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129 recipes

mainAICoq au VinA soul-warming braise of chicken thighs slow-cooked in Burgundy wine with lardons, pearl onions, and mushrooms. Rich, deeply flavoured, and utterly forgiving — the perfect bistro dish for any home kitchen.105 min30+754 servingsmainAIPaella ValencianaThe authentic Valencian paella made with chicken, rabbit, green beans, and saffron-scented bomba rice. Cooked in one pan over high heat until the rice forms a golden, crackling socarrat at the bottom — the most coveted bite in Spain.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
60 min20+404 servingsmainAICacio e PepeThe simplest pasta in the world and one of the hardest to perfect. Three ingredients — spaghetti, Pecorino Romano, and black pepper — transform through careful technique into a dish that is peppery, creamy, and deeply satisfying.
  • Vegetarian
20 min5+152 servingsstarterAIGazpacho AndaluzA cold, blended soup of ripe summer tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, and sherry vinegar — the drink and the dish of Andalusia. No cooking required, just a blender and the ripest vegetables you can find. Serve ice-cold.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
15 min15+04 servingsmainAITortilla EspañolaSpain's most iconic everyday dish: a thick, golden omelette of slow-fried potatoes and sweet onion, set over gentle heat. Perfectly good warm, even better at room temperature, and still excellent the next day. The secret is patience with the potatoes.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min15+304 servingsdessertAITarte TatinAn upside-down caramelised apple tart from the Loire Valley — dark, sticky, buttery caramel beneath a blanket of tender apples and crisp, golden pastry. Simple in theory, spectacular in execution. Serve warm with crème fraîche.
  • Vegetarian
60 min20+406 servingsstarterAIBanitsaCoiled filo with a filling of brined white cheese, egg and yoghurt, baked until the outer spiral shatters and the inside stays soft. Best eaten warm, in the hand, with a glass of ayran.
  • Vegetarian
70 min25+458 servingsstarterAIBob Chorba Bean SoupBulgaria's everyday bean soup: dried beans simmered soft, then finished with a paprika-and-savory frying and a good deal of dried mint.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
115 min15+1004 servingsmainAIBeef BourguignonBeef chuck braised for three hours in a robust red wine with lardons, carrots and herbs, finished with pearl onions and mushrooms browned separately. Nothing about it is difficult; it is only long.215 min35+1806 servingsmainAIUkrainian BorschA deep beetroot soup on beef broth with cabbage and potatoes. The colour survives because the vinegar goes in with the beetroot, not into the pot at the end. Served hot with sour cream, dill and crushed garlic.
  • Gluten-free
180 min30+1506 servingsstarterAICaesar SaladRomaine, a proper anchovy-and-egg dressing, parmesan and croutons, with chicken on top. The dressing is the recipe; everything else is assembly.35 min20+154 servingsmainAIIberian Pork Cheeks in Red WineIberian pork cheeks braised slowly in red wine with vegetables and bay, until they are tender enough to cut with a spoon. An Andalusian Sunday stew that is better the next day.
  • Lactose-free
175 min25+1504 servingsstarterAIDolma — Stuffed Vine LeavesVine leaves rolled around rice, sweet onion and a great deal of herbs, simmered slowly under a weighted plate and served cold with lemon. Patience at the rolling table is the only difficulty.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
95 min45+506 servingsmainAIStuffed PeppersSweet peppers filled with pork, beef and half-cooked rice, then braised upright in a tomato and sour cream sauce until the peppers slump.
  • Gluten-free
85 min30+554 servingsmainAIFish and ChipsThick chips fried twice, and white fish in a cold beer batter fried once and fast, with malt vinegar over everything.
  • Lactose-free
60 min25+354 servingsdessertAIFruit SaladOrange, apple, banana, kiwi and grapes with a spoon of honey and lemon. Fifteen minutes, no cooking, and the order you cut things in matters more than the recipe.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
15 min15+04 servingsstarterAIGreek SaladHoriatiki: tomato, cucumber, onion, olives and a whole slab of feta, dressed with nothing but good oil and oregano. No lettuce, and that is not an omission.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
15 min15+04 servingsmainAIHolubtsi Cabbage RollsCabbage leaves softened in boiling water, rolled around pork, beef and rice, and baked slowly under tomato and sour cream until the leaves go silky.
