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Photo credits

We use original photography, verified reusable photography, and purpose-made illustrations. External photographs are used only when the dish match and reuse license are documented. The atlas has now been fully reviewed. It includes 131 verified reusable external photographs, 9 original Nourish World Table food photographs, and one purpose-made illustration retained for Palusami because no high-resolution exact-match image with suitable reuse terms was confirmed.

World Dish Atlas — verified external photography

Morocco

Couscous

Mounir Neddi — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ethiopia

Doro Wat

USDA / Food and Nutrition Service — U.S. government public domain.

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India

Masala Dosa

Marajozkee — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Pakistan

Nihari

Miansari66 — public domain.

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China

Mapo Tofu

Sichuanfoodlover — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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China

Jiaozi

Guilhem Vellut — CC BY 2.0.

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Japan

Sushi

Joli Rumi — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Japan

Ramen

0Zephiron0 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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India

Biryani

Netha Hussain — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Korea

Kimchi Jjigae

Daderot — CC0 / public-domain dedication.

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Thailand

Tom Yum

Hanschrists — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Indonesia

Gado-Gado

Fitri Penyalai — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Philippines

Adobo

梅津拓哉 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Malaysia

Nasi Lemak

LensaMalaysia — CC BY 2.5.

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Singapore

Chicken Rice

Misaochan — CC BY 4.0.

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Italy

Pizza Napoletana

Stevemconst61 — public domain.

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Greece

Moussaka

Cifo Buscemi — CC BY 3.0.

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Portugal

Caldo Verde

Mateus Hidalgo — CC BY-SA 2.5 Brazil.

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Georgia

Khachapuri

Sercut — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Mexico

Mole Poblano

Melissa Doroquez — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Brazil

Feijoada

Wilfredor — CC0 / public-domain dedication.

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Ukraine

Borshch

Karmosin~commonswiki — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Hungary

Gulyás

John Samuel — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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United Kingdom

Fish and Chips

Andrew Dunn — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Canada

Poutine

Gideon Tsang — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Italy

Lasagna

Public-domain-image.com — public domain.

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Italy

Carbonara

Amin — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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France

Beef Bourguignon

Véronique PAGNIER — public domain.

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Jordan

Mansaf

Ben Meyer — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Iran

Ghormeh Sabzi

Amin Majidi — CC0 / public-domain dedication.

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Egypt

Koshari

Basma — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Morocco

Pastilla

Weetjesman — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Spain

Paella

Jan Harenburg — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Thailand

Pad Thai

Douglas Perkins — CC BY 4.0.

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Morocco

Harira

Marokistorique — CC0 / public-domain dedication.

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Argentina

Empanadas

Horacio Cambeiro — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Tunisia / North Africa

Shakshuka

David Jackmanson — CC BY 2.0.

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Levant

Hummus

CNEcija12345 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Levant

Falafel

EvanProdromou — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Turkey

İmam Bayıldı

TZH KS — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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France

Coq au Vin

Gene.arboit — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Spain

Tortilla Española

Juan Emilio Prades Bel — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Spain

Patatas Bravas

El Mono Español — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Greece

Souvlaki

NikosLikomitros — CC0.

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Greece

Spanakopita

Tanya Bakogiannis — CC BY 3.0.

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Turkey

İskender Kebab

Bertil Videt — CC BY 2.5.

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Turkey

Mantı

E4024 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Turkey

Lahmacun

Rainer Zenz — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Lebanon / Levant

Kibbeh

Carioca — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Levant

Fattoush

Wikimedia Commons contributor — public domain.

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Egypt

Ful Medames

Miansari66 — CC0.

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Saudi Arabia

Kabsa

Basel15 — Public domain.

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Yemen

Mandi

Miansari66 — CC0.

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India

Butter Chicken

Abhinav Baruah — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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India

Palak Paneer

Leningrad — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Pakistan

Chicken Karahi

Kskhh — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Thailand

Green Curry

yoppy — CC BY 2.0.

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Vietnam

Bánh Mì

Jimmy Chen — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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China

Peking Duck

Peachyeung316 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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China

Xiaolongbao

Robigasp — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Portugal

Bacalhau

Fpenteado — CC0. Photograph shows Bacalhau com natas, a traditional Portuguese bacalhau preparation.

