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{{Short description|Cuisine indigenous to Europe}}
[[Image:Традиционална македонска трпеза 8.jpg|thumb|An assortment of [[Macedonian cuisine]]]]

'''European cuisine''' (also known as '''Continental cuisine''') comprises the [[cuisine]]s originating from the various countries of [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Culinary Cultures of Europe: Identity, Diversity and Dialogue|publisher=Council of Europe}}</ref>

The cuisines of European countries are diverse, although some common characteristics distinguish them from those of other regions.<ref name="Kwan 1988">Kwan Shuk-yan (1988). ''Selected Occidental Cookeries and Delicacies'', p. 23. Hong Kong: Food Paradise Pub. Co.</ref> Compared to [[East Asian cuisine|traditional cooking of East Asia]], meat holds a more prominent and substantial role in serving size.<ref name="Lin 1977">Lin Ch'ing (1977). ''First Steps to European Cooking'', p. 5. Hong Kong: Wan Li Pub. Co.</ref> Many dairy products are utilised in cooking.<ref>Kwan Shuk-yan, pg 26</ref> There are hundreds of varieties of [[cheese]] and other [[fermented milk products]]. White [[wheat]]-flour bread has long been the prestige [[starch]], but historically, most people ate bread, flatcakes, or [[porridge]] made from [[rye]], [[spelt]], [[barley]], and [[oat]]s.<ref>Alfio Cortonesi, "Self-sufficiency and the Market: Rural and Urban Diet in the Middle Ages", in Jean-Louis Flandrin, Massimo Montanari, ''Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present'', 1999, {{isbn|0231111541}}, p. 268ff</ref><ref>Michel Morineau, "Growing without Knowing Why: Production, Demographics, and Diet", in Jean-Louis Flandrin, Massimo Montanari, ''Food: A Culinary History from Antiquity to the Present'', 1999, {{isbn|0231111541}}, p. 380ff</ref> Those better-off would also make [[pasta]], [[dumpling]]s and [[Pastry|pastries]]. The [[potato]] has become a major starch plant in the diet of Europeans and their diaspora since the [[European colonisation of the Americas]]. [[Maize]] is much less common in most European diets than it is in the [[Americas]]; however, corn meal ([[polenta]] or [[mămăligă]]) is a major part of the cuisine of [[Italy]] and the [[Balkans]]. Although flatbreads (especially with toppings such as [[pizza]] or [[tarte flambée]]) and rice are eaten in Europe, they are only staple foods in limited areas, particularly in Southern Europe.  [[Salad]]s (cold dishes with uncooked or cooked vegetables, sometimes with a dressing) are an integral part of European cuisine.

Formal European dinners are served in distinct courses. European presentation evolved from [[service à la française]], or bringing multiple dishes to the table at once, into [[service à la russe]], where dishes are presented sequentially. Usually, cold, hot and savoury, and sweet dishes are served strictly separately in this order, as [[hors d'oeuvre]] (appetizer) or soup, as [[entrée]] and [[main course]], and as [[dessert]]. Dishes that are both sweet and savoury were common earlier in Ancient Roman cuisine, but are today uncommon, with sweet dishes being served only as dessert. A service where the guests are free to take food by themselves is termed a [[buffet]], and is usually restricted to parties or holidays. Nevertheless, guests are expected to follow the same pattern.

Historically, European cuisine has been developed in the European royal and noble courts. European nobility was usually arms-bearing and lived in separate manors in the countryside. The knife was the primary eating implement ([[cutlery]]), and eating steaks and other foods that require cutting followed. This contrasted with East Asian cuisine, where the ruling class were the court officials, who had their food prepared ready to eat in the kitchen, to be eaten with [[chopsticks]]. The knife was supplanted by the [[spoon]] for soups, while the [[fork]] was introduced later in the [[early modern period]], ca. 16th century. Today, most dishes are intended to be eaten with cutlery and only a few [[finger food]]s can be eaten with the hands in polite company.