  • Gluten-free
135 min45+904 servingsstarterAIMushroom SoupMushrooms browned hard in butter, then simmered with potato and onion into a clear, dark broth and served with sour cream and dill.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
50 min15+354 servingsmainAIBeef GoulashBeef shoulder braised slowly with a great deal of onion and sweet paprika, thickened at the end into a sauce heavy enough to coat a spoon. Ninety minutes of doing nothing, and most of the flavour is made in the first fifteen.
  • Lactose-free
135 min25+1106 servingsdessertAILactose-Free Chocolate Ice CreamA deep, dark chocolate ice cream built on coconut milk, using both cocoa powder for flavour and melted chocolate for body. Check the bar: most 70% chocolate is dairy-free, but not all of it.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
30 min20+106 servingsdessertAILactose-Free Strawberry Ice CreamRipe strawberries cooked briefly with sugar, folded into a sweetened coconut base and churned or still-frozen. Genuinely lactose-free rather than a compromise, and it scoops straight from the freezer.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
35 min25+106 servingsstarterAIIrish Salmon ChowderA gentle cream soup of leek, potato and salmon, thickened only by the potatoes breaking down. The fish goes in at the very end and poaches in the residual heat, which is what keeps it in flakes rather than threads.
  • Gluten-free
50 min20+304 servingsstarterAIKharchoGeorgian beef soup thickened with ground walnuts and soured with tkemali plum sauce, with rice, a great deal of garlic and a forest of coriander.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
115 min20+954 servingsstarterAILentil Cream SoupRed lentils cooked down with onion, carrot and cumin, blended smooth and finished with lemon. Thirty minutes, one pot, and no cream in it at all.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
40 min10+304 servingsstarterAIVegetable Cream SoupLeek, celery, carrot and potato softened in butter and simmered in stock, then blended smooth and loosened with cream.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
45 min15+304 servingsmainAILasagne alla BologneseThe Bolognese original: a ragù simmered for two and a half hours until the meat is silky, layered thinly with béchamel and Parmigiano between sheets of egg pasta. Time is the only difficult ingredient.220 min40+1806 servingsdessertAIMlyntsiThin Ukrainian pancakes, lacy at the edges and thin enough to see light through. Rolled, folded or stacked, with sour cream or whatever the season offers.
  • Vegetarian
35 min10+254 servingsmainAIMusakaDiced potatoes baked with minced pork, onion and paprika, finished with a yoghurt-and-egg topping that sets to a golden crust. One of the simplest things to cook and very hard to get wrong.
  • Gluten-free
90 min30+606 servingsstarterAIOvcharska SaladThe shepherd's salad: a shopska with ham, yellow cheese, mushrooms and egg piled on. A whole meal in a bowl, and the reason nobody orders a main course after it.
  • Gluten-free
30 min20+104 servingsmainAIVegetable RagoutPotato, aubergine, courgette and pepper stewed down in their own juices with tomato. Entirely plant-based without trying to be, and better on the second day.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
55 min20+354 servingsmainAIUzbek Plov with LambLamb, a great deal of carrot and rice cooked in one pot until every grain is separate and stained gold. The technique that matters is the zirvak — the base that the rice steams above but is never mixed into.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
105 min30+756 servingsdessertAIPoires Belle HélènePears poached in vanilla syrup, covered in hot chocolate sauce as they are served. The pears can be poached the day before and lose nothing; the sauce is made at the last minute.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
45 min15+304 servingsstarterAICrab Stick SaladCrab sticks, rice, sweetcorn and egg bound with mayonnaise. The salad that appears on every Ukrainian table between New Year and Easter, and disappears fastest.
  • Lactose-free
40 min20+206 servingsstarterAIShopska SaladTomato, cucumber, pepper and onion under a drift of grated white cheese. Fifteen minutes, no cooking, and it stands or falls entirely on the tomatoes.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
15 min15+04 servingsmainAISteak au PoivreSteaks in a pepper crust, seared and then deglazed with cognac into a cream sauce. A quarter of an hour in total, which makes it the quickest dish in the book — and one of the most demanding on timing.
