Mirza Ghasemi
Food with context

Cook the world. Understand the food.

Exceptional recipes organised by how people really eat: family tables, street markets, celebration feasts, quick weeknights and everything between.

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Pastries worth making

Crisp, flaky, filled and laminated bakes that reward the effort.

Cannoli Dessert
Dessert1h 30m

Cannoli

Sicily. Cannoli are famous for textural contrast: a brittle, blistered shell surrounds a creamy ricotta filling that ma…

Galician Empanada Starter
Starter1h 15m

Galician Empanada

Galician Empanada is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a broad, golden savoury pie filled with tuna, peppers and s…

Baklava Dessert
Dessert1h 20m

Baklava

Baklava is a distinctive Greek recipe known for layers of crisp filo, nuts, butter and fragrant syrup.

Apfelstrudel Dessert
Dessert1h 10m

Apfelstrudel

Apfelstrudel is a thin Austrian-German pastry rolled around apples, raisins, cinnamon and buttery crumbs.

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Potatoes

Crisp, creamy, smashed, baked and spiced ways to make potatoes the best thing on the table.

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina Main
Main45 mins

Gnocchi alla Sorrentina

Sorrento and Campania. It is famous for delivering the flavours of Campania in a particularly comforting form: soft gno…

Kartoffelsuppe Starter
Starter50 mins

Kartoffelsuppe

German Kartoffelsuppe is a hearty potato soup with root vegetables, herbs and often smoked sausage.

Aloo Tikki Starter
Starter50 mins

Aloo Tikki

Aloo Tikki is a distinctive Indian starter rooted in North Indian chaat stalls, celebrated for crisp potato patties, ch…

Aloo Sadheko Starter
Starter50 mins

Aloo Sadheko

Aloo Sadheko is a Nepalese starter built around boiled potato tossed with sesame, chilli, mustard oil, coriander and br…

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style Main
Main55 mins

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style

Fish and Chips Kiwi Style is a New Zealand main course built around fresh local fish in crisp batter served with thick…

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Vegetable sides that disappear first

Bright, roasted, charred, dressed and spiced vegetables designed to compete with the main dish.

Panzanella Starter
Starter30 mins

Panzanella

Tuscany and central Italy. Its appeal lies in transformation: firm day-old bread absorbs tomato juices, vinegar and oli…

Pan con Tomate Starter
Starter15 mins

Pan con Tomate

Pan con Tomate is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for rustic toasted bread rubbed with ripe tomato, garlic, olive oi…

Tzatziki Starter
Starter10 mins

Tzatziki

Tzatziki is a distinctive Greek recipe known for a cool yoghurt and cucumber dip with garlic, dill and olive oil.

Prawn Cocktail Starter
Starter10 mins

Prawn Cocktail

Cold prawns, crisp lettuce and tangy Marie Rose sauce in a classic British starter.

Pâté de Campagne Starter
Starter24h

Pâté de Campagne

Pâté de Campagne is a distinctive French recipe known for coarse country pâté scented with herbs, spice and brandy.

Wurstsalat Starter
Starter10 mins

Wurstsalat

Wurstsalat is a southern German sausage salad dressed with vinegar, oil, onions and pickles.

Lecsó Starter
Starter45 mins

Lecsó

Lecsó is a distinctive Hungarian starter rooted in Hungarian summer cooking, celebrated for peppers, tomatoes, onions a…

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Friday night favourites

Big-flavour recipes for an easy Friday night: fakeaways, tacos, pizza, burgers, curries and crowd-pleasing food worth staying in for.

Focaccia Starter
Starter2h 30m

Focaccia

Liguria and other parts of northern and central Italy. Focaccia is loved for the contrast between a lightly crisp, oil-…

Pisto Manchego Main
Main1h 5m

Pisto Manchego

Pisto Manchego is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a slow-cooked La Mancha vegetable stew of tomato, peppers, cou…

Souvlaki Main
Main35 mins

Souvlaki

Souvlaki is a distinctive Greek recipe known for marinated meat grilled on skewers and served with lemon, pita and sala…

Bubble and Squeak Main
Main35 mins

Bubble and Squeak

Fried leftover potatoes and greens with crisp edges and a soft, savoury centre.

Açorda à Alentejana Main
Main30 mins

Açorda à Alentejana

Comforting flavour, cultural heritage and the kind of cooking that makes a meal feel memorable.

Raclette Main
Main30 mins

Raclette

Raclette is a Swiss main course centred on raclette.

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Chicken under 45 minutes

Fast chicken dinners with enough variety for busy weeknights, all selected from recipes with a total time of 45 minutes or less.

Lemon Chicken Pasta Main
Main35 mins

Lemon Chicken Pasta

A modern Italian-inspired pasta rather than a single historic regional classic. Its popularity comes from the balance b…

Kung Pao Chicken Main
Main35 mins

Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken stir-fried with dried chillies, peanuts and a glossy sweet-sour sauce.

