Home›Stews, Braises and Sauced 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 RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested5000 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results106 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)Area (sq km)All4033 (1)9251 (1)10,452 (1)10,991 (1)20,947 (1)22,800 (1)28,748 (1)29,574 (1)30,689 (1)38,395 (1)43,094 (1)69,700 (1)70,273 (1)78,871 (1)89,342 (1)93,030 (1)103,125 (1)108,889 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)111,369 (1)120,000 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)148,460 (1)180,000 (1)181,035 (1)239,021 (1)239,567 (1)239,681 (1)283,561 (1)302,069 (1)338,455 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)475,442 (1)632,702.3 (1)756,102 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,904,569 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,381,741 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,440,000 (1)6,611,667 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1847 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1902 (1)1907 (1)1908 (1)1912 (1)1917 (1)1922 (2)1943 (1)1944 (1)1945 (1)1946 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1957 (1)1960 (3)1962 (2)1971 (1)1975 (1)1991 (1)1993 (2)PopulationAll394,324 (1)491,233 (1)777,486 (1)1,382,000 (1)2,335,930 (1)2,703,353 (1)2,824,913 (1)3,193,513 (1)3,600,000 (1)3,657,000 (1)5,364,482 (1)5,437,249 (1)5,458,600 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,423,207 (1)9,267,000 (1)9,434,593 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,915,839 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,484,805 (1)11,867,634 (1)16,300,000 (1)17,483,326 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,636,532 (1)19,629,588 (1)30,987,821 (1)35,039,451 (1)41,417,056 (1)44,200,000 (1)46,735,004 (1)47,400,000 (1)56,490,048 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)75,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)189,268,366 (1)213,421,037 (1)273,610,384 (1)288,315,089 (1)537,900,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 106AfricaOrigin Region6 entriesAlbaniaOrigin Region1 entryAlgeriaOrigin Region1 entryThe AndesOrigin Region1 entryArgentinaOrigin Region1 entryAsiaOrigin Region2 entriesBangladeshOrigin Region1 entryThe Basque CountryOrigin Region1 entryBelgiumOrigin Region2 entriesBengalOrigin Region2 entriesBhutanOrigin Region1 entryBoliviaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region4 entriesBulgariaOrigin Region1 entryCabo VerdeOrigin Region1 entryCambodiaOrigin Region1 entryCameroonOrigin Region1 entryCanadaOrigin Region2 entriesThe CaribbeanOrigin Region1 entryCentral AfricaOrigin Region1 entryCentral EuropeOrigin Region1 entryChileOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region9 entriesCoromandel CoastOrigin Region1 entryCubaOrigin Region1 entryCyprusOrigin Region1 entryCzechiaOrigin Region1 entryDemocratic Republic of the CongoOrigin Region1 entryDenmarkOrigin Region1 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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.