Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/National dish
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22National+dish%22+encyclopedia&hl=en&tbs=bks:1&ei=Qhc8TNDYH4juOY7oyZsP&start=80&sa=N Hundreds of encylopedias recount the national dishes of various places.  Scholars discuss the construction of such dishes as a matter of nation building - see http://www.springerlink.com/content/t2p542037213070j/ The history of sensibilities.  The topic is therefore notable and our |editing policy is to improve rather than to delete
— User:Colonel, 07:40, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:IMPERFECT (Wikipedia:Editing policy)