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Encyclopedia > European cuisine
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of the Cuisine series
Foods

Bread - Pasta - Cheese - Rice
Sauces - Soups - Desserts
Herbs and spices
Other ingredients Image File history File links Title_Cuisine_2. ... Cuisine (from French cuisine, cooking; culinary art; kitchen; ultimately from Latin coquere, to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). ... For the computer protocol, see SAUCE. Or see source. ... Soup is usually a savoury liquid food that is made by combining ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... Not to be confused with Desert. ... Herbs: basil Herbs (IPA: hə()b, or əb; see pronunciation differences) are seed-bearing plants without woody stems, which die down to the ground after flowering. ... For other uses, see Spice (disambiguation). ... Food is any substance, usually composed primarily of carbohydrates, fats, water and/or proteins, that can be eaten or drunk by an animal for nutrition and/or pleasure. ...

Regional cuisines
Asia - Europe - Caribbean
South Asia - Latin America
Middle East - North America - Africa
Other cuisines...
Preparation techniques and cooking items
Techniques - Utensils
Weights and measures
See also:
Kitchens - Meals
Wikibooks: Cookbook

See the individual entries for: Asian cuisine is a term for the various cuisines of South, East and Southeast Asia and for fusion dishes based on combining them. ... Caribbean cuisine is a fusion of African, Amerindian, French, Indian, and Spanish cuisine. ... South Asian cuisine includes the cuisines of the South Asia. ... Latin American cuisine is a phrase that refers to typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. ... The term Middle Eastern cuisine refers to the various cuisines of the Middle East. ... North American cuisine is a term used for foods native to or popular in countries of North America. ... Cuisine of Africa reflects indigenous traditions, as well as influences from Arabs, Europeans, and Asians. ... Cooking is the act of preparing food. ... This is a list of food preparation utensils, also known as kitchenware. ... In recipes, quantities of ingredients may be specified by mass (weight), by volume, or by count. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation and sometimes entertainment. ... For the coarsely ground flour, see flour. ...

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Eastern European Cuisines

Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Bulgarian cuisine (Bulgarian: българска кухня) is representative of the cuisine of the Balkans, showing Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern influences and to a lesser extent Italian, Mediterranean and Hungarian ones. ... Vepřo-knedlo-zelo (Roast pork with dumplings and cabbage) Czech cuisine has both influenced and been influenced by the cuisines of surrounding counties. ... Also Magyar cuisine. ... Jewish cuisine isnt one unified cuisine, but rather a collection of international cookery traditions, loosely linked by kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws. ... Polish cuisine (Polish: kuchnia polska) is a mixture of Slavic, Jewish and foreign culinary traditions. ... Romanian cuisine is diverse, blending the dishes of the several traditions which it has come into contact with, as well as maintaining its own character. ... Russian cuisine derives its rich and varied character from the vast and multicultural expanse of Russia. ... Slovak cuisine varies slightly from region to region. ... // Belokranjska povitica Bujta repa Funšterc Kmečka pojedina Kranjska klobasa Matevž Mavželj Mežerli Mineštra Obara Pirh Prekmurska gibanica Ričet Špehovka Vipavska jota Prežganka Mineštra Jota, Vipavska kisla juha, Vipava sour soup Štajerska kisla juha Bograč Šara Bakalca Močnik Kaša Aleluja Smojka... Ukrainian cuisine has a rich history and offers a wide variety of dishes, partly borrowed from other cuisines like German, Turkish and Polish. ...

