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Algerian
A North African cuisine of couscous, stews, and grilled meats, drawing on Berber, Arab, Ottoman, and French roots across the country's varied climates.
Looking for 8-letter cuisines? Here are 19 cuisines that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 8-letter Cuisines
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Austrian
The Habsburg-era cuisine of Vienna, layered with Hungarian, Bohemian, and Italian inheritances and famous for schnitzel, sachertorte, and coffeehouse culture.
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Bavarian
The southern German cuisine of pretzel, weisswurst, knödel dumplings, and roast pork, fueled by the world's most famous beer culture.
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Egyptian
A grain-and-legume cuisine of the Nile, built on fava beans, lentils, garlic, and tomato, with deep peasant roots and a strong vegetarian backbone.
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Filipino
A Southeast Asian cuisine of vinegar braises, sweet-savory stews, and Spanish, Chinese, and American layers, built around rice and the family table.
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Ghanaian
A West African cuisine built around fufu, palm oil soups, kelewele plantain, and a long-standing rivalry with Nigeria over jollof rice.
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Gujarati
A western Indian vegetarian cuisine famed for its balanced sweet-salty-spicy thali, fermented snacks, and the world's most expansive home-style Jain cooking.
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Hawaiian
A Pacific island cuisine of poi, kalua pig, and poke, layered with Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, and Filipino plantation-era contributions.
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Jamaican
The Caribbean island cuisine of jerk, ackee and saltfish, and curry goat, layering African, British, Indian, and Spanish strands over a Taino indigenous base.
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Japanese
An island cuisine built on dashi, rice, and the seasons, valuing restraint, precision knife work, and a deep respect for ingredients in their natural state.
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Lebanese
An eastern Mediterranean cuisine of mezze, olive oil, citrus, and charcoal-grilled meats, often considered the most internationally recognized Levantine kitchen.
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Malagasy
The cuisine of Madagascar, anchored by rice three meals a day, with Southeast Asian, East African, and French strands stitched into one island table.
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Moroccan
A North African cuisine of tagines, couscous, preserved lemon, and the spice market — Berber, Arab, Andalusian, and French strands woven together.
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Nigerian
West Africa's most populous cuisine, built around jollof rice, palm oil, fiery pepper soups, and starchy swallows like pounded yam and fufu.
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Peruvian
A South American cuisine of potatoes, ceviche, and aji peppers, where ancient Inca staples met Spanish, African, Chinese, and Japanese immigrant kitchens.
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Shandong
One of China's oldest culinary schools, originating on the northern peninsula and famed for clear seafood broths, scallion-forward seasoning, and imperial banquet roots.
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Sicilian
A southern Italian island cuisine where Arab, Greek, Norman, and Spanish layers met to produce the world's first sorbets, citrus desserts, and almond-heavy savory dishes.
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Tunisian
A North African cuisine famous for harissa — the country's fiery red chili paste — alongside olive oil, semolina couscous, and Mediterranean seafood.
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Zhejiang
A refined eastern Chinese cuisine from Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, known for fresh-tasting seafood, vinegar-bright sauces, and a respect for the seasons.
About 8-letter cuisines
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