The when, where and who of a dish — checked against its sources.

Meshinomy records when a dish took shape, using three gates (ingredient supply, cooking technique, venue), a two-axis confidence rating and an append-only verification log — an origin science of food you can check.

1738dishes
1738verified
76cuisines
7109sources
8537verification logs

Debunked origin stories

Eight famous dishes, and what the historical record actually shows about where they came from.

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English editions are available for a selection of dishes. The full database and the detailed verification logs are in Japanese.

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