Display your best local comfort food, and let everyone guess where it's from.
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Guinness Beef Stew
I LOVE THAT STUFF! I’m American but my dad makes an incredible Guinness stew
Red Beans And Rice
That looks delicious! Perfect for a chilly day.
Load More Replies...Haha. The fork is for show. A spoon or bread is for eating. Besides, my home made dish has wayyyy more sausage and real rice. Also, bread pudding for desert. Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!!!
I use Paul's recipe for rice pudding, haven't found any better
Load More Replies...Red Beans and Rice Recipe. Just copy and paste the link into your browser. Hope you like them as much as I do. https://www.louisianatravel.com/culinary/recipes/red-beans-and-rice
Someone give me a recipe or tell me the name so I can search for one please
see my post above. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Load More Replies...Poutine
Ontario canada, though it originates from Quebec. It is the national food of Canada :)
Good choice!!! (I'm from Québec) Try it with hot dog sausage or bacon...or both! 😜
Load More Replies...Smoked mozzarella (shredded) is the best sub for curds .. and a big bowl of poutine will cure all of your problems!!!
I am so annoyed that I can't get cheese curds here. Any advice for alternatives?
Cheddar cut into cubes is best though some use mozzarella instead, it doesn't have enough flavour to hold up against the gravy. Depending on where you are most dairy farms sell curds directly even when stores don't sell them.
Load More Replies...I love it. I have lived in Canada and that was one of my favorite foods
I know this is like probably offensive to Canadians but sometimes I put cheese sauce or ranch on top it’s actually really good
So long as you don't use the cheese sauce in place of the curds...
Load More Replies...Poor you! Maybe with vegan cheese? Or replace the cheese with cooked chicken pieces and peas! In Quebec, it's called Poutine Galvaude and it's the only poutine that doesn't have cheese 😊
Load More Replies...Jambalaya!
I'm not Cajun or from New Orleans. I really want to visit and get some real Jambalaya! My mom makes it for me, homemade. I'd highly recommend trying it.
That's OK. The neat thing about New Orleans is, we don't care where your from. We love everyone. We are a mixing pot of every culture. You can be an honorary Cajun if you like. We'd love to have you!
Load More Replies...I wonder if this is something like what we call Pelau in the Caribbean.
It looks very similar, also very good. I live in North America, so I haven't heard of that one yet. It seems delicious.
Load More Replies...I need to taste this heavenly looking thing right now, and by right now, I mean RIGHT NOW!!
I had to look that one up, that looks really good!
Load More Replies...Luxemburgish Dumplings!
WANT TO TRY KNIDDELEN (aka Luxembourgish Dumplings)? Trick question; who wouldn't want to try these homemade dumplings served in a bacon cream sauce?! The recipe to accompany the above image is available at https://tarasmulticulturaltable.com/kniddelen-luxembourgish-dumplings/
Thanks for the recipe link. I’m going to have to make these
Load More Replies...Home Made Cinnamon Rolls
Chelsea Buns are quite popular in the United Kingdom. Tasty and delicious!
Load More Replies...Fries!
Kebap From Adana/Türkiye
If you come, the bills are on me. :)
Load More Replies...It is made with only lamb, lamb tail fat, chili pepper and salt.
Load More Replies...Papanași! A Delicious Doughy Dumpling/Doughnit Made With Soft Cheese, Served With Jam And Cream, From Romania And Moldova
I'm getting way too hungry from this thread and want to try my hand at making all these dishes.
Cheese Curds From Wisconsin
If I could upvote this a million times!! Ellsworth Cheese curds, to be exact. So fresh, so light and crispy! I work less than a mile from one of their factories and have them for a treat every now and then… because so bad for you, yet so good. And they pictured them right! With ranch dressing and a delicious Sprecher root beer, another Wisconsin delight!!
Now I need to try Ellsworth Cheese Curds!! ❤️Any restaurant in Wisconsin that fries their own curds deserves my money 😁. This picture captures my favorite snack of all time! The ranch and root beer are the icing on the cake👍
Load More Replies...If I'm not mistaken, those shown ARE from Culver's!
