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Top 10 Best Recipes in the World! Our Most Popular

Welcome to The Storied Recipe! In this podcast, every guest shares a cherished recipe from their own culture or heritage. Of all recipes shared, these are the Top 10 Best Recipes in the World.

collage of 4 of the top 10 recipes around the world butter cake chicken korma mie goreng golden arepas

Criteria for Choosing

A list like this will always be somewhat subjective - especially when I have hundreds of recipes to choose from!!! When curating our Top 10 list of global recipes among the all-time best rated on The Storied Recipe, I used three criteria:

  1. These are the most delicious recipes on the site! As a family, we have often been surprised by the new textures and flavors we've loved in the authentic recipes shared by my global guests. These are the recipes that my family have requested - or made themselves - over and over again. I can confidently serve them to guests, knowing they'll savor them as much as we do.
  2. Over the years, I've tried a lot of new techniques and new ingredients. Cooking outside of my comfort zone is part of the fun of The Storied Recipe Podcast!! However, when choosing these Top 10 recipes, it was very important to me to choose recipes that were clearly written and would be easy for my readers to follow.

Top 10 Most Popular Storied Recipes

  • a golden moist kentucky butter bundt cake, cut open showing one perfect slice coated with sugar-butter glaz

    Best Ever Old-Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake Recipe

    Cooks in 120 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    This easy, old-fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake is rich, buttery, and soft. Magical butter-sugar syrup creates an irresistible crumbly, melt-in-your mouth crust.

    Cuisine: Southern Cooking
  • Mie Goreng Ayam - Dishes of Fried Indonesian Noodles on Newspaper

    Mie Goreng (Fried Indonesian Noodles)

    Cooks in 45 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    Mie Goreng Ayam is a fried Indonesian dish with chicken, shrimp, greens, and a delicious sticky sauce made from Kecap Manis, a sweet soy sauce.

    1 vote 5.0 Cuisine: Indonesian, Chicken, Noodles, Asian

  • Roti Paratha

    Cooks in 305 minutesDifficulty: Medium
    1 vote 5.0
  • overhead shot of baking sheet covered with scattered golden brown arepas, some cut in half and stuffed with chicken and avocado, limes, and cilantro

    Venezuelan Arepas Reina Pepiada {Chicken Avocado Filling}

    Cooks in 40 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    Crispy golden arepas are fried, finished in the oven, then stuffed with a the traditional Reina Pepiada filling -- a creamy, sharp chicken & avocado mix.

    1 vote 1.0 Cuisine: Venezuelan, South American

  • Pollo Frito: Puerto Rican Fried Chicken without Flour

    Cooks in 50 minutesDifficulty: Easy

     The perfect Pollo Frito begins with marinating the chicken! Then fry for a perfect finish. SO delicious & flavorful!!

  • plate of golden crispy tiropitas on grecian scene with olive greenery

    Tiropitas (Greek Cheese Pies in Filo Pastry)

    Cooks in 90 minutesDifficulty: Easy but Time Consuming

    Tiropitas, or Greek Cheese Pies, are crispy, creamy, salty, parcels of bliss. Five easy ingredients inside an easy-to-fold package of filo (phyllo) dough.

  • 3 meat Sfeeha on a plate garnished with cucumbers and radishes

    Safiha (or Sfeeha, Lebanese Meat Pies)

    Cooks in 220 minutesDifficulty: Medium

    Chewy dough and a crispy exterior containing spiced, juicy lamb meat with just a touch of freshness from tomato and green pepper.

  • bowl of pakistani korma garnished with parsley and almond and surrounded by whole spices used in cooking

    Easy Chicken Korma Pakistan Style

    Cooks in 50 minutes

    This Pakistani Chicken Korma recipe has tender, flavorful chunks of meat in a spiced tomato and coconut sauce. An easy Chicken Korma for weeknights!

    Cuisine: Silk Road, Middle Eastern, India
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Here's 10 more to round out the Top 20 best recipes around the world!

  • steam rises out of a huge pot of best jumbalaya ever featuring chicken shrimp and pork

    Dutch Oven Jambalaya (Authentic Cajun Recipe from Paul Prudhomme)

    Cooks in 180 minutesDifficulty: Medium

    An authentic one pot Cajun Dutch Oven Jambalaya, born one magical night in the Bayou and perfected by John Leekely in long talks with famed chef, Paul Prudhomme.

  • Kalter Hund – German No Bake Rich Chocolate and Biscuit Cake

    Cooks in 285 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    This layered, no-bake cake delivers chocolate as it’s meant to be: completely and utterly decadent, rich, creamy, and solid but soft.

  • poha chivda in small wooden bowls with raisins, marigolds, and orange linens

    Poha Chivda

    Cooks in 30 minutesDifficulty: Medium

    A popular, delicious savory Indian snack made from flattened rice flakes and loads of mix-ins. This version is lightly fried rather than deep fried.

    Cuisine: Indian
  • slow cooker jewish brisket sliced and on a classic blue plate

    Jewish Brisket (Slow Cooker or Oven)

    Cooks in 375 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    Traditional Jewish Brisket recipe approved by 7 Jewish grandmothers. Instructions to make it successfully in a slow cooker or an oven.

    Cuisine: Ashkenazi, Jewish, Eastern European

  • Shorshe Mach (Mustard Fish Curry)

    Cooks in 70 minutes
  • one potato and cheese varenyky with potato and cheese, covered in dill and onions on blue plate

    Ukrainian Varynyky (Pierogi)

    Cooks in 70 minutesDifficulty: Medium

    Ukrainian Varenyky filled with potatoes and cheese in a soft dough, fried to perfection, and covered with dill, caramelized onions, and sour cream.

    Cuisine: Eastern European
  • Golden Sfouf {Egg Free Tumeric Cake from Lebanon}

    Golden Sfouf: Egg Free
    Turmeric Cake from Lebanon

    Cooks in 60 minutesDifficulty: Easy

    Easy and delicious egg-free turmeric cake from Lebanon

    Cuisine: Lebanese
  • a large tray of fattet hummus casserole surrounded by lemons and chickpeas

    Fattet Hummus (Hummus Casserole with Yogurt, Crispy Pita Chips, and Caramelized Garlic & Pepper Paste)

    Cooks in 75 minutes

    From Omayah: Crispy pita chips hold up well to the tangy warmed yogurt, chickpeas and browned garlic. Aleppo pepper paste in the garlic oil is optional here, but definitely a nice addition if you can get your hands on it. Typically served for breakfast, this hearty vegetarian dish also makes a great meal at dinnertime. The traditional method uses dried chickpeas, but I've also given the option of using canned chickpeas to save time.

    Cuisine: Syrian

  • Crispy, Fluffy Malpua

    Cooks in 18 minutes

    This Malpua recipe from Rai in West Bengal yields the crispiest, fluffiest Malpuas imaginable! Includes a recipe for cardamom and saffron syrup.

    1 vote 5.0 Cuisine: Indian
  • close up of golden guinness shepherds pie with tiny sprig of thyme on top

    Guinness Shepherd's or Cottage Pie

    Difficulty: Easy

    Hearty Shepherd's Pie made with lamb or beef, fresh herbs, delicious vegetables, and 1/2 cup of a special ingredient - Guinness Stout.

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