The following categories exist on the wiki, and may or may not be unused. Also see wanted categories.
- 19th Century Recipes (3 members)
- 7UP Recipes (2 members)
- 7 Ingredient Challenge (64 members)
- Aaro (1 member)
- Abalone Recipes (2 members)
- Abkhazian Appetizers (0 members)
- Abkhazian Beverages (0 members)
- Abkhazian Cuisine (2 members)
- Abkhazian Desserts (0 members)
- Abkhazian Meat Dishes (0 members)
- Abkhazian Recipes (10 members)
- Abkhazian Salads (0 members)
- Abkhazian Snacks (0 members)
- Abkhazian Soups (0 members)
- Abkhazian Vegetarian (7 members)
- Absinthe Recipes (5 members)
- Acorn squash Recipes (45 members)
- Acorn squash Side Dish Recipes (19 members)
- Acorn squash Soup Recipes (5 members)
- Active Yeast (13 members)
- Adobo sauce Recipes (4 members)
- Afghan Appetizers (5 members)
- Afghan Cuisine (4 members)
- Afghan Desserts (8 members)
- Afghan Food Glossary (6 members)
- Afghan Meat Dishes (14 members)
- Afghan Recipes (27 members)
- Afghan Salads (4 members)
- Afghan Snacks (7 members)
- Afghan Soups (5 members)
- Afghan Vegetarian (12 members)
- African Appetizers (35 members)
- African Beverages (21 members)
- African Cuisine (9 members)
- African Desserts (39 members)
- African Food Glossary (10 members)
- African Meat Dishes (38 members)
- African Recipes (21 members)
- African Salads (35 members)
- African Snacks (39 members)
- African Soups (38 members)
- African Vegetarian (39 members)
- African bird pepper Recipes (6 members)
- African tea (2 members)
- Agave Recipes (1 member)
- Ajwain Recipes (2 members)
- Ají panca chile Recipes (1 member)
- Albacore Recipes (6 members)
- Albanian Appetizers (6 members)
- Albanian Beverages (0 members)