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Italy

Risotto

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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France

Bouillabaisse

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Poland

Pierogi

Chris Olszewski · See source & license.

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Venezuela / Colombia

Arepas

Steven Depolo · See source & license.

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Jamaica

Jerk Chicken

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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United States

Gumbo

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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United States

Clam Chowder

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Portugal

Francesinha

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Turkey

Pide

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Iran

Fesenjan

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Iran

Tahdig

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Thailand

Massaman Curry

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Vietnam

Bún Chả

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Japan

Tempura

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Japan

Okonomiyaki

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Korea

Bulgogi

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Indonesia

Rendang

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Indonesia

Nasi Goreng

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Southeast Asia

Satay

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Malaysia / Singapore

Laksa

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Singapore

Chili Crab

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Mexico

Tacos al Pastor

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Mexico

Pozole

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Mexico

Tamales

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Mexico

Tacos

Wikimedia Commons contributor · See source & license.

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Senegal

Thieboudienne

KVDP — Public domain.

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West Africa / Nigeria

Jollof Rice

Ei'eke — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ghana / West Africa

Groundnut Soup

Blackmapapa — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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South Africa

Bobotie

Olivier Lemoine — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Australia

Meat Pie

Finbar.concaig — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Saudi Arabia

Jareesh

Sayom — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Pakistan

Pakistani Biryani

Netha Hussain — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Bangladesh

Hilsa Curry

Ferdous — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Bangladesh

Kacchi Biryani

ANKAN — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Nepal

Dal Bhat

Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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United States / Global

Fried Chicken

KISUMAR123 — CC0.

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Québec, Canada

Tourtière

Oaktree b — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Brazil

Moqueca

BR — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Brazil

Pão de Queijo

Acfariac — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Argentina

Asado

Thesaintar — CC BY-SA 2.5.

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Argentina

Milanesa

Horacio Cambeiro — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Peru

Lomo Saltado

Miguel Alan Córdova Silva — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Peru

Ají de Gallina

Feralbt — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Colombia

Bandeja Paisa

IdkSGM — CC BY 4.0.

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Jamaica

Ackee and Saltfish

Sumit Surai — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Nigeria

Egusi Soup

Honeydear — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ghana

Waakye

BENAGLAM — CC0.

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Georgia

Khinkali

TheMightyQuill — CC BY-SA 2.5.

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Ukraine

Varenyky

Pavlo Boyko — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Austria

Wiener Schnitzel

Jan Helebrant — CC0.

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Nepal

Momo

Bluyten — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Colombia

Ajiaco

Mauricio Giraldo — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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New Zealand

Hāngī

Percita — CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Egypt

Molokhia

Rakkalrast — CC0.

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Yemen

Saltah

Rania al-Bahara — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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China

Dim Sum

ProjectManhattan — CC BY-SA 3.0 / public-domain grant.

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Philippines

Sinigang

Lawrence756 — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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United States

Barbecue Brisket

austinboardman — CC BY 2.0.

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Cuba

Ropa Vieja

Sarang — Public domain.

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Ethiopia

Injera with Assorted Stews

Artem.G — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Nigeria

Nigerian Jollof Rice

Halima Waziri — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Ghana

Ghanaian Jollof Rice

Zakaria Tunsung — CC0.

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South Africa

Braai

Thulani Godfrey Timba — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tunisia

Brik

Meriemou — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Tunisia

Tunisian Couscous

Wajih Khalfallah — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Algeria

Chakhchoukha

Plwnt — CC0.

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Algeria

Rechta

Ms10vc — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Australia

Barramundi

Oraola — CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Germany

Sauerbraten

Johann H. Addicks / -jha- — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Germany

Schnitzel

Eikus89 — CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Samoa · reviewed exception

Palusami

Purpose-made Nourish World Table illustration retained. We found exact Palusami photos online, but the clearly documented high-resolution options were either noncommercial/restricted or not suitable for a professional card. The atlas therefore avoids substituting a misleading or legally uncertain photo.

Review reference
Editorial rule: The full 141-dish atlas has been reviewed. Exact dish identity and reuse terms are checked before a photograph is used. If a suitable exact-match photograph cannot be verified, a purpose-made illustration is retained rather than using a misleading or legally uncertain image.