. I don’t know which state it originated from exactly, but yes, it is from the south of India.
Uganda: posho (a spicy banana porridge)