regional staple
Area's signature food
A regional staple is a food, product, or cultural element that defines a particular area's identity and daily life.
The phrase usually describes cuisine: Grits are a regional staple in the American South.
Something becomes a regional staple through long tradition, local production, or deep cultural association—crawfish in Louisiana, wine in Burgundy, olive oil around the Mediterranean.
- localOf this area
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- dietCustomary food consumption
- harvestGathering mature crops
- harvest seasonPeriod for collecting crops
grain · maize · corn flour · rice · rice paddy · cassava · bread · corn · wheat · millet · yam · taro · plantain · grinding stone · sorghum · root vegetable · whole grain · subsistence
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