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A '''cuisine''' (from [[French language|French]] ''cuisine'', meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen;" itself from [[Latin]] ''coquina'', meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb ''coquere'', meaning "to cook") is a specific set of [[cooking]] traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. [[Religion|Religious]] food laws can also exercise a strong influence on cuisine. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. (For example, the "Asian" dish [[chop suey]] clearly reflected the adaptation of Chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different [[ingredients]] available in North America.)
A '''cuisine''' (from [[French language|French]] ''cuisine'', meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen;" itself from [[Latin]] ''coquina'', meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb ''coquere'', meaning "to cook") is a specific set of [[cooking]] traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. [[Religion|Religious]] food laws can also exercise a strong influence on cuisine. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. (For example, the "Asian" dish [[chop suey]] clearly reflected the adaptation of Chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different [[ingredients]] available in North America.)


== Overview ==
==Overview==

The last century has produced enormous improvements in food production, preservation, storage and shipping. Today almost every locale in the world has access to not only its traditional cuisine, but also to many other world cuisines as well. New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional [[chef]]s and their clientele. Nevertheless, French cooking techniques have been a major influence on virtually all Western cuisines.
The last century has produced enormous improvements in food production, preservation, storage and shipping. Today almost every locale in the world has access to not only its traditional cuisine, but also to many other world cuisines as well. New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional [[chef]]s and their clientele. Nevertheless, French cooking techniques have been a major influence on virtually all Western cuisines.


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* In [[India]], consumption of food is regarded as an offering, a ''[[Yajna]]''. Thus the stomach is considered to be a ''homagunda'' (holy fire) and all the food consumed is an offering to the holy fire.
* In [[India]], consumption of food is regarded as an offering, a ''[[Yajna]]''. Thus the stomach is considered to be a ''homagunda'' (holy fire) and all the food consumed is an offering to the holy fire.

* In [[Japan]], [[tea]] drinking is a fine art and there is an elaborate ceremony about it. Not drinking tea in the right way is considered to be an act of barbarism.
* In [[Japan]], [[Tea]] drinking is a fine art and there is an elaborate ceremony about it. Not drinking tea in the right way is considered to be an act of barbarism.


The following section is an overview of world cuisines. It is incomplete. It is organized roughly by geographical area, starting in the Western hemisphere and working Eastward and from North to South. Please help complete it.
The following section is an overview of world cuisines. It is incomplete. It is organized roughly by geographical area, starting in the Western hemisphere and working Eastward and from North to South. Please help complete it.


== Cuisines of the Americas ==
== Cuisines of the Americas ==

Cuisines of [[the Americas]] are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the [[immigration|immigrant]] peoples came, primarily [[Europe]]. However, the traditional European cuisine has been adapted to a greater or lesser degree and many local ingredients and techniques have been added to the tradition.
Cuisines of [[the Americas]] are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the [[immigration|immigrant]] peoples came, primarily [[Europe]]. However, the traditional European cuisine has been adapted to a greater or lesser degree and many local ingredients and techniques have been added to the tradition.


=== Cuisines of Canada ===
=== Cuisines of Canada ===

''See also: [[Canadian cuisine]]s ''
''See also: [[Canadian cuisine]]s ''

* [[Cuisine of Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canada]]
* [[Cuisine of Atlantic Canada|Atlantic Canada]]
* [[Canadian Chinese cuisine|Canadian Chinese]]
* [[Canadian Chinese cuisine|Canadian Chinese]]
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=== Cuisines of the United States (''including Puerto Rico'') ===
=== Cuisines of the United States (''including Puerto Rico'') ===

''See also: [[Cuisine of the United States]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of the United States]]''

* [[Chinese American cuisine|Chinese American]]
* [[Chinese American cuisine|Chinese American]]
* [[Barbecue]]
* [[Barbecue]]
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=== Cuisines of the Caribbean ===
=== Cuisines of the Caribbean ===

''See also: [[Cuisine of the Caribbean]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of the Caribbean]]''

* [[Cuisine of Cuba|Cuba]]
* [[Cuisine of Cuba|Cuba]]
* [[Cuisine of Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]
* [[Cuisine of Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]
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=== Cuisines of Latin America ===
=== Cuisines of Latin America ===

