With my international recipes, you can travel the world without leaving home! Home cooks, let’s whip up some international dishes that will fill your kitchen with aromas reminiscent of favorite memories from around the globe. I’m sure there’s an easy recipe for a classic dish or recipes from your favorite places that you’ll find here!
Why You’ll Love These International Recipes
Are you looking for delicious food for dinner or special occasions? There are several traditional dishes or those made with a unique twist in my list of recipes. From French cooking to South African meals, I’ve got everything for you. Here are some other reasons why you’d love them:
- Full of unique flavors: Indulge in favorite international recipes, from the sweet and savory combination of soy sauce and coconut milk in Asian recipes to the comforting taste of British recipes.
- Easy recipes: You don’t have to be a crazy-good cook with slow cooker recipes that fit seamlessly into your busy schedule and offer layers of flavor without the fuss. Add them to your weekly meal plan for extra convenience.
- Family-friendly: Share the love of food with family members through classic dishes and family recipes that bring the taste of home.
- Culinary adventure: Go on a journey with dishes from various countries, including African recipes, Italian recipes, and street food-inspired meals. Discover new recipes you haven’t tried before!
- Comfort foods: Relish in comfort foods that warm the soul, like a delicious meal made with braised lamb or a new version of a popular dish.
80 Best International Recipes for Flavors Around the World
Try popular international dishes or a new cuisine that will tickle your taste buds. Featuring healthy recipes and favorite dishes, you'll want to make these a couple times over!
ENGLAND: Afternoon tea scones are an integral part of British culture and of course, an afternoon tea experience. Make these once and you'll be hooked; just have the jam and cream on hand!
Let's make some tasty gluten-free Chinese food at home! These pork bao buns are packed with ginger and sesame flavors, and the gluten-free dough is naturally dairy-free and can be made ahead of time!
This New Zealand feijoa cake is pretty as a picture. With a luscious lime icing and fresh feijoa decorations, this cake looks amazing and tastes even better.
These classic Australian lamingtons are perfect for any day you need a delicious morning or afternoon tea.
On cold days, this Polish mushroom soup recipe always hits the spot. It's creamy, comforting, and not too heavy, and the umami flavor of the mushrooms makes it a great meatless meal option.
Lemon Tres Leches Cake (Pastel de Tres Leches Recipe) is a tangy and bright twist on the traditional Tres Leches cake recipe. Lemon Curd and Lemon Zest add a delicious citrus flavor to this decadent three milks cake. A fluffy, creamy, and ultra-moist lemon cake is sure to indulge and impress!
Arroz con Pollo is an easy one-pot meal full of Latin flavors, combining juicy chicken, fluffy yellow rice, and vegetables for a complete meal.
Learn how to make mojo rojo with this quick and easy recipe. In just a few minutes, you’ll be drizzling this flavorful and spicy red mojo sauce over all your favorite sides and mains or dipping bread, crackers or veggie sticks in it.
Discover delicious Syrniki, traditional Russian cottage cheese pancakes, and learn how to make fluffy, pillowy and tender syrniki at home with my Russian mother’s easy-to-follow recipe.
This traditional Russian pancakes (blinchiki) recipe is a pearl of Russian cuisine. I use this recipe for over 15 years and my pancakes have always come out great. The ingredients of wheat flour, milk, and eggs, though humble, create the foundation of something incredible. Fill Russian pancakes with sweet or savory fillings and eat to your heart’s content.
Baked Ratatouille Provençale is a vibrant vegetarian dish featuring thinly sliced zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and bell peppers. These vegetables are baked in a tomato, goat cheese, and thyme sauce, drizzled with olive oil, and garnished with olives.
This easy bobotie recipe is a delicious traditional South African dish. In fact, it's often considered the national dish of SA!
This French Onion Soup Without Wine packs SO much flavor that you won't taste the difference! It combines sweet caramelized onions with a rich, savory broth, and a touch of fresh thyme.
Delicious Polish buckwheat square noodles with sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, smoked sausage, smoked bacon and mushrooms
Learn how to make Papas arrugadas, the classic salt-crusted Canarian potatoes recipe. This easy Spanish potato is a great side dish or tapas option that is perfect with mojo verde and mojo rojo
Here’s the perfect recipe for easy Norwegian Potato Lefse. Next time you have leftover mashed potatoes, set them aside to make up a batch of lefse.
This is the best carne asada marinade out there, packed smoky, citrusy, savory flavor. Grill it up for a delicious Mexican dinner, or add it to tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and more!
This hearty marinara is a restaurant-quality sauce that’s so easy to make at home! Just serve over your favorite pasta for an authentic Italian dinner.
Mojo Verde is a fresh, flavorful and silky Canarian green sauce made of cilantro, garlic, olive oil and cumin. This vegan green sauce is perfect for roasted vegetables, potatoes and bread and just takes 5 minutes to make.
