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6Portugal

2United Kingdom

2Belgium

1Ireland

1Germany

1France

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Portugal

6 dishes from Portugal

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Bacalhau com natas
A Portuguese baked cod dish layered with onions, diced fried potatoes, and double cream, seasoned with nutmeg and white pepper.
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Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá
A Portuguese cod dish from Porto, with flakes softened in milk, then cooked with olive oil, garlic, and onion and served with black olives, parsley, and boiled eggs.
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Bacalhau à Narcisa
A traditional Portuguese cod dish of fried cod loins with thinly sliced potatoes and onions fried in the same olive oil, plus bay leaves and cloves.
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Bacalhau à Zé do Pipo
A Portuguese oven-baked cod dish layered with onion, mashed potatoes seasoned with ground nutmeg, and mayonnaise. Created in Porto by Zé do Pipo, it is usually garnished with olives or peppers.
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Pataniscas
A Portuguese specialty of shredded salt cod fried in a wheat-flour, onion, and egg mixture, seasoned with salt, parsley, or pepper. Recipes also vary to include other fish, seafood, or vegetarian alternatives.
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Polvo à lagareiro
A Portuguese dish of octopus, olive oil, potatoes, grelos, and garlic, common in Trás-os-Montes Province and often served on Christmas Eve.
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United Kingdom

2 dishes from United Kingdom

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Belgium

2 dishes from Belgium

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Ireland

1 dish from Ireland

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3-in-1
An Irish chip-shop dish combining chips, boiled rice, and curry sauce in one tray. It became popular in the early twenty-first century and developed a cult following in the 2010s.
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Germany

1 dish from Germany

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Bauernfrühstück
A warm German potato dish of fried potatoes, eggs, green onions, parsley, and bacon or ham, mixed in a pan and fried as an omelette. Eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
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France

1 dish from France

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crocchè
A French deep-fried roll of a thick binder combined with a filling, then breaded and served worldwide as a side dish, snack, or fast food.
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Tunisia

1 dish from Tunisia

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Fricasse
Vendors in Tunisia sell a savory, yeast-raised bread that is fried and often stuffed with tuna, hard-boiled egg, olives, harissa, preserved lemons, capers, and mashed potato, with turmeric as a condiment.
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Netherlands

1 dish from Netherlands

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kapsalon
A Dutch fast-food dish of fries in a metal tray, topped with döner meat and melted Gouda, then layered with iceberg lettuce, garlic sauce and sambal. Created in Rotterdam in 2003, its name means “hairdressing salon.”
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Ukraine

1 dish from Ukraine

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knish
A Ukrainian dish in which a filling is enclosed in dough, then baked or sometimes deep-fried; knishes are also characteristic of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
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Turkey

1 dish from Turkey

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kumpir
A Turkish baked potato with a range of fillings, a popular fast food across the Balkans. Its name reached Anatolia through Balkan Turks and derives from a Palatine or Alemannic word for potato.
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Slovakia

1 dish from Slovakia

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lokša
Lokša, a flatbread-like potato pancake popular in Slovakia and South Moravia, where lokše also refers to wide noodles added to soups.
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Hungary

1 dish from Hungary

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lángos
A Hungarian flatbread made historically from the last bits of bread dough and baked at the front of a brick or clay oven, served hot during the bread-baking day’s breakfast.
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Spain

1 dish from Spain

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Canarian wrinkly potatoes
A boiled potato dish from the Canary Islands, served with mojo rojo, a chili pepper garlic sauce. Often paired with meat or fish, but also eaten alone as tapas and dipped into shared sauces without cutlery.
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Switzerland

1 dish from Switzerland

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Maluns
A traditional potato dish of the Grisons in Switzerland. Boiled potatoes are peeled, grated, mixed with flour, and slowly fried in butter with constant stirring until golden balls or crumbs form.
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India

1 dish from India

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Panipuri
An Indian street snack in the chaat tradition: a hollow, deep-fried puri filled with potatoes, chickpeas, spices, and chutney, dipped in spicy coriander or mint pani or sweet tamarind pani, and eaten in one bite.
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Peru

1 dish from Peru

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Papa a la Hancaina
A Peruvian appetizer of boiled potatoes in a spicy, creamy sauce of queso fresco, ají amarillo, red onion, and garlic, traditionally pounded together in a batán.
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Poland

1 dish from Poland

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Prażonki
A Polish potato dish from Poręba: sliced or diced potatoes braised with lard, onions, and kiełbasa, or with beets and carrots, covered with cabbage, tightly sealed in a special container, and served with kefir and mizeria.
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Sweden

1 dish from Sweden

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pitepalt
A Swedish potato dumpling associated with Piteå, made mostly from raw potatoes and a blend of wheat and barley flour, in several varieties.
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England

1 dish from England

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potato chip
Potato chips are thin potato slices deep-fried, baked, or air-fried until crunchy. They are snacks, appetizers, or sides, ranging from salted basics to varieties with herbs, spices, cheeses, flavorings, and additives.
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Greece

1 dish from Greece

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skordalia
A thick Greek potato purée made with garlic, walnuts, almonds, or liquid-soaked stale bread, olive oil, and vinegar, usually prepared in a mortar and pestle. Served with batter-fried cod, especially during Lent and on March 25.
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