Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Americas

Every dish the atlas documents for Americas — 1,181 of them, from 35 countries. Narrow it by food type, country or ingredient below.

1,181 dishes.

Antigua coffeeBalanced volcanic-soil coffee from the valley around colonial AntiguaAntiguan butter breadSoft rich loaf enriched with butter, sliced for tea or sandwichesApi con pastelHot purple-corn drink with fried cheese pastry, market morningdessertApple pieSpiced apples baked in double crust; the national dessertwine & spiritAppleton Estate rumAged pot-still rum with heavy fruit and molasses characterArepaGriddled corn cakes eaten daily with cheese, butter or eggArepa boyacenseSweet maize-and-wheat arepa filled with fresh cuajada curdArepa de chocloSweet young-corn arepa griddled and folded around melting white cheeseArepa de huevoFried maize arepa split, filled with a whole egg, then fried againArepa dominicanaSweet cornmeal and coconut milk cake baked with coals above and belowArregladosSmall soft rolls split and filled with shredded beef, cheese or beansmainArró quesúRice cooked with milk, cheese and onion, served as a hot sidebreakfastArrowroot porridgeSilky porridge from famed Vincentian arrowroot starchArroz atolladoSoupy rice cooked with pork, chicken, potato and coriandermainArroz chaufaPeruvian-Chinese fried rice with soy, scallions and chickenArroz con cocoCaribbean sweet-savory caramelized coconut rice, served alongside fried fishsalad & sideArroz con guandúCoconut rice with pigeon peas, a holiday stapleArroz con lecheCreamy cinnamon rice puddingmainArroz con patoDuck rice tinted green with cilantro and dark beer, northern classicArroz con polloCelebration rice with shredded chicken and vegetablesAsadoSlow parrilla ritual of beef ribs, chorizo and sweetbreads with chimichurrimainAsado con cueroBeef roasted in its own hide beside an open fire, for large gatheringsAsado de tiraBeef short ribs cut across the bone, grilled slowly over embersmainAsado negroBeef round braised glossy black in papelón caramelAshamParched corn ground fine with sugar, eaten dry by the spoonfulAsopaoSoupy rice with chicken or seafood, thick with sofrito and herbsAtol blancoUnsweetened white corn atol drunk hot with black beans and chile sauceAtol de eloteHot drink of fresh sweetcorn, milk and cinnamon, thick enough to spoonAtol shucoThick purple-corn atol with beans and pumpkin-seed alguashtedessertAtolilloMilk pudding thickened with cornstarch, flavoured with cinnamon and vanillaAyote en dulceSquash simmered in panela syrup with cinnamon, eaten with the syrupAyote en mielSquash candied in raw cane-sugar syrupBagna caudaHot anchovy and garlic dip in cream, shared with boiled vegetablesBahama MamaDark and coconut rum with pineapple, orange and grenadine over iceBahamian rum cakeDense butter cake soaked in dark rum syrup, sold in tinsmainBahoBeef, plantains, and yuca steamed in banana leaves