''See also: [[Latin American cuisine]], [[Cuisine of South America]]''
''See also: [[Latin American cuisine]], [[Cuisine of South America]]''


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== Cuisines of Europe ==
== Cuisines of Europe ==

''See also: [[Cuisine of Europe]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of Europe]]''


=== Cuisines of Northern Europe ===
=== Cuisines of Northern Europe ===

* [[Cuisine of Austria|Austrian]]
* [[Cuisine of Austria|Austrian]]
* [[Cuisine of Belgium|Belgium]]
* [[Cuisine of Belgium|Belgium]]
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* [[Lithuanian cuisine|Lithuanian]]
* [[Lithuanian cuisine|Lithuanian]]
* [[Russian cuisine|Russian]]
* [[Russian cuisine|Russian]]
** [[Tatar cuisine|Tatar]]
**[[Tatar cuisine|Tatar]]
* [[Slovak cuisine|Slovakia]]
* [[Slovak cuisine|Slovakia]]
* [[Cuisine of Sweden|Sweden]]
* [[Cuisine of Sweden|Sweden]]


=== Cuisines of the Mediterranean ===
=== Cuisines of the Mediterranean ===

''See also: [[Cuisine of the Mediterranean]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of the Mediterranean]]''

* [[Cuisine of Portugal|Portugal]]
* [[Cuisine of Portugal|Portugal]]
* [[Cuisine of Spain|Spain]]
* [[Cuisine of Spain|Spain]]
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== Cuisines of Asia ==
== Cuisines of Asia ==

=== Cuisines of the Middle East ===
=== Cuisines of the Middle East ===

* [[Cuisine of the Middle East|Middle East]]
* [[Cuisine of the Middle East|Middle East]]
* [[Arab cuisine|Persian Gulf Countries]]
* [[Arab cuisine|Persian Gulf Countries]]
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=== Cuisines of the Indian Subcontinent ===
=== Cuisines of the Indian Subcontinent ===
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Cuisines of the [[Indian subcontinent]] includes cuisines from the peninsular region of South Asia, which includes India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, usually also Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. One characteristic component of the cuisines of these regions is rice and curry dishes.

⚫
Cuisines of the [[Indian subcontinent]] includes cuisines from the peninsular region of South Asia, which includes India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, usually also Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. One characteristic component of the cuisines of these regions is rice and curry dishes.

''See also: [[Cuisine of India]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of India]]''


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*** [[Punjabi cuisine]]
*** [[Punjabi cuisine]]
*** [[Cuisine of Kashmir|Kashmiri cuisine]]
*** [[Cuisine of Kashmir|Kashmiri cuisine]]
*** [[Benarasi cuisine]]
*** [[Benarasi cuisine]]
** ''South Indian cuisines''
** ''South Indian cuisines''
*** [[Kerala cuisine]]
*** [[Kerala cuisine]]
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*** [[Tamil cuisine]]
*** [[Tamil cuisine]]
** ''West Indian cuisines''
** ''West Indian cuisines''
*** [[Maharashtrian cuisine]]
*** [[Maharashtrian cuisine]]
*** [[Malvani cuisine]]
*** [[Malvani cuisine]]
*** [[Goan|Goan cuisine]]
*** [[Goan|Goan cuisine]]
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*** [[Oriya cuisine|Oriya Cuisine]]
*** [[Oriya cuisine|Oriya Cuisine]]
*** [[Anglo-Indian cuisine|Anglo-Indian Cuisine]]
*** [[Anglo-Indian cuisine|Anglo-Indian Cuisine]]

* '''Bangladesh'''
* '''Bangladesh'''
** [[Bengali cuisine|Bangladeshi cuisine]]
**[[Bengali cuisine|Bangladeshi cuisine]]

* '''Pakistan'''
* '''Pakistan'''
** [[Cuisine of Pakistan|Pakistani cuisine]]
** [[Cuisine of Pakistan|Pakistani cuisine]]

* '''Sri Lanka'''
* '''Sri Lanka'''
** [[Cuisine of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan cuisine]]
** [[Cuisine of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan cuisine]]


=== Cuisines of East Asia ===
=== Cuisines of East Asia ===

''See also: [[Cuisine of Asia]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of Asia]]''

