This is a list of food items by the region of the world they originate or were domesticated in.
Items common to most regions
Vegetables
Dandelion greens
Fruits
Coconuts Cranberry (species are native to subarctic regions) Elderberry (not present in tropical regions) Mulberry Raspberry (not present in Africa) Wild strawberry (not present in Africa) Yellow plum (common to tropical regions, excluding North America, Europe, and West Asia)
Meats
Crab Mussels Rabbit Duck
Seeds/Nuts
Acorn (not present in Africa and South America) Chestnuts (Northern Hemisphere) Hickory nuts (species native to East/Southeast Asia, North America, and South Asia) Pine nuts Walnuts (Northern Hemisphere)
Herbs/Spices
Wormwood
Other
Birch syrup (produced from birch trees which are native to Europe, North Asia, and North America)
Africa
East Africa
Grains/Cereals
Finger millet Teff Sorghum Originally from Sudan
Vegetables
Ensete Okra"Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)", pp. 216–224 in:
Fruits
Watermelon, originally from Northern Sudan. African gooseberry Water berry Monkey apple Star gooseberry Voa vanga
Seeds/Nuts
Noug
Other
Coffee Khat
West and Southern Africa
Grains/Cereals
African rice Fonio Pearl millet
Vegetables
Cowpea or black-eye peas Hausa groundnut Pigeon pea Yam
Fruits
Ackee African custard-apple African mangosteen African peach Amvout Baobab fruit Bungo Boufembe Bushveld Udara Black monkey orange Fluted gourd Finger root Kaffir plum Kola nut Cola millenii Bush cola (Cola pachycarpa) Monkey cola (Cola rostrata and Cola lepidota) Liane Marula Miracle berry Mokotra Natal plum Abam (Gambeya lacourtiana) Kiwano Kei apple Mobola plum Safou Tamarind Sao Tome peach (Chytranthus mannii)
Meats
Guineafowl
Seeds/Nuts
Kola Nut
Other
Oil palm
Asia
East and Southeast Asia Grains/Cereals
Buckwheat Foxtail millet Rice
Vegetables
Adzuki bean (or red mung bean) Calabash (or bottle gourd) Ginseng Lolot pepper Radish Soybean Taro Water spinach Wax gourd Winged bean
Fruits
Akebi Autumnberry Assam fan palm (Livistona jenkinsiana) Asam paya Alupag Batoko plum Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora) Bangkal Boxthorn Button mangosteen Seashore mangosteen Yellow mangosteen Che Cherry Citrus fruits (Citron, Calamansi, Grapefruit, Kumquat, Mandarin, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Pomelo, and Tangerine) Cempedak Ceri Doub Palm Durian Durian Kuning Red durian Red-fleshed durian Dabai Gac Goji Goumi Hardy Kiwi Jambos Kousa dogwood Kadsura coccinea Kepel Kuy Kiwifruit Kubal Kwai muk Lanzones Lapsi Longan Loquat Lipote Lychee Luuk jan Mangosteen Matoa Keledang Marang Maprang Malay gooseberry Mock Strawberry Melinjo Peach Persimmon Pomelo Paper mulberry Pangium Pulasan Pedalai Rambutan Rambai Rattan Rukam Rose myrtle Salak Starfruit Scramberry Spiderberry Sawo kecik Tampoi Japanese barberry Jentik Monkfruit Ucong Yangmei Wampi Wax apple Velvet tamarind Velvet persimon White mango Gitaan Nam nam Uvaria grandiflora
Meats
Chicken
Seeds/Nuts
Fox nut Sugar palm Water caltrop
Herbs/Spices
Betel leaf Fingerroot Indonesian bay leaf Kewra Saffrol laurel
Other
Tea Hemp Java olive tree
Southern Asia or Indian Subcontinent
Grains/Cereals
Indian barnyard millet Jungle Rice Little Millet Raishan
Vegetables
Black gram Chamoe Cucumber Eggplant Elephant foot yam Horseradish tree Ivy gourd Luffa Angled luffa Moth Bean Mung Bean Neem Pigeon pea Snake gourd
Fruits
Akola Bael fruit Bengal Currant Burflower-tree Ceylon gooseberry Ceylon raspberry Brindle berry Cowa fruit Indian gooseberry Indian coffee plum Indian plum Glueberry Kon Thekera Kadamba Malabar plum Medlar Mahura Mango Soh-shang Taikor Tara Wood-apple
Herbs/Spices
Black pepper Cardamom Cinnamon Curry leaf Holy basil Indian bay leaf Long pepper Radhuni Turmeric Vetiver
Other
Sal tree
Western Asia or Middle East
Grains/Cereals
Barley Bitter vetch Oats Rye Wheat
Vegetables
Allium species (chives, garlic, leek, onion, scallions, and shallots) Asparagus Beet Carrot Chickpea Fava bean Lentil Lettuce Turnip
Fruits
Apple Apricot Date palm Fig Grape Jujube Lasura Myrtus Plum Medlar Pomegranate Quince
Meats
Beef Goat Mutton Pork
Seeds/Nuts
Almond Flax or Linseed Sesame
Herbs/Spices
Asafoetida Black caraway Coriander Dill Lemongrass Thyme Mustard Spearmint
Oceania
Australia
Vegetables
Pencil yam
Fruits
