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A cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture or region. Each cuisine involves food preparation in a particular style, of food and drink of particular types, to produce individually consumed items or distinct meals. A cuisine is frequently named after the region or place where it originated. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on such culinary practices.
Regional and ethnic cuisines
Global cuisine is a cuisine that is practiced around the world. A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific region, country or culture. To become a global cuisine, a local, regional or national cuisine must spread around the world with its food served worldwide.
Regional cuisine is based upon national, state or local regions. Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences. One noteworthy definition is based upon traditional cuisine: "A traditional cuisine is a coherent tradition of food preparation that rises from the daily lives and kitchens of a people over an extended period in a specific region of a country, or a specific country, and which, when localized, has notable distinctions from the cuisine of the country as a whole."
African cuisine
Main article: List of African cuisinesCentral African cuisine
- Angolan cuisine
- Cameroonian cuisine
- Chadian cuisine
- Congolese cuisine
- Centrafrican cuisine
- Equatorial Guinea cuisine
- Gabonese cuisine
- Santomean cuisine
East African cuisine
- Burundian cuisine
- Comorian cuisine
- Djiboutian cuisine
- Eritrean cuisine
- Ethiopian cuisine
- Kenyan cuisine
- Maasai cuisine
- Malagasy cuisine
- Malawian cuisine
- Mauritian cuisine
- Mozambican cuisine
- Rwandan cuisine
- Seychellois cuisine
- Somali cuisine
- Sudanese cuisine
- South Sudanese cuisine
- Tanzanian cuisine
- Ugandan cuisine
- Zambian cuisine
- Zimbabwean cuisine
North African cuisine
See also: Maghrebi cuisine- Algerian cuisine
- Berber cuisine
- Egyptian cuisine
- Libyan cuisine
- Moroccan cuisine
- Tunisian cuisine
- Western Saharan cuisine
Southern African cuisine
West African cuisine
Main article: West African cuisine- Benin cuisine
- Burkinabé cuisine
- Cape Verdean cuisine
- Gambian cuisine
- Ghanaian cuisine
- Guinean cuisine
- Guinea-Bissauan cuisine
- Ivorian cuisine
- Liberian cuisine
- Malian cuisine
- Mauritanian cuisine
- Niger cuisine
- Nigerian cuisine
- Saint Helenian cuisine
- Senegalese cuisine
- Sierra Leone cuisine
- Togolese cuisine
Cuisine of the Americas
Main article: List of cuisines of the AmericasNorth American cuisine
- Bermudian cuisine
- Canadian cuisine
- Greenlandic cuisine
- Inuit cuisine
- Mexican cuisine
- Tlingit cuisine
American cuisine
Main article: American cuisine- Midwestern American cuisine
- Northeastern American cuisines
- Southern American cuisine
- Southwestern American cuisine
- Western American cuisine
- Fusion cuisine
- American Jewish cuisine
- Cajun cuisine
- Chinese American cuisine
- Filipino-American cuisine
- Floribbean cuisine
- German-American cuisine
- Greek-American cuisine
- Indian-American cuisine
- Italian-American cuisine
- Japanese-American cuisine
- Korean-American cuisine
- Mexican-American cuisine
- Cuisine of the Pennsylvania Dutch
- Thai-American cuisine
- Vietnamese-American cuisine
- New American cuisine
Central American cuisine
Main article: Central American cuisine- Belizean cuisine
- Costa Rican cuisine
