Recipes

1504 records with their sources, across 11 categories.

Recipes

Photograph of Yeolmu kimchi.

Yeolmu kimchi

Korean kimchi of young summer radish and its tender leaves, salted, seasoned with chili and aromatics, and held in a container. Water kimchi is a separate form with its own page, veg-0011.

South Korea
Vegetables
Photograph of Yeet (Senegalese fermented sea snail).
High risk

Yeet (Senegalese fermented sea snail)

Yeet is a Senegalese condiment made by fermenting and drying Cymbium sea-snail flesh; published accounts describe different fermentation vessels and durations.

Senegal
· Fish and seafood
Photograph of Whey ricotta.

Whey ricotta

Whey ricotta recovers fine curds from leftover cheesemaking whey, often with added milk, by heating the whey and acidifying it until the curds separate.


Dairy
Photograph of Tương Bần.

Tương Bần

Tương Bần is a thick, sweet and salty northern Vietnamese soybean sauce made from soybean and sticky rice at Bần Yên Nhân in Hưng Yên, matured in ceramic jars for months.

Bần Yên Nhân, Mỹ Hào, Hưng Yên
Condiments
Photograph of Tunta (moraya, white chuño).

Tunta (moraya, white chuño)

Potatoes frozen and thawed as for black chuño, then washed or soaked for a long time before drying, giving a pale highland tuber product with different bitterness and colour.

High Andes
Grains and starches
Photograph of Tipak.

Tipak

Tipak is a Kapingamarangi breadfruit product: cooked breadfruit mashed, spread into sheets, sun-dried, rolled and wrapped in pandanus leaves as provisions for later.

Kapingamarangi Atoll
Grains and starches
Photograph of Three-bean miso.
Elevated risk

Three-bean miso

A home miso made from equal parts soybeans, chickpeas and Great Northern beans, cooked and mixed with rice koji and salt, then aged in a crock.


Legumes and seeds
Photograph of Tao-jiew (Thai fermented soybean condiment).

Tao-jiew (Thai fermented soybean condiment)

Tao-jiew is a salty, semi-solid soybean condiment from Thai cooking, made with koji and maturation in salt solution. The JIRCAS entry gives one method with key quantities left out.

Thailand
Condiments
Photograph of Teff injera, starter and tempered batter.

Teff injera, starter and tempered batter

Teff injera made from a three-day teff starter, a three-day main dough fermented under water, and a cooked tempering of part of the batter before griddling.

Ethiopia
Grains and starches
Photograph of Takuan-zuke.

Takuan-zuke

Japanese pickle of daikon roots dried for about two to three weeks, then matured for months in rice bran and salt under weight. Yamagata is its named association.

Kaminoyama, Yamagata
Vegetables
Photograph of Suka and sawsawan (Filipino vinegar and dipping sauces).

Suka and sawsawan (Filipino vinegar and dipping sauces)

Filipino vinegar dips: vinegar steeped or mixed with chilli, garlic, ginger and other aromatics, from the pineapple sinamak of Iloilo to coconut-vinegar sawsawan. Not a single formula.

Philippines · Traditional method
· Condiments
Photograph of Sujeonggwa (cinnamon-ginger fruit punch).

Sujeonggwa (cinnamon-ginger fruit punch)

A chilled Korean dessert punch of cinnamon and ginger boiled in water, sweetened and poured over dried persimmons.

Korea · Modern method
· Drinks
Photograph of Steam-extracted fruit juice.
Elevated risk

Steam-extracted fruit juice

Clear juice that a stacked steam juicer draws out of ripe fruit by steam alone, without crushing it. It is the base for jelly, syrup or cordial and still needs its own keeping step.

United States · Modern adaptation
Drinks
Photograph of Ssal-jocheong (rice syrup).

Ssal-jocheong (rice syrup)

A Korean rice syrup: cooked rice is converted by barley malt in a long warm hold, strained, and the sweet liquid is boiled down until it pours like maple syrup.

Korea · Modern method
· Condiments
Photograph of Spanish-style green olives.
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Spanish-style green olives

Spanish-style green olives, or Sevillian green olives, are green fruit treated with lye, rinsed, then fermented in brine for two to six months. The household batch here is a UC ANR method.

Andalusia, Spain
Vegetables
Illustrative dried-peach-and-apricot South African fruit chutney, thick and amber-brown with soft golden fruit pieces and restrained chili flecks, served in a plain bowl.

