"One" instead of "one of the traditional foods"

[Rachel Adams]

Is it wrong to use "one" instead of "one of the traditional foods?"

"One traditional food is khinkali" or "Khinkali is one of the traditional Georgian foods."

 

[teechar]

"One traditional food is khinkali" or "Khinkali is one of the traditional Georgian foods."

Both those are possible. You might want to add "in Georgia" after "food" in the first.
Which sentence you should use depends on the broader context and what you're focusing on.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Both those are possible. You might want to add "in Georgia" after "food" in the first.
Which sentence you should use depends on the broader context and what you're focusing on.

I am always confused by "foods" and "food". In the second sentence using "food" would be wrong because I am taking one of the foods. Am I right?

 

[teechar]

Yes, because "one of the food" would be wrong.

 

[emsr2d2]

It would be more natural to simply say "Khinkali is a traditional Georgian food/dish". The use of the indefinite article makes it clear that there is more than one traditional Georgian dish, and means you don't have to use the wordier "one of the/one of many".