Home›Dishes›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where a dish is first recorded. Wikipedia notes that "Raffaele Esposito is often credited with creating the modern version of pizza in Naples at the end of the 19th century," fixing the dish's modern form to one specific city. Browsing by origin region shows which places have given the world the most recognizable dishes.FactsOrigin RegionConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested5000 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results218 entriesAdmission YearAll1919 (1)1981 (1)Area (sq km)All180 (1)439 (1)444 (1)750 (1)4033 (1)5765 (1)9251 (1)20,947 (1)22,800 (1)27,834 (1)28,748 (1)29,743 (1)30,689 (1)38,395 (1)43,094 (1)51,179.92 (1)51,209 (1)52,065 (1)56,561 (1)78,871 (1)83,879 (1)86,600 (1)87,599 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)114,763 (1)142,947 (1)148,460 (1)181,035 (1)207,600 (1)239,021 (1)239,681 (1)322,462 (1)470,000 (1)475,442 (1)522,129 (1)537,886 (1)652,864 (1)756,102 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,141,748 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,381,741 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,300,000 (1)4,000,000 (1)6,611,667 (1)7,688,287 (2)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)13,000,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll476 (1)1258 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll753 BCE (1)750 (1)1810 (1)1816 (1)1818 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1867 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1907 (1)1908 (1)1912 (1)1919 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1960 (5)1962 (2)1966 (1)1971 (1)1975 (1)1978 (1)1984 (1)1991 (4)1992 (1)1993 (1)PopulationAll72,412 (1)108,880 (1)155,826 (1)281,998 (1)458,600 (1)491,233 (1)777,486 (1)1,382,000 (1)2,335,930 (1)3,100,100 (1)3,193,513 (1)3,412,000 (1)3,866,233 (1)4,091,423 (1)5,044,197 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,423,207 (1)6,900,000 (1)8,733,535 (1)9,109,280 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,434,593 (1)10,353,296 (1)10,915,839 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,867,634 (1)14,151,540 (1)15,170,420 (1)17,638,801 (1)19,629,588 (1)27,801,023 (2)30,987,821 (1)31,500,000 (1)35,000,000 (1)41,417,056 (1)44,200,000 (1)46,735,004 (1)47,400,000 (1)50,000,000 (1)52,695,952 (1)53,200,000 (1)55,000,000 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)189,268,366 (1)213,421,037 (1)273,610,384 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show 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Stew (Wikipedia)History sectionQuote, History sectionThe world's oldest known evidence of stew was found in Japan, dating to around 5000 BC during the Jōmon period.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.