1,746 traditional recipes

Traditional British coconut ice with a white and pink layered look. Just sugar, water, desiccated coconut, and vanilla cooked to soft-ball stage and pressed into squares. A classic Christmas sweet that's dead simple to make.

Schwaemme, a traditional German cream sauce with king boletes and chanterelles, finished with parsley and lemon. Serve over potato or bread dumplings for a classic Bavarian side.

Broccoli and feta cheese pie with carrots and red pepper in a light egg custard made with evaporated skim milk. A colorful vegetable pie that's lower in fat than traditional quiche.

Traditional Thai mung bean pudding thickened with arrowroot and topped with warm salted coconut milk. A naturally vegan dessert that's creamy, lightly sweet, and just as good cold from the fridge.

Besitos de coco are traditional Latin American coconut macaroons made with fresh ground coconut, egg yolks, brown sugar, and butter. Golden, chewy, and rich with real coconut flavor. Little kisses worth fighting over.

Traditional Mexican beans cooked in a pot (frijoles de olla) with just onion, lard, and salt. Slow-simmered from dried beans for 3 hours until tender and soupy. The foundation of Mexican cooking.

German marble kuchen swirls vanilla butter cake with chocolate syrup batter for a tender bundt with bold dark and light bands. A traditional German tea cake baked in a tube pan.

Chiles rellenos with green chili strips wrapped around cheddar cheese cubes, dipped in a light egg batter, and deep-fried golden. Classic Mexican stuffed peppers done the traditional way.

German potato pancake (Kartoffelkratzet) made from boiled potatoes grated with eggs, sour cream, and flour, then pan-fried in lard until crisp. Traditionally served with stewed rhubarb.

Holdermus is a traditional German elderberry mush thickened with milk and flour or a roux, finished with honey and clarified butter. A rustic farmhouse dessert served straight from the skillet with toasted bread cubes.

Hops yeast starter brews a traditional wild-yeast bread starter from hops, malt flour, brown sugar, and water. The pre-commercial baking technique used by pioneers and old-time home bakers.

Sopa de Albondigas, a traditional Mexican meatball soup with beef and pork meatballs mixed with rice, simmered in a tomato beef broth. A hearty, comforting bowl of homemade soup.

Dry your beans well before cooking. To get the traditional ‘blistered’ look of the beans you will need to shallow-fry them for 5-6 minutes and stir constantly to avoid burning.

Chuck roast marinates in a bright lemon-onion bath before roasting until tender in this citrus-forward pot roast where fresh lemon slices and marjoram create unexpected flavor that breaks from traditional brown gravy.

White miso dressing (sumiso) made with shiro miso, sake, sugar, and egg yolks. A traditional Japanese sauce for nuta-ae, karashi sumiso-ae, and kinome-ae dishes.

Old-school sugar-cured ham dry rub: salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. A three-ingredient Southern heirloom mix for curing fresh ham the traditional way at home.