> Ireland and UK are "potato and beer cultures".
> Italy is I suppose a wheat and wine culture.
> Spain, I cant decide, certainly wine.
> France: potato and wine?
> Can anyone draw a word map of the dominance of the potato, rice
> or wheat through Europe, along with beer and wine?

Look at any decent Italian cookbook, and it is really only the south where
Wheat (Pasta, bread) is the main culture.
Up North it is much more potato/rice that prevails.