It’s the stuff of dumpling dreams: wrappers filled with sweet surprises.

Kofte, cigar-shaped lamb meatballs, are popular throughout Turkey. This version calls for mildly hot and intensely flavorful Maras and Urfa dried red pepper flakes.

Get the irresistible flavor of samosas without all the frying.

A popular taco filling in Mexico, pork al pastor is usually cooked in a huge slab on a vertical rotisserie and sliced off to order.

A brief 30-minute swim in a marinade imbues shrimp with intense flavor—jalapeño, ginger, and garlic lend heat, while garam masala contributes depth.

Chicken’s dark meat is great for grilling because it stays very moist and really soaks up the flavors of a marinade.

If you prefer, you can pile the lamb and salad on top of a larger pocketless pita for an open-face sandwich and drizzle with sauce. Pocketless pitas are sold at specialty foods shops and many supermarkets....

Tamales are a Latin American staple, and this rendition cleverly showcases corn in three distinct forms.

Think of this as the Peruvian answer to fries and ketchup.