32 Comfort Food Dishes From Around The World

Dec 26, 2012 10:01 am

We search around the globe for hearty winter dishes

By Food Republic

There's a time to eat healthy, to count calories and increase your vegetable intake and all that. That time is coming soon enough. Actually, next week, for many of us start-the-year-righters. But for now, we want Swedish meatballs, enchiladas, fried chicken — truly savory dishes that hit the spot. Here are 32 surefire comfort food recipes from around the world that will get you through these last few days of 2012. Salads, healthy grains and juices can wait 'til next year.

32 Comfort Food Dishes From Around The World

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Photo: Mark Roper

Caramelized Onion And Beef Loco Moco Recipe

Chorizo And Shrimp Rice Recipe

Photo: Frances Janisch

Mexican Meatball Soup Recipe

Photo: Jeanine Thurston

Indian Toastie Sandwich Recipe

Photo: El Gran Dee on Flickr

French Yogurt Cake Recipe

Photo: pastrystudio on Flickr

Arroz Abanda Recipe

Photo: Jody Horton

Easy Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Photo: wEnDaLicious on Flickr

Pan-Seared Chicken Livers With Risotto Sartù

Full English Breakfast Recipe

Photo: philcampbell on Flickr

Spicy Moroccan Shrimp Tagine Recipe

Photo: Jeff Koehler

Zakary Pelaccio's Pasta Con Sarde Recipe

Photo: Michael Schrom

Simple Bouillabaisse Recipe

Photo: Jo Ann Santangelo

Fava Bean Scafata Recipe

Photo: Alibaba

Roman-Style Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Chicken Tikka Masala Recipe
Try out our Associate Editor's recipe for chicken tikka masala, recognized as the national dish of England.

Photo: gopic on Flickr

Bangers And Mash With Onion Gravy Recipe

Photo: gifrancis on Flickr

Enchiladas Suizas Recipe With Chicken
The enchiladas suizas — chicken enchiladas covered with the creamy "suizas" or "Swiss" sauce — are probably the most popular variety of the dish as Roberto Santibañez's two NYC Fonda locations.

Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe

Photo: Quentin Bacon

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Photo: midEATS on Flickr

Moussaka Recipe

Photo: Molyvos NYC

Beer And Cheese Soup Recipe

Photo: Jeremy Nolan

Easy Potato Tacos Recipe

Photo: Rex Roof on Flickr

Marcus Samuelsson's Swedish Meatballs

Photo: Mahir Hossein

Tarte Flambée Recipe

Photo: Nicole Franzen

Chicken Ropa Empanadas Recipe

Scotch Egg Recipe

Photo: Richard Moross on Flickr

Akoori (Indian Scrambled Eggs)

Photo: jeffreyw on Flickr

Greek Meat-Stuffed Grape Leaves

Vegan Feast Catering on Flickr

Cantonese Spiced Pork Meatball Soup

Photo: akosihub on Flickr

Korean Fried Chicken Recipe

Photo: Quentin Bacon

Chicken Mulligatawny Soup Recipe

Photo: Richard Jung

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