- Guatemalan cuisine
- Honduran cuisine
- Mesoamerican cuisine
- Nicaraguan cuisine
- Panamanian cuisine
- Salvadoran cuisine
South American cuisine
Main article: South American cuisine- Argentine cuisine
- Bolivian cuisine
- Brazilian cuisine
- Chilean cuisine
- Colombian cuisine
- Ecuadorian cuisine
- French Guianan cuisine
- Guyanese cuisine
- Paraguayan cuisine
- Peruvian cuisine
- Surinamese cuisine
- Uruguayan cuisine
- Venezuelan cuisine
Caribbean cuisine
Main article: Caribbean cuisine- Anguillan cuisine
- Antigua and Barbuda cuisine
- Aruban cuisine
- Bahamian cuisine
- Barbadian cuisine
- Belizean cuisine
- British Virgin Islands cuisine
- Cayman Islands cuisine
- Caribbean Chinese cuisine
- Cuban cuisine
- Curaçao cuisine
- Dominica cuisine
- Dominican Republic cuisine
- Floribbean cuisine
- French Guianan cuisine
- Grenadian cuisine
- Guyanese cuisine
- Haitian cuisine
- Jamaican cuisine
- Martinican cuisine
- Montserrat cuisine
- Puerto Rican cuisine
- St. Kitts and Nevis cuisine
- Saint Lucian cuisine
- Surinamese cuisine
- Trinidad and Tobago cuisine
- Turks and Caicos cuisine
- US Virgin Islands cuisine
Asian cuisine
Main article: List of Asian cuisinesCentral Asian cuisine
Main article: Central Asian cuisine- Afghan cuisine
- Azerbaijani cuisine
- Balochi cuisine
- Bashkir cuisine
- Bukharan Jewish cuisine
- Dagestani cuisine
- Iranian cuisine
- Karakalpak cuisine
- Kazakh cuisine
- Koryo-saram cuisine
- Kyrgyz cuisine
- Tajik cuisine
- Tatar cuisine
- Turkmen cuisine
- Uyghur cuisine
- Uzbek cuisine
East Asian cuisine
Chinese cuisine
Main article: Chinese cuisine- Northern Chinese Cuisine
- Central Chinese Cuisine
- North Western Chinese Cuisine
- South Western Chinese Cuisine
- Southern Chinese Cuisine
- Chinese minority cuisines
- Chinese religious cuisines
- Overseas Chinese cuisine
- American Chinese cuisine
- Australian Chinese cuisine
- British Chinese cuisine
- Burmese Chinese cuisine
- Cambodian Chinese cuisine
- Canadian Chinese cuisine
- Caribbean Chinese cuisine
- Filipino Chinese cuisine
- French Chinese cuisine
- Indian Chinese cuisine
- Indonesian Chinese cuisine
- Japanese Chinese cuisine
- Latin American Chinese cuisine
- Korean Chinese cuisine
- Malaysian Chinese cuisine
- Mauritian Chinese cuisine
- New Zealand Chinese cuisine
- Pakistani Chinese cuisine
- Peranakan cuisine
- Singaporean Chinese cuisine
- Thai Chinese cuisine
- Vietnamese Chinese cuisine
Highland Asian cuisine
North Asian cuisine
South Asian cuisine
Main article: South Asian cuisineIndian cuisine
Main article: Indian cuisine- West Indian cuisine
- North Indian cuisine
- South Indian cuisine
- North East Indian cuisine
- East Indian cuisine
- Other Indian cuisine
Pakistani cuisine
Main article: Pakistani cuisine- Balochi cuisine
- Hazara cuisine
- Kashmiri cuisine
- Mughlai cuisine
- Muhajir cuisine
- Punjabi cuisine
- Pashtun cuisine
- Sindhi cuisine
Mainland Southeast Asian cuisine
- Burmese cuisine
- Cambodian cuisine
- Cham cuisine
- Hmong cuisine
- Kachin cuisine
- Karen cuisine
- Manipuri cuisine
- Mizo cuisine
- Mon cuisine
- Naga cuisine
- Thai cuisine
- Tripuri cuisine
- Vietnamese cuisine
- Wa cuisine
Maritime Southeast Asian cuisine
- Bruneian cuisine
- Christmas Island cuisine
- East Timor cuisine
- Filipino cuisine
- Malaysian cuisine
- Singaporean cuisine
Indonesian cuisine
Main article: Indonesian cuisine- Acehnese cuisine
- Balinese cuisine
