local fare

Area's typical food

Local fare refers to food and cuisine characteristic of a particular place or region.

Travelers seek out local fare to experience authentic regional cooking: We skipped the chain restaurants and tried the local fare instead.

The term can also mean transportation costs within a specific area, though the culinary sense dominates.

Related

traditional dishes · bus ticket · home cooking · comfort food · tavern · diner · roadside · authentic · mom-and-pop · hole-in-the-wall · hole in the wall · specialty · delicacy · passage · foodways · terroir · seasonal · harvest

Opposites
origin and authenticity

local farefast food

Speedy prepared meals

McDonald's · processed food · fusion cuisine

culinary reach and familiarity

local fareglobal cuisine

Dishes from many nations

airport food · hotel buffet · continental cuisine · ethnic food · fusion cuisine

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G