Can You Name the Country From Its National Dish?

Thai food is some of the best on Earth, and the herbs, spices and vegetables native to the region lend way to cuisine that can't accurately be duplicated elsewhere. If you're looking for an intro to Thai food, look no further than the country's most famous national dish, pad thai.

Not only did Europeans bring apple pie to America in the 17th century, but they also brought the apples needed to make the dessert. The apples native to America were sour and small crab apples, but America claims this dessert as its national dessert, even if it's not an official one.

These tortilla treats are famous all over the world. Americans are aware that the best tacos in the country are made near the Mexican border, and our neighbor to the south has been perfecting the dish ever since Spaniards arrived in the country.

Tokyo is home more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city on earth, and it is partly due to the fact that some of the world's best sushi chefs perfect their craft in the city. The country invented sushi in the 1800s.

This dish is a cheese lover's dream. It is simply a massive pot of bubbling cheese that people dip bread into and eat. The word "fondue" can mean any melted substance (like chocolate) that people dip food into, but it is the official name of this Swiss national dish. The country has other national dishes as well, including cervelat (a type of sausage) and raclette (a type of hard cheese).

Peking duck is a Beijing specialty and is known for its light, thin and crispy skin. You can find it almost everywhere in the country and in every metro area. It can take more than a week to prepare the dish properly.

These thin pancakes are known to be filled with fruits and sweets and drizzled with syrups and sprinkled with sugar, but they can just as easily be made with onions, garlic, salt and pepper. They originated in France, where they are known as crepes and are one of the country's many national dishes, but variations of the dish are made all over the world.

According to legend, this classy version of spaghetti carbonara was created for Pope Pius XII when he asked for a special version of the traditional dish. Instead of spaghetti, Fettuccine alla Papalina uses fettuccine and also incorporates prosciutto and Parmesan cheese.

This dish is said to have originated in the medieval ages and is rather popular in Europe, mainly central European countries like Hungary, Czechia, Poland and Austria. Most Americans will recognize the dish as beef stew.

Thin slices of reindeer steak are fried in reindeer fat, seasoned and served over a bed of mashed potatoes in this traditional dish. The dish is also popular in Sweden and Norway and can be prepared in several different ways.

This fresh salad is full of zest from parsley, mint and lemon and can be prepared with a variety of ingredients like tomato, onion, garlic and even lettuce. It is known all over the Arab world and can be served alone or as a dip.

Nasi lemak is served as a main course at all times of the day in Malaysia, but it mostly serves as the de facto breakfast for the country. The rice is cooked in coconut milk and pandan or banana leaf, which gives it its unique fragrance.

Both North and South Korea list this as a national dish, which is served as a side dish with almost every meal. It consists of salted, seasoned and fermented vegetables and has been made in Korea since the 16th century.

Grilled sausage dates back millennia in Europe and bratwurst recipes can be traced back to 14th century Nuremberg. Today's recipes vary all over Germany, but you can find the traditional dish of bratwurst, potatoes and sauerkraut almost everywhere. It is one of the many national dishes in Germany.

Jerk chicken is just the process of marinating or dry-rubbing meat with a spicy seasoning. It is popular in West Indian culture but is said to have originated in Jamaica back in the mid 17th century. The marinade or dry rub can also be used on pork. Another Jamaican national dish is ackee and saltfish.

It's near impossible to visit Vietnam without trying a bowl of pho. Whether you're looking for some cheap and dirty street food or a fancy, high-class dining experience, you will find pho on the menu.

This is the perfect, perfect, perfect summer soup. You can find different variations all over eastern Europe, and borscht is equally popular in Russia and Ukraine. They both list it as a national dish. If you visit Poland, you'll find chlodnik, which is like borscht but lighter in color.

If you're in Asia, you might call this treat a dumpling, but in central and eastern Europe, they are pierogis. Poland lists the treat as a national dish, but they are also popular in places like Ukraine and Hungary.

This dish takes the basic ham and cheese sandwich and ramps it up to the utmost level. The sandwich is a thin slice of steak layered on mozzarella, tomato, bacon and mayo. It can be made with any toppings you desire and is usually served with fries.

The doner kebab originated in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire, and today this vertical stack of meat cooking rotisserie-style can be found in major cities all over the world. It can be served several different ways, including being folded in pita bread or atop a bed of rice.