==History==
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===Medieval===
{{Main|Medieval cuisine}}In medieval times, a person's diet varied depending on their [[social class]]. However cereal grains made up a lot of a medieval person's diet, regardless of social class. [[Bread]] was common to both classes; it was taken as a [[lunch]] for the working man, and thick slices of it were used as plates called trenchers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref> People of the noble class had access to finely ground flours for their breads and other baked goods. Noblemen were allowed to hunt for deer, boar, rabbits, birds, and other animals, giving them access to fresh meat and fish for their meals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Ages Food and Diet|url=https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.lordsandladies.org|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221160029/https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Dishes for people of these classes were often heavily spiced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Spice]]s at that time were very expensive, and the more spices used in dishes, the more wealth the person needed to purchase such ingredients. Common spices used were [[cinnamon]], [[ginger]], [[nutmeg]], pepper, [[cumin]], [[clove]]s, [[turmeric]], [[anise]], and [[saffron]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Ages Food and Diet|url=https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.lordsandladies.org|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221160029/https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Other ingredients used in dishes for the nobility and clergy included [[sugar]], [[almond]]s and dried fruits like [[raisin]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref> These imported ingredients would have been very expensive and nearly impossible for commoners to obtain. When banquets were held, the dishes served would be very spectacular: another way for the noblemen to show how rich they were. Sugar sculptures would be placed on the tables as decoration and to eat, and foods would be dyed vibrant colors with imported spices.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The diet of a commoner would have been much simpler. Strict [[poaching]] laws prevented them from hunting, and if they did hunt and were caught, they could have parts of their limbs cut off or they could be killed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Ages Food and Diet|url=https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.lordsandladies.org|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221160029/https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Much of the commoners' food would have been preserved in some way, such as through [[pickling]] or by being salted.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref> Breads would have been made using [[rye]] or [[barley]], and any vegetables would likely have been grown by the commoners themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Ages Food and Diet|url=https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.lordsandladies.org|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221160029/https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Peasants would have likely been able to keep cows, and so would have access to milk, which then allowed them to make butter or cheese.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Middle Ages Food and Diet|url=https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.lordsandladies.org|archive-date=21 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221160029/https://www.lordsandladies.org/middle-ages-food-and-diet.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> When meat was eaten, it would have been beef, pork, or lamb. Commoners also ate a dish called [[pottage]], a thick stew of vegetables, grains, and meat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Library|url=https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|access-date=13 January 2022|website=www.bl.uk|archive-date=31 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731152358/https://www.bl.uk/the-middle-ages/articles/the-medieval-diet|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Early modern era===
{{Main|Early modern European cuisine}}
In the [[early modern era]], European cuisine saw an influx of new ingredients due to the [[Columbian Exchange]], such as the potato, tomato, eggplant, chocolate, bell pepper, pumpkins, and other squash. Distilled spirits, along with tea, coffee, and chocolate were all popularized during this time. In the 1780s, the idea of the modern restaurant was introduced in Paris; the French Revolution accelerated its development, quickly spreading around Europe.
[[File:Cuisines of Europe.svg|center|thumb|815x815px|European cuisine by regions]]

==Central European cuisines==
{{See also|Alpine cuisine|Central European cuisine}}
All of these countries have their specialities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visiteurope.com/Discover/Where-To-Go/Central-Europe/Cuisine-Central-Europe |title=Cuisine from Central Europe |access-date=1 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823083222/http://www.visiteurope.com/Discover/Where-To-Go/Central-Europe/Cuisine-Central-Europe |archive-date=23 August 2012 |url-status=dead |website=Visit Europe }}</ref> Among many such specialities, Austria is famous for [[Wiener schnitzel]], a breaded veal cutlet served with a slice of lemon; the Czech Republic for world-renowned beers; Germany for world-famous wursts, Hungary for [[goulash]]. Slovakia is famous for gnocchi-like [[halušky]] pasta. Slovenia is known for German- and Italian-influenced cuisine, Poland for [[pierogi]]s which are a cross between  [[ravioli]] and [[empanada]]. Liechtenstein and German-speaking Switzerland are famous for [[Rösti]] and French-speaking Switzerland for [[fondue]] and [[raclette]]s.

* [[Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Austria}} [[Austrian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Vienna}} [[Viennese cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Moravia}} [[Moravian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[German cuisine]]
** [[Baden cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Bavaria}} [[Bavarian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Berlin}} [[Cuisine of Berlin|Berliner cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Brandenburg}} [[Brandenburg cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Franconia}} [[Franconian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Hamburg}} [[Cuisine of Hamburg|Hamburg cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Hesse}} [[Hessian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Lower Saxony}} [[Lower Saxon cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Mecklenburg}} [[Mecklenburg cuisine]]
** [[Palatine cuisine]]
** [[Pomeranian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Saxony}} [[Saxon cuisine]]
*** [[Ore Mountain cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Schleswig-Holstein}} [[Schleswig-Holstein cuisine]]
** [[Swabian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Liechtenstein}} [[Liechtensteiner cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Poland}} [[Polish cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Lublin}} [[Lublin cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Opole Voivodeship}} [[Opole cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Podlaskie}} [[Podlaskie cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Świętokrzyskie}} [[Świętokrzyskie cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Silesia}} [[Silesian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovak cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Swiss cuisine]]

