World in a dish

Was it invented by the owner of a Glaswegian curry house or a Mughal emperor’s chefs?

It’s messy, loved, hated – and fought over

A bravura breakfast with Anglo-Indian roots

The steaming noodle soup actually originated in 19th-century China

As Bruce Palling explains, there are as many incarnations of pavlova as there are marsupials Down Under

It’s easy to fiddle around with the recipe of this Spanish “salad soup”, but what really matters is the quality of the raw ingredients

The ingredients of France’s greatest composite dish have long been disputed

It may be a north-Italian favourite, but this buttery dish has its roots further south

A retro dessert that’s surprisingly simple to make 

A favourite of Auguste Escoffier and Allen Ginsberg, the Ukrainian broth can stir up strong feelings