Cuisine explorer

92 cuisines, mapped

Every cuisine on the site, with the number of recipes and what makes each one tick. Start anywhere.

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American cooking
1666 recipes

American

Barbecue, diner classics and a great tradition of baking.

British cooking
541 recipes

British

Roasts, puddings and the finest fried fish anywhere.

Italian cooking
499 recipes

Italian

Regional simplicity: few ingredients, treated properly.

Indian cooking
294 recipes

Indian

Spice blooming, slow onions and endless regional variety.

French cooking
286 recipes

French

Technique-led cooking, from braises to laminated pastry.

Chinese cooking
215 recipes

Chinese

Wok heat, velveting and the balance of salt and sweet.

Mexican cooking
177 recipes

Mexican

Chillies, corn and slow-built layers of smoke and acid.

Australian cooking
125 recipes

Australian

Meringue, coconut sponge and biscuits built to post.

Spanish cooking
111 recipes

Spanish

Tapas, rice and the deep smoke of pimentรณn.

German cooking
97 recipes

German

Breads, schnitzel and serious cake.

Japanese cooking
92 recipes

Japanese

Precision, umami and restraint in equal measure.

Greek cooking
91 recipes

Greek

Olive oil, lemon and oregano over everything.

Canadian cooking
84 recipes

Canadian

New Zealand cooking
66 recipes

New Zealand

Middle Eastern cooking
60 recipes

Middle Eastern

Tahini, sumac and charred vegetables across the Levant.

Lebanese cooking
52 recipes

Lebanese

Lemon, parsley and a table covered in small plates.

Egyptian cooking
47 recipes

Egyptian

Street food built on lentils, rice and crisp onions.

Polish cooking
43 recipes

Polish

Dumplings, pickles and generous comfort food.

Portuguese cooking
42 recipes

Portuguese

Salt cod, custard tarts and the sting of piri piri.

International cooking
41 recipes

International

Modern classics that belong to no single kitchen.

Korean cooking
41 recipes

Korean

Fermentation, gochujang and the art of banchan.

Tunisian cooking
40 recipes

Tunisian

Harissa, eggs and pastry folded around both.

Thai cooking
39 recipes

Thai

Sour, salty, sweet and hot, balanced in every bowl.

Turkish cooking
33 recipes

Turkish

Breakfast spreads, flatbreads and coffee ritual.

Scottish cooking
32 recipes

Scottish

Smoked fish, oats and whisky in the pudding.

Filipino cooking
31 recipes

Filipino

Vinegar, soy and garlic, with sourness worn proudly.

Indonesian cooking
29 recipes

Indonesian

Spice pastes fried until the oil runs, then coconut milk.

Vietnamese cooking
29 recipes

Vietnamese

Clear broths, fresh herbs and bright dipping sauces.

Irish cooking
26 recipes

Irish

Potatoes, butter and stews built for wet afternoons.

Malaysian cooking
25 recipes

Malaysian

Chinese, Malay and Indian cooking in one wok.

Swedish cooking
25 recipes

Swedish

Cream sauces, cardamom buns and lingonberry.

Jamaican cooking
22 recipes

Jamaican

Allspice, scotch bonnet and slow smoke.

Dutch cooking
21 recipes

Dutch

Deep-fried snacks and syrup-filled waffles.

Moroccan cooking
20 recipes

Moroccan

Tagines, preserved lemon and warm spice.

Persian cooking
20 recipes

Persian

Saffron, dried limes and rice with a crust worth fighting over.

Austrian cooking
19 recipes

Austrian

Coffee-house cakes and the schnitzel done properly.

Hungarian cooking
19 recipes

Hungarian

Paprika in everything, and rightly so.

Russian cooking
18 recipes

Russian

Soured cream, mushrooms and quick pan sauces.

Nigerian cooking
17 recipes

Nigerian

Pepper bases cooked down hard, and rice worth arguing over.

Czech cooking
16 recipes

Czech

Bread dumplings, braised beef and very good beer.

Finnish cooking
16 recipes

Finnish

Rye, salmon and berries from the forest floor.

