food

Information about food, meaning anything solid eaten for sustenance - solid to distinguish it from beverages.

Egypt has provided some of the earliest archaeological evidences of leavened bread, although it was probably being prepared much, much earlier. That old Egyptian bread was made from emmer wheat –one of the earliest crops to be domesticated and now almost a relic- and had a dense interior.

Brazilian culture and foods reflect those of the four obvious groups who make its population: native Brazilians, Portuguese and other Europeans, Africans, and Asians. For instance, the samba is a well known Brazilian dance with African roots. The bossa nova is a popular Brazilian music that blends jazz with local musical rhythms. Brazilians love sports, and their favorite one is soccer, which they name futbol -from the word football as this sport is known in Europe.

Think of Greece and what comes to mind first is usually blue seas, luminous skies, little white houses and very old ruins. That’s fine as Greek cooking cannot be understood without its Mediterranean influence or its ancient roots.
Traditional cuisine in Belgium relies heavily in local food. Modern cooking is of a finer level and much more stylish, very close to French cuisine, but based in high quality local ingredients.
Say Mexican food and most will think of burritos and tacos. There's much more to the country and its cuisine. Those, and other very heavy foods, are the traditional product primarily of Northern Mexico.