Regional & Cultural Terms

Indigenous ingredients, cultural prep techniques, protected-origin terms (like PDO, AOC).

37 terms in this category
acadian cuisine

Acadian refers to the cuisine and culinary traditions of the Acadian people, French colonists who se...

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amazonian cuisine

Amazonian cuisine refers to the diverse culinary traditions and ingredients found within the Amazon...

appalachian cuisine

Appalachian cuisine refers to the traditional cooking styles and dishes found in the Appalachian reg...

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arctic cuisine

Arctic cuisine refers to the traditional culinary practices and dishes found in the northernmost reg...

assyrian cuisine

Assyrian is a term that refers to the cuisine and culinary traditions of the Assyrian people, an eth...

berber cuisine

Berber cuisine is the traditional cooking of the Berber (Amazigh) people, indigenous to North Africa...

cape malay cuisine

Capemalay is a culinary term that refers to the distinct cuisine and cooking traditions of the Cape...

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dalmatian cuisine

Dalmatia is a geographic and cultural region along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, encompassi...

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entomophagy

Entomophagy is the human consumption of insects as food.

garifuna cuisine

Garifuna cuisine is a unique and vibrant culinary tradition originating from the Garifuna people, an...

1 reference
great lakes cuisine

Greatlakes cuisine refers to the regional culinary traditions and dishes found around the Great Lake...

gullah cuisine

Gullah refers to the unique cuisine and cultural traditions of the Gullah Geechee people, an African...

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hmong cuisine

Hmong refers to a group of ethnic minority people native to the mountainous regions of Southeast Asi...

hyderabadi cuisine

Hyderabadi cuisine refers to the culinary traditions and dishes.

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indigenous american cuisine

Indigenous American cuisine refers to the traditional foods, ingredients, and cooking methods used b...

kansai region

The Kansai region, also known as Kinki, is a cultural and geographic area in the southern-central re...

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karoo cuisine

Karoo cuisine is a regional culinary tradition from the Karoo, a vast semi-arid region in South Afri...

kerala cuisine

Kerala cuisine is a distinct and vibrant regional cuisine originating from the southwestern state of...

liberian cuisine

Liberian is a term that refers to the cuisine and culinary traditions of the West African country of...

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madras

Madras is a style of curry.

maharashtrian cuisine

Maharashtra is a culinary term that refers to the cuisine and food culture of the Indian state of Ma...

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maori cuisine

Māori food (kai Māori) is the traditional cuisine of New Zealand's indigenous Māori people, built ar...

mapuche cuisine

Mapuche cuisine is the traditional food culture of the Mapuche, an indigenous people of south-centra...

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moravian cuisine

Moravian is a term that refers to the cuisine and culinary traditions of the Moravian region, a hist...

native american cuisine

Native American cuisine encompasses the diverse culinary traditions of the indigenous peoples of Nor...

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northern ireland cuisine

Northern Ireland cuisine is the traditional cooking of Northern Ireland, built on locally sourced po...

occitan cuisine

Occitania is a historical and cultural region in southern France, encompassing the area where the Oc...

okinawan cuisine

Okinawan cuisine refers to the traditional culinary practices and dishes of the Okinawa prefecture,...

owensboro barbecue

Owensboro is a style of barbecue originating from the city of Owensboro, Kentucky.

pennsylvania dutch

Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine is the food tradition of German-speaking settlers, including the Amish an...

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protected designation of origin

Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) is a legal framework established by the European Union to prot...

1 reference
purim

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a plot to dest...

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samoan cuisine

Samoan is a culinary term that refers to the traditional cuisine and cooking practices of the Samoan...

1 reference
sardinian cuisine

Sardinian cuisine is the traditional cooking of the island of Sardinia, shaped by its pastoral and c...

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shan state cuisine

Shanstatecuisine is a regional culinary style.

trinidadian cuisine

Trinidadian refers to the cuisine and culinary traditions of the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad...

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umbrian cuisine

Umbrian is a regional Italian cuisine and culinary tradition centered in the Umbria region of centra...

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