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,Cuisine (definition). Thefreedictionary.com. Accessed June 2011. 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."Region." (Definition). Merriam-Webster. Accessed June 2011. Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences."The American Food Revolutions: Cuisines in America." Eldrbarry.net. Accessed June 2011. 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
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Cuisine of the Americas
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Indian cuisine
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Religious cuisines
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