As I continue doing this thing where I cook a dish from every country, I’ve been looking for ways to speed it up a little. So this week, I made a meal out of the three B’s: Barbadian pigeon peas and rice, Bahamanian pineapple pie, and Belarusian draniki (pork-filled potato pancakes).

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Our review of each was the same: fine, but I wouldn’t make them again.

• Afghanistan: Kabuli Palau
• Albania: Tavë Kosi
• Algeria: Maaqouda
• Andorra: Cannelloni Andorrana
• Antigua: Antiguan Butter Bread
• Argentina: Empanadas Mendocinas
• Armenia: Lula Kebabs and Gata
• Aruba: Keshi Yena
• Australia: Lamingtons
• Austria: Tafelspitz, Bratkartoffeln, and Sachertorte
• Azerbaijan: Baliq Shashlik and Tenbel Pakhlava
• Bahrain: Machboos and Maamoul
• Bangladesh: Shami kebabs and paratha