Home›Food Production and Processing Traditions›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place a food tradition grew out of. Wikipedia notes the Mediterranean diet "is inspired by the eating habits and traditional foods of Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean coasts of France and Spain." This dimension shows which parts of the world have produced the most studied and followed food traditions.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account12,000 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results15 entriesArea (sq km)All89,342 (1)223,915 (1)238,397 (1)312,696 (1)377,975 (1)996,603 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,972,550 (1)4,545,792 (1)5,222,321 (1)9,572,900 (1)24,709,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll23 (1)49 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All6190 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1821 (1)1877 (1)1918 (1)1922 (1)1946 (1)1949 (1)PopulationAll11,484,805 (1)19,043,151 (1)37,314,000 (1)77,620,000 (1)92,417,681 (1)109,139,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)675,800,000 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15AsiaOrigin Region3 entriesChinaOrigin Region4 entriesEgyptOrigin Region1 entryIranOrigin Region1 entryJapanOrigin Region4 entriesJordanOrigin Region1 entryThe Korean PeninsulaOrigin Region1 entryMesoamericaOrigin Region1 entryMesopotamiaOrigin Region2 entriesMexicoOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region1 entryPolandOrigin Region1 entryRomaniaOrigin Region1 entrySouth AsiaOrigin Region1 entrySoutheast AsiaOrigin Region2 entriesSources1. Food Preservation (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFood preservation, Curing section, earliest drying practiceQuote, Food preservation, Curing section, earliest drying practiceThe earliest form of curing is drying, which has been in use since ancient times, the earliest known practice dates back to 12,000 B.C. by inhabitants of the modern Asian and Middle Eastern regions.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.