  • Gluten-free
25 min10+152 servingsstarterAISweet Chilli Chicken Wings, Air FryerCrisp wings without deep frying, tossed in a sweet chilli glaze sharpened with lime and ginger. Twenty-five minutes from fridge to plate, and the glaze goes on at the very end so it never burns.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
40 min15+254 servingsdessertAISyrnykyUkrainian curd cheese pancakes, crisp at the edge and soft as custard inside. Breakfast in most houses, dessert in the rest, and twenty minutes either way.
  • Vegetarian
30 min15+154 servingsmainAIChicken Tagine with Preserved Lemon and OlivesChicken thighs marinated in ginger and saffron, then braised slowly with onion until the sauce is thick and golden, finished with preserved lemon and olives. Made in a heavy casserole if you have no tagine.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
85 min25+604 servingsmainAIRabbit Braised with GarlicRabbit jointed, floured and browned, then braised slowly with a dozen cloves of garlic, white wine and stock, finished with sour cream.95 min20+754 servingsstarterAIUkha Fish SoupA clear river-fish broth with potato and onion, the fish poached in it at the very end and the bowl finished with butter, lemon and a fistful of dill.
  • Gluten-free
45 min15+304 servingsmainAIGreen BorshchSorrel soup with potato, egg and a spoon of sour cream — sharp, green and quick. The soup that tells a Ukrainian household spring has arrived.
  • Gluten-free
55 min20+356 servingsstarterAIBadrijaniFried aubergine slices rolled around a thick walnut-and-garlic paste, finished with pomegranate seeds — a cold starter from the Georgian feast table.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min30+154 servingsmainAIKababiGrilled skewers of hand-mixed lamb and beef mince with onion and herbs, served with a quick vinegar-pickled onion and pomegranate seeds.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min30+154 servingsstarterAISatsivi ChickenPoached chicken served cold under a thick, golden walnut-and-garlic sauce sharpened with vinegar — a fixture of the Georgian New Year table.
  • Lactose-free
75 min20+554 servingsmainAIShkmeruliPan-fried chicken pieces finished in a rich garlic and milk sauce — a Racha specialty built almost entirely on how much raw garlic a sauce can carry.
  • Gluten-free
50 min15+354 servingsmainAIKhinkaliGeorgian dumplings from the mountains, twisted into a topknot and filled with juicy spiced beef and pork, eaten by hand and never with a fork.
  • Lactose-free
75 min60+154 servingsmainAIAdjaruli KhachapuriBoat-shaped Georgian bread from the Black Sea coast, baked with a molten cheese filling and finished at the table with a raw egg and a knob of butter stirred straight into the middle.
  • Vegetarian
120 min100+204 servingssideAILechoA Bulgarian summer stew of sweet peppers and tomatoes cooked down together until jammy, finished with eggs poached right in the sauce.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min15+304 servingsmainAIBanoshA creamy Hutsul cornmeal porridge from the Ukrainian Carpathians, cooked in sour cream instead of water or milk and finished with crackling and crumbled brynza cheese.
  • Gluten-free
35 min10+254 servingsmainAIBigosPolish hunter's stew of sauerkraut and fresh cabbage simmered for hours with three meats, mushrooms and prunes — a dish everyone agrees tastes better the day after it's made.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
190 min30+1606 servingsstarterAIFlakiPolish beef tripe soup in a rich, paprika-warmed broth, thickened with a light butter-and-flour roux and lifted with ginger, nutmeg and marjoram.165 min30+1354 servingsstarterAIŻurekPolish sour rye soup built on a soured rye starter, simmered with smoky sausage and potatoes, finished with cream and halved boiled eggs — a tang no other soup quite reaches.75 min20+554 servingsstarterAICevicheFresh white fish "cooked" entirely by lime juice, tossed with red onion, chilli and coriander, and served cold — no stove involved anywhere in the process.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
25 min25+04 servingsmainAIDranikiGrated potato pancakes, pan-fried until the edges turn deeply golden and crisp, served hot with a spoonful of sour cream — everyday food built from almost nothing but potatoes.
