Ethnic

Resources in this category:

ABC of Arabic Cuisine
http://www.arab.net/cuisine/

Introduction to and glossary for Arabic/Middle Eastern cuisine.

About.com: Caribbean Cuisine
http://gocaribbean.about.com/od/caribbeancuisine/index.htm

An Internet guide for the food of the people of Mexico, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cooking technique, desserts, breakfast, tropical fruit, spices, beverages, and more.

About.com: Chinese Cuisine
http://chinesefood.about.com/

An Internet guide to the food of the people of China, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cooking basics, chefs, breakfast, restaurants, recipes, and Szechuan, Cantonese and Peking cuisines.

About.com: Indian Food
http://indianfood.about.com/

An Internet guide for the food of the people of India, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cooking help, festivals, desserts, seafood, rice, barbeque, and Fusion & Sri Lankan cuisines.

About.com: Japanese Cuisine
http://japanesefood.about.com/

An Internet guide for the food of the people of Japan, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include drinks, tofu, rice, seafood, egg dishes, cookware, and sushi.

About.com: Kosher Food
http://kosherfood.about.com/

Offers a guide to eating and buying kosher foods. Find a variety of kosher recipes from holiday foods to vegetarian meals.

About.com: Southern U.S. Cuisine
http://southernfood.about.com/

An Internet guide for the food of the people of the southern United States, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cooking basics, canning, drying & curing, recipes, casseroles, desserts, and African-American & Cajun cuisines.

About.com: Spanish Cuisine
http://spanish.about.com/cs/recipesfood/?terms=spanish+food

An Internet guide for the food of the people of Spain, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums. Topics covered include cookbooks, cooking classes, fiestas, wines, seafod, and more.

All-Kosher Index
http://www.kosher.co.il/

"A comprehensive database of everything Kosher." Highlights of this site include a worldwide database of Kosher restaurants, companies, factories, and products; an international Kosher restaurant guide; and a directory of Kashrut authorities (each listing includes the authority's Kosher sign and contact information). The Kosher Times, UKA's Kashrut magazine, is also available here. Finally, there is a worldwide listing of Mikvaot, which includes name, address, and contact information.

Asia Food
http://www.AsiaFood.org/

An online resource of Asian food terms and recipes from Charmaine Solomon's Encyclopedia of Asian Food. Search the glossary by keyword or browse through an alphabetical listing. Search the recipes by keyword, type of dish, and region. Includes information on tea classification.

AsiaRecipe.Com
http://www.asiarecipe.com/

An "everything you wanted to know" resource about Asian recipes and cooking. The highlights of the site are the country-specific areas, which provide a historical and cultural profile of each of 2 dozen Asian nations, followed by recipes for main dishes, vegetarian dishes, sauces, and desserts from each country. The site also includes general information on ingredients and cooking techniques and equipment. A separate section of site deals with herbs and contains a list of herbs, an herb glossary, herbal remedies and folklore.

El Boricua
http://www.elboricua.com/

An educational site dedicated to Puerto Rico's culture and history. Specifically designed for second and third generation Boricuas as a place where they can learn about their roots in English in simple and basic terms. Information about the Taínos (the original inhabitants of the island), African cultural influence, national symbols, children's songs, holidays, poets, and food (including recipes).

A Cajun Family's Recipe Book
http://www.cajun-recipes.com/

"The enclosed recipes have been gathered from the household of a Cajun family who live in Franklin, Louisiana, USA." Very extensive, and covers more than just Cajun food.

Chili!
http://www.prismnet.com/~wallen/chili.html

Texan, Wayne Allen presnts his own chili recipes and the recipes of others along with tips and notes on chili preparation. The chili related resources and recipes will link you to other online recipe collections, societies and cookoffs.

La Cocina Mexicana
http://mexico.udg.mx/cocina/

Recipes for Mexican food, in Spanish and English.

The Congo Cookbook: African Recipes
http://www.congocookbook.com/

A collection of recipes from all over the African continent, with with observations about African food and cooking. Recipes are grouped by region and by ingredients. Info about other African cookbooks also provided.

The Creole and Cajun Recipe page
http://www.gumbopages.com/recipe-page.html

This website contains Cajun and Creole recipes from New Orleans, Southern Louisiana, and Acadiana or 'Cajun country'. In addition to recipes this website provides a glossary of ingredients, measurement and temperature equivalents, and a list of places to purchase ingredients. This website also offers a search engine which allows users to enter an ingredient or a name of dish to find a corresponding recipe.

FAQ: Kosher Food (rec.food.cuisine.jewish)
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/kosherfaq.htm

Frequently Asked Questions - Kosher Foods explains what constitutes kosher foods; includes a glossary of non-English terms, and lists of Internet resources, commercial resources, restaurants, etc.