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| Image:Apple Strudel.png|Austrian ''[[strudel]]''
| Image:Wiener-Schnitzel02.jpg|Austrian ''[[Wiener Schnitzel]]''
| Image:SMAZENY_SYR_2020.jpg|Czech ''[[Smažený sýr]]''
| Image:Svíčková na smetaně.JPG|Czech ''[[Svíčková]]''
| Image:德國油煎香腸Bratwurst.jpg|German ''[[bratwurst]]''
| Image:Neujahrsbrezelmittel.JPG|German ''[[pretzel]]''
| Image:Sauerbraten with potato dumplings.jpg|German ''[[Sauerbraten]]''
| Image:Mađarski gulaš.jpg|Hungarian ''[[goulash]]''
| Image:Hortobagy palacsinta.JPG|Hungarian ''[[hortobágyi palacsinta]]''
| Image:Rheintaler_Ribelmais_traditionell_zubereitet.jpg|Liechtensteiner ''[[Rheintaler Ribelmais]]''
| Image:Bagel-Plain-Alt.jpg|Polish ''[[bagel]]''
| Image:Bigos (1).jpg|Polish ''[[bigos]]''
| Image:Ruskie.jpg|Polish ''[[pierogi]]''
| Image:Bryndzové halušky so slaninou.jpg|Slovakian ''[[Bryndzové halušky]]''
| Image:Ajdovi zganci.JPG|Slovenian ''[[Ajdovi žganci]]''
| Image:Zlikrofi_with_gulasch.jpg|Slovenian ''[[Idrijski žlikrofi]]''
| Image:Cordon-bleu-2.jpg|Swiss ''[[cordon bleu (dish)|cordon bleu]]''
| Image:Swiss fondue.jpg|Swiss ''[[fondue]]''
}}

==Eastern European cuisines==
{{See also|Eastern European cuisine|List of dishes from the Caucasus}}

* {{Flagicon|Armenia}} [[Armenian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Azerbaijani cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Belarus}} [[Belarusian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Bulgarian cuisine]]
* [[Cossack cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Georgia}} [[Georgian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Kazakh cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Moldova}} [[Moldovan cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Gagauzia}} [[Gagauz cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|North Ossetia–Alania}} {{Flagicon|South Ossetia}} [[Ossetian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Romania}} [[Romanian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of Transylvania Saxons.svg}} [[Transylvanian Saxon cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Bashkortostan}} [[Bashkir cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Chechnya}} [[Chechen cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon image|Circassian flag.svg}} [[Circassian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Kalmykia}} {{ill|Kalmykian cuisine|ru|Калмыцкая кухня}} 
** {{Flagicon|Komi Republic}} [[Komi cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Mordovia}} [[Mordovian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Tatarstan}} [[Tatar cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Udmurtia}} [[Udmurt cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Ukrainian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Crimea}} [[Crimean Tatar cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Odesa}} [[Cuisine of Odesa|Odesite cuisine]]
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| Image:Barbecue Armenian.jpg|Armenian ''[[khorovats]]''
| Image:Гюрза.jpg|Azerbaijani ''[[Gürzə]]''
| Image:Echpochmak-wiki.jpg|Bashkir and Tatar ''[[Öçpoçmaq]]''
| Image:Th babka.jpg|Belarusian ''[[potato babka]]''
| Image:Banitsa borzo.jpg|Bulgarian ''[[banitsa]]''
| Image:Haleva.jpg|Circassian ''[[Haliva]]''
| Image:Ayran+Çibörek.jpg|Crimean Tatar ''[[chiburekki]]''
| Image:Old_Tbilisi,_Georgian_khachapuri,_Georgia.jpg|Georgian ''[[khachapuri]]''
| Image:Satsivi (2).jpg|Georgian ''[[satsivi]]''
| Image:Beshbarmak, national dish (3991850909).jpg|Kazakh ''[[beshbarmak]]''
| Image:Tochitura-moldoveneasca.jpg|Moldovan ''[[Tochitură]]''
| Image:MamaligaBranza.JPG|Romanian ''[[mămăligă]]''
| Image:Pastrami.jpg|Romanian ''[[pastrami]]'' 
| Image:Beef_Stroganoff-02_cropped.jpg|Russian ''[[beef Stroganoff]]''
| Image:Piroshki.JPG|Russian ''[[pirozhki]]''
| Image:Pelmeni Russian.jpg|Russian ''[[pelmeni]]''
| Image:Borscht served.jpg|Ukrainian ''[[borscht]]''
| Image:Pampushky-plain.jpg|Ukrainian ''[[pampushka]]''
| Image:Martiniouk Paska.JPG|Ukrainian ''[[paska (bread)|paska]]''
}}

