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Dishes beginning with R

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RacletteVegetarian 🇨🇭 Switzerland and 1 moreMelted Swiss cheese served scraped over potatoes or bread Main dish, Dinner RagùMeat 🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreItalian meat sauce for pasta, made in many regional styles Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RaitaVegetarianरायता 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner RajmaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RakfiskFish or seafood 🇳🇴 NorwayFermented trout or char from Norway, eaten uncooked with a strong aroma Main dish RakıVegan 🇹🇷 TurkeyTurkish spirit distilled from grapes and aniseed, served with water and meze Drink, Dinner, Supper RamenMeatラーメン 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreJapanese noodle soup with Chinese-style wheat noodles in hot broth Soup, Lunch, Dinner RasamVeganரசம் 🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced, tangy South Indian soup served hot with rice Soup, Lunch, Dinner RasgullaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSoft chhena balls simmered in light sugar syrup Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time Ras malaiVegetarian 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreSoft chhena discs soaked in sweet, creamy milk and flavoured with cardamom and saffron Sweet or dessert Rassolnikрассольник 🇷🇺 Russia and 3 moreRussian soup with pickled cucumber brine, barley, and kidneys Soup, Lunch, Dinner RatatouilleVegan 🇫🇷 FranceA Provençal stew of summer vegetables cooked in olive oil Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RavioliRavioliai 🇮🇹 Italy and 4 moreStuffed pasta parcels, usually square, with varied fillings and sauces Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RavitotoMeat 🇲🇬 MadagascarCrushed cassava leaves cooked with pork, a staple of Madagascar Main dish RawonMeatꦫꦮꦺꦴꦤ꧀ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreJavanese beef soup made dark with keluak nut Soup, Lunch, Dinner RechtaMeatرشتة 🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Red bean pasteVegan 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreSweet or plain paste made from boiled adzuki beans, used in East Asian desserts Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time Red beans and riceMeat 🇺🇸 United StatesSlow-cooked red beans with pork and vegetables, served over white rice Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Red curryแกงเผ็ด 🇹🇭 ThailandA Thai curry of meat or tofu in coconut milk with a spicy red paste Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Red velvet cakeVegetarian 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA red-hued layer cake with cream cheese or ermine icing Sweet or dessert Refried beans 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreCooked and mashed beans fried with onion, garlic and fat Main dish, Lunch, Dinner ReibekuchenVegetarian 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreGerman potato pancakes, often served at street fairs and Christmas markets Street food RendangMeatRandang 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMeat simmered with coconut and spices until coated in a rich, dry sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RetsinaVeganρετσίνα 🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGreek white or rosé wine flavored with pine resin Drink Reuben sandwichMeat 🇺🇸 United StatesGrilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and dressing on rye bread Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner Rewena breadVeganparāoa rēwena 🇳🇿 New ZealandSourdough bread from New Zealand made with a fermented potato starter Bread RfissaMeatرفيسة 🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan chicken and lentils served over torn flatbread with spices Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RibollitaVegetarian 🇮🇹 ItalyTuscan bread soup with beans, kale and vegetables, often made from leftovers Soup, Lunch, Dinner Rice bread 🇱🇷 Liberia and 3 moreBread made with rice flour instead of wheat Bread Rice pudding 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreSweetened rice cooked in milk, found in many forms worldwide Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Lunch RisalamandeVegetarian 🇳🇴 Norway and 3 moreDanish Christmas rice pudding with cream, almonds and cherry sauce Sweet or dessert, Dinner Risotto 🇮🇹 ItalyCreamy Italian rice dish slowly cooked with broth and finished with cheese Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Rissole 🇫🇷 France and 5 morePastry or breadcrumbed parcels with savoury or sweet fillings, fried or baked Pie or savoury pastry, Snacks, Lunch Riz grasMeat 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 4 moreWest African rice cooked with meat and vegetables, served hot Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Roast beefMeat 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBeef roasted whole and sliced, served hot or cold as a main dish or sandwich filling Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Roast chickenMeat 🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreWhole chicken roasted over heat or fire, served in many styles worldwide Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Roasted chestnutsVegan 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreChestnuts cooked over heat and sold as a warm street snack in autumn and winter Street food, Snacks Roast gooseMeat 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreWhole goose roasted until the skin is crisp and the meat tender Main dish, Dinner Rocoto rellenoMeat 🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian stuffed rocoto peppers baked with meat and cheese Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Rogan joshMeat 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKashmiri lamb or goat curry with a deep red sauce Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Rojakrujak (ꦫꦸꦗꦏ꧀) 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreA spicy-sweet fruit and vegetable salad with peanut and palm sugar dressing Salad or side, Snacks RolexVegetarian 🇺🇬 UgandaOmelette and vegetables wrapped in chapati, a popular Ugandan street food Street food, Breakfast, Lunch Romeritos 🇲🇽 MexicoBoiled seepweed sprigs in mole sauce, often with potatoes, nopales and shrimp Main dish RomescoVegan 🇪🇸 SpainCatalan sauce of roasted tomato, nuts, peppers and oil, often served with seafood Sauce, pickle or ferment RømmegrøtVegetarian 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian porridge made with sour cream and flour, served for festive occasions Main dish Rooh AfzaVegan 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA sweet herbal syrup mixed with water or milk, popular in South Asia Drink, Snacks Rosół 🇵🇱 PolandClear Polish chicken soup often served with thin noodles Soup, Lunch, Dinner Roti 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 4 moreCurried meat or vegetables wrapped in a Caribbean flatbread Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Roti 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreUnleavened flatbread made from whole-wheat flour, common across South Asia and beyond Bread, Breakfast, Lunch Roti canaiரொட்டி சென்னை 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 5 moreUnleavened flatbread tossed thin and cooked until crisp, served with curry or dal Bread, Breakfast, Snacks Roti jalaVegetarianروتي جالا 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreA lacy Malay pancake served with curry, often at tea time or special events Bread, Tea time, Snacks Roujiamo肉夹馍 🇨🇳 ChinaFlatbread filled with stewed meat, a street food from Shaanxi, China Main dish, Lunch, Dinner RupjmaizeVegan 🇱🇻 LatviaDense, dark rye bread flavored with caraway and malt from Latvia Bread

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