Seems to me the traditional cuisine had one thing in common,: local whole foods and whatever method folks dreamed up to preserve those foods.

Nothing said in the above about the butter, olive oil and animal fats commonly used. When I butcher a chicken, everything is used, even the fat and bones. Bones into broth/ soup and the fat into a jar for waiting veggies.

When was the last time a fish was eaten whole? Small fish like sardines can be eaten whole, bones included.....though that I learned from a Rick Steves episode in the Netherlands, I bed coastal countries use similar recipes.

Fun to read the architectural comparisons. Dresses up the subject.