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 Antigua
Antiguan butter breadSoft rich loaf enriched with butter, sliced for tea or sandwiches
Api 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 character
ArepaGriddled corn cakes eaten daily with cheese, butter or egg
Arepa boyacenseSweet maize-and-wheat arepa filled with fresh cuajada curd
Arepa de chocloSweet young-corn arepa griddled and folded around melting white cheese
Arepa de huevoFried maize arepa split, filled with a whole egg, then fried again
Arepa dominicanaSweet cornmeal and coconut milk cake baked with coals above and below
ArregladosSmall 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 starch
Arroz atolladoSoupy rice cooked with pork, chicken, potato and coriandermainArroz chaufaPeruvian-Chinese fried rice with soy, scallions and chicken
Arroz con cocoCaribbean sweet-savory caramelized coconut rice, served alongside fried fishsalad & sideArroz con guandúCoconut rice with pigeon peas, a holiday staple
Arroz con lecheCreamy cinnamon rice puddingmainArroz con patoDuck rice tinted green with cilantro and dark beer, northern classic
Arroz con polloCelebration rice with shredded chicken and vegetables
AsadoSlow parrilla ritual of beef ribs, chorizo and sweetbreads with chimichurrimainAsado con cueroBeef roasted in its own hide beside an open fire, for large gatherings
Asado de tiraBeef short ribs cut across the bone, grilled slowly over embersmainAsado negroBeef round braised glossy black in papelón caramel
AshamParched corn ground fine with sugar, eaten dry by the spoonful
AsopaoSoupy rice with chicken or seafood, thick with sofrito and herbs
Atol blancoUnsweetened white corn atol drunk hot with black beans and chile sauce
Atol de eloteHot drink of fresh sweetcorn, milk and cinnamon, thick enough to spoon
Atol shucoThick purple-corn atol with beans and pumpkin-seed alguashtedessertAtolilloMilk pudding thickened with cornstarch, flavoured with cinnamon and vanilla
Ayote en dulceSquash simmered in panela syrup with cinnamon, eaten with the syrup
Ayote en mielSquash candied in raw cane-sugar syrup
Bagna caudaHot anchovy and garlic dip in cream, shared with boiled vegetables
Bahama MamaDark and coconut rum with pineapple, orange and grenadine over ice
Bahamian rum cakeDense butter cake soaked in dark rum syrup, sold in tinsmainBahoBeef, plantains, and yuca steamed in banana leaves