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Molokhia

ملوخية

A green soup of jute leaves, garlic and coriander — slimy on purpose, chicken broth underneath.

40 min·Easy·No chilli

Avgolemono

αυγολέμονο

Chicken soup thickened with egg and lemon — silky, not scrambled, if you temper it.

1 hr 10 min·Medium·No chilli

Kalguksu

칼국수

Knife-cut wheat noodles in a mild anchovy-kelp or chicken broth — the bowl you want when the air is cold.

55 min·Medium·No chilli

Harira

الحريرة

The Ramadan soup — tomato, lentils, chickpeas, herbs, a little meat if the house wants it.

1 hr 10 min·Easy·🌶️

Irish stew

stobhach

Lamb, potato, onion — a pale pot, no wine, no bouquet garni performance.

2 hr 20 min·Easy·No chilli

Tinola

Tinola

Ginger chicken soup with green papaya or chayote — the get-well pot that is also Tuesday dinner.

55 min·Easy·No chilli

Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu

Boiled beef, marrow bones and winter vegetables — the broth is dinner and so is the meat.

3 hr 55 min·Medium·No chilli

Doenjang jjigae

된장찌개

The everyday soybean-paste stew: zucchini, tofu, a little chilli, and a broth that tastes like someone's house.

30 min·Easy·🌶️

Sundubu jjigae

순두부찌개

A raging bowl of soft tofu, chilli broth and a cracked egg — the stew you eat before the spoon melts.

35 min·Easy·🌶️🌶️🌶️

Polenta

Polenta

Northern cornmeal porridge — soft with cheese, or set, sliced and grilled the next day.

45 min·Easy·No chilli

Seolleongtang

설렁탕

A milky ox-bone broth you season at the table — salt, spring onion, and patience in a bowl.

6 hr 30 min·A bit of work·No chilli

Caldo verde

caldo verde

Potato soup, hair-thin kale, a slice of chouriço — Minho in a bowl.

50 min·Easy·No chilli

Fasolada

φασολάδα

The national bean soup — white beans, tomato, celery, oil. A pot, not a side of beans.

9 hr 45 min·Easy·No chilli

Shepherd's pie

Shepherd's pie

Lamb mince under mashed potato — cottage pie if it is beef, and we will name the difference.

1 hr 5 min·Easy·No chilli

Samgyetang

삼계탕

A small whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng and jujube, simmered until the broth goes milky and kind.

1 hr 40 min·Medium·No chilli

Nikujaga

肉じゃが

Meat and potatoes simmered in soy and dashi until the house smells like someone is home.

45 min·Easy·No chilli

Gumbo

Gumbo

A dark roux, the trinity, and a pot that is Creole or Cajun depending on who is stirring — not a generic chilli.

1 hr 35 min·Medium·🌶️🌶️

Kitsune udon

きつねうどん

Fat wheat noodles in a hot dashi broth with a sweet fried-tofu pillow — the fox's favourite bowl.

25 min·Easy·No chilli

Fabada asturiana

Fabada asturiana

Asturian bean pot — large white beans, pork, and a slow simmer. Not a chilli, not a cassoulet copy.

10 hr 45 min·Medium·🌶️

Collard greens

Collard greens

Greens simmered with smoked pork until the pot liquor is the point — a long cook, not a 2-minute fry.

1 hr 45 min·Easy·🌶️

Phở bò

Phở bò

Vietnamese beef noodle soup: a long, clear-ish broth, rice noodles, herbs, and a table full of finishing flavours.

4 hr·A bit of work·🌶️

Kimchi jjigae

김치찌개

A bubbling kimchi stew with tofu and pork — the Korean answer to 'what is in the fridge and why is it sour'.

50 min·Easy·🌶️🌶️🌶️

Shoyu ramen

醤油ラーメン

A soy-sauce ramen you can make at home without pretending you run a 20-year tonkotsu shop.

2 hr·A bit of work·No chilli

Butter chicken

मुरग़ मखनी

Delhi restaurant gravy: tandoori-style chicken in a tomato-butter sauce. Famous, modern, and not a stand-in for 'Indian food'.

2 hr 5 min·Medium·🌶️

Chicken adobo

Adobong manok

Filipino chicken braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and pepper — a method more than a single official recipe.

1 hr·Easy·No chilli

Doro wat

ዶሮ ወጥ

Chicken in a dark berbere-onion sauce, a hard-boiled egg — the feast pot, not a weeknight curry.

2 hr·Medium·🌶️🌶️🌶️