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Cuisine & Region

Recipes can be browsed through the places and culinary traditions that shape their ingredients and preparation. Mexican, Tex-Mex, Southern, German, Italian, and other collections provide different starting points across courses. Traditional dishes, regional interpretations, and clearly identified adaptations sit within this broader archive, with specific fusion collections offering another path through the recipe box.

Browse the posts below, or choose a subcategory when available.

  • African

    The current African collection begins with Moroccan-inspired soup and couscous preparations. These dishes offer a narrow starting point within a continent of many distinct cuisines, rather than a complete picture of its cooking traditions.

  • Asian

    This broad Asian collection brings together dishes linked to several distinct culinary traditions, as well as adaptations. National cuisine collections provide more specific browsing paths than a single continental label can offer.

  • Caribbean

    Jerk shrimp tacos and Cuban-linked dishes provide several starting points in the Caribbean collection. Island cuisines and modern adaptations retain their individual identities within this broad regional archive.

  • European

    European recipes span distinct national and regional traditions, from French sauces to Irish potato dishes. The child collections offer a more specific path through this broad archive of recipes and adaptations.

  • Fusion Cuisine

    Fusion dishes draw a recognizable contribution from more than one culinary tradition. Kung Pao tacos, miso pasta, and other preparations show different ways to combine a flavor, technique, or dish format. Browse the specific pairings for a clearer view of the influences involved, with each recipe explaining how those elements meet in the finished dish.

  • Jewish

    Honey-spice cake, latke variations, and deli-style corned beef provide different starting points in this Jewish culinary collection. The recipes represent selected dishes and adaptations within a diverse cultural food tradition.

  • Mediterranean

    Vegetable frittata, lemon-garlic potatoes, and salmon preparations give this Mediterranean collection several directions. The regional label brings related dishes together while leaving room for their distinct origins and adaptations.

  • Middle Eastern

    Zhoug sauce represents this small Middle Eastern collection. The herb-and-chile preparation offers a focused starting point within a region of distinct cuisines, ingredients, and cooking traditions.

  • North American

    North American cooking includes distinct national, regional, and cultural traditions. Mexican dishes, United States regional collections, and other preparations provide more specific browsing paths within this broad geographic archive.

  • South American

    Dulce de leche crêpes, chimichurri, and Venezuelan bollos pelones provide different starting points in this South American collection. National and regional identities remain distinct within this broad geographic archive.

In this collection

  • Basic Crêpes 

    Basic Crêpes 

    Crêpes, a type of French pancake, are a versatile recipe that can be a base for breakfast, lunch, or the internationally famous dessert dish. Best of all, crêpe…

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  • Turmeric Rice 

    Turmeric Rice 

    A warm bowl of fragrant and gorgeous turmeric rice is the kind of side dish that immediately elevates any meal. It also just happens to be incredibly easy…

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  • Lemon Spaghetti 

    Lemon Spaghetti 

    One of the easiest pasta dishes you’ll ever make, this is great as a light meal or as a side dish, especially for grilled fish. This dish was…

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  • One-Pot Pasta With Ricotta and Lemon 

    One-Pot Pasta With Ricotta and Lemon 

    This elegant, bright pasta dish comes together in about the same amount of time it takes to boil noodles and heat up a jar of store-bought marinara. The…

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  • Korean Fried Chicken 

    Korean Fried Chicken 

    Nicknamed “candy chicken,” Korean fried chicken is known for its addictively crunchy exterior and its thick sweet-and-spicy sauce. Increasingly popularized in recent years, Korean fried chicken was born around…

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  • Lemon Capellini

    You only need 15 minutes (and three ingredients) to make Ina Garten’s lemon capellini. The result is a bright, fresh and flavorful pasta dish. Ingredients 1 pound dried…

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  • Garlic Anchovy Pasta 

    Garlic Anchovy Pasta 

    In Italian cooking, anchovies are extremely common. They don’t add so much of a “fishy” taste as much as a salty, umami punch of flavor. For that, I…

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  • Rice Noodle Salad 

    It really is so easy to create this delicious Rice Noodle Salad recipe, we love to serve it as part of a lunch or dinner feast, or simply…

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  • Air Fried Okra 

    Air Fried Okra 

    Air Fried Okra is breaded in a seasoned flour and cornmeal mixture, then spritzed lightly with oil and air fried to crispy golden brown perfection in minutes. A quick…

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  • Polish Cabbage and Noodles 

    Polish Cabbage and Noodles 

    This is a Polish recipe that is easy and delicious. Add more butter if needed. Use ham or kielbasa. Ingredients 1/4 cup butter  1 head cabbage, cored and…

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