swap_horiz Chakalaka Alternatives

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Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu is a classic Sichuan bean dish characterized by its intensely flavorful sauce. Silken tofu forms the base, sim...

Spicy Chinese Sichuan Tofu

9.6 Brilliant

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Sundubu Jjigae

Sundubu Jjigae is a traditional Korean stew featuring soft tofu, typically uncurdled silken variety. The spicy broth, fl...

Korean Spicy Soybean Stew

9.3 Excellent

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Misal Pav

Misal Pav is a popular Maharashtrian dish originating from Mumbai. It features a fiery curry made primarily from sproute...

Indian Spicy Breakfast Maharashtrian

9.2 Excellent

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Doubanjiang Braised Fish

Doubanjiang braised fish represents a traditional Sichuan technique utilizing fermented broad bean paste, known as douba...

Spicy Chinese Sichuan Fish

8.8 Great

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Pupusas de frijol

Salvadoran thick handmade corn tortillas stuffed with refried beans; the pupusa is El Salvador's national dish, official...

Street Food Stuffed Masa Salvadoran

8.6 Great

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Feijão tropeiro

A Brazilian bean dish from Minas Gerais made with pinto beans, cured meats, cassava flour, and eggs, originally trail fo...

Brazilian Pork Bean Minas Gerais

8.3 Great

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Feijão à Transmontana

Feijão à Transmontana is a rustic bean dish from the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal, featuring red or white beans wit...

Smoked Meat Hearty Portuguese Bean

8.2 Great

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Three Sisters Stew

Three Sisters stew is an indigenous North American dish combining beans, corn, and squash, a triad cultivated together b...

Traditional Native American Corn Squash

8.1 Great

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Chipotle Black Beans

Chipotle black beans are a modern Southwestern and Mexican-inspired dish characterized by the smoky heat of chipotle pep...

Restaurant Style Black Bean Smoky Mexican American

8.1 Great

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Feijoada à transmontana

A hearty Portuguese white bean and cured pork stew from the Trás-os-Montes region of northeastern Portugal, distinct in...

Regional Portuguese Pork Stew

8.1 Great

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Tavče gravče

Baked bean dish recognized as the national dish of North Macedonia, traditionally made with locally grown Tetovo beans s...

National Baked Paprika Macedonian

8.1 Great

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Congrí

A Cuban dish of rice cooked with beans—black beans in moros y cristianos or red beans in congrí oriental—rooted in Afro-...

Classic Cuban Oriental Rice

8.1 Great

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Tlacoyos de frijol

Oval-shaped Mexican masa cakes stuffed with refried beans and cooked on a comal, a pre-Hispanic street food with origins...

Street Food Stuffed Mexican Masa

8.1 Great

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Mchadi and lobio

Mchadi and lobio is a Georgian pairing of fried cornbread (mchadi) with a spiced bean stew (lobio), representing a found...

Classic Georgian Bean Platter

8.1 Great

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Pisarei e faśö

Dish from Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, made of small breadcrumb-and-flour dumplings (pisarei) served in a slow-cooke...

Italian Emilian Regional Dumpling

8.0 Great

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Prebranac

Serbian baked white bean dish prepared with large quantities of slowly caramelized onions, traditionally cooked in a cla...

Onion Baked Balkan Serbian

7.9 Good

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Frijoles de la olla

A Mexican preparation of beans slow-simmered in a clay pot (olla) with water and minimal seasoning, forming the foundati...

Classic Staple Mexican Bean

7.9 Good

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Dubu-jorim

A Korean banchan of pan-fried tofu simmered in a spicy-savory sauce of gochugaru, soy sauce, and garlic, one of the most...

Korean Braised Spicy Tofu

7.9 Good

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Habichuelas guisadas

Stewed beans seasoned with sofrito and tomato sauce, a cornerstone of daily Puerto Rican and Dominican cooking, typicall...

Dominican Side Stew Sofrito

7.8 Good

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Umngqusho

A South African stew of samp and sugar beans cooked together until tender, umngqusho is a traditional Xhosa staple widel...

South African Stew Bean Xhosa

7.7 Good