This Asian cucumber same-day pickle is quick and easy. Flavorful with a brine that has a hint of Togarashi it makes a great chilled side accompaniment to your meat dishes. Bright refreshing and crisp cucumbers with that sweet spicy heat.
This Agnello Brasato (Italian braised lamb) is a tender and delicious way to make lamb. It is the perfect recipe for a holiday dinner or a wonderful romantic meal at home! It's also lovely for rainy days.
This South African Bobotie is a fruity curry with spiced minced meat and a creamy egg custard. It is a delicious casserole perfect for special occasions or family gatherings.
This Beef Stew Without Wine offers a unique twist on the classic French Boeuf Bourguignon. Instead of red wine, it features beef cubes, smoked bacon, carrots, shallots, and mushrooms simmered in a flavorful mix of pure beetroot juice, chicken broth, and balsamic vinegar. One of my fave French recipes!
Fancy sinking your teeth into a classic Romany Cream cookie with your cup of Joe? This crowd-pleasing, crunchy chocolate coconut biscuit has been a South African hit for generations, literally.
Think of the best pad Thai recipe as the perfect Asian comfort food. The flavors and textures in this sweet, salty, umami noodle stir fry with fresh vegetables are simply delicious. It's way better than takeout. Make it vegetarian or not.
This British school cake is a classic dessert that will be loved by kids and adults! It's super easy to make with simple ingredients.
These light and fluffy butterfly cakes are classically British and they're perfect for any occasion.
Korean Pork Bulgogi is a quick, flavor-packed stir fry your family will love! This is definitely one Asian cuisine you should try.
Culurgiones are traditional Sardinian stuffed pasta filled with potato, pecorino cheese, and mint. Culurgiones are often served with homemade simple tomato sauces made of locally grown ripe tomatoes.
Of all the wonderful Italian seafood pasta recipes, linguine alle vongole (with clams) is probably the most popular. Given how delicious this iconic Southern Italian dish is, it's not surprising!
Made with fresh carrots, jalapenos, and onions, these Pickled Mexican Hot Carrots add the perfect spicy kick to whatever you add them to. Great served with chips & salsa, tacos, burritos, and more!
This is the perfect recipe to make quickly that the whole family will love. Healthy easy sheet pan chicken fajitas is a one-pan meal that is perfect to serve on a warm summer evening or any time throughout the year.
Romanian Papanasi made with sour cream and jam, or fried no-yeast cheese doughnuts, a dessert that tastes as good as it looks.
Romanian Sweet Bread, or Cozonac, is a traditional dessert that is served on every table for various special occasions throughout the year.
Our variation of a classic gluten-free pad thai recipe that is also dairy-free using ingredients easy to find in most Western stores.
This Baked Greek Shrimp Saganaki appetizer is one of my all-time favorite family recipes of 'tapas' dishes to nosh on with a glass of wine. Guests will love dunking bread into the flavorful juices of this dish!
This is the ultimate skillet dinner! Spice-rubbed chicken thighs simmer in a freekeh, onion, and apricot pilaf for a super easy meal.
How to make Egyptian Koshari: A step-by-step guide (Koshary)
Egyptian Koshari is the ultimate comfort food. Carbs upon carbs of delicious, made with layers of chickpeas, rice, vermicelli, pasta, a spiced tomato sauce (dukka, a second sauce made using cumin!), and fried onions. This is Egypt’s national dish for good reason!
This traditional Mexican breakfast favorite is a delicious dish made with fried tortillas mixed with red salsa!
This Arabic Hummus Recipe is a classic Middle Eastern dip made of chickpeas, tahini, and lemon juice. It's tangy, creamy, and incredibly easy to make. It's perfect for healthy snacking, gatherings, or smearing onto absolutely everything.
Vegan sobrasada is a plant-based version of the traditional Spanish spreadable sausage. Made with vegan chorizo and roasted red peppers, the spicy and smoky flavor and texture mimics the traditional version.
This easy one-pan vegan Spanish paella bursts with a medley of vibrant vegetables, including asparagus, zucchini, fresh tomatoes, peas, onions, and more, for a flavor-packed dish reminiscent of the traditional.
This vegan picadillo is a nutritious and flavorful dish that uses mushrooms and walnuts to replace ground beef and create a plant-based meal that will surely please everyone at the table.
This Split Mung Bean Curry recipe makes a delicious and nutritious vegan dish. This curry is packed with protein and has a rich, comforting flavor, making it a favorite in my kitchen.
This Spanish Almond Cake, also known as Tarta de Santiago, is a tribute to the memories of a brief, but wonderful trip to Barcelona, Spain. The cake is delicious, moist, tastes of almonds and lemon, and the best part for some people - gluten-free.
