Comfort Food

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International Comfort Food Recipes

Dulce de Leche 
(Latin American caramel spread)
A large dollop of dulce de leche

Dulce de Leche 
(Latin American caramel spread)

Daube de Boeuf Provençale 
(French Provencal beef braised in red wine)
A large dish of daube de boeuf provancale.

Daube de Boeuf Provençale 
(French Provencal beef braised in red wine)

Poutine 
(Canadian fried potatoes with gravy and cheese curds)
Poutine (Canadian fried potatoes with gravy and cheese curds)

Poutine 
(Canadian fried potatoes with gravy and cheese curds)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)
Bowl of locro potato soup

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Hong Shao Rou 
(Chinese red-cooked pork)
Red-cooked pork with a scoop of rice

Hong Shao Rou 
(Chinese red-cooked pork)

Pierogi 
(Polish stuffed dumplings)
Plate of Polish pierogi

Pierogi 
(Polish stuffed dumplings)

Tourtière 
(French Canadian pork pie)
Freshly baked tourtiere

Tourtière 
(French Canadian pork pie)

Lo Mai Gai 
(Chinese rice steamed in lotus leaves)
Two lo mai gai on a plate

Lo Mai Gai 
(Chinese rice steamed in lotus leaves)

Sausage Gravy 
(American white sauce with sausage)
Sausage gravy on a biscuit

Sausage Gravy 
(American white sauce with sausage)

Mashed Potatoes 
(Irish and American potato puree)
Bowl of mashed potatoes

Mashed Potatoes 
(Irish and American potato puree)

Ca Kho To 
(Vietnamese clay pot fish with caramel sauce)
Clay pot with Vietnamese fish in caramel sauce.

Ca Kho To 
(Vietnamese clay pot fish with caramel sauce)

Smothered Pork Chops 
(American Southern-Soul pork chops with onion gravy)
Plate with smothered pork chops

Smothered Pork Chops 
(American Southern-Soul pork chops with onion gravy)

Adobong Manok 
(Filipino chicken in vinegar sauce)
Adobong Manok (Philippine chicken in vinegar sauce)

Adobong Manok 
(Filipino chicken in vinegar sauce)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)
Pot of bogracs gulyas over a campfire

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Kartoffelknödel 
(German potato dumplings)
Plate of Scheinshaxe with a Kartoffelknoedel.

Kartoffelknödel 
(German potato dumplings)

Chili con Carne 
(American Tex-Mex spicy beef stew)
Large pot of chili simmering on outdoor stove

Chili con Carne 
(American Tex-Mex spicy beef stew)

Poulet aux 40 Gousses d’Ail 
(French Provencal roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic)
Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic

Poulet aux 40 Gousses d’Ail 
(French Provencal roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic)

Spätzle 
(German egg dumplings)
Spaetzle on a plate with a slice of beef roast, caramelized onions and brown sauce.

Spätzle 
(German egg dumplings)

Cornbread Dressing 
(American cornmeal bread dressing)
Large pan of cornbread dressing

Cornbread Dressing 
(American cornmeal bread dressing)

Wat Tan Hor 
(Chinese shrimp chow fun with egg gravy)
Wat Tan Hor (Chinese shrimp chow fun with egg gravy)

Wat Tan Hor 
(Chinese shrimp chow fun with egg gravy)

Schweinebraten 
(German roast pork)
Slices of schweinebraten roast pork

Schweinebraten 
(German roast pork)

Bubble and Squeak 
(English fried potatoes and cabbage)
Skillet with bubble and squeak

Bubble and Squeak 
(English fried potatoes and cabbage)

Sauerbraten 
(German marinated beef pot roast)
Slices of sauerbraten with gravy and potato dumplings

Sauerbraten 
(German marinated beef pot roast)

Poule au Pot 
(French chicken in a pot)
Poule au Pot (French chicken in a pot)

Poule au Pot 
(French chicken in a pot)

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