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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.
Global cuisine is a cuisine that is practiced around the world. A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions,[1] often associated with a specific region, country[2] 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.[3] Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences.[4] 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."[4]
Main article: List of African cuisines |
See also: Maghrebi cuisine |
Main article: West African cuisine |
Main article: List of cuisines of the Americas |
Main article: American cuisine |
Main article: Central American cuisine |
Main article: South American cuisine |
Main article: Caribbean cuisine |
Main article: List of Asian cuisines |
Main article: Central Asian cuisine |
Main article: Chinese cuisine |
Main article: Cuisine of the Indian subcontinent |
Main article: Indian cuisine |
Main article: Pakistani cuisine |
Main article: Indonesian cuisine |
Main article: West Asian cuisine |
See also: Arab cuisine |
Main article: List of European cuisines |
Main article: Central European cuisine |
See also: Alpine cuisine |
Main article: German cuisine |
Main article: Eastern European cuisine |
See also: Mediterranean cuisine |
See also: Mediterranean diet |
Main article: Oceanic cuisine |
Main article: List of historical cuisines |