==Northern European cuisines==
* {{Flagicon|UK}} [[British cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Guernsey}} {{Flagicon|Jersey}} [[Channel Islands cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|England}} [[English cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Cornwall}} [[Cornish cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Devon}} [[Cuisine of Devon|Devonian cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Dorset}} [[Cuisine of Dorset|Dorset cuisine]]
*** [[Victorian cuisine]]
** [[Northern Irish cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scottish cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Wales}} [[Welsh cuisine]]
*** [[Cuisine of Carmarthenshire]]
*** [[Cuisine of Ceredigion]]
*** [[Cuisine of Gower]]
*** [[Cuisine of Monmouthshire]]
*** [[Cuisine of Pembrokeshire]]
*** [[Cuisine of the Vale of Glamorgan]]
* {{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Danish cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroese cuisine]]
** [[New Nordic Cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Finland}} [[Finnish cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Iceland}} [[Icelandic cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Irish cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuanian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon image|flag of Livonia.svg}} [[Livonian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norwegian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Sápmi}} [[Sami cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Swedish cuisine]]
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| Image:Ålandspannkaka.jpg|''[[Åland pancake]]''
| Image:A_plate_of_sausage_mash_onions_and_peas_Epping_Essex,_England.jpg|British ''[[bangers and mash]]''
| Image:Full_English_breakfast.jpg|British ''[[full breakfast]]''
| Image:Sunday_roast_-_roast_beef_1.jpg|British ''[[Sunday roast]]''
| Image:Smørrebrød_at_Kastrup_IMG_8275_C.JPG|Danish ''[[Smørrebrød]]''
| Image:Fish_and_chips_blackpool.jpg|English ''[[fish and chips]]''
| Image:Trifle-w.jpg|English ''[[trifle]]''
| Image:Kamadessert i Palmse.JPG|Estonian ''[[Kama (food)|kama]]'' dessert
| Image:Tvost og spik.jpg|Faroese ''[[tvøst og spik]]''
| Image:Salmon_soup_at_Löyly,_Helsinki_(52890138067).jpg|Finnish ''[[Lohikeitto]]''
| Image:Guernsey_Bean_Jar.jpg|''[[Guernsey Bean Jar]]''
| Image:Hákarl2.jpg|Icelandic ''[[hákarl]]''
| Image:Bacon_and_Cabbage_in_Ireland.jpg|Irish ''[[bacon and cabbage]]''
| Image:Breakfast_Roll.jpg|Irish ''[[breakfast roll]]''
| Image:Jersey_wonders.jpg|''Jersey wonders''
| Image:19-07-09-Karjalanpaisti-IMG_20190709_180453.jpg|''[[Karelian hot pot]]''
| Image:Līgo_pīrādziņi.jpg|Latvian ''[[speķrauši]]''
| Image:Cepelinai Sauce.JPG|Lithuanian ''[[cepelinai]]''
| Image:Gravlax de saumon, auberge des Tilleuls, monts du Beaujolais (août 2019).jpg|Swedish ''[[gravlax]]''
| Image:Får_i_kål.jpg|Norwegian ''[[fårikål]]''
| Image:Lutefisk.jpg|Norwegian ''[[lutefisk]]''
| Image:Poronkäristys.jpg|Sami ''[[Sautéed reindeer]]''
| Image:Haggis with a CC license.jpg|Scottish ''[[haggis]]''
| Image:Kanelbulle.jpg|Swedish ''[[cinnamon roll]]''
| Image:Swedish buffet-Smörgåsbord-01 (cropped).jpg|Swedish ''[[smörgåsbord]]''
| Image:Surströmming.jpg|Swedish ''[[surströmming]]''
| Image:Cawl_Cymreig.jpg|Welsh ''[[cawl]]''
}}