Load More Replies...The Hubs is from Wisconsin and yeah, there is a reason Greenbay Packer (football) fans are called cheeseheads 🤣
Wisconsin cheese has kept me from ever leaving this State 😁👍
Load More Replies...They are curdled milk pieces that are fried, kind of like fried soft cheese. They are really good!
Load More Replies...Okinawa, Japan - Ice Cream Made From Purple Sweet Potato
Sweet potato ice cream tastes a lot better than it sounds. It is awesome!
Mmm, ube. My grandma brought back some delicious Okinawan sweets once, including a scrumptious ube cookie/cracker thing!
I never wanted to eat sweet potato pie because I thought it would taste like...sweet potatoes. Finally tried it, it's much sweeter and tastes like pumpkin pie with a kick so I suspect the ice cream does taste better than it sounds.
Is it ube, is it taro, is it taimo, is it beni-imo? We will never know!
Golden Brown Fried Cheese, Potatoes, Tartar Sauce From The Czech Republic
There’s nothing better than a crispy crust on the slice of melted bubbly cheese.
Yesss! I’ve been vegetarian for 15 years, this fried cheese was truly a blessing during that time. It’s even better with fries (at least for me), but then it’s healthy like punch in the face. Nevermind tho, because it’s SO good when the cheese is decent quality!
Load More Replies...I would love the recipe to the Golden Fried Cheese. This would be a great dish to Suprise husband with. Man loves his cheese...🤫😏
Hello Proud Mommy, no problem at all. I’ll share this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1rgDGYzjd_M The video is not mine, so hopefully the author will not mind
Load More Replies...Marionberry Crisp (Oregon, USA)
Marionberries are a blackberry varietal cultivated in Oregon. Delicious in their fresh, raw form the "comfort" arrives when topped with an oatmeal + brown sugar + butter crumble and baked to crispy perfection. (Just say no to the stodgy, gluey cobbler biscuit.) ///// For added delight, scoop some local vanilla ice cream from either Umpqua or Tillamook Creameries. ///// The recipe to accompany the borrowed photo is available at Crumbs Above Gold food blog. https://crumbsabovegold.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/foraged-wild-marionberry-crisp/
We just moved to Springfield OR from San Diego. So glad to be back in the PNW. It's currently 36° (f) and pouring down rain. Loving it!
Load More Replies...Yes it does! This is a rare occasion that a delicious LOOKING nosh TASTES better than it looks. :-D
Load More Replies...Fried Potatoes, Pinto Beans, And Corn Bread. Southern USA
My mom grew up in the 60s in a holler in West Virginia. She told me stories about dinner that gave you the pick of fried potatoes, beans, and cornbread OR beans, potatoes, and cornbread. For months on end in the winter when the canned foods and preserved meat ran out.
I get it. I used to not like them.
Load More Replies...Anytime with beans and cornbread. Fried potatoes can hold their own 😄
Shepherd's Or Cottage Or Farmer's Pie
I only ever knew this as shepherd's pie, but apparently that's only if you use ground lamb, for some folk. My lazy American Midwest recipe: well seasoned ground beef, mixed veggies, brown or pan gravy, mashed potatoes, cheese. With biscuits!
Yes! My mother would spread a layer of creamed corn on the meat/veggies before putting the mashed potatoes on top, which to this day, is the way I prefer it. My dad is half Irish and never complained about the lack of authenticity - it's just delicious!
Load More Replies...My family makes it with ground beef, onions carrots, and green beans simmered in crush tomatoes with rosemary and thyme, then topped with creamy mashed potato and baked... Heaven
My grandma made hers with chili, mashed potatoes, and cheese. it was so good
Nakkikastike! Finnish Hot Dog Style Sausages In A Creamy Tomato And Onion Sauce
Definately going to try this with the family. Something new/ different from another region.
Well, I know what I'm making for dinner on a chilly winter night with a side of mashed potatoes.
