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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	11
	black pepper	10
	olive oil	6
	cumin	5
	lemon juice	4
	parsley	4
	cayenne pepper	3
	cinnamon	3
	ginger	3
	coriander	2
	corn oil	2
	honey	2
	peanut butter	2
British	black pepper	2
British	salt	2
Caribbean	salt	6
	black pepper	5
	lime juice	5
	cayenne pepper	4
	cilantro	4
	olive oil	4
	orange juice	4
	cinnamon	3
	ginger	3
	honey	3
	thyme	3
	cumin	2
	Dijon mustard	2
	lemon juice	2
	pineapple juice	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
Dutch
East Asian	soy sauce	20
	salt	13
	ginger	12
	black pepper	9
	sesame oil	8
	vegetable oil	7
	peanut oil	4
	cayenne pepper	3
	honey	3
	tomato ketchup	3
	wine vinegar	3
	canola oil	2
	lemon juice	2
	lime juice	2
	olive oil	2
	white vinegar	2
	Worcestershire sauce	2
East European	salt	9
	black pepper	5
	olive oil	3
	cinnamon	2
	dill	2
	paprika	2
	vegetable oil	2
French	salt	14
	black pepper	9
	olive oil	7
	lemon juice	6
	cinnamon	3
	Dijon mustard	3
	thyme	3
	vanilla extract	3
	vegetable oil	3
	bay leaves	2
	mayonnaise	2
	nutmeg	2
	parsley	2
	tarragon	2
German	salt	3
	black pepper	2
	cinnamon	2
	cloves	2
Greek	olive oil	6
	black pepper	5
	salt	5
	lemon juice	4
	oregano	4
Indian Subcontinent	salt	13
	ginger	7
	cinnamon	6
	cumin	5
	black pepper	4
	curry powder	4
	lemon juice	4
	cardamom	3
	cayenne pepper	3
	chili powder	3
	cilantro	3
	cloves	3
	coriander	3
	garam masala	3
	olive oil	3
	turmeric	3
	vegetable oil	3
	allspice	2
	canola oil	2
	paprika	2
	wine vinegar	2
Irish	salt	4
Irish	black pepper	3
Italian	salt	29
	olive oil	28
	black pepper	23
	basil	14
	parsley	12
	lemon juice	7
	oregano	7
	cayenne pepper	4
	Italian seasoning	4
	rosemary	4
	almond extract	2
	garlic powder	2
	vanilla extract	2
	white vinegar	2
Mediterranean	olive oil	18
	salt	18
	black pepper	17
	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	19
	chili powder	11
	cumin	11
	lime juice	11
	black pepper	10
	olive oil	10
	cilantro	9
	oregano	6
	cayenne pepper	5
	vegetable oil	5
	canola oil	4
	salsa	4
	corn oil	3
	cinnamon	2
	garlic powder	2
	garlic salt	2
Middle Eastern	olive oil	7
	lemon juice	6
	salt	6
	cayenne pepper	3
	cumin	3
	parsley	3
	tahini	3
	black pepper	2
	mint	2
North American	salt	88
	black pepper	53
	vanilla extract	42
	cinnamon	39
	olive oil	28
	lemon juice	24
	parsley	22
	nutmeg	19
	thyme	17
	vegetable oil	14
	garlic powder	13
	honey	13
	basil	12
	paprika	12
	oregano	11
	cayenne pepper	9
	ginger	9
	cloves	7
	orange juice	7
	bay leaves	6
	chili powder	6
	Dijon mustard	6
	mayonnaise	6
	tomato ketchup	6
	canola oil	5
	chocolate syrup	5
	cider vinegar	5
	cumin	5
	rosemary	5
	soy sauce	5
	white vinegar	5
	Worcestershire sauce	5
	almond extract	4
	maple syrup	4
	pineapple juice	4
	wine vinegar	4
	apple cider	3
	balsamic vinegar	3
	garlic salt	3
	kosher salt	3
	lime juice	3
	onion powder	3
	peanut butter	3
	poultry seasoning	3
	sage	3
	tarragon	3
	white pepper	3
	apple juice	2
	BBQ sauce	2
	cranberry juice	2
	curry powder	2
	hot pepper sauce	2
	lemon pepper	2
	marjoram	2
	mustard powder	2
Russian	black pepper	4
	salt	3
	honey	2
	mint	2
Scandinavian	salt	7
	black pepper	4
	vegetable oil	2
Scottish
South American	salt	11
	black pepper	10
	olive oil	5
	cilantro	4
	parsley	3
	basil	2
	lime juice	2
	oregano	2
	vegetable oil	2
	wine vinegar	2
Southeast Asian	salt	8
	ginger	6
	lime juice	6
	soy sauce	6
	vegetable oil	6
	cayenne pepper	4
	cilantro	4
	peanut butter	4
	black pepper	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
	saffron	2

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