Every kitchen has a history.
23 country guides covering culinary traditions, staple ingredients and the dishes that define them. Choose a country to see its food culture and cook from it.
🇦🇷 Argentina
Grass-fed beef, Italian migration and a serious mate ritual.
3 recipes in the library
🇦🇺 Australia
Indigenous ingredients, Asian influence and a strong café culture.
5 recipes in the library
🇧🇷 Brazil
Afro-Brazilian, Indigenous and Portuguese cooking in one larder.
5 recipes in the library
🇨🇳 China
Eight great regional traditions, from Sichuan heat to Cantonese restraint.
6 recipes in the library
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Injera, berbere and the shared mesob platter.
2 recipes in the library
🇫🇷 France
Codified technique, regional terroir and the sauce mother.
8 recipes in the library
🇮🇳 India
A subcontinent of distinct kitchens, spice blends and breads.
6 recipes in the library
🇮🇹 Italy
Twenty regional kitchens, not one national cuisine.
8 recipes in the library
🇯🇲 Jamaica
Allspice, Scotch bonnet and Maroon smoke traditions.
4 recipes in the library
🇯🇵 Japan
Seasonality, dashi and an obsession with technique.
6 recipes in the library
🇱🇧 Lebanon
The mezze table as a way of eating and hosting.
4 recipes in the library
🇲🇽 Mexico
Nixtamal, chillies and one of the world's great culinary civilisations.
6 recipes in the library
🇲🇦 Morocco
Sweet-savoury tagines, preserved citrus and couscous Friday.
3 recipes in the library
🇳🇿 New Zealand
Māori earth-oven tradition and a young Pacific pantry.
4 recipes in the library
🇳🇬 Nigeria
A federation of kitchens, bound together by pepper, palm oil and rice.
3 recipes in the library
🇵🇪 Peru
Andean, Amazonian, African, Chinese and Japanese influences.
4 recipes in the library
🇿🇦 South Africa
Braai, bobotie and a pantry shaped by many migrations.
6 recipes in the library
🇰🇷 South Korea
Fermentation, banchan and rice at the centre.
4 recipes in the library
🇪🇸 Spain
Rice, cured pork and a tapas culture that spans regions.
5 recipes in the library
🇹🇭 Thailand
Four regional kitchens balanced on sour, sweet, salt and heat.
5 recipes in the library
🇹🇷 Turkey
Ottoman court cooking meeting Anatolian village tables.
7 recipes in the library
🇺🇸 United States
Indigenous ingredients, immigrant kitchens and regional signatures.
9 recipes in the library
🇻🇳 Vietnam
Herbs, clear broths and a French colonial layer.
4 recipes in the library