DamnGoodRecipes.com | Regional Flavors

This chart shows the spices, herbs, oils, juices and condiments that give each region its unique flavor. This list will become more representative over time as new recipes are added.

Region	Ingredient	Recipes with this ingredient
African	salt	9
	black pepper	8
	garlic	6
	olive oil	6
	cumin	5
	parsley	4
	cayenne pepper	3
	cinnamon	3
	ginger	3
	lemon juice	3
	coriander	2
	corn oil	2
	honey	2
	peanut butter	2
British
Caribbean	salt	5
	black pepper	4
	cilantro	4
	lime juice	4
	olive oil	4
	orange juice	4
	brown sugar	3
	cayenne pepper	3
	garlic	3
	ginger	3
	honey	3
	sugar	3
	thyme	3
	cinnamon	2
	cumin	2
	Dijon mustard	2
	lemon juice	2
	pineapple juice	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
East Asian	soy sauce	18
	ginger	11
	salt	11
	garlic	10
	black pepper	8
	sesame oil	7
	brown sugar	6
	vegetable oil	6
	sugar	5
	peanut oil	4
	wine vinegar	3
	canola oil	2
	cayenne pepper	2
	lime juice	2
	olive oil	2
	white vinegar	2
	Worcestershire sauce	2
East European	salt	9
	black pepper	5
	sugar	5
	olive oil	3
	cinnamon	2
	dill	2
	paprika	2
	vegetable oil	2
French	salt	12
	black pepper	9
	olive oil	7
	garlic	5
	lemon juice	5
	sugar	5
	Dijon mustard	3
	thyme	3
	bay leaves	2
	cinnamon	2
	mayonnaise	2
	parsley	2
	tarragon	2
	vanilla extract	2
	vegetable oil	2
German	salt	3
	sugar	3
	black pepper	2
	cinnamon	2
	cloves	2
Greek	olive oil	6
	black pepper	5
	salt	5
	lemon juice	4
	oregano	4
	garlic	3
	sugar	3
Indian Subcontinent	salt	12
	ginger	7
	cinnamon	6
	garlic	6
	cumin	5
	black pepper	4
	cloves	4
	curry powder	4
	lemon juice	4
	cardamom	3
	cayenne pepper	3
	cilantro	3
	olive oil	3
	sugar	3
	turmeric	3
	allspice	2
	canola oil	2
	chili powder	2
	coriander	2
	garam masala	2
	paprika	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
Irish	black pepper	2
Irish	salt	2
Italian	garlic	28
	olive oil	27
	salt	26
	black pepper	22
	basil	13
	parsley	12
	lemon juice	7
	oregano	6
	sugar	5
	cayenne pepper	4
	Italian seasoning	4
	rosemary	4
	almond extract	2
	vanilla extract	2
Mediterranean	garlic	18
	olive oil	17
	salt	17
	black pepper	16
	cayenne pepper	5
	basil	4
	lemon juice	4
	oregano	4
	parsley	4
	Dijon mustard	3
	white vinegar	3
	bay leaves	2
	coriander	2
	garlic powder	2
	mint	2
	tarragon	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
	Worcestershire sauce	2
Mexican	salt	17
	garlic	14
	lime juice	11
	olive oil	10
	chili powder	9
	cilantro	9
	black pepper	8
	cumin	8
	oregano	5
	cayenne pepper	4
	salsa	4
	vegetable oil	4
	canola oil	3
	corn oil	3
	cinnamon	2
	garlic powder	2
	garlic salt	2
Middle Eastern	olive oil	7
	lemon juice	6
	salt	6
	garlic	5
	cayenne pepper	3
	cumin	3
	parsley	3
	tahini	3
	black pepper	2
	mint	2
Nordic	salt	7
	black pepper	3
	sugar	2
	vegetable oil	2
North American	salt	78
	sugar	64
	black pepper	48
	vanilla extract	39
	cinnamon	32
	brown sugar	29
	garlic	27
	olive oil	22
	lemon juice	21
	parsley	18
	thyme	17
	nutmeg	15
	confectioner's sugar	12
	vegetable oil	12
	basil	10
	honey	10
	oregano	9
	garlic powder	8
	paprika	8
	cayenne pepper	7
	ginger	7
	orange juice	7
	mayonnaise	6
	bay leaves	5
	chocolate syrup	5
	Dijon mustard	5
	soy sauce	5
	tomato ketchup	5
	white vinegar	5
	almond extract	4
	canola oil	4
	cider vinegar	4
	cloves	4
	pineapple juice	4
	rosemary	4
	apple cider	3
	chili powder	3
	cumin	3
	garlic salt	3
	lime juice	3
	maple syrup	3
	onion powder	3
	sage	3
	white pepper	3
	wine vinegar	3
	Worcestershire sauce	3
	apple juice	2
	balsamic vinegar	2
	cranberry juice	2
	lemon pepper	2
	marjoram	2
	mustard powder	2
	peanut butter	2
	poultry seasoning	2
	tarragon	2
Russian	black pepper	4
	garlic	3
	salt	3
	honey	2
	mint	2
	sugar	2
Scottish
South American	salt	11
	black pepper	10
	garlic	8
	olive oil	5
	cilantro	4
	parsley	3
	basil	2
	lime juice	2
	oregano	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
Southeast Asian	garlic	8
	salt	8
	lime juice	6
	soy sauce	6
	sugar	6
	ginger	5
	vegetable oil	5
	cayenne pepper	4
	cilantro	4
	peanut butter	4
	black pepper	3
	brown sugar	3
	curry powder	3
	canola oil	2
	fish sauce	2
	mint	2
	olive oil	2
	orange juice	2
	wine vinegar	2
Spanish	salt	5
	black pepper	3
	olive oil	3
	garlic	2
	saffron	2
	sugar	2

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