Europe
The Origins Of Food By Continent
Alexanders (also alisanders horse parsley, Smyrnium) is native to North Africa, Europe, and southwestern Asia. Appreciated by both Romans and Greeks, replaced today by similar celery. Spices & Herbs
Anise (also aniseed) is native to the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia. In use in Europe and Asia. Spices & Herbs
Apple mint (also wooly mint, Herba Buena) is native to Europe and used in European cooking. Spices & Herbs
Artichoke (also globe artichoke) is native to southern Europe. It is the actual flower of a thistle. Vegetables
Asparagus are several types, originally native to West Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Vegetables
Barley Wild barley is native to Africa, Europe, and Asia. Widely grown as a base for beverages like beer. Very important in Europe before wheat took over. Grains & Cereals
Beetroot (garden beet, red beet, table beet) is a typically developed assortment of beet that is local to Europe and Asia. Both roots and leafs can be used. Vegetables
Bilberry (also blåbär, whortleberry, ground hurts, whinberry, wimberry, myrtle blueberry, and fraughanare) is native in temperate regions in Asia and Europe. Fruits & Nuts
Black mustard is native to southern Europe but has spread to various cuisines like in India and in Africa. Spices & Herbs
Black salsify (also Spanish salsify, black oyster plant, serpent root, viper's herb, viper's grass) is a root vegetable native to southern Europe and southwestern Asia. Vegetables
Blackberry are several species that are native to temperate areas in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Fruits & Nuts
Blackcurrant (also cassis) belongs to the family ribes. Used to make jellies and drinks. Native to temperate areas in the northern hemisphere. Fruits & Nuts
Blood orange (also red-orange) are bitter mutations of the sweet orange and native to Europe. Fruits & Nuts
Broccoli is the actual flower of a plant in the family Brassicaceae. It was cultivated in Europe about 2000 years ago from a type of wild cabbage. There are several cultivars. Vegetables
Brussels (also Brussel sprouts) were cultivated from wild cabbage in Europe, probably as early as the 13th century. Vegetables
Buckwheat is actually a plant that has its botanical origin in two species, one native to North America and the other to Europe and Asia It was first domesticated in China about 8000 years ago. Grains & Cereals
Button mushroom (also champignon) is by far the most commonly grown mushroom. Varieties are portobello and crimini. It is native to Europe and North America. Mushrooms
Cabbage (also head cabbage, heading cabbage) was cultivated in ancient times from wild mustard native to the Mediterranean. Vegetables
Caper (also caper berry) is local to the Mediterranean. Mostly consumed pickled. Spices & Herbs
Caraway (likewise Persian cumin, Meridian fennel) is local to West Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Are developed for their little organic products that are extremely well known in cooking styles in Europe. Not to be confused with cumin so common in Indian cuisine. Spices & Herbs
Cardoon (also artichoke thistle) is closely related to the globe artichoke. Native to Mediterranean Europe. Vegetables
Carob is native to the Mediterranean. The pod was popular in many ancient cultures like the Egyptians. Fruits & Nuts
Carp include several species. Has been cultivated for thousands of years. Is native to Europe and Asia. Fish & Seafood
Carrot is the cultivated form of wild carrot that is native to Europe and southwestern Asia. related to parsley. Vegetables
Cattle of the family bovinae is one of our most important and loved livestock animals. They have been domesticated for over 8000 years providing us with milk and dairy products. Today they are spread out all over the world, originally they all stem from a now-extinct wild species known as auroch, these huge animals lived in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. There are many breeds all around the world, specialized in producing milk, leather or meat. Livestock
Cauliflower mushroom (also sparassus) is native to Europe and North America. It has only started to be cultivated recently. Mushrooms
Cauliflower is various cultivars originating in wild cabbage. First surged in Mediterranean Europe. Vegetables
Celery root (also celeriac, turnip-rooted celery, knob celery) is a type of celery grown for its root. Native to Asia and Europe. Vegetables
Celery (also Chinese spinach) is cultivated from wild celery native to temperate regions in Asia and Europe. Vegetables
Char is closely related to salmon and trout. Dwell in really cold freshwater. Native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Fish & Seafood
Chard (also perpetual spinach, Swiss chard, silverbeet, spinach beet, crab beet, mangold,) are the cultivars of beet with edible leafs. A descendant of the wild sea beet native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Vegetables