  • Vegetarian
40 min20+204 servingsmainAIPasta BologneseA slow-simmered ragù of beef and pork over a soffritto base, mellowed with milk and built to be cooked far longer than the pasta it's served with.130 min20+1104 servingsmainAIPasta CarbonaraRoman spaghetti in a sauce of egg, cured pork and parmesan, thickened by the heat of the pasta alone — no cream anywhere near it, ever.30 min10+204 servingsstarterAISteak TartareHand-chopped raw beef mixed with capers, cornichons, mustard and Worcestershire sauce, mounded into a nest with a raw egg yolk on top — the dish that made a knife's edge as important as any heat source.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
30 min30+04 servingsstarterAISalmon TartareRaw salmon diced small and dressed with lemon, olive oil, capers and dill, served cool over avocado — nothing here is cooked, so every ingredient has to earn its place on its own.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
25 min25+04 servingsstarterAITuna TartareSashimi-grade raw tuna diced small and tossed with tamari, toasted sesame oil and lime, served over avocado with a scattering of sesame seeds.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
20 min20+04 servingsmainAITortellini in BrodoSmall hand-folded pasta parcels of pork, ham and parmesan, simmered and served in a clear chicken broth — the dish Bologna and Modena have argued over for centuries, and neither has ever backed down.95 min75+204 servingsstarterAICalamares a la RomanaSquid rings dredged in nothing but seasoned flour and deep-fried until pale gold and crisp, served hot with a squeeze of lemon — the tapas bar standard that a heavier batter only gets in the way of.
  • Lactose-free
25 min15+104 servingsmainAIClassic FideuàThe original fisherman's version of fideuà: prawns and white fish, short noodles, and a fish stock, cooked down to the crisp bottom crust that defines the dish, with nothing extra to distract from it.
  • Lactose-free
45 min20+254 servingsmainAIFideuà Marinera with AllioliShort noodles cooked in a rich seafood stock with prawns, mussels and squid until they stand on end and crisp at the bottom, served with a spoonful of garlicky allioli on the side.
  • Lactose-free
55 min25+304 servingsstarterAISalmorejo CaseroA thick, chilled Córdoban soup of blended tomato, bread, garlic and olive oil, topped with chopped hard-boiled egg and diced cured ham — thicker and richer than gazpacho, and meant to be eaten with a spoon rather than drunk from a glass.
  • Lactose-free
15 min15+04 servingsmainAIPhở BòVietnamese beef noodle soup: a clear, spiced beef broth poured scalding over rice noodles and paper-thin raw beef, finished at the table with bean sprouts, herbs and lime.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
125 min20+1054 servingsmainAIAsadoBeef short ribs and chorizo grilled low and slow over wood embers until deeply browned outside and tender within, served simply with a garlicky, vinegar-sharp chimichurri.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
105 min15+904 servingsmainAIAussie Meat PieIndividual hand-held pies of rich, gravy-thick minced beef baked in flaky pastry until the top puffs and browns — the handheld staple of Australian footy matches and lunch counters alike.65 min20+454 servingssideAIBaechu KimchiNapa cabbage salted, coated in a garlicky, gochugaru-red paste and packed into a jar to ferment — the fiery, tangy staple that anchors nearly every Korean meal.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
90 min60+304 servingsmainAIBouillabaisseA Provençal fisherman's stew of mixed white fish, prawns and mussels in a saffron-and-fennel broth, served with garlic-rubbed toasts and a spicy rouille.
  • Lactose-free
70 min30+404 servingsmainAICeebu JënSenegal's national dish: whole fish stuffed with a garlicky herb paste, simmered in a tangy tomato broth with cabbage, carrot and cassava, then the same broth used to cook rice until it's stained deep orange-red.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
80 min25+554 servingsmainAIChicken BiryaniMarinated chicken and part-cooked basmati rice layered together and finished under a tight lid, so the rice steams in the meat's own spiced juices and saffron milk while staying separate, fluffy grain from grain.
  • Gluten-free
90 min40+504 servingsmainAIChikuzenniA New Year's osechi classic: chicken and an assortment of root vegetables and mushrooms, cut into shapes and simmered together in a sweet soy-and-dashi broth until glazed.
