Tteokbokki is a popular Korean street food with fiery red sauce. Translates to "stir-fried rice cake". Made with soft rice cakes and fish cakes coated in sweet-spicy sauce. Popular comfort food enjoyed both in Seoul and at home
Original recipe created by Alfredo de Lelio for his pregnant wife. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford popularized it in 1927. Eventually evolved into creamy version with cream
Chudu is a flat pie with various fillings from Dagestan cuisine. No specific recipe exists, each housewife has her own secrets. Traditional dish made as festive gift in mountain villages. Best cooked in small villages using wooden stoves
Original recipe appeared in cookbooks in 1960s. Original version contained only savoiardi, egg yolks, sugar, coffee, mascarpone. Traditional version doesn't include whipped egg whites or cream
Taiyaki is a fish-shaped Japanese street snack with sweet red bean filling. Name means "sea bream" and "grilled/baked". Originated from round imagawayaki during Edo Period. Became popular during Meiji era as symbol of luck
Sukiyaki is a Japanese hot pot dish served in nabemono style. Author discovered it in Beijing during work lunch hours. Traditional Beijing lunch options were affordable and decadent