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Dish of the week: Holubtsi

16 Spinach Recipes From 13 Cuisines.

A tender green that cooks down to a fraction of its raw volume, which is why recipes call for what looks like an absurd amount. It anchors Greek spanakopita, Indian palak dishes, Japanese ohitashi and countless European pies and soups. Its metallic edge softens with dairy and eggs. Wilt it in a dry pan or a splash of water — waterlogged spinach dilutes whatever it joins.

16 recipes on this route

The recipes.

Bowl of thick dark green Persian ash-e reshteh soup swirled with pale kashk, crisp fried onions and mint oil

Iran1 hr 45 min

Ash-e Reshteh

Persian Noodle, Bean and Herb Soup

Bibimbap bowl with rice under wedges of spinach, carrot, mushrooms and beef around a fried egg with gochujang sauce

South Korea1 hr

Bibimbap

Korean Mixed Rice Bowl with Namul and Gochujang

Round Albanian spinach byrek in a tray, golden blistered pastry cut into wedges showing green curd filling

Albania2 hr 45 min

Byrek me Spinaq

Albanian Spinach and Curd Pie

Thick efo riro stew of dark greens in orange palm oil with chunks of beef and smoked fish

Nigeria1 hr 40 min

Efo Riro

Yoruba Spinach and Pepper Stew

Bowl of thick orange egusi soup with melon seed curds, goat meat and dark shredded greens

Nigeria1 hr 55 min

Egusi Soup

Nigerian Melon Seed and Greens Stew

Dark green eru stew glossy with red palm oil, studded with cow skin and smoked fish, next to a mound of garri

Cameroon2 hr 5 min

Eru

Cameroonian Wild Leaf and Waterleaf Stew

Sliced Korean gimbap rounds showing egg, spinach, carrot, yellow radish and beef inside a seaweed and rice ring

South Korea1 hr 20 min

Gimbap

Korean Seaweed Rice Rolls, Not Sushi

Platter of japchae glass noodles tossed with spinach, carrot matchsticks, mushrooms, beef strips and egg ribbons

South Korea55 min

Japchae

Korean Sweet Potato Glass Noodles with Vegetables

Swabian Maultaschen pasta pockets in clear beef broth scattered with chives, one cut open showing spinach filling

Germany1 hr 50 min

Maultaschen

Swabian Filled Pasta Pockets

Mound of pale green Kikuyu mukimo mash flecked with maize kernels and beans, a hollow of stew on top

Kenya50 min

Mukimo

Kikuyu Green Mash with Maize and Beans

Three small Georgian walnut pâté balls in green, deep red and cream, topped with pomegranate seeds

Georgia5 hr 30 min

Pkhali

Georgian Walnut and Vegetable Pâtés

A golden spanakopita cut into squares showing layers of crisp filo over green spinach and feta filling

Greece1 hr 50 min

Spanakopita

Greek Spinach and Feta Filo Pie

Every recipe on this route.

All 16 of them, alphabetically, with the country each one comes from.

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