You will find paella all over the world as its popularity has grown tremendously, but it is known as a traditional Valencian dish. It is not considered the national dish for all of Spain because there is no one single dish that can embody all the cultures of Spain, so instead, they have several dishes.

Yes, Hawaii is part of America, but to ignore Hawaiian culture and not recognize it is a disservice. Poke is a dish of raw fish seasoned with everything from spices to sesame seed oil. Within the past 10 years, it has moved from the islands and become popular in the lower 48 states.

Being that the United Kingdom sits in the middle of the ocean where many sea currents converge, it is home to a slew of fish like cod and haddock. This meal appeared in the country in the mid-1800s and today is known all over the world. It is one of the national dishes of the country, together with chicken tikka masala and jelly with ice cream (among others).

Ethiopian cuisine revolves around injera, and it's near impossible to eat a meal without it. It is literally used in place of utensils when eating, and it resembles a spongy pita bread. Its preparation resembles that of a French crepe or Indian dosa.

This dish originated in Quebec in the 1950s and is one of those meals that can be eaten at any time of the day. Poutine is so popular in Canada that there are annual celebrations across the country. Its popularity has led to experiments like poutine sandwiches and poutine dumplings.

This seafood dish originated in Peru but is popular all over Latin America. It's a fresh, citrusy, summer dish made of raw seafood and crisp vegetables like onions and lettuce. It's not always prepared with raw seafood, but should always be prepared with fresh seafood.

The two dishes everyone will tell you about when you're in Singapore are chicken rice and chili crab. The chicken rice is a typical dish of chicken and rice, but the chili crab dish isn't really seen outside of the country. It is served with plenty of bread to clean up all the chili sauce.

You'll be very hard-pressed to find this delicacy outside of Iceland. This national dish consists of shark left to ferment for several months and can be found all over the country. It is not for the weak-stomached or faint of heart, and it is said to smell like ammonia and taste like urine.

How do sheep heart, liver and lungs chopped up and mixed with onion, spice and broth and then wrapped up in stomach lining sound to you? That's the national dish of Scotland. Eating livestock lungs is illegal in the U.S., so you'll have to visit the UK for the real version of this treat.

Vegemite is a very acquired taste. It is made from leftover brewer's yeast mixed with veggies and spices. The savory spread is religiously used on toast and biscuits at breakfast time in Australia, and you'll surely come across a jar or two if you're ever in the country.

You'll find this dish all over Southeast Asia, but it is the national dish of Indonesia, and you can find it anywhere in the country. It's just fried rice, and a fried egg at its most basic, but is usually served with protein like chicken or shrimp, seasoned with herbs and spices found in the region.

These pancakes are just grated potatoes mixed with flour and held together with egg. You might know them as latkes, and they are popular all over Europe, but Latvia lists them as a national dish. They can be sweet or savory, and can even be made with sweet potatoes if desired.

It's surprising that the simple concept of stamppot hasn't really caught on around the world. The dish is just mashed potatoes mixed with vegetables. Sometimes the veggies are mixed in during the mashing process, sometimes veggies and potatoes are all boiled in the same pot.

Fish n' chips is a national dish of the United Kingdom, but it's just fried fish and french fries. You can get it anywhere in the world. For a truly authentic UK food experience, try a full breakfast in any of the UK countries. A "full Irish," "full Scottish," or simply "full English" breakfast will work.

You may recognize this traditional dish as a cheese boat, and it originated as street food and appetizer in the Eurasian country of Georgia. The cheese boat is known all over the world, and this dish has been spreading to all neighboring soviet countries like Russia and Ukraine.

Philippine adobo is one of the country's most popular dishes and is the country's unofficial national dish. A good adobo comes down to the marinade, and since the Philippines naturally produce coconut, sugar cane and nipa palm vinegar, some tasty marinades can be made.

Back in the day, Portugal colonized a lot of lands like Brazil, Macau and Cape Verde, and today feijoada is the national dish in all those countries, but it's not a national dish of Portugal, although that's where it originated. It's a beef, beans and pork stew and the exact recipe varies by region.

The average American wouldn't dream of eating a pigeon, but this dish known as pigeon pie is one of Morocco's most traditional. Chicken or fish can be used as alternatives since pigeon meat isn't the easiest to attain.

Moules-frites or moules et frites or simply mussels and fries is one of the most popular dishes in Belgium and is considered by many the country's national dish. The mussels can be prepared and seasoned in a variety of ways for this dish.