Global Gourmet
http://www.globalgourmet.com/

"Celebrate the romance of foods, exotic spices and international travel with the Global Gourmet. Here, we taste the world country by country. Each nation has a Backgrounder that explains the cultural, historical and geographical influences, as well as What to Eat, Menu Guides and, in some cases, special reports on holidays or unique customs, like finger tapping in Chinese tea houses or the tomato fights of Tomatina, Spain."

One begins the culinary journey by either clicking on the name of a particular country or region, or by searching with keywords.

Hidden Korea
http://www.pbs.org/hiddenkorea/

"A nourishing introduction to--or reminder of--the rich food and culture of an ancient society." The companion website to a PBS television program of the same name.

Japanese Table Manners
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2005.html

Learn how to eat Japanese food politely.

Jewish Cooking in America with Joan Nathan
http://www.pbs.org/mpt/jewishcooking/

Based upon Joan Nathan's books and televion show, this site aims to explain the origins and reasons behind Jewish foods and holiday customs associated with them. It also includes recipes, ways to order books and videos and helpful cooking hints. Joan Nathan is a highly respected author and chef both in and out of the Jewish community. This site reflects that.

Jewish Food Mailing List Archive
http://www.jewishfood-list.com/

This archive site collects kosher recipes from over 1200 members; also included are kitchen anecdotes and some Jewish humor.

Kashrut.com
http://www.kashrut.com/

"The premier Kosher information source on the Internet." Provides information on Kosher products for both consumers and commercial establishments, including product alerts, a list of recommended beverages, kosher and non-kosher fish, and even a few recipes.

Kosher Express Recipes
http://www.koshercooking.com/

Collection of high holiday recipes; Passover main dishes, breakfast and dessert recipes. The site has links to Passover usenet archives and Kosher resources.

KosherFood from About.com
http://kosherfood.about.com/

This site has a guide to eating and buying kosher foods also features a variety of kosher recipes from holiday foods to vegetarian meals.

KosherQuest
http://www.kosherquest.org/

"KosherQuest is the Web site of the Kosher Information Bureau. It is the most comprehensive Web site regarding Kashrus in the world. KosherQuest ... provides an outstanding resource for the Kosher consumer listing over 30,000 products that are reliably certified as Kosher. Product search is only one of many features of this site. The Web site is designed with a magazine format, and has articles that are updated regularly. Besides feature articles, KosherQuest has a Kosher update/alert section, listing new products and changes in Kashrus status of products; a recipe section; an ask the Rabbi section, listing questions answered by Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz."

Krsnas Prasadam: A Collection of Recipes & Instructions
http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/prasadam/recipes/recipes.h...

Published by Hare Kryshnas, "this offered collection of recipes is intended to spread the mercy of Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We invite the devotees to share their favorite recipes - and best kept secrets - for Krsna conscious dishes. We will also include here the offering prayers and practices, and suggestions for preparing and distributing prasadam." Many of the recipes are traditionally Indian dishes.

Mangiare Bene
http://www.mangiarebene.net/

"An Italian Internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking; traditional, regional, innovative Mediterranean cuisine." Features several categories of recipes and a section on terminology, etiquette, and cooking tips. Also features recipes from "Great Chefs" in Italy and recipes from movies. The site is available in Italian, English, and Japanese.

Oneida Indian Nation - Native Foods
http://oneida-nation.net/cookbook/

"Known as the "sustainers of life," the Iroquois consider corn, beans and squash to be special gifts from the Creator. The well-being of each crop is believed to be protected by one of the Three Sister Spirits. Many an Indian legend has been woven around the "Three Sisters" -sisters who would never be apart from one another- sisters who should be planted together, eaten together and celebrated together." These recipes feature the Three Sisters: corn, beans, and squash. They were designed to help people "regain healthy diet and exercise habits by returning to their traditional foods, with the added benefit of current nutrition knowledge, which teaches us how to limit the amounts of fat and salt in our diet."

RecipeSource: Ethiopian Recipes
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/africa/ethiopian/

SOAR: The Searchable Online Archive of Recipes, Ethiopian Recipes

Rolling Your Own Sushi
http://www.rain.org/~hutch/sushi.html

Learn to roll your own sushi at home with help from recipes and diagrams at this site.

Skafferiet: Receptsök
http://www.ica.se/

"A searchable database with several thousand recipes ranging from everyday fare to formal dinners. All recipes in Swedish."

Soul Food Cookbook
http://www.soulfoodcookbook.com/

"A collective cookbook of Recipes, for all to enjoy culinary delights born from the Black/African American, Jamaican and Caribbean cultures."

Tokyo Food Page
http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html

For the lover of Japanese food, this site offers information on a variety of Japanese specialty cuisines, a listing of restaurants in Tokyo, articles on Japanese food beautifully illustrated with photographs, and Japanese recipes.

Zabihah
http://www.zabihah.com/

Zabihah provides a rating service for halal establishments across the globe. Users select a state/province/country, and then browse listings for restaurants, groceries, and other stores in selected metropolitan areas. Establishments are rated by users, who also provide information on the relative price and "halal authenticity." There's even a section on halal airline meals!