- Banjar cuisine
- Batak cuisine
- Indo cuisine
- Indonesian Arab cuisine
- Indonesian Chinese cuisine
- Indonesian Indian cuisine
- Javanese cuisine
- Makassar cuisine
- Malay cuisine
- Manado cuisine
- Padang food
West Asian cuisine
Main article: West Asian cuisine See also: Arab cuisine- Armenian cuisine
- Eastern Arabian cuisine
- Kurdish cuisine
- Levantine cuisine
- Assyrian cuisine
- Caucasian cuisine
- Iranian cuisine
- Sephardic Jewish cuisine
- Turkish cuisine
European cuisine
Main article: List of European cuisinesCentral European cuisine
Main article: Central European cuisine See also: Alpine cuisine- Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine
- Austrian cuisine
- Czech cuisine
- Hungarian cuisine
- Liechtensteiner cuisine
- Polish cuisine
- Slovak cuisine
- Slovenian cuisine
- Swiss cuisine
German cuisine
Main article: German cuisine- German-American cuisine
- Austrian cuisine
- Baden cuisine
- Bavarian cuisine
- Brandenburg cuisine
- Franconian cuisine
- Hamburg cuisine
- Hessian cuisine
- Liechtensteiner cuisine
- Lower Saxon cuisine
- Mecklenburg cuisine
- Palatine cuisine
- Pomeranian cuisine
- Rhenish-Hessian cuisine
- Saxon cuisine
- Schleswig-Holstein cuisine
- Silesian cuisine
- Swabian cuisine
- Swiss cuisine
- Thuringian cuisine
Eastern European cuisine
Main article: Eastern European cuisineNorthern European cuisine
- Baltic cuisines
- Nordic cuisines
South Eastern European cuisine
Southern European cuisine
See also: Mediterranean cuisine and Mediterranean diet- Catalan cuisine
- Gibraltarian cuisine
- Greek cuisine
- Italian cuisine
- Abruzzese and Molisan cuisine
- Italian-American cuisine
- Arbëreshë cuisine
- Basilicatan (Lucanian) cuisine
- Calabrian cuisine
- Corsican cuisine
- Lazian or Roman
- Ligurian cuisine
- Lombard cuisine
- Neapolitan cuisine
- Pugliese cuisine
- Sammarinese cuisine
- Sardinian cuisine
- Sicilian cuisine
- Tuscan cuisine
- Venetian cuisine
- Maltese cuisine
- Monégasque cuisine
- Occitan cuisine
- Portuguese cuisine
- Spanish cuisine
- Sephardic Jewish cuisine
Western European cuisine
British Isles cuisine
- Cuisines of the Islands of the North Atlantic (IONA)
Oceanic cuisine
Main article: Oceanic cuisine- Australasian cuisine
- Melanesian cuisine
- Micronesian cuisine
- Polynesian cuisine
Cuisine Styles
- Fast food
- Fusion cuisine
- Haute cuisine
- Molecular gastronomy
- Nouvelle cuisine
- Vegan cuisine
- Vegetarian cuisine
- Street food
Religious cuisines
- Buddhist cuisine
- Chinese religious cuisines
- Christian diet
- Hindu diet
- Islamic diet
- Jain diet
- Jewish cuisine
- Sikh diet
Historical cuisines
Main article: List of historical cuisines- Ancient Egyptian cuisine
- Ancient Greek cuisine
- Ancient Israelite cuisine
- Ancient Roman cuisine
- Aztec cuisine
- Byzantine cuisine
- Early modern European cuisine
- Futurist cuisine
- Historical Chinese cuisine
- Historical Indian cuisine
- Inca cuisine
- Maya cuisine
- Medieval cuisine
- Ottoman cuisine
- Peasant foods
- Soviet cuisine
- Thirteen Colonies cuisine
References
- Cuisine (definition). Thefreedictionary.com. Accessed June 2011.
- "Cuisine (definition)". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- "Region." (Definition). Merriam-Webster. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "The American Food Revolutions: Cuisines in America." Eldrbarry.net. Accessed June 2011.
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