bearisgray

I was wondering if there is a food that is "naturally" available almost all over the world?

I know that we can ship products from almost anywhere to almost anywhere else - but I was trying to think of something that grew almost anywhere.

Onions? They seem to show up in a lot of recipes.
Eggs? do any people eat tiny bird eggs?
Grains? if so, which ones?
Meat/fish/fowl - that seems to be about the only thing I can think of.

MarionsQuilts

Cockroaches LOL - while we don't eat them in North America, I'm sure some places do ...

I travel a lot and love to try different foods. I've never really thought about the common ones, just focused on the unusual!

I think for most places, especially with tourists, the "common" foods will always be there because not everyone is willing to try local food dishes.

I was in Peru 2 years ago and guinea pig is a very popular dish - I heard of number of rude comments from some tourists - OMG, how cruel, how could you eat them? I was shocked at the rudeness, and at one point turned around and asked them if they ate chicken, pigs or cows? They said yes, and my response was - well, what's the difference? Eating an animal is eating an animal - cuteness doesn't factor into how you eat your meat.

zozee

Rice and/or bread show up in every culture that I can think of.

Jan in VA

If there's a study done, I'm betting on rice, poultry, and eggs.

maviskw

I'll add bread to that list.

ptquilts

Just about every culture has figured out how to make booze, but is that a food?

KalamaQuilts

bugs.
https://www.google.com/search?ei=v9P....0.jjvH4Yns9dk

tesspug

I found this. https://food.allwomenstalk.com/unive...-every-culture