A dish. A world map. Where would you pin it?
Guess each dish’s country on the world map. Five rounds, solo or with friends.
5 dishes · 1 daily attempt
or play with friends
Free to play · No sign-up or download
Where is this dish from?
Your clues: rice noodles, shrimp, tofu, and tamarind. In the game, choose its country on the world map.
Reveal this example
Pad Thai comes from Thailand. Read its story
How it works
DishGuessr takes seconds to learn. Here is the idea in three steps — for the full rules and scoring, read the how to play guide.
See the dish
A photo of a real dish appears, along with its main ingredients.
Guess the country
Click the interactive world map to place where you think it is from.
Score points
The closer your guess, the higher your score across five rounds.
Explore dishes by region
Keep exploring after your game: 67 in-depth guides across 67 countries. Here are a few places to start.
Americas (3 of 15)
- AsadoArgentina
- Bandeja PaisaColombia
- CevichePeru
Asia (3 of 16)
- AdoboPhilippines
- Beef Noodle SoupTaiwan
- Butter ChickenIndia
Europe (3 of 22)
- Bacalhau à BrásPortugal
- BanitsaBulgaria
- BorschtUkraine
Middle East (3 of 6)
- Ghormeh SabziIran
- KabsaSaudi Arabia
- KibbehLebanon
How to read a dish
Ingredients and techniques can suggest an origin. Treat them as clues, and look for several that fit together:
- Vinegar or fermentation → may point to a preservation tradition, as in Filipino adobo or Korean kimchi. Similar techniques appear in many places, so look for other clues too.
- Tomato, potato, maize or chilli → can be a starting clue, but they appear in many cuisines. Recipes change over time; these ingredients alone cannot tell you a dish’s age or origin.
- Dairy and dill → may bring northern or eastern European cooking to mind, but neither is exclusive to that region. Check the cooking method and other ingredients too.
- Fish sauce and lemongrass → may suggest Southeast Asian cooking, but they do not identify a single country. Look at how they are used with the other ingredients.
- Ingredients from far away → may reflect trade or migration. Borrowed ingredients can become part of a local tradition, so their source is not necessarily the dish’s home.
Common questions
- Is DishGuessr free?
- Yes — it is completely free to play in your browser, with no download or sign-up required.
- Can I play with friends?
- Yes. Create a lobby and play in real time with up to eight players.
- How does scoring work?
- Each game has five rounds with up to five guesses each. The correct country on your first guess scores 5,000 points, near misses still score well, and each extra guess costs 500 points.
- How many dishes are there?
- 123 dishes to guess from 123 countries, and 67 in-depth guides on where they come from, with more added over time.
Challenge your friends
Create a private lobby, share the code, and see who really knows their world cuisine in real-time multiplayer for up to eight players.