This shortbread cookie recipe is directly from Scotland. You can be sure it’s authentic; and if you follow all my tips, you’ll have the best tasting Scottish shortbread, ever! (And I’ll tell you why it’s truly not even a cookie!)
This gnocchi alla Sorrentina recipe is one authentic way of making this famous southern Italian dish. Stay away from recipes that call for packaged gnocchi or a sauce filled with “lots of herbs and spices!”
Afternoon tea scones are a quintessential part of British culture. Learn how to make the best scones using my tried and tested scone recipe, and how to serve them with a lovely cup of proper British tea.
This creamy and tangy Turkish Labneh recipe is made by straining Greek yogurt for 24 hours which turns it into a delicious spreadable cheese. It's super simple and delicious Middle Eastern staple that requires only 3 ingredients.
Wake up your taste buds with this Mexican breakfast hash, featuring sweet potatoes, vibrant peppers, and perfectly cooked eggs. It's a flavorful and hearty dish that brings the rich, bold flavors of Mexico to your breakfast table.
Crock Pot Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole is a hearty and flavorful dish that combines tender chicken, protein-rich black beans, and layers of gooey cheese with a zesty enchilada sauce.
You may think that home cooking a Thai food recipe would be tricky, but this soup is really simple to make and is full of traditional Thai flavor. This tangy and aromatic soup is a fusion of tender chicken, creamy coconut milk, and a zip of Thai chili spice. Inspired by the rich culinary heritage of Thailand, this soup is a perfect balance of heat, light coconut sweetness, and tanginess, creating a harmonious medley of flavors.
This Lebanese-style beef Kafta is one of our favorite dishes! They are so flavorful, juicy, easy to make, and takes just about 20 minutes to get it on your dinner table. Enjoy this dish all year round.
This is my Cuban mom's Spanish rice with Green Peas. It is a tomato-based meatless rice dish and so good, you might eat the whole pot right out of the pot! Perfect with chicken, fish, and beef.
This Brazilian Grilled Pineapple recipe showcases juicy fresh pineapple slices sweetened with brown sugar and cinnamon. The pineapple slices are grilled to perfection and then delicately drizzled with honey, making them ideal for serving alongside a Picanha Steak, as dessert, or as an anytime snack.
Learn how to make Tonpeiyaki, a delicious Japanese omelet filled with stir-fried cabbage. Perfect for a quick and healthy vegetarian meal!
Beet Curry with chickpeas tastes so good that it will leave you amazed and craving more.
This Instant Pot Dal is packed with Kale! It is full of flavor, cozy, nourishing and immensely satisfying. It is a fantastic way to incorporate a lot of kale; even kale haters won't mind eating it. Swap kale for spinach or make it on the stovetop.
With a rich moist interior and a delicately crisp exterior, Aebleskivers, Danish Pancake Balls, are a special breakfast treat or snack.
Smooth, crisp and delicately flavored, Fiskefrikadeller (Danish Fish Cakes) make a delicious entrée or unique appetizer.
Doufunao is a traditional Chinese cold meal consisting of silken tofu in a flavourful sauce. This Sichuan style tofu dish is piled high with aromatic toppings.
Put an extra spicy twist in your weeknight pasta with silsi, a spicy Eritrean tomato sauce seasoned with a berbere spice blend.
Phở Gà is a traditional Vietnamese noodle soup made with chicken instead of beef. Use an Instant Pot to cut down on the cook time while extracting maximum flavour for the savoury pho broth.
Authentic butter chicken (murgh makhani) paired with soft and fragrant garlic naan is the perfect combination for an international-themed dinner.
This beloved classic, known locally as “Sarma,” is a testament to the comforting and hearty flavors that Croatian food has to offer.
Cevapi is a dish of grilled caseless sausages made from a mixture of ground beef and pork, seasoned with garlic and ground pepper.
These Stuffed Peppers are filled with fluffy rice & juicy meaty herb stuffing, then baked in tomato sauce. Even better the next day!
This vibrant Moroccan Shakshuka packs a protein punch with beans, while harissa pesto adds a smoky depth.A twist from traditional Moroccan Shakshuka, my recipe has a few shortcuts: dollop generous spoonfulls of rose Harissa pesto and strips of jarred roast peppers.
Caldo Verde is the most famous soup of Portugal. It's a creamy potato based soup with Portuguese smoked chouriço and tender kale! Perfect healthy 30 minute meal.
Lasagna soup is a fun one pot twist on the classic Italian dish. A hearty tomato based soup with ground beef, lasagna noodles and a creamy ricotta cheese topping!
Gyro are one of my favorite Greek foods. Flavor packed meat, sliced thin and pan fried until crispy. Wrapped in a pita loaded with tzatziki, cucumber, red onion and feta cheese!
Sernik is the traditional Polish style cheesecake, a simple and delicious recipe and the most loved Polish dessert!
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