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Not Your Average Pigeon: In Search of an Egyptian Specialty
Restaurants that serve only one dish have to do it well. At Gomhoria Restaurant, that dish is addictively smoky stuffed pigeon.
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Recipe: Hamam Mahshi (Cairo-Style Stuffed Pigeon)
This smoky stuffed pigeon might take a bit of work—but only when it comes to buying the bird. The rest is easy.
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The Must-Have Kitchen Gadget From the Gaza Strip
A mortar and pestle, serving dish, and cooking vessel all in one, the bowl known as a zibdiye is a Gazan culinary secret
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Egypt's Ubiquitous Street Food Specialty
A quick, cheap mixture of rice, legumes, pasta, and tomato sauce is Cairo's vibrant, spicy snack of choice
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A Hearty Bean Stew From the Spanish Highlands
Follow our kitchen anthropologist into the home of Amaia—economist, activist, and cook—and make olla podrida. Slide Show
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SLIDE SHOW: A Hearty Bean Stew From the Spanish Highlands
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Recipe: Olla Podrida (Bean Stew From Burgos, Spain)
This rich stew is well-adapted to the extremes of the Burgos highlands—or a fall or winter night anywhere
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A Great-Grandfather's Recipe for Basque Salt Cod
Alvaro, who lives in Northern Spain in an old stone barn, tells the story of his family and region through food. Slide Show
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Recipe: Florencio's Bacalao
This family recipe adds tomato sauce to a classic bacalao al pil-pil. You can also omit the tomato sauce for a more traditional dish.
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SLIDE SHOW: A Great-Grandfather's Recipe for Basque Salt Cod
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How Spain Eats at Home: A Lesson in Real Paella
An amateur kitchen anthropologist visits a friend's mother to learn the secrets of Spain's most famous dish. Slide Show
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Recipe: Elena's Traditional Paella
This is the classic version of paella, as passed down in Elena Martí's family. The seafood version was invented later; here, chicken and rabbit are front and center.
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SLIDE SHOW: How Spain Eats at Home: A Lesson in Real Paella
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The Vinegared Dish Found 'Round the World
Escabeche, the Spanish preserved meat or fish derived from Persia and influencing Peru, is a global addiction. Slide Show
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SLIDE SHOW: The Vinegared Dish Found 'Round the World
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Recipe: Traditional Escabeche
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A Persian New Year Feast, From Herbs to Eggs
During Nowruz, "new day" in Farsi, foods are filled with symbolism. "Delicious" would work just as well.
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Recipe: Kuku-ye Sebzeh (Persian Herbed Omelette)
With its profusion of fresh herbs, this fragrant omelet, one of the star dishes of the Iranian New Year, tastes like spring
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Recipe: Sabzeh Polow ba Mahi (Persian Herbed Rice with Fish)
This fluffy, soft rice is completely saturated with the bright green taste of herbs
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Recipe: Noon-e Gurdui (Persian Walnut Cookies)
These walnut cookies often served during the Iranian New Year, or Nowruz ("new day" in Persian)
