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Food of Europe

Breads, cheeses, cured meats, pasta, pies, pastries and long Sunday lunches. 586 dishes on Thali so far.

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KindMain dishStreet foodSoupStew or curryRice dishNoodle or pasta dishDumplingBreadGrill or roastSandwich or wrapPie or savoury pastrySalad or sideCheese or dairy foodSausage or cured foodSauce, pickle or fermentSweet or dessertDrink
DietVegetarianVeganFish and seafoodMeat
Blood sausageMeat 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA sausage made with animal blood, fillers and spices, cooked or dried until firm Main dish, Lunch, Dinner ChorizoMeat 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA seasoned pork sausage from the Iberian Peninsula, made in many regional styles Sausage or cured food, Breakfast, Lunch SaloMeat 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 4 moreSalt-cured slabs of pork fat, eaten across Central and Eastern Europe Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch MortadellaMeat 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreLarge Italian sausage of finely ground pork and cubes of fat, often with pepper or pistachio Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner ProsciuttoMeat 🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreItalian dry-cured ham, sliced thin and served uncooked Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch BratwurstMeat 🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreGerman sausage made from pork, veal, or beef, often grilled and served in a bread roll Main dish, Lunch, Dinner Corned beefMeat 🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 moreSalt-cured beef, often pink, eaten fresh or canned in many countries Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch WeisswurstMeatWeißwurst 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMild veal and pork sausages gently cooked and served warm, a Bavarian morning tradition Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch Frankfurter WürstchenMeat 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreThin, smoked pork sausages from Frankfurt, served hot with bread or mustard Main dish, Lunch, Dinner OscypekVegetarian 🇵🇱 PolandSmoked sheep’s milk cheese from Poland’s Tatra Mountains Cheese or dairy food KielbasaMeat 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreA family of seasoned sausages from Poland and Eastern Europe Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner CharcuterieMeat 🇫🇷 FranceFrench tradition of cured, cooked, and preserved meats, often from pork Sausage or cured food KabanosMeat 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreLong, thin, smoked pork sausage from Poland, often eaten as a snack or appetiser Sausage or cured food, Snacks Pickled herringFish or seafood 🇳🇱 Netherlands and 5 moreHerring preserved in salt and vinegar, eaten across Northern and Eastern Europe Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch Ibérico hamMeat 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreCured leg of Black Iberian pig, prized in Spain and Portugal Sausage or cured food BotifarraMeat 🇪🇸 Spain and 6 moreA family of pork sausages central to Catalan and Latin American cooking Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner AndouilletteMeat 🇫🇷 FranceA coarse French sausage made from pork intestine, pepper, wine, and onions Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner AndouilleMeat 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreSmoked pork sausage with wine, onion and garlic, first made in France Sausage or cured food Kishka 🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreStuffed sausage with meat, grain or potato, found across Eastern Europe and Jewish cooking Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner KaszankaMeat 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 moreBlood sausage with buckwheat or barley, pork offal and spices, stuffed in pig intestine Main dish, Lunch, Dinner SobrassadaMeatsobrasada 🇪🇸 Spain and 2 moreSoft, cured sausage from the Balearic Islands made with pork and paprika Sausage or cured food AlheiraMeat 🇵🇹 PortugalPortuguese sausage made with meat and bread, often fried and served with egg and fries Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner Carniolan sausageMeatkranjska klobasa 🇸🇮 Slovenia and 3 moreA smoked pork sausage from Slovenia, often served in pairs Sausage or cured food ChistorraMeat 🇪🇸 SpainThin, bright-red sausage from Navarre, often fried and served as a tapa Sausage or cured food, Snacks, Lunch LoukanikoMeatλουκάνικο 🇬🇷 GreeceGreek sausage made with pork or lamb, orange peel, fennel, and herbs Sausage or cured food Boudin 🇫🇷 France and 5 moreA family of French-style sausages, often made with pork, rice, or blood Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner SaucissonMeat 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreThick, dry-cured French sausage made mostly from pork Sausage or cured food, Snacks LinguiçaMeat 🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 morePortuguese pork sausage seasoned with garlic, paprika and smoked or cooked fresh Sausage or cured food, Breakfast, Lunch Longaniza 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA seasoned sausage with many regional styles across Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines Sausage or cured food, Breakfast, Lunch Njeguški pršutMeatЊегушки пршут 🇲🇪 MontenegroDry-cured smoked ham from the mountain village of Njeguši in Montenegro Sausage or cured food Pigs in blanketsMeat 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreSmall sausages wrapped in bacon, served as a side at Christmas dinners Sausage or cured food, Dinner PrinskorvMeat 🇸🇪 SwedenSmall Swedish sausages of pork and veal, fried and served at festive meals Sausage or cured food, Lunch, Dinner Back baconMeat 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreLean bacon cut from the pork loin, common in British and Irish cooking Sausage or cured food

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