Northern European Cuisines

British cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ... English cuisine is shaped by the countrys temperate climate, its island geography and its history. ... Scottish cuisine shares much with that of other parts of the British Isles but has distinctive attributes and recipes of its own, thanks to foreign and local influences both ancient and modern. ... Welsh cuisine is the cuisine of Wales. ... During the British Raj in India, many local Indian dishes were adapted (often in quite dramatic ways) by the British and many of these dishes became fashionable in England at the time. ... Modern British (or New British) cuisine is a style of British cooking that emerged in the late 1970s, and has gained increasing popularity more recently. ... The cuisine of Denmark, like that in the other Scandinavian countries (Sweden and Norway), as well as that of northern Germany, its neighbor to the south, is traditionally heavy and rich in fat, consisting mainly of carbohydrates, meat and fish. ... Finnish cuisine is generally healthy, thanks in part to wholemeal products (rye, barley, oats) and berries (such as blueberries, lingonberries, cloudberries, and sea buckthorn). ... Important parts of Icelandic cuisine are fish, being in an area where fish is plentiful, lamb and dairy. ... Lapland is shared by Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, but its historic cuisine has individual traits. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Swedish cuisine is similar to the cuisine of Denmark and cuisine of Norway, in that it is traditionally simple. ... A pint of stout and some wheaten bread Irish cuisine can be divided into two main categories – traditional, mainly simple dishes, and more modern dishes, as served by hotels etc. ... Dinner with cold borscht, pot cooked cabbage, a cotlette, a gherkin, sour milk (kefir) and some kvass. ... Lithuanian cuisine consists mostly of the traditional Lithuanian dishes . ...

Southern European Cuisines

Bosnian cuisine does not use any spices, and, when it does, in very small quantity. ... Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous and is therefore known as the cuisine of regions, since every region has its own distinct culinary traditions. ... Cypriot cuisine is the cuisine of the Cypriot people who live on the island of Cyprus located in the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Greek cuisine is the cuisine of Greece and of the Greeks. ... This article is about the cuisine of Greek Macedonia. ... Although Italian cuisine does have defining features that are found throughout the country, it is composed of highly varied regional cuisines. ... Sicilian cuisine shows the markers of the cultures which established themselves on the island. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Maltese cuisine is the result of a long relationship between the Islanders and the many foreigners who made Malta their home over the centuries. ... Montenegrin cuisine is a result of Montenegros geographic position and its long history. ... Portuguese cuisine is characterised by rich, filling and full-flavoured dishes that are cheap to prepare. ... Serbian cuisine is influenced by Mediterranean (especially Greek, Bulgarian), Turkish and Hungarian cuisines, which makes it a heterogeneous one. ... Turkish cuisine inherited its Ottoman heritage which could be described as a fusion and refinement of Turkic, Arabic, Greek, Armenian and Persian cuisines. ... Spanish cuisine consists of a great variety of dishes which stem from differences in geography, culture and climate. ... Andalucian cuisine is rather varied, corresponding to a region that is itself extensive and varied. ... Fabada Asturiana, a typical dish of Asturias Asturian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients found in the cuisine of the Asturias region of Spain. ... Aragonese cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of cuisine in the Aragon region of Spain. ... Balearic Islands cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. ... Basque cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the cuisine of the Basque people in Spain. ... Canarian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Canary Islands. ... Cantabrian cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of the Cantabria region of Spain. ... Castilian-Manchego cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients in the cuisine of Castile-La Mancha region of Spain. ... Catalan cuisine refers to the cuisine of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Comunidad de Valencia in Spain; as well as French Roussillon. ... Galician cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients found in the cuisine of the Galicia region of Spain. ... Leonese cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the region of Castile-Leon in Spain. ... Valencian cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine from the Land of Valencia, in Spain. ...

Western European Cuisines

See also The Cuisine of Austria, which is often incorrectly equated with Viennese cuisine, is derived from the cuisine of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... Belgium is a nation of Gourmands rather than Gourmets which translates into big cuisine rather than fine cuisine. ... Dutch Cuisine is shaped by the agricultural produce and history of the Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... French cuisine is considered to be one of the worlds most refined and elegant styles of cooking. ... Basque cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the cuisine of the Basque people in Spain. ... Catalan cuisine refers to the cuisine of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Comunidad de Valencia in Spain; as well as French Roussillon. ... Luxembourgian cuisine reflects Luxembourgs position on the border between the Latin and Germanic worlds, being heavily influenced by the cuisines of neighbouring France and Germany. ... The Swiss cuisine is unique in its many regional influences from its neighbors cuisine, including Italian, French, and, to a lesser extent, German cuisine. ...

Mediterranean cuisine is the cuisine of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea. ... Eastern European cuisine is the cuisine of Eastern Europe. ... Peasants threshing siligo, a type of wheat. ... Beans were among the most important staples for the early modern Tuscans; The Beaneater by Annibale Caracci, 1580-90. ...

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New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
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