Food Dictionaries

This growing compendium of food dictionaries is meant to quickly introduce you to a culture’s major dishes as well as the flavors and techniques that go into creating them.

November 1, 2025

The Moldovan Food Dictionary 

Moldovan cooking developed over centuries in the fertile lands between the Prut and Dniester rivers, where a temperate climate, rich soils, and rolling farmland supported abundant agriculture. Early inhabitants, including Thracians and Dacians, cultivated wheat, barley, and grapes, while herding sheep and cattle for dairy and meat. Roman rule expanded viticulture, but bread, dairy, and […]

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The Tajik Food Dictionary

The Turkish Food Dictionary

The Bulgarian Food Dictionary

The Serbian Food Dictionary

The Kyrgyz Food Dictionary

Dictionary of Polish Food

Dictionary of Latvian Food

Dictionary of Uzbek Food

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