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European Recipes You Can Make at Home

Find out more about European desserts, lunches and main dishes for an evening meal. Expand your culinary horizons with some of the best European food around today.

European Recipes

This collection of European dishes includes many family favourites. As well as Spanish, French, Greek and Italian dishes, you’ll find some lesser-known examples of European food.

European Chicken Recipes

Chicken is a popular European food that features in dishes drawn from all over the continent. If you have some chicken and want to use it in a new way, check out these European recipes.

European Veggie Recipes

Many of the best European dishes contain no meat, so you will be bound to find something to tempt your taste buds from this recipe collection.

Calorie-Smart European Recipes

Enjoying the best European food doesn’t mean you have to consume dishes that are high in calories. Browse this collection of tasty European dishes to see how many calorie-smart options there are.

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European Recipes FAQs

What is Europe's most popular food?

Pizza and pasta, both of which are Italian in origin, are eaten all over Europe. Rice-based dishes, such as paella from Spain or risotto, are also popular European dishes. Bread and butter are staple foodstuffs of European diets

What is traditional European food?

Traditional European food means dishes that have been cooked and eaten for centuries. This can include ingredients from overseas, such as peppers and spices, because Europeans have always borrowed flavours from other culinary traditions.

What is a typical European diet?

A standard European diet consists of wheat-based foods like bread and pasta, plus dairy ingredients, including milk and butter. Meat and fish are common along with legumes, vegetables and pickles, such as sauerkraut, for instance.

What is common in European cuisine?

European dishes are diverse. What you would find in Ireland would be distinct from French or Greek dishes, for example. However, common characteristics include the use of grains, like wheat and barley, dairy products, and the use of herbs such as parsley. Beer and wine production is an important part of Europe’s culinary culture.

Which country in Europe has the best food?

This is a matter of opinion, and many would say Ireland. However, Italian and French cuisine is popular all over the world, so from a global perspective, you’d probably have to pick one of those two countries.

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