Chicken And Dumplings
My Dad's family is from South Carolina and whenever we go visit them they make chicken and dumplings and banana pudding! So so good!
Load More Replies...I'm from Mississippi and this is definitely my number one comfort food. We make ours with thinner "kettle style" dumplings though and no veg just chicken and dumplings😄
Thanks for listing this. my mom is from Ohio we live in Baltimore and most ppl I know from here moms don't make this. Anyways this is my comfort food even tho it's not a regional food for me. But every time I eat it it's Soo nostalgic and warms my whole belly. She only makes it for me like 2x a year usually when I get sick in the winter. I'm 30 now and still love her to make this
In Missouri and Louisiana we use a hen and make rolled dumplings instead of the fluffy drop ones.
Tamagoyaki
Dillmeat (Stew Of Veal, Dill Sauce, Potatoes, Carrots)
I wish submitters would let us know where their food comes from. I'm going to guess this is from a Scandinavian country.
It's appears to be called Tilliliha. From Finland.
Load More Replies...🎶To the tune of Carmen Sandiego🎶 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DILLMEAT COMFORT FOOD? The interwebs' best guess (from this user's search terms) is that this photo is of Tilliliha, a Finnish meat stew. ——— WANT TO TRY IT YOURSELF? A tilliliha recipe is available on Cookipedia (wikipedia for food? I'm in love!) at https://www.cookipedia.co.uk/recipes_wiki/Tilliliha_(Dill_meat)
My mum, whose grandparents are from Russia on one side, used to make this without the veal - I didn't know hers was the "poor man's" version of this dish.
Zuni Oven Bread
this Is Done Delicately. The Bread Is Made Is Large Quantities. Then It Left To Rise For At Least 30 Mins To An Hour. Once Dough Has Risen The Ladies Shape The Bread. Once Made Into Their Unique Shapes They Go Into An Oven That Is Build Outside. Horno Oven...this Oven Takes Time To Build As Well. This Bread Is Often Served Or Made During Religious Ceremonies. It Is Served Best Warm With Butter, On The Side Of Zuni Mutton Stew, Zuni Tamale Paste
That looks amazingly delicious and I love the shapes-- thank you for sharing.
I'm a California Indian (SY Band of Chumash). I've lived in the SW most of my life. I would love to have an authentic recipe for Zuni oven bread. It would be just for me. Do you have a recipe to share? Thanks
Hot Pot
Hotpot is so common in Korean restaurants in the US that, for the longest time, I thought it was Korean. I found this funny... just thought I'd share.
Load More Replies...I so want to make this for my husband's birthday, will it work if we put a plug in stove on the table? I'm not going to buy the equipment and there are no restaurants where we can get this
I would think it would work. I think it's just a tabletop stove, more or less?
Load More Replies...the picture is off google, but basically it looks like this
Bawan- Glutinous Taiwan Meatballs!
The sauce on it makes it sweet and salty, the glutinous rice layer is really chewy and warm :D
Ohagi
I don't live in Japan^^) I get this from a local Japanese shop that makes it from scratch, I don't want anyone to get confused :') But this is my favorite comfort food
My favorite comfort food is mochi ice cream but I cannot post but this looks so good
Patat Mét & Frikandel Speciaal
There is a fine line between snacks and comfort food, but I do think most Dutchies think of fries with mayo and a frikandel (some sort of fried sausage) with curry, mayo and onions as comfort food.
Your fritesaus doesn’t bear any resemblance to mayonaise, it’s way sweeter and smells funny, so please don’t call it mayo.
Load More Replies...Frites met Fritesaus is my go-to snack when I’m stoned with a case of the munchies. Ambrosia!
The Dutch call it frikandel some Belgians call it fricandel the rest of the Flemishcall it curryworst and the limburgians dare to call it a hamburger ( a real hamburger patty they call a flat hamburger)
It really depends on where you live in Flanders, it can be platte hamburg as well in Limburg (I believe, could be somewhere else in Flanders as well).
