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Stuffed peppers is a world famous dish which exists in different names and forms around the world.

[edit] United States

Main article: American Stuffed peppers

American Stuffed peppers is an dish American cuisine which consists of cooked green bell peppers filled with meat, typically beef, along with breadcrumbs, egg, herbs or spices, especially paprika and parsley, and cheese. Recipes vary, but often includes the following: first removing the seeds, boiling the peppers, stuffing them, covering with the cheese, and baking the combined foodstuff. A sauce may be served with them, most commonly a tomato sauce, but this, too, varies greatly.

[edit] Romania

Ardei umpluţi

Main article: Ardei umpluţi

Ardei umpluţi (IPA: [ar.'dej um.'pluʦʲ]) is Romanian for "stuffed peppers". Ardei umpluţi, in the Romanian cuisine, are usually prepared with bell peppers (or a similar species) stuffed with ground meat, usually pork, rice, onion and other vegetables and spices.

[edit] Mediterranean

Main article: Dolma

Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions, including Turkey, Albania, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Middle East, the Balkans, Greece, and Central Asia which consists of stuffed peppers or grape leaves.

[edit] Mexico

Main article: Chile relleno

Main article: Jalapeno popper

Main article: Poblano

The Mexican cuisine has more than one stuffed pepper dish:

The Chile relleno, literally "stuffed pepper", consists of a roasted green Pasilla or poblano chile pepper stuffed with cheese (traditionally queso fresco), and/or (rarely) minced meat, covered in an egg batter, and fried. It is oftentimes served covered with a sauce, although the type of sauce varies widely. It is sometimes also served in a taco with rice, salsa and other toppings.
Jalapeño poppers are jalapeño peppers that have been hollowed out, stuffed with a mixture of cheese, spices, and sometimes ground meat, and then deep fried.
The Poblano is a mild chile pepper, just slightly spicier than a bell pepper.

[edit] Hungary

Main article: Punjena paprika

Punjena paprika (Croatian for "stuffed peppers") is a Croatian dish consisting of paprika or peppers filled with minced meat and rice, most popular in the Zagorje region (influenced by Hungarian cuisine.) There are many variations of the dish across the Balkans.