==Southern European cuisines==
{{See also|Balkan cuisine|Mediterranean cuisine}}

* {{Flagicon|Albania}} [[Albanian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon image|Aromanian flag.svg}} [[Aromanian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine|Bosnian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cypriot cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} [[Gibraltarian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greek cuisine]]
** [[Ancient Greek cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} [[Byzantine cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_Cretan_State.svg}} [[Cretan cuisine]]
** [[Epirotic cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag of Greek Macedonia.svg}} [[Greek Macedonian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon image|Flag_of_the_United_States_of_the_Ionian_Islands.svg}} [[Cuisine of the Ionian islands|Ionian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Abruzzo}} [[Cuisine of Abruzzo|Abruzzian cuisine]]
** [[Ancient Roman cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Apulia}} [[Apulian cuisine]]
** [[Arbëreshë cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Liguria}} [[Cuisine of Liguria|Ligurian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Lombardy}} [[Lombard cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Mantua}} [[Cuisine of Mantua|Mantuan cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Basilicata}} [[Cuisine of Basilicata|Lucanian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Campania}} [[Neapolitan cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Piedmont}} [[Piedmontese cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Rome}} [[Roman cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Sardinia}} [[Cuisine of Sardinia|Sardinian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Sicily}} [[Sicilian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Veneto}} [[Venetian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Kosovar cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|North Macedonia}} [[Macedonian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Malta}} [[Maltese cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Montenegrin cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Ottoman Empire}} [[Ottoman cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|San Marino}} [[Sammarinese cuisine]]
* [[Sephardic Jewish cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Serbia}} [[Serbian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Andalusia}} [[Andalusian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Aragon}} [[Aragonese cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Asturias}} [[Asturian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Balearic Islands}} [[Balearic cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Menorca}} [[Cuisine of Menorca|Menorcan cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Basque Country}} [[Basque cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Canary Islands}} [[Canarian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Cantabria}} [[Cantabrian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Castile and León}} [[Castilian-Leonese cuisine]]
*** {{Flagicon|Valladolid}} [[Cuisine of Valladolid|Vallisoletano cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Catalonia}}{{Flagicon|Andorra}} [[Catalan cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Castile-La Mancha}} [[Castilian-Manchego cuisine]]
** [[Deconstructed cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Extremadura}} [[Extremaduran cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Galicia}} [[Galician cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Madrid}} [[Cuisine of the Community of Madrid|Madrilenian cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Valencia}} [[Valencian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish cuisine]]
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| Image:Elbasan_tavë_me_mish_qengji.jpg|Albanian ''[[Tavë kosi]]''
| Image:Μετσοβόνε 6304.jpg|Aromanian ''[[Metsovone]]''
| Image:Ensaimada_DSCN0885.jpg|Balearic ''[[ensaïmada]]''
| Image:Taloa.jpg|Basque ''[[Talo (food)|talo]]''
| Image:Bosnian-cevapi-with-kajmak-and-onion.jpg|Bosnian ''[[ćevapi]]''
| Image:Papasarrugadas.jpg|Canarian ''[[Papas arrugadas]]''
| Image:Pan_tumaca_cortado.jpg|Catalan ''[[pa amb tomàquet]]''
| Image:Koukouvagia.jpg|Cretan ''[[Dakos]]''
| Image:Licitar1.jpg|Croatian ''[[Licitar]]''
| Image:Štrukli iz Okrugljaka.jpg|Croatian ''[[Zagorski štrukli]]''
| Image:Afélia.jpg|Cypriot ''[[Afelia]]''
| Image:Japonesa_on_a_plate_2.jpg|Gibraltarian ''japonesa''
| Image:Pita giros.JPG|Greek ''[[gyro (food)|gyros]]''
| Image:Spanakopita.jpg|Greek ''[[spanakopita]]''
| Image:Souvlaki in Athens.JPG|Greek ''[[souvlaki]]''
| Image:Jota_02.JPG|''[[Istrian stew]]''
| Image:Gelato_10-07_to_22_808.jpg|Italian ''[[gelato]]''
| Image:Polenta.jpg|Italian ''[[polenta]]''
| Image:Flickr_-_cyclonebill_-_Ravioli_med_skinke_og_asparges_i_mascarponecreme.jpg|Italian ''[[ravioli]]''
| Image:Risotto_with_speck_and_goat_cheese_(6101067436).jpg|Lombard ''[[risotto]]''
| Image:Селско Месо.jpg|Macedonian ''[[selsko meso]]''
| Image:Грав во тава(тафче гравче) (3).jpg|Macedonian ''[[Tavče gravče]]''
| Image:Bocadillo_de_calamares_y_caña.jpg|Madrilenian ''[[squid sandwich]]''
| Image:Malta_Rabbit_fried_with_wine_and_garlic.JPG|Maltese ''[[Stuffat tal-Fenek]]''
| Image:Njeguški Pršut - Apparently Montenegrian Prust is the best - Budva (14810108030).jpg|Montenegrin ''[[njeguški pršut]]''
| Image:Eq it-na pizza-margherita sep2005 sml.jpg|Neapolitan ''[[pizza]]''
| Image:Bacalhoada.jpg|Portuguese ''[[bacalhau]]''
| Image:Cozido a portuguesa 1.JPG|Portuguese ''[[Cozido à portuguesa]]''
| Image:Espaguetis_carbonara.jpg|Roman ''[[carbonara]]''
| Image:Bustrengo.jpg|Sammarinese ''[[Bustrengo]]''
| Image:Casu_Marzu_cheese.jpg|Sardinian ''[[casu martzu]]''
| Image:Pleskavitsa.JPG|Serbian ''[[Pljeskavica]]''
| Image:Cannoli siciliani (7472226896).jpg|Sicilian ''[[cannoli]]''
| Image:Hot,_Hot_(15720034638).jpg|Spanish ''[[churro]]''
| Image:Tortilla_de_patatas.jpg|''[[Spanish omelette]]''
| Image:TapasenBarcelona.JPG|Spanish ''[[tapas]]''
| Image:Baklava(1).png|Turkish ''[[baklava]]''
| Image:Döner_and_pide_(+_parsley).jpg|Turkish ''[[doner kebab]]''
| Image:Paella_en_Segorbe.jpg|Valencian ''[[paella]]''
| Image:Carpaccio with cheese in Warsaw.jpg|Venetian ''[[carpaccio]]''
}}

