World Cuisines
Sushi
The dish is technically named after the rice, not the fish — a fact that surprises most people who eat it regularly.
Dim Sum
A meal named after touching your heart, traditionally eaten from a cart rolling right past your table.
Tapas
An entire national dining culture built around never committing to just one dish.
Barbecue Styles
Four American regions, four completely different definitions of what "barbecue" even means — and each will happily tell you the others are doing it wrong.
Thai Cuisine
A cuisine built on the deliberate, simultaneous balancing of four entirely different flavors within a single bite — sweet, sour, salty, and spicy, all at once.