* [[Cuisine of Cambodia|Cambodia]]
* [[Cuisine of Cambodia|Cambodia]]
* [[Cuisine of China|China]]
* [[Cuisine of China|China]]
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=== Cuisines of Central Asia ===
=== Cuisines of Central Asia ===

''See also [[Central Asian Cuisine]]''
''See also [[Central Asian Cuisine]]''

* [[Kazakh cuisine|Kazakhstan]]
* [[Kazakh cuisine|Kazakhstan]]


== Cuisines of Africa ==
== Cuisines of Africa ==

''See also: [[Cuisine of Africa]]''
''See also: [[Cuisine of Africa]]''


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== Cuisines of Oceania ==
== Cuisines of Oceania ==

* [[Cuisine of Australia|Australia]]
* [[Cuisine of Australia|Australia]]
* [[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaii]]
*[[Cuisine of Hawaii|Hawaii]]
* [[Cuisine of Fiji|Fiji]]
* [[Cuisine of Fiji|Fiji]]
* [[New Zealand cuisine|New Zealand]]
* [[New Zealand cuisine|New Zealand]]
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== Non-regional cuisines ==
== Non-regional cuisines ==
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* [[Fast food]], and its nemesis [[Slow food]] which preserves regional cuisines

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* [[Fast food]], and its nemesis [[slow food]] which preserves regional cuisines
* [[Fusion cuisine|Fusion]]
* [[Fusion cuisine|Fusion]]
* [[Jewish cuisine|Jewish]]
* [[Jewish cuisine|Jewish]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia Cookbook]]
* [[Wikipedia Cookbook]]
* [[Cooking]]
* [[Cooking]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

{{Wikibookspar|Cookbook|Cuisines}}
{{Wikibookspar|Cookbook|Cuisines}}


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A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen;" itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on cuisine. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade. (For example, the "Asian" dish chop suey clearly reflected the adaptation of Chinese immigrant cooking styles to the different ingredients available in North America.)

Overview

The last century has produced enormous improvements in food production, preservation, storage and shipping. Today almost every locale in the world has access to not only its traditional cuisine, but also to many other world cuisines as well. New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele. Nevertheless, French cooking techniques have been a major influence on virtually all Western cuisines.

In addition to food, a cuisine is also often held to include beverages, including wine, liquor, tea, coffee and other drinks. Increasingly, experts hold that it further includes the raw ingredients and original plants and animals from which they come. The Slow Food movement is a global effort to preserve local plants, animals, and techniques of food preparation. It has 70,000 adherents in 50 countries (mainly in the Latin countries of Europe).

There are also different cultural attitudes to food, for example:

  • In India, consumption of food is regarded as an offering, a Yajna. Thus the stomach is considered to be a homagunda (holy fire) and all the food consumed is an offering to the holy fire.
  • In Japan, Tea drinking is a fine art and there is an elaborate ceremony about it. Not drinking tea in the right way is considered to be an act of barbarism.

The following section is an overview of world cuisines. It is incomplete. It is organized roughly by geographical area, starting in the Western hemisphere and working Eastward and from North to South. Please help complete it.

Cuisines of the Americas

Cuisines of the Americas are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe. However, the traditional European cuisine has been adapted to a greater or lesser degree and many local ingredients and techniques have been added to the tradition.

Cuisines of Canada

See also: Canadian cuisines

Cuisines of the United States (including Puerto Rico)

See also: Cuisine of the United States

Cuisines of the Caribbean

See also: Cuisine of the Caribbean

Cuisines of Latin America

See also: Latin American cuisine, Cuisine of South America

Cuisines of Europe

See also: Cuisine of Europe

Cuisines of Northern Europe

Cuisines of the Mediterranean

See also: Cuisine of the Mediterranean

Cuisines of Asia

Cuisines of the Middle East

Cuisines of the Indian Subcontinent

Cuisines of the Indian subcontinent includes cuisines from the peninsular region of South Asia, which includes India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, usually also Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. One characteristic component of the cuisines of these regions is rice and curry dishes. See also: Cuisine of India

Cuisines of East Asia

See also: Cuisine of Asia

Cuisines of Central Asia

See also Central Asian Cuisine

Cuisines of Africa

See also: Cuisine of Africa

Cuisines of Oceania

Non-regional cuisines

See also

The Wikibook Cookbook has a page on the topic of: Cuisines
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