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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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Koshari

Koshari is a popular Egyptian street food dish originating in the 19th century. It’s notable for its unique blend of ing...

Street Food Rice Pasta Egyptian Lentil

9.2 Excellent

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Channay

Channay is a spiced chickpea curry originating from Trinidad and Tobago. Developed by Indian indentured laborers, it ble...

Street Food Chickpea Breakfast Spiced

9.1 Excellent

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Pupusas de Frijoles

Pupusas de frijoles are dense, savory corn cakes originating in El Salvador. They consist of a masa dough filled with bl...

Street Food Black Bean Central American Salvadoran

9.1 Excellent

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Vada Pav with Dal

Vada pav with dal is a popular Indian street food originating from Maharashtra. It consists of a deep-fried potato fritt...

Indian Street Food Snack Maharashtrian

8.9 Great

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Farinata

Farinata is a savory, baked flatbread originating in Genoa, Liguria. It’s made primarily from chickpea flour, creating a...

Italian Street Food Baked Chickpea Flour

8.9 Great

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Akara

Akara are savory fritters traditionally prepared from ground black-eyed peas, a staple ingredient in Nigerian cuisine. T...

Street Food Fritter Nigerian West African

8.8 Great

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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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Socca

Socca is a savory flatbread originating in Nice, France. It’s crafted using chickpea flour blended with water and olive...

French Street Food Nicoise Flatbread

8.8 Great

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Dhal Puri

Dhalpuri is a flatbread traditionally made from wheat flour and split peas, commonly found in Indo-Caribbean cuisine. It...

Street Food Main Caribbean Flatbread

8.6 Great

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Broad Bean Falafel

Broad bean falafel is the original Egyptian version of the Middle Eastern fried ball, made entirely from fava beans rath...

Street Food Egyptian Middle Eastern Fried

8.6 Great

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Chole bhature

A North Indian combination of spiced chickpea curry paired with deep-fried leavened bread, chole bhature is a defining d...

Indian Street Food Chickpea Punjabi

8.6 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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Onde Onde

Onde Onde is a Southeast Asian glutinous rice ball confection, primarily Indonesian and Malaysian, filled with palm suga...

Dessert Mung Bean Malay Rice Ball

8.5 Great

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Cecina (Chickpea Flatbread)

Cecina is a Tuscan unleavened flatbread from Livorno, Italy, baked from a simple batter of chickpea flour, water, and ol...

Italian Street Food Chickpea Flour Ligurian

8.5 Great

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Doubles

A Trinidadian street food of two fried bara flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas and chutneys, doubles was created i...

Street Food Chickpea Flatbread Indo Caribbean

8.5 Great

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Bindae-tteok

Bindae-tteok is a Korean savory pancake made from ground mung beans mixed with vegetables and meat, with records of the...

Korean Street Food Pancake Mung Bean

8.3 Great

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Laping

A cold mung bean jelly of Tibetan origin, popular in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, typically cut into strips and dressed...

Street Food Noodle Cold Mung Bean

7.4 Good

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Nokdu-muk

Nokdu-muk is a Korean mung bean jelly made by setting a starch extracted from ground mung beans, typically sliced and se...

Korean Cold Jelly Mung Bean

7.2 Good

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Jidou liangfen

A cold chickpea-starch jelly dish native to Yunnan province, China, distinguished from other liangfen varieties by its u...

Chickpea Chinese Cold Jelly

7.2 Good