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Cajun
A rustic southern Louisiana cuisine of Acadian descendants, built on the dark roux, the holy trinity of pepper-onion-celery, and slow-cooked one-pot meals.
Below are cuisines that contain the letter J anywhere in the name. Each of the 10 cuisines below opens to a full profile.
List of Cuisines That Contain J
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Fujian
A coastal southeastern Chinese cuisine known for clear umami soups, red wine lees, and a generous use of seafood from the Taiwan Strait.
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Gujarati
A western Indian vegetarian cuisine famed for its balanced sweet-salty-spicy thali, fermented snacks, and the world's most expansive home-style Jain cooking.
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Jamaican
The Caribbean island cuisine of jerk, ackee and saltfish, and curry goat, layering African, British, Indian, and Spanish strands over a Taino indigenous base.
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Japanese
An island cuisine built on dashi, rice, and the seasons, valuing restraint, precision knife work, and a deep respect for ingredients in their natural state.
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Jewish (Ashkenazi)
The cuisine of Central and Eastern European Jews, anchored by kosher rules, Sabbath stews, and the breads, dumplings, and pickles of the shtetl table.
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Jewish (Sephardic)
The cuisine of Iberian Jews scattered across the Mediterranean after the 1492 expulsion, blending Spanish, North African, Turkish, and Levantine flavors.
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Jiangsu
An elegant eastern Chinese cuisine from the Yangtze Delta, prized for delicate knife work, slow braises, and a gentle sweetness drawn from the region's wealth.
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Punjabi
The robust wheat-and-dairy cooking of India and Pakistan's Punjab, famous for tandoor breads, ghee-laden dals, and the global crossover of butter chicken.
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Zhejiang
A refined eastern Chinese cuisine from Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, known for fresh-tasting seafood, vinegar-bright sauces, and a respect for the seasons.
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