List of cuisines
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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.
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,<ref>Cuisine (definition). Thefreedictionary.com. Accessed June 2011.</ref> often associated with a specific region, country<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>"Region." (Definition). Merriam-Webster. Accessed June 2011.</ref> Regional cuisines may vary based upon food availability and trade, varying climates, cooking traditions and practices, and cultural differences.<ref name="cuisine">"The American Food Revolutions: Cuisines in America." Eldrbarry.net. Accessed June 2011.</ref> 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."<ref name="cuisine"/>
African cuisine
Central African cuisine
East African cuisine
North African cuisine
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Southern African cuisine
West African cuisine
Cuisine of the Americas
North American cuisine
American cuisine
Central American cuisine
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South American cuisine
Caribbean cuisine
Asian cuisine
Central Asian cuisine
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East Asian cuisine
Chinese cuisine
Highland Asian cuisine
North Asian cuisine
South Asian cuisine
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Indian cuisine
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Pakistani cuisine
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Mainland Southeast Asian cuisine
Maritime Southeast Asian cuisine
- Bruneian cuisine
- Christmas Island cuisine
- East Timor cuisine
- Filipino cuisine
- Malaysian cuisine
- Singaporean cuisine
Indonesian cuisine
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West Asian cuisine
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European cuisine
Central European cuisine
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German cuisine
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Eastern European cuisine
Northern European cuisine
South Eastern European cuisine
Southern European cuisine
Western European cuisine
Oceanic cuisine
Cuisine Styles
- Fast food
- Fusion cuisine
- Haute cuisine
- Molecular gastronomy
- Nouvelle cuisine
- Vegan cuisine
- Vegetarian cuisine
- Street food
Religious cuisines
Historical cuisines
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