Shogayaki at home: tender thin-sliced pork pan-fried in a bright ginger-soy sauce and served over rice — a 15-minute Japanese weeknight staple.

Quick Japanese gyudon beef bowl: thinly sliced beef simmered in a sweet-savory sauce with onion and served over steaming rice.

Make an authentic pork banh mi at home: a crisp baguette layered with savory grilled pork, quick pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, cilantro and chili.

Ceviche at home: fresh white fish cured in bright lime juice with red onion, cilantro, and chili, served with sweet potato and corn — Peruvian coastal classic.

Oyakodon at home: chicken and onion simmered in dashi and finished with egg over rice. Includes country-by-country guidance on how far to cook the egg.

Master authentic Roman carbonara: silky egg yolks, sharp Pecorino Romano and crispy guanciale, with no cream. Ready in about 20 minutes.