Cheese Cheddar is produced by different strategies for coagulating milk and in this way evacuating fluid called whey, rennet is ordinarily added to this "curd" to cause it to settle. The cheddar would then be able to sit to let mature making taste with the help of microscopic organisms and now and then form growth. There are many strategies where cheddar can be cooked, dried or enhanced before expended. The origin of cheese is uncertain, but to say several thousands of years ago somewhere in the Middle East, Europe or Northern Africa you won´t be wrong. Dairy Products
Cherry is a generic term for various species native to northern America, Europe, and Asia. The original cherry is native to Europe. Fruits & Nuts
Chervil (also garden chervil, gourmet´s parsley) is a leaf herb domesticated in Europe. Common in the French kitchen. Spices & Herbs
Chicory is an herb native to Europe. The roots are grown to make a coffee substitute. The leaves are cultivated for use in salads, the many times known as endive. Vegetables
Clabber could be translated as curdled sour milk. Origin is the British Isles. Dairy Products
Clawed lobsters are two saltwater dwelling species only found in the Atlantic north of the equator. Priced for their good taste. Fish & Seafood
Clotted cream from South England. Made by warming milk unpasteurized milk and leaving it until the cream ascends to the surface. Traditionally eaten with scones. Dairy Products
Cloudberry (also bakeapple) part of the mulberry family. Grows in colder temperate areas in the northern hemisphere. Many times used in jams. Fruits & Nuts
Cod is one of our more popular foods. Eaten dried, smoked or fresh. Is a number of species found in the Northern Atlantic, the Arctic and the Western Pacific oceans, other than cod you have pollock. The commercial fishing has been concentrated to the Atlantic cod, overfishing has created problems. Fish & Seafood
Collard greens were cultivated from wild cabbage native to the Mediterranean. Vegetables
Common ling is native to the North Atlantic. Large. Fish & Seafood
Common sole native to the Eastern North Atlantic until the Mediterranean. Very popular, meat is expensive. Fish & Seafood
Condensed milk Dense milk exists in different recipes, regularly it is a high-fat item that is gotten by expelling water and including sugar. Often used in desserts. Albeit comparative items were utilized over a thousand years back in Focal Asia the cutting edge structure was imagined in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Dairy Products
Cattle of the family bovinae is one of our most important and loved livestock animals. They have been domesticated for over 8000 years providing us with milk and dairy products. Today they are spread out all over the world, originally they all stem from a now-extinct wild species known as auroch, these huge animals lived in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. There are many breeds all around the world, specialized in producing milk, leather or meat. Livestock
Cauliflower mushroom (also sparassus) is native to Europe and North America. It has only started to be cultivated recently. Mushrooms
Cauliflower is various cultivars originating in wild cabbage. First surged in Mediterranean Europe. Vegetables
Celery root (also celeriac, turnip-rooted celery, knob celery) is a type of celery grown for its root. Native to Asia and Europe. Vegetables
Celery (also Chinese spinach) is cultivated from wild celery native to temperate regions in Asia and Europe. Vegetables
Char is closely related to salmon and trout. Dwell in really cold freshwater. Native to North America, Europe, and Asia. Fish & Seafood
Chard (also perpetual spinach, Swiss chard, silverbeet, spinach beet, crab beet, mangold,) are the cultivars of beet with edible leafs. A descendant of the wild sea beet native to parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia. Vegetables
Cheese Cheddar is produced by different strategies for coagulating milk and in this way evacuating fluid called whey, rennet is ordinarily added to this "curd" to cause it to settle. The cheddar would then be able to sit to let mature making taste with the help of microscopic organisms and now and then form growth. There are many strategies where cheddar can be cooked, dried or enhanced before expended. The origin of cheese is uncertain, but to say several thousands of years ago somewhere in the Middle East, Europe or Northern Africa you won´t be wrong. Dairy Products
Cherry is a generic term for various species native to northern America, Europe, and Asia. The original cherry is native to Europe. Fruits & Nuts
Chervil (also garden chervil, gourmet´s parsley) is a leaf herb domesticated in Europe. Common in the French kitchen. Spices & Herbs
Chicory is an herb native to Europe. The roots are grown to make a coffee substitute. The leaves are cultivated for use in salads, the many times known as endive. Vegetables
Clabber could be translated as curdled sour milk. Origin is the British Isles. Dairy Products