==Western European cuisines==
* {{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dutch cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|France}} [[French cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Corsica}} [[Cuisine of Corsica|Corsican cuisine]]
** [[Cuisine of Gascony]]
** [[Haute cuisine]]
*** [[Cuisine classique]]
*** [[Nouvelle cuisine]]
**** [[Cuisine minceur]]
** {{Flagicon|Nord-Pas-de-Calais}} [[Cuisine and specialties of Nord-Pas-de-Calais]]
** {{Flagicon|Lyon}} [[Lyonnaise cuisine]]
** {{Flagicon|Picardy}} [[Picardy cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon image|Interfrisian_Flag.svg}} [[Frisian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Limburg (Belgium)}} {{Flagicon|Limburg (Netherlands)}} [[Limburgian cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Luxembourgian cuisine]]
* [[Mennonite cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon|Monaco}} [[Monégasque cuisine]]
* {{Flagicon image|Flag of Occitania.svg}} [[Occitan cuisine]]
{{Clear}}

{{Gallery
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| Image:Moules Frites.jpg|Belgian ''[[moules-frites]]''
| Image:Gaufre_de_Brussel.001_-_Brussel.jpg|Belgian ''[[waffle]]''
| Image:Friteddi castagnini.jpg|Corsican ''[[fritelli]]''
| Image:2015-12-20_Spitzkohlsalat_mit_Möhren_anagoria.JPG|Dutch ''[[coleslaw]]''
| Image:Boerenkool stamppot.jpg|Dutch ''[[stamppot]]'' with ''[[rookworst]]''
| Image:2018_01_Croissant_IMG_0685.JPG|French ''[[croissant]]''
| Image:Restaurant Volga (Lyon) - pot au feu arménien.jpg|French ''[[pot-au-feu]]''
| Image:Quiche.jpg|French ''[[quiche]]''
| Image:Cheese_limburger_edit.jpg|''[[Limburger]]'' cheese
| Image:Judd mat Gaardebounen.jpg|Luxembourgian ''[[Judd mat Gaardebounen]]''
| Image:Barbaguiai.jpg|Monégasque ''[[Barbajuan]]''
| Image:Bol_d'aligot.jpg|Occitan ''[[aligot]]''
}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Europe|Food}}
* [[Early modern European cuisine]]
* [[Roman cuisine]]
* [[Medieval cuisine]]
* [[Romani cuisine]]
* [[Soviet cuisine]]
* [[Yoshoku]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=Food in Early Modern Europe  |last=Albala |first=Ken |year=2003 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=0313319626 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4f-l3-KG0LcC&q=european+cuisine |access-date=6 June 2017}}
* {{cite book |title=European Cuisine: The Best in European Food |author=R & R Publishing |year=2005 |publisher=Cpg Incorporated |isbn=1740225279 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A3JNAAAACAAJ&q=european+cuisine |access-date=6 June 2017}}

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