  • Lactose-free
50 min20+304 servingsmainAICouscous RoyalA generous platter of steamed couscous topped with a spiced lamb-and-chicken stew, root vegetables, chickpeas and merguez sausage, served with harissa on the side for anyone who wants more heat.105 min30+754 servingssideAIDamperA rustic Australian bush bread with a crisp, floury crust and a soft, dense crumb, mixed and baked with almost nothing but flour, milk and butter — no yeast, no proving, ready inside half an hour.
  • Vegetarian
40 min10+304 servingsmainAIDoro WatEthiopia's iconic dish: chicken simmered slowly in an intensely red, berbere-spiced onion sauce until it turns deep and glossy, finished with whole hard-boiled eggs left to soak up the sauce.
  • Gluten-free
80 min20+604 servingsmainAIFeijoadaA long-simmered black bean stew loaded with smoked sausage, ribs and bacon, served with rice, wilted collard greens and orange slices to cut through the richness.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
120 min20+1004 servingsmainAIHāngīA whole meal of pork, chicken, kumara, pumpkin, potato and cabbage, wrapped and slow-cooked together until the meat falls apart and the vegetables carry its smoky, earthy juices — adapted here for a home oven from the traditional earth-oven method.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
130 min20+1104 servingsmainAIJollof RiceLong-grain rice cooked down in a smoky, deep red pepper-and-tomato sauce with chicken until every grain is stained through, the base coaxed into a prized crust at the bottom of the pot.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
75 min20+554 servingsmainAIKosharyEgypt's beloved street food, layered rather than mixed: rice, brown lentils and macaroni topped with chickpeas, a garlicky tangy tomato sauce and a heap of deep-fried crispy onions.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
65 min20+454 servingsdessertAILamingtonSquares of plain sponge cake dipped in a thin chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut, so every side is coated in a snowy, textured crust around a soft crumb.
  • Vegetarian
60 min25+354 servingsmainAIMole PoblanoChicken simmered in a deep, dark sauce of dried chillies, toasted nuts, tomato, spice and a hint of dark chocolate — savoury and only faintly sweet, built from more than twenty ingredients that no single one of them dominates.
  • Lactose-free
90 min30+604 servingsmainAIPeking DuckWhole duck dried, glazed with a honey-vinegar wash and roasted until the skin turns deep mahogany and shatteringly crisp, carved and rolled into thin pancakes with hoisin, cucumber and spring onion.
  • Lactose-free
105 min30+754 servingsmainAIPizza NapoletanaThe original pizza: a thin, blistered sourdough-leavened base topped with nothing more than crushed San Marzano-style tomatoes, fior di latte and basil, baked until the crust chars in spots.
  • Vegetarian
65 min30+354 servingsmainAISoup JoumouA hearty beef and squash soup, thickened until the squash nearly dissolves into the broth, loaded with root vegetables and small pasta — Haiti's dish of independence, eaten every New Year's Day.
  • Lactose-free
95 min25+704 servingsstarterAITom Yum KungA fiery, sour Thai prawn soup built on a broth of lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime, sharpened with lime juice and roasted chilli paste until it hits sour, spicy, salty and sweet all at once.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
35 min15+204 servingsdrinkAIBread KvassA homemade rye-bread ferment — mildly sour, faintly sweet and naturally fizzy, the drink that cooled Ukrainian summers long before refrigerators existed.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
45 min25+208 servingsstarterAITrout YukolaWind-dried salted trout — the Cossacks' way of keeping fish without a fridge, today a favourite snack with a cold beer.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
30 min30+06 servingsdessertAIApple StrudelPaper-thin pastry rolled around spiced apples, raisins and walnuts, with a layer of butter-toasted breadcrumbs that keeps the inside from turning soggy.
  • Vegetarian
100 min30+708 servingsdessertAIBerliner DoughnutA pillowy yeasted doughnut, fried instead of baked so the crust stays pale on top and bottom, split and filled with raspberry jam and dusted with icing sugar.
  • Vegetarian
166 min40+12610 servingsdessertAIDairy-Free AlfajoresCrumbly Argentinian cornstarch shortbread sandwiched with a coconut milk caramel and rolled in coconut — no butter, no dulce de leche, all the snap and melt of the original.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
72 min25+4712 servingsdessertAIBaklavaCrisp layers of filo pastry brushed with butter, filled with spiced chopped walnuts, baked golden and soaked in a hot honey-lemon syrup.
