From Hawaiian poke bowls, Chinese Xiao Long Bao to Polish Pierogi: 20 dishes from around the world that are in the UAE

From Hawaiian poke bowls, Chinese Xiao Long Bao to Polish Pierogi: 20 dishes from around the world that are in the UAE

Did you know that samosas (deep-fried triangular pastries with savoury fillings of sheer goodness), which are thought to be Indian, actually originated in the Middle East? Or that the spicy Indian dish, , with its succulent chunks of chicken, marinated, roasted, and doused in delicious creamy orange curry, was declared as the unofficial national food of the United Kingdom? That happened in 2001, when the then British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook hailed the dish to be a symbol of a modern multicultural Britain, during a speech. Countries have been exchanging foods for thousands of years“”whether along the ancient Silk Road or more recently, on airplanes that transport food items around the world overnight. Throughout history, trade, colonisation, and travel ensured that traditional recipes and cooking ingredients from different corners of the world had travelled across the planet. Many dishes found new identities and adaptations. So, from the colourful Hawaiian poke bowl that you can find at restaurants in the UAE, to the Polish Pierogi that you can find in the suburbs of New Jersey in the United States, let us look at 20 dishes that went global over time. We decided to dive a bit into their history, origin and