Load More Replies...Potthucke
Oh sorry I forgot to write a description. No it’s mashed potatoes with a certain kind of pork sausage called Mettwurst.
Load More Replies...Jutta Plötz, the submission author, wrote: "Our family recipe 1200 Gramms of potatoes,0,25 liter of heavy cream,4 eggs,sausage, nutmeg,salt and pepper,oil 1. Boil 400 grams of potatoes 2. in the meantime peel and grate the remaining 800 grams of potatoes and press the excess moisture out 3. Mash the boiled potatoes and mix with the raw potatoes, heavy cream, eggs and spices 4. Oil a baking dish and fill it with half of the potatoe mixture. Add the sausage and cover with the remaining potatoes. 5. Put it into the oven at 200 Celsius and bake for around 50 minutes. 6. Optional after baking let it cool a bit and slice it and fry with a bit of oil in a pan. 7. Serve it with apple sauce and sugar beet sirup"
Karam Podi Rice (Rice With A Powder Made Of A Blend Of Pulses And Spices)
Roast Lamb With Mint Sauce, Nz
Yeah but we actually don't have this as comfort food, like, at all.
Load More Replies...KILLER - heart stopping subtle flavor (go light or pass on the sauce - a tradition that is no longer a requirement with high quality lamb).
Skewers!
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Ahh... I always wondered what buffaloes had to do with it.
Load More Replies...Rainy Days Staple: Instant Noodle Soup With Egg, Chilli, And Choy Sum
the only thing me and most of my country people excited for when rainy days come
Load More Replies...We LOVE our "faux Pho" ramen. I add shrimp, cilantro, green onions, fresh ginger and garlic/chili sauce. Serve with a lime wedge.
Milo
While not strictly a “Food”… every Aussie kid (big and small) knows that if you get the Milo to Vanilla Ice Cream ratio juuussst right… it might as well be… Plus, you can satisfy some serious emotional eating with just a tin of Milo and a spoon!
This brings back memories. My best friend's family is from India, and as a kid her mum would have a big thing of milo in the cupboard. Growing up that we would use to make these insanely rich malted milk drink. I remember that our milk to milo ratio was definetly a hell of a lot more milo (sometimes we would put so much in that it would kind of just float on top of the milk)
I love milo, I wish I wasn't coeliac! Could never decide whether warm milk with milo mixed in, or cold milk with milo on top was better.
The Maroilles Tart. A Delight
Lebanese Molokhia
BUT WHAT IS MOLOKHIA? The interwebs say it is a stew made from jute mallow leaves (aka nalta jute, tossa jute, Jew's Mallow) and shredded chicken cooked in a lemony broth and served over rice. ——— WANT TO TRY IT YOURSELF? The recipe to accompany the above photo is at https://feelgoodfoodie.net/recipe/molokhia/ ——— Google Lens gets credit for finding this recipe through reverse image search.
You speak like a helpful bot, which I appreciate
Load More Replies...I wonder how jute mallow compares to roselle leaves bc that's a taste I do NOT love😄but I love most greens as general rule and this looks delicious.
Luchi & Chhola'r Daal (Fried Puffed Bread With Bengal Gram Cooked With Coconut And Raisins)
The ultimate comfort food for us, Bengalis. Any day, any time. It plays a key role in uplifting the mood instantly. Tastes 'heavenlier' when the meal ends with a majestic bite of 'roshogolla'.
Ay bondhu! Kemon aachhish? Aami to aajkeyi kheyechhilaam, roshogullar shaathe!
Load More Replies...Green Banana Coucou
It is the national dish of Barbados. It's my mum's definition of comfort food and as such I grew up eating it despite it not being "regional" it is a staple at West Indian restaurants though many Trinidad restaurants make the cornmeal variant, Jamaican and Bajan restaurants make the banana variant with some alterations based on fish availability here (ie. Salmon or cod instead of flying fish).
Ok but where does the Okra fit in? BTW bet this would go over big time in New Orleans.