Chicken Teriyaki Main
Main35 mins

Chicken Teriyaki

Chicken Teriyaki is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Japanese glaze-and-grill techniques, celebrated for chicken,…

Tom Kha Gai Main
Main45 mins

Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai is coconut chicken soup perfumed with galangal, lemongrass and makrut lime.

Oyakodon Main
Main30 mins

Oyakodon

Oyakodon is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in Tokyo donburi restaurants, celebrated for chicken and egg simmered wi…

Omurice Main
Main45 mins

Omurice

Omurice is a distinctive Japanese main rooted in early twentieth-century yōshoku cafés, celebrated for omelette wrapped…

Pad See Ew Main
Main30 mins

Pad See Ew

Pad See Ew is wide rice noodles stir-fried with dark soy, egg and Chinese broccoli.

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Veggie comfort food

Meat-free dishes with the cosy appeal of curries, cheesy bakes, soups, stews and other generous comfort-food favourites.

Lasagne alla Bolognese Main
Main4h 5m

Lasagne alla Bolognese

Bologna and Emilia-Romagna. It is famous because each layer performs a different job: pasta gives structure, ragù bring…

Rajma Masala Main
Main9h 40m

Rajma Masala

Rajma Masala is a distinctive Indian main rooted in North Indian home cooking, celebrated for kidney beans, tomato, oni…

Pizza Fugazzeta Main
Main1h 55m

Pizza Fugazzeta

A thick Buenos Aires pizza stuffed with mozzarella and covered with sweet onion and oregano.

Ribollita Main
Main1h 55m

Ribollita

Tuscany. It is famous for becoming more than the sum of inexpensive ingredients.

Pasta alla Norma Main
Main55 mins

Pasta alla Norma

Catania, Sicily. It is famous for a distinctly Sicilian balance: sweet tomato, silky aubergine, aromatic basil and salt…

Trofie al Pesto Genovese Main
Main35 mins

Trofie al Pesto Genovese

Genoa and Liguria. It is famous for the perfume of fresh basil and the creamy-looking emulsion produced without cooking…

Melanzane alla Parmigiana Main
Main1h 45m

Melanzane alla Parmigiana

Southern Italy, especially Sicily and Campania. It is famous for turning aubergine into a deeply savoury centrepiece: s…

Polenta con Funghi Main
Main1h

Polenta con Funghi

Northern Italy and Alpine regions. The dish is famous for comfort and contrast: soft, creamy polenta provides a mild ca…

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Easy desserts

Straightforward desserts marked easy in Food Glory, for a sweet finish without turning the kitchen into a project.

Tiramisu Dessert
Dessert40 mins

Tiramisu

Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, with origins disputed. It is famous for the contrast between coffee-soaked biscuits a…

Tarta de Santiago Dessert
Dessert50 mins

Tarta de Santiago

Tarta de Santiago is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a moist Galician almond cake scented with citrus and marked…

Kroštule Dessert
Dessert40 mins

Kroštule

Crisp twisted fried pastries scented with citrus and dusted with sugar.

Gesztenyepüré Dessert
Dessert10 mins

Gesztenyepüré

Gesztenyepüré is a distinctive Hungarian dessert rooted in Central European café and confectionery culture, celebrated…

Kheer Dessert
Dessert1h 10m

Kheer

Kheer is a distinctive Indian dessert rooted in ancient South Asian milk-and-grain pudding traditions, celebrated for m…

Kakigori Dessert
Dessert20 mins

Kakigori

Kakigori is a distinctive Japanese dessert rooted in Japanese summer festival culture, celebrated for finely shaved ice…

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Weekend cooking projects

Bread, pastry, dumplings, pies and slow-cooked dishes for days when the cooking is part of the fun.

Bolognese Main
Main2h 20m

Bolognese

Bologna and Emilia-Romagna. It is famous for depth created through patient cooking: browned meat, soffritto and gentle…

Gazpacho Starter
Starter2h 15m

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a distinctive Spanish recipe known for a chilled Andalusian soup of ripe tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, bread…

Baguette Starter
Starter2h

Baguette

Baguette is a distinctive French recipe known for a thin, crisp-crusted loaf with an open, chewy crumb.

Brudet Main
Main1h

Brudet

Adriatic fish stew with tomato, wine and several kinds of fish.

Guacamole Tradicional Starter
Starter1h 55m

Guacamole Tradicional

Guacamole Tradicional is a Mexican starter defined by classic avocado, lime, chilli and coriander dip prepared in the M…

Paneer Tikka Starter
Starter1h 45m

Paneer Tikka

Paneer Tikka is a distinctive Indian starter rooted in North Indian tandoor cooking, celebrated for paneer, yoghurt, sp…