South African fruit chutney

South African fruit chutney ranges from Cape-style sweet-sour fruit pastes to spiced dried-fruit versions; this page records a measured peach and apricot home recipe inspired by Mrs Ball’s.

South Africa · Modern adaptation
· Condiments
Photograph of Sangak (sourdough baking-sheet adaptation).

Sangak (sourdough baking-sheet adaptation)

An Iranian whole-wheat sourdough flatbread adapted for a home oven and ordinary baking sheet. This method keeps the broad, dimpled hand-stretched shape but omits the traditional hot-pebble hearth and its imprint.

Iran · Modern adaptation
· Grains and starches
Photograph of Simit.

Simit

This Turkish street-food bread is shaped from twisted yeast dough into rings, dipped in a diluted molasses sauce and sesame, then baked. This home recipe makes seven rings and includes a clear sesame-allergen warning.

Turkey
· Grains and starches
Photograph of Sikhye.

Sikhye

A Korean sweet rice drink made by holding cooked rice in water drawn off barley malt until the grains float, then boiling and chilling it.

Korea · Modern adaptation
· Drinks
Photograph of Shio-koji.

Shio-koji

Shio-koji is a Japanese seasoning of rice koji, salt and water, left at room temperature until the grains soften and turn sweet and the mixture thickens.

Japan
Condiments
Photograph of Shidal.

Shidal

Shidal is a fermented fish preparation from Assam, Tripura and neighbouring northeastern regions, made from small dried fish moistened and matured in earthenware. Studies describe salt-free versions that stay solid or pasty.

Assam and Tripura
Fish and seafood
Photograph of Sauerrüben.

Sauerrüben

Swiss fermented white turnips, cut into strips, salted and fermented like sauerkraut; called compote aux raves in French-speaking Switzerland.

Aargau
· Vegetables
Photograph of Sangak (yeast gravel-tray home method).

Sangak (yeast gravel-tray home method)

A long, irregular Persian bread baked on a tray of gravel-like stones in a hot oven. This home method uses dried yeast and a mix of wholemeal and bread flour, with an overnight rest.

Iran
Grains and starches
Photograph of Salal berry cakes.

Salal berry cakes

Salal berries pulped, formed into cakes and dried, a compact berry reserve of the northwestern American coast.

Northwestern American coast
Fruit
Generated editorial photograph of a small ceramic bowl holding coarse rust-red sal de gusano seasoning on warm ivory linen; it depicts the seasoning family, not a specific producer or batch.

Sal de gusano

A dry Mexican seasoning of maguey worm, salt and chile, most closely associated in published accounts with Oaxaca and commonly served with mezcal, citrus and fruit.

Oaxaca
· Condiments
Photograph of Saishikomi shoyu.

Saishikomi shoyu

Saishikomi shoyu is a double-brewed soy sauce: a second moromi is made with a finished soy sauce in place of salt water, which makes a dark, concentrated sauce with softer salt.

Yamaguchi and San'in through Kyushu
Condiments
Photograph of Roti gambang, chemically raised batch.

Roti gambang, chemically raised batch

A spiced, breadcrumb-enriched Indonesian loaf raised with baking soda and baking powder, shaped into ovals and baked with sesame seeds.

Jakarta
Grains and starches
A glass of finished red wine with a bottle in soft focus.
Elevated risk

Red wine

Red wine is grape must fermented with the skins and other solids, then separated from the pomace. Grape, cellar and regional choices shape its colour, structure and style.


Drinks
Photograph of Ragi idli batter.

Ragi idli batter

An idli batter made from whole ragi (finger millet) and urad with idli rava, each soaked and ground separately, combined, salted and left to ferment overnight.


Grains and starches
Photograph of Quick acidified mozzarella.

Quick acidified mozzarella

A stretched fresh curd made by acidifying cold milk with citric acid before adding rennet, so the curd can be stretched as soon as it has formed.

Tucson, Arizona
Dairy
Illustrative documentary image of maize-coated, smoke-dried Pitina-inspired pork-and-lamb balls described in the cited home video; not a validated product, safe-to-eat endpoint, or Pitina IGP item.
High risk

Pitina-inspired pork and lamb meatballs

Small maize-coated meatballs in a modern pork-and-lamb variant associated with Pitina; this is a documentary account, not a validated method or a claim of Pitina IGP.

Friuli Venezia Giulia
Meat
A bowl of smooth pale-golden Dijon mustard mayonnaise with a spoon beside it.
Elevated risk

French mustard-forward mayonnaise

An untested home mayonnaise development formula with more Dijon mustard and no added sugar. A current French-market Dijon mayonnaise informs its flavor direction; this is not that product’s formula.