Load More Replies...Haha, admittedly it is really weird to describe but... I've never met anyone who upon eating it didn't like it. It's a little sweet, tangy and starchy from the banana but the fish sauce adds more tang, spice and salt and umami. It's really well balanced with layers of flavour. I make it using my homemade pepper sauce (scorpion peppers, ghost peppers and scotch bonnets). Some countries traditionally make it with raisins, I find that too sweet personally. But it's like a tropical mashed potatoes and gravy. :)
Load More Replies...Pie Floater Australia
This resembles the Yorkshire Pie ‘n’ Pea supper (with plenty of salt and vinegar) - although over the border in Lancashire you have to add pickled red cabbage
Meat Pie ... Floating in Pea Soup... with some Tomato Sauce.
For those Brits, this is Mushy Peas, not Pea Soup (Aussies may call it pea soup)
Load More Replies...Shredded Chicken Sandwiches
My mom makes these as ‘special tiffin’ strictly to be served at exactly 9 AM on every Sunday in the exact same dishes or the world will end
I love how all the comments have been respectful / supportive. Well done BP users.
our traditional food in cape town south africa is ofcoz the Gatby, filled with everything you can imagine, from chips, egg, steak, lettuce, cheese,onions,tomatoes Screen-Sho...c3-png.jpg
My former coworker described this sandwich to me (she is from Cape Town). We became friends when I made her Bobotie!
Load More Replies...For me it is my Kalua pig, poi, lomi salmon, haupia, and kulolo (yes I live in Hawaii east side god country waimanalo born and raised 😁)
Fried chicken, rice dressing, collard greens, squash casserole and butter beans with cornbread. Cucumber, tomato and onion salad!
Don't know why someone down voted you, but plz take my up vote to even it out lol. Also that sounds delicious 🤤
Load More Replies...I think there needs to be a BoredPanda cookbook. All of these dishes look delicious! What a fun thread-- I love trying and making cuisine from around the world.
Jewish comfort foods (sticking with what we actually invented vs foods that have been adopted into our identity like brisket): -Chicken soup with matzo balls and fine egg noodles. If yoj don't have this every Friday night meal I don't know what's wrong with you. -cholent. An overnight stew made for sabbath that is foundationally meat, potatoes, barley, beans and onion with seasoning varying from family to family. Somehow more comforting when you sneak a portion out of the crockpot in the middle of the night. -potato kugel. A sort of potato casserole based with shredded potato and onion and beaten eggs, cooked for ages until soft and heavenly. Amazing with cholent on top
I love how all the comments have been respectful / supportive. Well done BP users.
our traditional food in cape town south africa is ofcoz the Gatby, filled with everything you can imagine, from chips, egg, steak, lettuce, cheese,onions,tomatoes Screen-Sho...c3-png.jpg
My former coworker described this sandwich to me (she is from Cape Town). We became friends when I made her Bobotie!
Load More Replies...For me it is my Kalua pig, poi, lomi salmon, haupia, and kulolo (yes I live in Hawaii east side god country waimanalo born and raised 😁)
Fried chicken, rice dressing, collard greens, squash casserole and butter beans with cornbread. Cucumber, tomato and onion salad!
Don't know why someone down voted you, but plz take my up vote to even it out lol. Also that sounds delicious 🤤
Load More Replies...I think there needs to be a BoredPanda cookbook. All of these dishes look delicious! What a fun thread-- I love trying and making cuisine from around the world.
Jewish comfort foods (sticking with what we actually invented vs foods that have been adopted into our identity like brisket): -Chicken soup with matzo balls and fine egg noodles. If yoj don't have this every Friday night meal I don't know what's wrong with you. -cholent. An overnight stew made for sabbath that is foundationally meat, potatoes, barley, beans and onion with seasoning varying from family to family. Somehow more comforting when you sneak a portion out of the crockpot in the middle of the night. -potato kugel. A sort of potato casserole based with shredded potato and onion and beaten eggs, cooked for ages until soft and heavenly. Amazing with cholent on top
