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Mayan Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Maya people.

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Mapuche Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Mapuche people.

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Māori Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Māori people.

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Malay Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Malay people.

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Laz Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Laz people.

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Kurdish Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Kurdish people.

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Jewish Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Jewish communities.

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Inuit Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Inuit people.

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Inuit Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Inuit people.

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Igbo Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Igbo people.

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Hausa Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Hausa people.

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Hakka Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Hakka people.

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Gaucho Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Gaucho communities.

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Garifuna Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Garifuna people.

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Creole Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Creole communities.

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Circassian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Circassian people.

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Chechen Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Chechen people.

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Cape Malay Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Cape Malay community.

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Cajun Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Cajun people.

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Berber (Amazigh) Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Amazigh (Berber) people.

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Bedouin Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Bedouin people.

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Basque Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Basque people.

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Balochi Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Baloch people.

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Aymara Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Aymara people.

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Ashkenazi Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Ashkenazi Jewish communities.

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Amish Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Amish communities.

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Ainu Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Ainu people.

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Afrikaner Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Afrikaner people.

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Aboriginal Australian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Aboriginal Australians.

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Inca Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Inca civilization.

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Maya Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Maya civilization.

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Aztec Cuisine:

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Aztec civilization.

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Mughal Cuisine:

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Mughal Empire.

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Renaissance Italian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Renaissance Italy.

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Medieval European Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of medieval Europe.

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Viking Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Viking Age societies of Scandinavia.

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Carthaginian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of ancient Carthage.

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Phoenician Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Phoenician civilization.

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Persian Imperial Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the historical Persian empires.

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Assyrian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Assyrian civilization.

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Babylonian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Babylonian civilization.

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Sumerian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Sumerian civilization.

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Hittite Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Hittite civilization.

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Seljuk Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Seljuk Empire.

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Ottoman Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Ottoman Empire.

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Byzantine Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the Byzantine Empire.

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Ancient Roman Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Ancient Rome.

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Ancient Greek Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Ancient Greece.

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Ancient Egyptian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Ancient Egypt.

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Ancient Egyptian Cuisine

The general term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of Ancient Egypt.

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Oceanian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries and islands of Oceania.

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South American Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of South America.

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Caribbean Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries and islands of the Caribbean.

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North American Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of North America.

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African Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries and regions of Africa.

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Southeast Asian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of Southeast Asia.

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East Asian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of East Asia.

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South Asian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of South Asia.

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Central Asian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of Central Asia.

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Caucasian Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries and peoples of the Caucasus.

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Middle Eastern Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of the Middle East.

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European Cuisines

The collective term for the food preparation, cooking, serving, and dining traditions characteristic of the countries of Europe.

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Travels through France and Italy

Tobias Smollett's travel narrative offering a critical and observational perspective on the Grand Tour experience.

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Italian Journey

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's account of his travels in Italy, widely regarded as one of the classic literary representations of the Grand Tour and its cultural and personal transformative dimensions.

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The Voyage of Italy

A pioneering travel work by Richard Lassels that played a fundamental role in shaping the concept and educational ideals of the Grand Tour.

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Thomas Gray

An English poet whose European travels and cultural observations reflect the Grand Tour's close relationship with literature, aesthetics, and classical education.

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Horace Walpole

An English writer, art collector, and patron whose European travels, architectural interests, and collecting activities embody the aristocratic cultural ideals associated with the Grand Tour.

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James Boswell

A Scottish biographer and diarist whose travel journals illustrate the Grand Tour as a vehicle for personal experience, cultural observation, and intellectual learning.

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Tobias Smollett

A Scottish novelist and travel writer whose Travels through France and Italy transformed the Grand Tour experience into a critical and observational form of travel literature.

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Edward Gibbon

An English historian whose studies of ancient Rome reflected the Grand Tour's enduring interest in classical history and civilization.

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Lord Byron

An English Romantic poet whose European travels and literary works exemplify the relationship between the Grand Tour and the travel culture of the Romantic period.

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A German writer whose Italian Journey represents one of the most influential literary accounts of the Grand Tour, emphasizing its cultural, artistic, and transformative dimensions.

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Joseph Addison

An English essayist whose writings on his travels in Italy strengthened the association of the Grand Tour with classical culture, art, and the study of ancient civilizations.

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John Locke

An English philosopher whose educational theories provided the intellectual foundation for the Grand Tour as a means of cultivating the personal development, manners, and practical knowledge of young aristocrats.

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Richard Lassels

An English travel writer best known for one of the earliest uses of the term Grand Tour. His work The Voyage of Italy played a pivotal role in popularizing Italy-centered cultural travel as an essential component of aristocratic education.

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Expo 2023 Doha (Expo 2023 Doha Qatar – Green Desert, Better Environment)

A specialized exposition held in Doha, Qatar, in 2023–2024.

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Expo 2017 Astana (Expo 2017 Astana – Future Energy)

A specialized exposition held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2017.

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Expo 2012 Yeosu (Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea – The Living Ocean and Coast)

A specialized exposition held in Yeosu, South Korea, in 2012.

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Expo 2008 Zaragoza (Expo Zaragoza 2008 – Water and Sustainable Development)

A specialized exposition held in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2008.

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Expo '98 Lisbon (Expo '98 Lisboa – The Oceans, a Heritage for the Future)

A specialized exposition held in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1998.

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Expo '93 Daejeon (Daejeon Expo '93)

A specialized exposition held in Daejeon, South Korea, in 1993.

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Expo '88 Brisbane (World Expo 88)

A specialized exposition held in Brisbane, Australia, in 1988.

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Expo '85 Tsukuba (International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan, 1985)

A specialized exposition held in Tsukuba, Japan, in 1985.

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Stockholm Exhibition of 1936 (Stockholmsutställningen 1936)

A specialized exposition held in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1936.

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Expo 2030 Riyadh (Expo 2030 Riyadh)

A world exposition scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2030.

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Expo 2020 Dubai (Expo 2020 Dubai – Connecting Minds, Creating the Future)

A world exposition held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, in 2021–2022 after being postponed from 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Expo 2015 (Expo Milano 2015 – Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life)

A world exposition held in Milan, Italy, in 2015.

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Expo 2010 (Expo 2010 Shanghai China)

A world exposition held in Shanghai, China, in 2010.

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Expo 2005 (Expo 2005 Aichi – Nature's Wisdom)

A world exposition held in Aichi, Japan, in 2005.

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Expo 2000 (World Exposition Expo 2000 Hannover)

A world exposition held in Hannover, Germany, in 2000.

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Expo '92 (Universal Exposition of Seville 1992)

A world exposition held in Seville, Spain, in 1992.

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Expo '70 (Japan World Exposition Osaka 1970)

A world exposition held in Osaka, Japan, in 1970.

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Expo 67 (Expo 67 – Man and His World)

A world exposition held in Montreal, Canada, in 1967.

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Century 21 Exposition (Century 21 Exposition)

A world exposition held in Seattle, Washington, the United States, in 1962.

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Expo 58 (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles 1958)

A world exposition held in Brussels, Belgium, in 1958.

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