France · Modern method
· Condiments
Fresh orange-red coconut relish with red onion, chilli and lime in an ivory bowl; an original modern adaptation inspired by pol sambol.

Pol-sambol-inspired coconut relish

A fresh, untested coconut relish developed in reference to Sri Lankan pol sambol. This formula is an adaptation, not a documented traditional recipe or a preserve.

Sri Lanka
· Condiments
Photograph of Pozol.
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Pozol

Pozol is lime-cooked maize ground to dough, shaped into balls, wrapped in banana leaves and fermented for days, then stirred into water as a sour drink in southeastern Mexico.

Chiapas
· Drinks
Coarse toasted podi in a bowl beside a small serving of the spice powder mixed with gingelly oil, with steamed idli at the edge.

Podi (dry spice powder mixed with oil)

A South Indian dry chutney powder has many regional and household forms. This record follows one published gunpowder podi recipe, served with ghee or gingelly oil; it is not a single standard formula.

South India · Modern adaptation
· Condiments
Illustrative fully cooked pla som tilapia serving; the cited video documents an unvalidated fish batch, not this cooked presentation.
High risk

Pla som, tilapia batch

Thai pla som made from tilapia salted, filled with sticky rice and garlic, bagged and held at room temperature for about three to four days.

Thailand
Fish and seafood
Illustrative pale multigrain millet idli batter with fine grain flecks in a stainless-steel bowl; not an exact batch or safety claim.

Multigrain millet idli batter

A multigrain idli batter from a stored blend of sorghum, millets, rice and black gram, with fenugreek kept apart, taken out by the glass and fermented warm.


Grains and starches
Pale-golden millet mantou steamed in a bamboo basket, with one plain bun beside it.

Millet-flour mantou

A yeast-raised mantou made with millet flour and wheat flour, hand-shaped and steamed. This measured home method uses a first rise to double, a second proof, and a covered rest after steaming.

Modern method
· Grains and starches
Split dried kusaya grilled to a deep amber brown and served simply on a plain ceramic plate.
Elevated risk

Kusaya

Izu Islands fish cured by repeated immersion in a maintained microbial brine, then dried. The reused brine, not drying alone, is what defines the product.

Izu Islands, Japan
· Fish and seafood
Small dish of finely ground green tea leaves mixed with fine salt, illustrating KAI's source-specific ocha-shio method.

Green tea leaf salt (ocha-shio)

Green tea leaf salt is a dry seasoning made by grinding tea leaves, sieving them and mixing the powder with fine salt. This Japanese-style version follows a documented equal-parts method.

Japan
· Condiments
A dry furikake blend of toasted white and black sesame, bonito flakes and nori beside a bowl of rice seasoned with the same blend.

Furikake

A dry Japanese rice seasoning of sesame, bonito, nori, sugar and salt. This documented home blend is one specific formula within a varied category with several early product histories.

Modern adaptation
· Condiments
A fresh, coarse bowl of one reported Ezay version with red chilli, tomato, onion, coriander, crumbled cheese and pepper.

Ezay

Ezay is a Bhutanese red-chilli seasoning served with rice, salads, momo and other dishes; this reported version combines chillies, tomato, onion, coriander, cheese and pepper.

Bhutan · Traditional method
· Condiments
Thin pale-rose slices of Norwegian rakfisk served on flatbread with sour cream and red onion.
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Rakfisk

Rakfisk is a Norwegian preserved fish: cleaned trout or char, salted, packed under pressure and matured cold, usually for about three months, before it is eaten sliced.

Norway
Fish and seafood
A small bowl of fresh grated Trinidadian cucumber chutney with green herb and pepper flecks.

Trinidadian cucumber chutney

A fresh Trinidadian cucumber chutney of grated firm cucumber, garlic, Scotch bonnet, shado beni, lemon and seasoning, described by its author as a doubles condiment.

Trinidad and Tobago
Peruvian salsa golf with capers and orange zest in a small white bowl.

Salsa golf / pink sauce

A cold mayonnaise-and-tomato condiment family with distinct documented forms in Argentina, Peru and Puerto Rico; this draft records a Peruvian caper-and-orange version and keeps its regional relatives separate.

Argentina
· Condiments
A shallow ceramic dish of red-orange Bulgarian sharena sol, speckled with dried savory, spice and salt.

Sharena sol

Bulgarian dry seasoning of salt, paprika, dried herbs and spices, with household and regional variations.

Bulgaria · Traditional method
Condiments