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.
wine & spiritParakariCloudy fermented cassava beer brewed in Amerindian villageswine & spiritParbo BierPale lager shared from a one-litre djogo bottlemainPascualinaSpinach and egg double-crust pie, home lunch classic
PastafrolaShort pastry tart filled with quince or sweet potato paste, latticedbread & pastryPasteiCreole pot pie of chicken, peas and carrots in flaky crust
PastelCrackly fried pastry envelopes of cheese or beef, with sugarcane juice
Pastel de chocloSweet corn crust baked over beef pino and chicken in clay dishstreet foodPastel mandi’oFried cassava-dough empanada filled with beef so'o
Pasteles en hojaParcels of green plantain and taro dough with pork, boiled in leavesstreet foodPastelito andinoFried half-moon of wheat dough filled with cheese, meat or beans
PastelitosFried laminated squares with quince, syrup-glazed; patriotic holidayssnackPastelitosFried masa turnovers filled with meat and vegetables, topped with curtido
Pastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheesemainPastelleSeasoned meat in cornmeal dough, steamed in a folded banana leaf
PastramiBrined, spice-crusted, smoked beef navel steamed and piled on ryestreet foodPatacón zulianoSandwich using two fried green plantain discs in place of bread
PataconesTwice-fried green plantain discs with salt, cheese or hogaomainPatarashcaRiver fish seasoned with sacha culantro and grilled in bijao leaves
Pate kòdeFlaky fried pastry stuffed with smoked herring, chicken or beef
PatíSpiced beef pastry from Caribbean Limón province
Pato no tucupiDuck simmered in tucupi broth with mouth-numbing jambu leavesstreet foodPayagua mascadaFried patty of cassava and minced beef, sold from market stalls
Pé de molequeBrittle of peanuts set in melted rapadura or sugar
Peameal bacon sandwichCornmeal-rolled back bacon on a bun; Toronto market icon
Peanut punchCreamy blended peanut drink with milk and nutmeg
Peas n’ ricePigeon peas and rice with thyme and salt pork
PebreCilantro, onion and ají salsa spooned on bread and grillsdessertPecan pieSweet corn-syrup custard pie packed with toasted pecans
PelauOne-pot rice with pigeon peas and chicken
Pen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milk
PepiánChicken in thick roasted seed-and-chile recado; national dish
Pepper sauceFiery sauce of wiri wiri or scotch bonnet peppers with vinegar
Pepper shrimpSmall river shrimp boiled scarlet with scotch bonnet, sold in bags
Pepper wineHot peppers steeped in sherry or rum, shaken a few drops at a time
PepperpotBeef simmered in bittersweet cassareep with cinnamon; Christmas morning with breadbreakfastPericoEggs scrambled with tomato, onion, peppers; classic arepa filling too
PastafrolaShort pastry tart filled with quince or sweet potato paste, latticedbread & pastryPasteiCreole pot pie of chicken, peas and carrots in flaky crust
PastelCrackly fried pastry envelopes of cheese or beef, with sugarcane juice
Pastel de chocloSweet corn crust baked over beef pino and chicken in clay dishstreet foodPastel mandi’oFried cassava-dough empanada filled with beef so'o
Pasteles en hojaParcels of green plantain and taro dough with pork, boiled in leavesstreet foodPastelito andinoFried half-moon of wheat dough filled with cheese, meat or beans
PastelitosFried laminated squares with quince, syrup-glazed; patriotic holidayssnackPastelitosFried masa turnovers filled with meat and vegetables, topped with curtido
Pastelitos de guayabaFlaky puff pastries with guava and cream cheesemainPastelleSeasoned meat in cornmeal dough, steamed in a folded banana leaf
PastramiBrined, spice-crusted, smoked beef navel steamed and piled on ryestreet foodPatacón zulianoSandwich using two fried green plantain discs in place of bread
PataconesTwice-fried green plantain discs with salt, cheese or hogaomainPatarashcaRiver fish seasoned with sacha culantro and grilled in bijao leaves
Pate kòdeFlaky fried pastry stuffed with smoked herring, chicken or beef
PatíSpiced beef pastry from Caribbean Limón province
Pato no tucupiDuck simmered in tucupi broth with mouth-numbing jambu leavesstreet foodPayagua mascadaFried patty of cassava and minced beef, sold from market stalls
Pé de molequeBrittle of peanuts set in melted rapadura or sugar
Peameal bacon sandwichCornmeal-rolled back bacon on a bun; Toronto market icon
Peanut punchCreamy blended peanut drink with milk and nutmeg
Peas n’ ricePigeon peas and rice with thyme and salt pork
PebreCilantro, onion and ají salsa spooned on bread and grillsdessertPecan pieSweet corn-syrup custard pie packed with toasted pecans
PelauOne-pot rice with pigeon peas and chicken
Pen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milk
PepiánChicken in thick roasted seed-and-chile recado; national dish
Pepper sauceFiery sauce of wiri wiri or scotch bonnet peppers with vinegar
Pepper shrimpSmall river shrimp boiled scarlet with scotch bonnet, sold in bags
Pepper wineHot peppers steeped in sherry or rum, shaken a few drops at a time
PepperpotBeef simmered in bittersweet cassareep with cinnamon; Christmas morning with breadbreakfastPericoEggs scrambled with tomato, onion, peppers; classic arepa filling too