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Official classification of cuisines?
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Hey all! Sorry if this isn't the correct thread for this, but I wasn't sure where else to ask.
I'm currently working on my master thesis, in which my methodology will be to go through a number of recipes and write down information about which cuisine they belong to and information about the chef as well, to create a statistical background for my final analysis. For this, I now find myself wondering if there exists an official "guide" or rule for how to classify food/kitchens/cuisines? I am currently thinking that I will divide the cuisines into European - Creole/Caribbean - African - Middle-Eastern - Asian - and Latin-American, but I find that this runs into a few questions... Is "asian" too big of a category? What about Australia/US/Canadian - is there such a thing as "north-american cuisine", or are they all just "bastardized" versions of existing dishes from other cuisines? Is Creole/Caribbean too small and specific compared to the others? In the end all I am really looking for is the relationship between number of white/European dishes and non-European dishes, so breaking the categories into 15-20 super-specific regional cuisines wouldn't really be necessary... Still, I would like to adhere to any established system if this does excist.
In this topic there is, of course, also the question of what makes a cuisine at all - to which my off-the-top-answer would be ingredients+methodology, but I don't know if this is the textbook answer.
So, all this to ask if someone here has studied culinary sciences and can tell me if there is an official guideline I could reference for the topic? Thank you so much in advance
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I think the categories you listed are so broad as to be meaningless. For example, compare Russian and Spanish cuisine which would both fall under European, or Mexican and Argentinian, Senegalese and Ethiopian, Uzbek and Korean, etc. I think categories would have to be much more specific to have any real descriptive power, and even then you run into problems. There are numerous distinct cuisines in North America and many of them don't fit into neat categories. The food of the southeastern US has roots in various western European, west African and Native American cuisines. Among cuisines that have been affected by European colonization, you would rarely be able to categorize specific dishes as entirely European, generally foods adopted from the colonizers will be adapted to fit local techniques and ingredients.
If you could only eat one type of cuisine for the rest of your life what would it be and why?
Main Post: If you could only eat one type of cuisine for the rest of your life what would it be and why?
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Here everyone is picking a favorite cultural food and my dumbass first thought was sandwiches.
Nice "Haram" cuisines and restaurants to try out?
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This is meant to be a question for any type of food/cuisine in general, but some specific restaurants that are around where I live would be really nice too :)
A little background info, I was raised in a pakistani muslim household in Toronto. Going out to eat was always a problem because my parents were both very strict on eating purely halal. We didn't even go to some halal restaurants because the owners were non-muslims. We only ate hand-slaughtered meat. You know, shit like that.
I have pretty much only eaten pakistani, indian, afghan food and halal American fast food type places. I live away from home for university and am ready to experience the life of a kafir ;p
I now want to experience what's out there for me to enjoy without any restrictions! I am still kinda shaky with pork though. It still grosses me out, but please list pork stuff anyway so other people can benefit :p
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Wake up Friday morning and instead of going to jummah treat yourself to a breakfast at a nice dinner. How about some pancakes and two thick slices of bacon? After your breakfast, return home and watch youtube clips of Muslims getting Hitchslapped. Then visit some pornographic websites. Greet the afternoon with a nice blunt. Once high, curl up on your coach and laugh about how silly Islam is and watch a nice cartoon. Fall asleep. Wake up later in the day and go read a book or play video games.
Tasteatlas ranked the best cuisines from around the world for 2022...Do you agree with the list? : asklatinamerica
Main Post: Tasteatlas ranked the best cuisines from around the world for 2022...Do you agree with the list? : asklatinamerica
Favorite Chinese (Or Regional Chinese Cuisines) Cookbook?
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I absolutely love Chinese cuisine and have been progressively cooking more Chinese dishes. Right now I have the Woks of Life cookbook which seems like it has dishes that people in China eat as well as more Chinese-American dishes, although it seems to kind of more broadly cover Chinese cuisine. I'm not super well-versed in the various regional cuisines so are there some good cookbooks you love that are good for the many diverse regional cuisines of China? I've heard good things about Betty Liu's My Shanghai and know a little bit about the Xian Famous Foods cookbook, although I don't own it. What are your favorites? It can be more broadly Chinese cuisine or regional, all are welcome! I'd like for it to be authentic although more American inspired ones are ok too if they're reliably good, especially for someone like me who's trying to get deeper into Chinese food.
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The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop is amazing
Best cuisines in the world ranking. Do you agree
Main Post: Best cuisines in the world ranking. Do you agree
Best online places to find written recipes for specific cuisines
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I have go-to sites for various cuisines like Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, and I'd like to find similar sites that are trusted to have good, well-written and straightforward recipes for any and all of the following
- Mexican (true Mexican, not Tex-Mex. I'm a native Texan and love our food but I'm looking for specifically Mexican food please)
- Caribbean (Cuban, Jamaican, Puerto Rican- I know these are all distinct but I'm looking for resources on all of them)
- European cuisines like French, Italian, Spanish, German, and any others
- West African (Senegal, Nigeria, etc)
- Filipino
Some of these requests are more geographically specific than others, I know.
To reiterate, what I'm looking for is a food blog that is specifically dedicated to a single cuisine, though it may sometimes venture outside that. Examples of I'm looking for is The Woks of Life, Maangchi, or Swasthi's Recipes.
Please no video based sites (Tiktok, Youtube) unless they also have a blog where I can see a written recipe. No published cookbooks either, please. Thank you!
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There was someone that posted in this sub maybe a year ago. They have a google drive where they've compiled something like 8,000 recipe websites and categorized them. On the plus side, there is just so much stuff, so I'm sure that there's a real treasure trove of great sites. On the down side, some of the ones I looked at seemed to be defunct. I think it's cool checking out, but it will take a time commitment to sort through ones that appeal to you just due to the sheer volume.
ETA: It was this post.