  • Vegetarian
75 min30+4512 servingsdessertAIBasbousa (Dairy-Free)A semolina and coconut cake, scored into diamonds, baked until golden, and drenched in a rose-water sugar syrup the moment it leaves the oven so it soaks all the way through.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
50 min15+3512 servingsdessertAIBibingka (Dairy-Free)A dairy-free take on the Filipino Christmas rice cake — coconut milk stands in for the usual milk and butter, baked until just set and finished under a blanket of toasted coconut.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min15+306 servingsdessertAICoconut Milk BrigadeiroBrazil's favourite party sweet, made dairy-free — cocoa, coconut milk and a touch of coconut oil cooked down to a thick, fudgy paste, rolled into balls and coated in chocolate sprinkles.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
30 min10+2015 servingsdessertAIChurrosSpanish churros — a simple cooked dough piped into ridged strips, fried until deep gold and crackling-crisp, tossed hot in cinnamon sugar.
  • Vegetarian
  • Lactose-free
35 min15+204 servingsdessertAICocadasColombian coconut candy — desiccated coconut simmered down in sugar syrup and coconut milk until thick and glossy, then mounded into small chewy clusters.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
35 min10+2510 servingsdessertAICoconut MacaroonsFrench congolais — not the almond macaron, but a rustic coconut mound: whisked egg white and sugar folded through desiccated coconut and baked until the peaks turn deep gold.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
33 min15+1810 servingsdessertAICoconut Rice PuddingShort-grain rice simmered low and slow in coconut milk with cardamom and a stick of cinnamon until thick, creamy and lightly spiced.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
40 min5+354 servingsdessertAIDate Maamoul (Dairy-Free)Semolina dough wrapped around a soft spiced date paste, pattern-pressed by hand, baked until pale gold and dusted in icing sugar — the shortbread-like cookie made across the Levant for Eid and Easter alike.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
60 min40+2016 servingsdessertAIGulab Jamun (Dairy-Free)Soft fried dumplings soaked in a cardamom-and-saffron sugar syrup scented with rose water — a dairy-free take on the classic that swaps the usual milk-solid dough and ghee for coconut milk and oil.
  • Vegan
  • Lactose-free
50 min20+306 servingsdessertAICoconut Milk KheerA coconut-milk take on Bengali rice pudding — basmati rice simmered low and slow with cardamom until it collapses into the liquid, finished with saffron, raisins and chopped pistachios.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min10+354 servingsdessertAILemon SorbetSorbetto al limone — a sugar syrup steeped with lemon zest, sharpened with fresh juice, then churned until it's smooth, bright and almost fizzy on the tongue.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
20 min15+56 servingsdessertAIDairy-Free Malva PuddingA soft, spongy South African apricot pudding, baked until deep gold and drenched the moment it leaves the oven in a hot coconut milk sauce that soaks all the way through — no butter, no cream, same sticky result.
  • Vegetarian
  • Lactose-free
62 min15+478 servingsdessertAIMango Sticky RiceSteamed glutinous rice soaked in sweetened, salted coconut milk and served warm beside ripe mango, with a drizzle of extra coconut sauce and a scatter of sesame seeds.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
45 min20+254 servingsdessertAIMochiSoft, chewy rice cakes made from steamed glutinous rice flour, wrapped around sweet red bean paste and dusted in starch so they never stick to a thing — including your fingers.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
55 min40+158 servingsdessertAIPavlovaA meringue base with a shatteringly crisp shell and a soft, marshmallow centre, baked low and slow, then piled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries and kiwi.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
95 min20+758 servingsdessertAISweet Potato Pudding (Dairy-Free)Grated sweet potato cooked down with coconut milk, warm spices and sugar into a thick, custardy pudding — a dairy-free take on a Nigerian home-kitchen favorite.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
55 min15+406 servingsdessertAITurkish DelightA soft, chewy cornstarch-thickened sugar gel, slow-cooked and stirred constantly, scented with rose water, studded with chopped pistachios, and dusted in icing sugar.
