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Friends taking pictures of food on the table with smartphones in a restaurant.
Picture the dish … or yes, of course, take a picture of the dish. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images
Picture the dish … or yes, of course, take a picture of the dish. Photograph: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images

How well do you know the foods of the world? Take our national dish quiz to find out

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Are you hot stuff or just cold leftovers? Find out in our food and travel quizathon

  1. 1.A francesinha (frenchie) is a speciality of Porto, Portugal (pictured), but what is it?
  2. 2.Eating sushi in its homeland is a highlight of a trip to Japan, but which of these is a vital ingredient in sushi?
  3. 3."Spice bag" – a mix of chips, chicken, red and green peppers, chilli and onions – was voted 2020's favourite takeaway dish in which country?
  4. 4.Warming, spicy goulash is the national dish of Hungary, but which of these ingredients was not in the original medieval recipe?
  5. 5.Bobotie, a dish of minced meat, spices and dried fruit with a baked-egg topping, is a national dish of which country?
  6. 6.Roti canai, flatbreads with spicy dal, originated in India, but which country has particularly taken them to its heart?
  7. 7.Pastilla, the Moroccan filo pastry pie, is traditionally made with which meat?
  8. 8.It can look a little like carpet underlay, but injera bread is perfect for scooping up spicy stew and vegetables in which country?
  9. 9.Traditional French pot-au-feu is usually made with which meat?
  10. 10.It sounds like something to do with car maintenance, but "oil down" – another stew, this time of chicken, breadfruit, dumplings and turmeric – is the national dish of which country, also knows as the Spice Isle?
  11. 11.A future pleasure might be strolling around a Greek island harbour devouring a gyro from a stall. What sort of street food is it?
  12. 12.Now as popular as pizza in Russia and neighbouring states, cheesy khachapuri bread comes from which country?
  13. 13.The gloriously named larb is a dish of cold minced meat, but where does it come from?
  14. 14.The popular British Cornish pasty bears a striking resemblance to the national dish of which country?
  15. 15.Which of Italy's popular pasta shapes does not feature in the photo below?
  16. 16.Ackee and saltfish is enjoyed all over Jamaica, but what is ackee?
  17. 17.Fettuccine alla papalina is the national dish of which diminutive nation state?
  18. 18.Smelling so strong it can make the unwary gag, hakarl is months-old fermented shark meat from which country?
  19. 19.Poutine – chips with cheese curds and gravy – is a trending junk-food option. But where does it come from?
  20. 20.Which of these ingredients is not regularly used in popular Peruvian dish ceviche?
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