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Gu Jingzhou
Gu Jingzhou (顾景舟, 1915–1996) was a Chinese potter from Yixing, Jiangsu, regarded as one of the outstanding makers of zisha teapots of the twentieth century.
Guacamole
Guacamole (Nahuatl ahuacamolli, avocado sauce) is a Mexican mashed-avocado sauce with tomato, onion, cilantro and chile, of pre-Hispanic Aztec origin, traditionally made in a molcajete and now a global Super Bowl staple.
Guan ware
Guan ware (官窑), or "official ware," is the Southern Song dynasty imperial ceramic made for the court at Hangzhou, with a dark body and crackled blue-green glaze.
Guanxi (关系)
Guanxi (关系) is the Chinese system of personal relationships built on trust, affection (ganqing), obligation (renqing), and face (mianzi), used for favor exchange in business, law, and daily life, distinct from Western social capital and increasingly reshaped by digitalization.
Guar gum
Guar gum (guaran, E 412) is a galactomannan from guar bean endosperm, a cold-water-soluble thickener and stabilizer used in food, pharma, and oil fracking; India supplies 80% of world guar.
Guarana
Guarana (Paullinia cupana) is a caffeine-rich Amazonian plant domesticated by the Sateré-Maué people of Brazil, whose seeds yield a stimulating beverage and are used in energy drinks.
Guayabera
Guayabera: traditional Latin American and Caribbean men's shirt, also called Mexican wedding shirt or Camisa de Yucatán, with four pockets and two pleated or embroidered rows; origins traced to Cuba, production centered in Mérida.
Gueuze
Gueuze (geuze, Oude Geuze/Gueuze Vieille) is a sparkling, bottle-refermented Belgian beer from Pajottenland and the Senne valley, a blend of one- to three-year lambics with EU traditional-speciality protection.
Guga Foods
Guga Foods is the YouTube cooking channel of Gustavo "Guga" Tosta, a Brazilian-born, Miami-based cook known for steak, wagyu, dry-aging, and sous vide experiments, plus the book Guga: Breaking the Barbecue Rules.
Guiche piercing
A guiche piercing is a male genital piercing placed through the perineum, between the scrotum and anus, popularized in the United States in the 1970s.
Guido (slang)
Guido is a North American slang term and ethnic slur for stereotypical working-class East Coast Italian-American men, derived from the Italian given name Guido; also a self-applied youth subculture label popularized by Jersey Shore.
Guinea (coin)
Guinea (coin): British gold coin first struck 1663 under Charles II, named for Guinea Coast gold, worth 20 shillings then fixed at 21 in 1717 by Newton; replaced by the sovereign after 1816.
Guinness
Guinness is the Irish dry stout brand founded by Arthur Guinness at St James's Gate, Dublin, under a 9,000-year lease signed 31 December 1759; known for roasted-barley porter lineage, nitrogen dispense and the widget, now owned by Diageo.
Guinness Brewery
St James's Gate Brewery (Guinness Brewery): Dublin brewery founded by Arthur Guinness via a 9,000-year lease in 1759 at £45/year; home of Guinness stout, now owned by Diageo, expanded by the Littleconnell, County Kildare brewery.
Guinness Ghana
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC is a Ghanaian brewery founded in 1960 with plants in Accra and Kumasi; Diageo sold its 80.4% stake to Castel Group in 2025.
Guinness Storehouse
Guinness Storehouse: Dublin visitor attraction at St. James's Gate, opened December 2000 in a 1902–1905 fermentation plant; seven floors, 14.3-million-pint atrium, Gravity Bar, about 1.6 million visitors a year.
Gujarati cuisine
Gujarati cuisine: the predominantly vegetarian food of Gujarat, India, known for its sweet-sour-salty flavor balance, Jain influence, the thali meal structure, farsan snacks like dhokla and thepla, and regional styles from Kathiawadi to Kutchi.
Gulab jamun (गुलाब जामुन)
Gulab jamun (गुलाब जामुन), also luqmat al-qadi, is a South Asian khoya-based sweet of deep-fried milk-solid balls soaked in rose or cardamom syrup, popular across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Gulai
Gulai is a coconut-milk spiced stew of Indonesian and Malay cuisine, the wet first stage of the gulai-kalio-rendang spectrum, with Minangkabau roots, Indian influence, and many regional variants.
Gum arabic
Gum arabic (acacia gum, E 414) is a water-soluble exudate from Acacia senegal trees, dominated by Sudanese production, prized as a low-viscosity emulsifier for beverages, confectionery, and pharmaceuticals.
Gumbo
Gumbo, from West African gombo/ki ngombo (okra), is Louisiana's official state cuisine: a thick stew of stock, meat or seafood, and vegetables over rice, thickened with roux, okra, or Choctaw filé powder, first documented around 1803.
Gummy bear
Gummy bear (Gummibär), bear-shaped gelatin candy invented 1922 by Hans Riegel of HARIBO as the Dancing Bear, renamed Goldbears in 1960; about 160 million produced daily worldwide.
Gunpowder tea
Gunpowder tea (珠茶, zhū chá, "pearl tea") is a Chinese green tea from Zhejiang rolled into tight pellets, exported in bulk and the traditional base of Moroccan mint tea with spearmint and sugar.
Gunta Stölzl
Gunta Stölzl (Adelgunde Stölzl, 1897–1983), German weaver and textile designer; the only female Bauhaus master, she led the Dessau weaving workshop 1927–1931, made it the school's top earner, then ran hand-weaving businesses in Zurich.
Guro masks
Guro masks are carved wooden face and crest masks made and danced by the Guro people of central Côte d'Ivoire, with zamble, gu, and zauli the best-known trio.
Gutka
Gutka (gutkha) is an Indian smokeless tobacco product of tobacco, areca nut, slaked lime, and spices, held between gum and cheek; a major cause of oral cancer and oral submucous fibrosis, banned across Indian states under food safety law.
Gutter oil (地沟油)
Gutter oil (地沟油) is illicit Chinese cooking oil refined from kitchen waste, meat-processing waste, or overused frying oil; known for table-oil scandals, weak detection methods, criminal prosecutions, and biodiesel conversion.
Guy Fawkes mask
The Guy Fawkes mask, also known as the V for Vendetta mask or Anonymous mask, is a stylized protest mask designed by David Lloyd for the comic V for Vendetta.
Guy Fawkes Night
Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, is the British 5 November commemoration of the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, when Guy Fawkes was caught with 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords; marked with bonfires, fireworks, and effigy burning.
Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri (born Guy Ramsey Ferry, 1968) is an American TV chef and restaurateur, host of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, winner of The Next Food Network Star 2006, with 80+ restaurants, Flavortown Kitchen, and major pandemic relief fundraising.