Romanian cooking
16 recipes

Romanian

Cabbage rolls, polenta and grilled minced meat.

Caribbean cooking
15 recipes

Caribbean

Danish cooking
14 recipes

Danish

Open sandwiches and laminated pastry, taken seriously.

South African cooking
14 recipes

South African

Cape Malay spicing over a braai-shaped foundation.

Brazilian cooking
13 recipes

Brazilian

Beans, smoked pork and a whole table of accompaniments.

Cuban cooking
13 recipes

Cuban

Mojo marinades, pressed sandwiches and rum.

Peruvian cooking
13 recipes

Peruvian

Lime cures, ajรญ chillies and Pacific seafood.

Sri Lankan cooking
13 recipes

Sri Lankan

Coconut, curry leaf and roasted spice blends.

Argentinian cooking
12 recipes

Argentinian

Beef, chimichurri and the empanada in all its forms.

Pacific cooking
12 recipes

Pacific

Belgian cooking
11 recipes

Belgian

Beer in the braise, and the world's best chips.

Ethiopian cooking
11 recipes

Ethiopian

Berbere, spiced butter and injera as plate and cutlery.

Jewish cooking
11 recipes

Jewish

Balkan cooking
10 recipes

Balkan

Hawaiian cooking
10 recipes

Hawaiian

Slow-roast pork, rice and the plate lunch.

Israeli cooking
10 recipes

Israeli

Tahini on everything, and the aubergine done six ways.

Pakistani cooking
10 recipes

Pakistani

Slow-cooked meat, charcoal smoke and heavy spicing.

Ukrainian cooking
10 recipes

Ukrainian

Beetroot, dill and soups built to last the winter.

Singaporean cooking
9 recipes

Singaporean

Hawker centre cooking, refined to a single perfect plate.

African cooking
8 recipes

African

Georgian cooking
8 recipes

Georgian

Walnuts, herbs and cheese-filled bread worth the trip.

Ghanaian cooking
8 recipes

Ghanaian

Rice cooked in bean leaves, and plantain fried in spice.

Puerto Rican cooking
8 recipes

Puerto Rican

Trinidadian cooking
8 recipes

Trinidadian

Curried chickpeas in fried bread, eaten standing up.

Welsh cooking
8 recipes

Welsh

Leeks, lamb and a griddle in constant use.

Bangladeshi cooking
7 recipes

Bangladeshi

Colombian cooking
7 recipes

Colombian

Corn, beans and a plate that arrives fully loaded.

Croatian cooking
7 recipes

Croatian

Kenyan cooking
7 recipes

Kenyan

Grilled meat over charcoal with greens and ugali.

Nepalese cooking
6 recipes

Nepalese

Norwegian cooking
6 recipes

Norwegian

Cold-water fish and cardamom-scented baking.

Swiss cooking
6 recipes

Swiss

Melted cheese as a food group, and rightly so.

Taiwanese cooking
6 recipes

Taiwanese

Braised pork, night-market snacks and serious noodle soup.

Venezuelan cooking
6 recipes

Venezuelan

Corn cakes split and stuffed, morning and night.

Afghan cooking
5 recipes

Afghan

Luxembourgish cooking
5 recipes

Luxembourgish

Maltese cooking
5 recipes

Maltese

Slovenian cooking
5 recipes

Slovenian

Bulgarian cooking
4 recipes

Bulgarian

Cambodian cooking
4 recipes

Cambodian

Chilean cooking
4 recipes

Chilean

Sweetcorn bakes and sandwiches piled improbably high.

Burmese cooking
3 recipes

Burmese

Icelandic cooking
3 recipes

Icelandic

Lithuanian cooking
3 recipes

Lithuanian

Salvadoran cooking
3 recipes

Salvadoran

Masa griddled thick, and curtido on everything.

Senegalese cooking
3 recipes

Senegalese

Cypriot cooking
2 recipes

Cypriot

Ecuadorian cooking
2 recipes

Ecuadorian

Slovak cooking
2 recipes

Slovak

Bolivian cooking
1 recipe

Bolivian

Uruguayan cooking
1 recipe

Uruguayan