page_title: National dish
section_title: C
hierarchical_section_title: National dish / By country / C
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Amok trey - tradycyjne danie kuchni kambodżańskiej. Phnom Penh, Kambodża. English: Amok trey - traditional dish of Cambodian cuisine. Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
context_page_description: A national dish is a culinary dish that is strongly associated with a particular country. A dish can be considered a national dish for a variety of reasons:
  It is a staple food, made from a selection of locally available foodstuffs that can be prepared in a distinctive way, such as fruits de mer, served along the west coast of France.
  It contains a particular 'exotic' ingredient that is produced locally, such as the South American paprika grown in the European Pyrenees.
  It is served as a festive culinary tradition that forms part of a cultural heritage—for example, barbecues at summer camp or fondue at dinner parties—or as part of a religious practice, such as Korban Pesach or Iftar celebrations.
  It has been promoted as a national dish, by the country itself, such as the promotion of fondue as a national dish of Switzerland by the Swiss Cheese Union in the 1930s.
  National dishes are part of a nation's identity and self-image. During the age of European empire-building, nations would develop a national cuisine to distinguish themselves from their rivals.
context_section_description:  Cambodia: Amok trey, Samlor Kako
   Cameroon: Ndole
   Canada: Poutine,, Kraft Dinner , Nanaimo bar, Butter tarts
   Chile: Empanada, Pastel de choclo
   People's Republic of China: Peking duck, Luosifen, crayfish
   Hong Kong: Dim sum
   Macau: Minchee, Galinha à africana
   Colombia: Ajiaco, Bandeja paisa
   Comoros: Langouste a la vanille
   Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poulet à la Moambé
   Republic of the Congo: Poulet Moambé
   Costa Rica : Gallo Pinto
   Republic of Côte d'Ivoire: Atcheke
   Croatia:  Zagorski Štrukli
   Cuba: Ropa vieja
   Cyprus: Souvla, Kleftiko, Trachanás
   Czech Republic: Vepřo-knedlo-zelo (Roast pork with dumplings and sauerkraut)
caption: Amok trey, a national dish of Cambodia
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