Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed on through generations[1] or which have been consumed for many generations.[2] Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regional cuisine[1] or local cuisine. Traditional foods and beverages may be produced as homemade, by restaurants and small manufacturers, and by large food processing plant facilities.[3]

Bryndzové halušky (potato dumplings with sheep's-milk cheese) is a traditional food of shepherds in Slovakia.

Some traditional foods have geographical indications and traditional specialties in the European Union designations per European Union schemes of geographical indications and traditional specialties: Protected designation of origin (PDO), Protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional specialties guaranteed (TSG). These standards serve to promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs.[4]

This article also includes information about traditional beverages.

Difference between traditional and typical

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Although it is common for them to be used as synonyms, the truth is that "traditional" cuisine and "typical" cuisine are considered two different concepts according to culinary anthropology; The first refers to culinary customs that are invariably inherited orally, on a small scale in the family, and a large scale in a community as part of its culture and identity. On the other hand, when we speak of typical (or "popular") cuisine, it is one that most people in a place like and is massively replicated.[5] Therefore, a traditional dish may be typical and vice versa, but neither much less all the typical dishes are traditional nor the traditional ones are typical.

Most traditional dishes are originated from the skill of housewives who creatively and sensibly combined the techniques and ingredients they had on hand to create new recipes. If people like that recipe, it becomes worthy of being imitated. In other words, it is spread and replicated so many times that it becomes a classic recipe. For this reason, the culinary tradition is made up of a vast variety of classic recipes, which are necessarily linked to a land of origin, specific products, and specific local habits. There are classic recipes that can fall into oblivion and disappear forever, but if they are consumed massively, they become part of the typical cuisine of a place. The Mexican culinary anthropologist Maru Toledo adds a third concept to this process, which is that of "typical commercial" cuisine,[6] something that did not exist until the commercialization of cuisine (a process that has occurred very recently, if we observe the complete chronology of food history).

Commercialized cuisine

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The commercialized cuisine appropriates the characteristics of the traditional (even the same adjective "traditional", on numerous occasions) but the aim is none other than economic profit. For this reason, it does not want to delve into the origin, nor in the context, much less the diversity around the dishes, it sells. Finally, the mainstream population, generally without much culinary knowledge, believe that the food they are buying is their own, thus happening a kind of food acculturation[7] and simplifying the diversity of products, techniques, recipes and other culinary aspects of the tradition.

By continent

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Africa

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Freshly harvested Bambara groundnuts

Europe

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Traditional food products have been described as playing "an important part of European culture, identity, and heritage".[8]

South America

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Wrapped humitas being cooked
  • Humita – a traditional food in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru

By country

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Canada

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Québec

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Acadia

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China

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Eating spring pancakes on the day of Lichun in a restaurant

Costa Rica

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czech Republic

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Estonia

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Eswatini

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Faroe Islands

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Faroese puffins prepared for the kitchen in Dímun

Finland

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A store-bought Karelian pasty

France

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Germany

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Guatemala

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Fiambre
  • Fiambre is a traditional Guatemalan dish that is prepared and eaten yearly to celebrate the Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos) and the All Saints Day (Día de Todos Los Santos).

Iceland

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India

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South Indian Food

Indonesia

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Tumpeng is an Indonesian national dish
  • Brem – a fermented snack and beverage from Java and Bali
  • Docang – a traditional food from Cirebon
  • Gado-gado – a traditional salad in peanut sauce dressing
  • Gudeg – a young unripe jackfruit stew, a traditional food from Yogyakarta
  • Ketupat – a traditional rice dumpling commonly served during Lebaran, Indonesian idul fitri
  • Kuluban – an ancient Javanese traditional salad
  • Lawar – a traditional Balinese vegetable dish
  • Opor ayamchicken in coconut milk stew, a traditional dish commonly consumed with ketupat during Lebaran
  • Pallubasa – a traditional food from Makassar, South Sulawesi made from offal of cattle or buffalo
  • Papeda – sago congee, a traditional staple of Eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Papua)
  • Rendang – traditional Minangkabau dish from West Sumatra
  • Satay – grilled meat on skewers, various traditional regional variants exist in Indonesia
  • Soto – a category of traditional soup of Indonesia, numerous regional variations exist
  • Tempeh – fermented soy cake, traditional food from Java
  • Tumpeng – a ceremonial rice cone surrounded by various side dishes, an Indonesian national dish

Iran

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Ireland

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Italy

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Pizza

By designation of origin

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Piedmont

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  • Panna cotta – The northern Italian Region of Piedmont includes panna cotta in its 2001 list of traditional food products of the region.[19] Panna cotta is not mentioned in Italian cookbooks before the 1960s,[20][21] yet it is often cited as a traditional dessert in Piedmont.

Japan

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Mochi for sale at a Japanese mall.
  • Mochi – eaten year-round in Japan, mochi is a traditional food for the Japanese New Year and is commonly sold and eaten during that time

Jordan

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Traditional beverages in Jordan include sous (also referred to as 'irqsus), a drink prepared using the dried root of Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice), tamr hindi, a drink prepared from an infusion of the dried pulp of Tamarindus indica (tamarind), and laban (labneh), a drink prepared with yogurt and water.[3] A significant amount of labneh in Jordan and nearby countries continues to be prepared using the traditional method of "straining set yogurt in cloth bags".[3]

Korea

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Bibimbap

Latvia

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Grey peas with bacon and radish.

Lithuania

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Maldives

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Two pieces (ari) of industrially-produced Maldive fish

Malta

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Mexico

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A tamale

Nepal

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Portugal

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Saudi Arabia

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Singapore

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Hainanese chicken rice

Slovakia

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South Africa

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Spain

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Sweden

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Swedish falukorv sausage, split in half.

Switzerland

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Tanzania

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Thailand

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Turkey

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Uganda

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United Kingdom

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England

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Cottage pie

Wales

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Scotland

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Haggis on a platter at a Burns supper.

United States

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Southern United States

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Vanuatu

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Yemen

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By region

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Arab states of the Persian Gulf

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Commonwealth Caribbean

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Levant (Eastern Mediterranean)

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Traditional foods of the Levant include falafel, fuul, halawa, hummus, kanafeh, labaneh, medammis and tahini.[3] among others. The most popular traditional foods in the region are those prepared from legumes, specifically, falafel, fuul, hummus and medammis.[3]

European Union

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Scandinavia

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Southern Africa

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "... the sizzle of the traditional Sunday roast."[18]
  2. ^ "Food in the Maldives may be thought of in three categories: the traditional fare, Sri Lanka cuisine, and the newer imported foods. The traditional fare is mostly fish boiled in a broth called Gaudiya, and coconut pieces ..."[22]
  3. ^ "England's best-known traditional dish is fish and chips ..."[34]
  4. ^ "... the Sunday roast; the tradition is continued every Sunday lunchtime in pubs and restaurants across England."[35]

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e Who Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (2010). Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Generic Models for Some Traditional Foods: A Manual for the Eastern Mediterranean Region. World Health Organization. pp. 41–50. ISBN 978-92-9021-590-5.
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  20. ^ Camilla V. Saulsbury, Panna Cotta: Italy's Elegant Custard Made Easy, p. 14
  21. ^ Luigi Carnacina, Luigi Veronelli, "Panna Cotta", La Cucina Rustica Regionale 1:156, 1977, based on La Buona Vera Cucina Italiana (not seen), 1966
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