The phrase "a traditional type of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a specific category or classification that is recognized as traditional within a certain context, such as culture, cuisine, or art.
Example: "Sushi is a traditional type of Japanese cuisine that has gained popularity worldwide."
Alternatives: "a classic form of" or "a customary kind of".
All the more frustrating and disappointing, therefore, that Hill should have chosen such a traditional type of crime novel (serial killer, police procedural) to extend her range.
The Vicolo Santa Lucia offers a traditional type of cooking from the area - it is on the Adriatic coast near Rimini - with an oriental twist.
A commercial is planned that is "more of a traditional type of ad," said Jess Bunn, a spokesman for FedEx in Memphis, that will be "funny, but not as edgy as we've been in the past".
In the more abstract works like one based on an antependium — a traditional type of banner that hangs from the front of a lectern or altar — the profuse ornamental patterning and the illuminated colored glass still exert much visual magnetism.
In the Benois Madonna (1475 78) Leonardo succeeded in giving a traditional type of picture a new, unusually charming, and expressive mood by showing the child Jesus reaching, in a sweet and tender manner, for the flower in Mary's hand.
The contestants compete by reciting Nabati poetry, a traditional type of colloquial Bedouin poetry known for its spontaneity and simplicity.
For the past week, the Giants had practiced a blueprint for a very traditional type of victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
I don't know if either of Helen Fielding's books specifically mentions Bridget Jones in unflattering cartoon pyjamas but our anti-heroine was definitely down with a more traditional type of sleepwear and also favoured slobbing around in a nightie worn with socks.
The name refers not (as is often presumed) to this specific work but to a common traditional type of devotional image, this work being today the most famous example.
"This can sometimes make you feel that you are working in a more traditional type of science," explains DiLabio.
Mike Stagno said that Youthanasia features "a more traditional type of metal".