Australian tamarind Black apple Blue cherry Broad-leaf bramble Burdekin plum Bush cherry Bush banana Cedar Bay cherry Cluster fig Common apple-berry Conkerberry Davidson's plum Desert fig Desert lime Emu apple Fibrous satinash Finger lime Illawarra plum Kakadu lime Kakadu plum Karkalla Lady apple Lemon aspen Little gooseberry tree Lilly pilly Magenta cherry Midyim Mountain pepper Muntries Native cherry Native currant Nonda plum Pigface Purple apple-berry Purple cherry Quandong Riberry Sandpaper fig Snow berry Sweet apple-berry Southern satinash White aspen White apple Powderpuff lilly-pilly Wild orange
Seeds/Nuts
Macadamia
Meats
Emu Kangaroo Possum Sea turtle
Other
Aniseed myrtle Saltbush Witchetty grub
Austranesia and New Guinea
Grains/Cereals
Job's tears
Vegetables
Aibika Air yam East Asian arrowroot (Kudzu) Eucheuma (sea moss or gusô) Fiji sago palm Fiveleaf yam Giant swamp taro Giant taro Highland pitpit Indian coral tree Joint fir Lengkuas Lesser yam Pako The Plentiful fig Polynesian arrowroot Sea grape Ti plant Torch ginger Ube (purple yam) Water chestnut
Fruits
Antidesma montanum Banana Bignay Bilimbi Binukaw Blue tongue Breadfruit Button mangosteen Breadnut Cempedak Dracontomelon costatum Dragon plum Fingersop Fe'i banana Dye Fig Ficus wassa Hala fruit Galo Golden apple Hala Fruit Island lychee Jackfruit Java apple Lipote Mangosteen Nypa fruticans Marang Marata Marianas breadfruit Millaa millaa vine Monkey jack Mo'onia fruit Mountain apple Noni Rambutan Rattan fruit Rukam Santol Star fruit Tal palm Tipuho Velvet apple Water apple
Meats
Banteng Carabao
Seeds/Nuts
Beach cordia Galip nut Pao nut Pili Sea almond Tahitian chestnut
Herbs/Spices
Bitter ginger Clove Cubeb Ginger Lemongrass Nutmeg tree (origin of Nutmeg and Mace) Pangi Pandan
Other
Agar Areca nut Areng palm Betel Edible-nest swiftlet Jaggery palm Kalingag Kava Nipa palm Queen sago palm Sugarcane True sago palm
Europe
Northern Europe, Western Europe and Eastern Europe
Grains/Cereals
Large crabgrass
Vegetables
Angelica Cabbage Parsnips Kohlrabi
Fruits
Barberry Blackcurrant Briançon apricot Bilberry Cherry Cloudberry Date-plum Dewberry Elderberry Garden strawberry (domesticated variety) Gooseberry Guelder rose Hawberry Hawthorn Lingonberry Juniper berry Pear Plum Red raspberry Redcurrant Rose hip Sloe Whortleberry
Meats
Domestic Rabbit
Seeds/Nuts
Hazelnuts Rapeseed
Herbs/Spices
Caraway Dill Hops Tarragon
Southern Europe or Mediterranean
Vegetables
Broccoli Brussels sprouts Beetroot Caper Cauliflower Collard Kale Sugarbeet Peas
Fruits
Cornelian cherry Juniper berry Grape vine (Vitis vinifera) Madrone (Arbutus unedo) Seaberry Olive
Herbs/Spices
Catnip Common sage Fennel Oregano Parsley Rosemary
Americas
North America
Grains/Cereals
Amaranth Erect knotweed Little barley Maygrass Wild rice
Vegetables
American Groundnut Sunchoke Tepary bean Dandelion
Fruits
American persimmon American plum American raspberry Beach plum Black cherry Black raspberry Blackberry Blueberry Buffaloberry Canada plum Canadian serviceberry Chokecherry Desert apricot Dewberry Eastern may hawthorn Fox grape Ground plum Huckleberry Maypop Pawpaw Red mulberry Salal Salmonberry Saskatoonberry Saw palmetto Thimbleberry Toyon Wintergreen
Meats
Alligator Bison Turkey (bird)
Seeds/Nuts
American hazelnut Black Walnut Pecan Sunflower
Herbs/Spices
American ginseng Blue sage Coneflower White sage
Other
Maple syrup
Central America and Caribbean
Grains/Cereals
Maize (corn)
Vegetables
Common bean or Pole bean Jicama Prickly pear cactus Scarlet runner bean or Butter bean Squash species (acorn squash, butternut squash, pumpkin, and zucchini) Strangler fig Yucca Zucchini
Fruits
Acerola Avocado Black sapote Guava Lucuma Mamey sapote Muntingia Papaya Pitaya (Dragonfruit) Prickly pear fruit Sapodilla Soursop Tomatillo
Herbs/Spices
Achiote Allspice Blue vine sage Chia Vanilla
Other
Agave Chicle Diviner's sage Tobacco
South America
Grains/Cereals
Quinoa
Vegetables
Andean lupin Arrowroot Canna (plant) Cassava Lima bean Oca Potatoes Sweet potato Yacón Ulloco
Fruits
Araza Cashew apple Cherimoyas Chili peppers Courbaril Feijoa Grenadia Jabuticaba Jelly palm Passion fruit Pineapple Saúco Tamarillo Tomato Quenepa
Meats
Armadillo Alpaca Capybara Guinea pig Llama Rhea (bird)
Seeds/Nuts
Brazil nut Cashew Peanut
Herbs/Spices
Anacahuita Boldo Cocoa bean Lemon verbena
Other
Coca Guarana Guayusa Marcela Yerba mate
See also
List of culinary fruits List of culinary herbs and spices List of culinary nuts List of dried foods List of edible seeds List of snack foods List of vegetables
References