Clawed lobsters are two saltwater dwelling species only found in the Atlantic north of the equator. Priced for their good taste. Fish & Seafood
Clotted cream from South England. Made by warming milk unpasteurized milk and leaving it until the cream ascends to the surface. Traditionally eaten with scones. Dairy Products
Cloudberry (also bakeapple) part of the mulberry family. Grows in colder temperate areas in the northern hemisphere. Many times used in jams. Fruits & Nuts
Cod is one of our more popular foods. Eaten dried, smoked or fresh. Is a number of species found in the Northern Atlantic, the Arctic and the Western Pacific oceans, other than cod you have pollock. The commercial fishing has been concentrated to the Atlantic cod, overfishing has created problems. Fish & Seafood
Collard greens were cultivated from wild cabbage native to the Mediterranean. Vegetables
Common ling is native to the North Atlantic. Large. Fish & Seafood
Common sole native to the Eastern North Atlantic until the Mediterranean. Very popular, meat is expensive. Fish & Seafood
Condensed milk Dense milk exists in different recipes, regularly it is a high-fat item that is gotten by expelling water and including sugar. Often used in desserts. Albeit comparative items were utilized over a thousand years back in Focal Asia the cutting edge structure was imagined in Europe in the mid-nineteenth century. Dairy Products
Coriander Coriander is local to South Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia. It is a plant whose leaves and fruits (seeds) are used. The leaves are also known as cilantro, coriander leaves, and Chinese parsley. It is an integral part of many cuisines all over the world. Spices & Herbs
Corn salad (also Lewiston corn salad, lamb's lettuce, field salad, rapunzel) is a leafy green native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. Vegetables
Cottage cheese is a loose "curd" that still holds quite a lot of whey. Often mild in flavor. It can be made with or with our rennet with different results. Inception and age is very obscure, it can likely be associated with general cheddar making. Dairy Products
Cranberry is native to colder temperate areas in Asia, Europe, and North America. Mainly used to make juice and jam. Fruits & Nuts
Cream cheese is derived through a quite complicated process. Bacterias are added to a milk and cream mixture and then carefully balanced through different temperatures to achieve the creaminess. Origin is 17th century Western Europe. Dairy Products
Crème Fraiche As the name suggests it has its origins in France, more exactly in Normandy. It is made by letting unpasteurized milk ferment during 12-24h, with pasteurized milk you have to add bacteria (normally from yoghurt) to achieve the same result. Dairy Products
Cultured buttermilk you get from adding a lactic bacteria to milk provocing a fermentation process. It can be used in bread or icecream making. A related product is the Swedish "filmjölk". Origin is somewhere in Europe, Asia or Africa.Dairy Products
Curd is the solidified type of milk when it has coagulated with the assistance of corrosive or rennet. Dairy Products
Cuttlefish are related to squids and octopuses. Found in salt waters in East and South Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Fish & Seafood. Readmore
Corn salad (also Lewiston corn salad, lamb's lettuce, field salad, rapunzel) is a leafy green native to Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. Vegetables
Cottage cheese is a loose "curd" that still holds quite a lot of whey. Often mild in flavor. It can be made with or with our rennet with different results. Inception and age is very obscure, it can likely be associated with general cheddar making. Dairy Products
Cranberry is native to colder temperate areas in Asia, Europe, and North America. Mainly used to make juice and jam. Fruits & Nuts
Cream cheese is derived through a quite complicated process. Bacterias are added to a milk and cream mixture and then carefully balanced through different temperatures to achieve the creaminess. Origin is 17th century Western Europe. Dairy Products
Crème Fraiche As the name suggests it has its origins in France, more exactly in Normandy. It is made by letting unpasteurized milk ferment during 12-24h, with pasteurized milk you have to add bacteria (normally from yoghurt) to achieve the same result. Dairy Products
Cultured buttermilk you get from adding a lactic bacteria to milk provocing a fermentation process. It can be used in bread or icecream making. A related product is the Swedish "filmjölk". Origin is somewhere in Europe, Asia or Africa.Dairy Products
Curd is the solidified type of milk when it has coagulated with the assistance of corrosive or rennet. Dairy Products
Cuttlefish are related to squids and octopuses. Found in salt waters in East and South Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. Fish & Seafood. Readmore
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