If you're in Northern California, you'll be walking past the inevitable bushels of leafy greens, spiked with dark purple kale and the bright pinks and yellows of chard. Across the world in South Korea, mounds of bright red kimchi greet you, while the smell of the sea draws your attention to squids squirming nearby. India’s market is perhaps the most colorful, awash in the rich hues and aromas of dozens of spices: turmeric, star anise, poppy seeds, and garam masala as far as the eye can see. Some of our strongest geographic and cultural associations are tied to a region's local foods.

This dataset was featured in playground competition entitled What's Cooking? The objective of the competition was to predict the category of a dish's cuisine given a list of its ingredients.