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
70 min20+5016 servingsmainAIGerman Roasted PigeonNuremberg-style whole pigeons, seasoned inside with marjoram, wrapped in bacon and roasted in butter until the skin is crisp and the meat stays tender.60 min20+404 servingsmainAIEscudella i Carn d'OllaThe classic Catalan Christmas stew: a broth perfumed by three meats, served first with galets pasta and a meatball, then enjoyed again as a plate of meats and vegetables on its own.
  • Lactose-free
210 min30+1806 servingsmainAICepelinaiLithuania's national dish: oval dumplings of raw and boiled potato wrapped around seasoned pork, simmered gently and served with crisp bacon, onion and sour cream.
  • Gluten-free
100 min60+404 servingsmainAIChicken and Cheese CasseroleChicken breast baked under a blanket of sautéed mushrooms and onions, sour cream custard and melted cheese: a one-dish dinner for the whole table.
  • Gluten-free
70 min25+456 servingsstarterAIMeatball SoupA light, clear Ukrainian home soup of tender pork-and-beef meatballs, potatoes, carrot and rice, finished with fresh dill and parsley.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
60 min25+354 servingsmainAIChicken ShashlikBoneless chicken thighs marinated in yogurt, garlic, paprika and lemon, grilled on skewers until charred at the edges and juicy inside.
  • Gluten-free
45 min25+204 servingsmainAILamb ShashlikTender cubes of lamb shoulder marinated in onion, cumin and lemon, grilled over embers on skewers and served with raw red onion and parsley.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
50 min30+204 servingsmainAIPork ShashlikJuicy cubes of pork shoulder marinated in onion, salt and pepper, grilled over embers on skewers and served with raw red onion.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
50 min30+204 servingsdessertAISponge Cake with Cream and BerriesA tall, airy whisked sponge made with only eggs, sugar and flour, split into layers with raspberry jam, whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
  • Vegetarian
80 min50+308 servingsmainAICabbage PirozhkiSoft baked yeast buns filled with sweet braised cabbage and chopped boiled egg, glazed until golden: a humble Ukrainian bakery favourite.
  • Vegetarian
75 min50+256 servingsdessertAIKozunakThe braided, golden Easter bread of Bulgaria: a soft, buttery yeast dough scented with citrus and vanilla, spun into a long plait and baked until it shreds into silky strands.
  • Vegetarian
75 min40+3510 servingsdessertAIMedovik Honey CakeEight thin honey layers sandwiched with tangy sour cream frosting and left to soften overnight into a tender, fragrant cake.
  • Vegetarian
110 min60+5012 servingsdessertAIRaisin and Lemon MuffinsTall, tender muffins with a domed top, scented with lemon and dotted with raisins, made in one bowl by simply stirring wet into dry.
  • Vegetarian
37 min15+2212 servingsdessertAINapoleon CakeCrisp, flaky layers of quick puff pastry sandwiched with silky vanilla custard and left overnight to soften into a tender cake.
  • Vegetarian
130 min70+6012 servingsmainAIPotato PirozhkiSoft baked yeast buns stuffed with buttery mashed potato and fried onion, glazed with egg until glossy: the Ukrainian bakery classic made at home.
  • Vegetarian
70 min45+256 servingsstarterAIBaked Salo with GarlicA slab of pork fatback with the skin on, cured with salt, garlic and paprika, then slow-baked until silky and sliced thin on rye bread.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
180 min30+15012 servingsmainAIHomemade Doktorska SausageA mild, tender, finely textured cooked sausage of pork and beef with milk, egg and a hint of nutmeg, poached gently and sliced for sandwiches.
  • Gluten-free
105 min60+4510 servingsmainAIHomemade Krakowska SausageA coarse, garlicky, peppery pork and beef sausage in the style of Kraków, oven-baked until its skin turns deep amber and sliced thick for the table.
  • Gluten-free
  • Lactose-free
150 min50+10010 servingsstarterAISolyankaA hearty Slavic soup built on beef broth, three kinds of smoked and cured meat, pickled cucumbers, olives and capers: sour, salty, smoky and very filling, finished with sour cream and dill.
  • Gluten-free
160 min30+1306 servingsdessertAIOladkySmall, thick Ukrainian kefir pancakes — fluffy inside, lacy and golden at the edge. The breakfast that gets made before anyone has properly woken up.
  • Vegetarian
30 min15+154 servings