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[[File:Espaguetis carbonara.jpg|thumb|{{lang|it|[[Spaghetti alla carbonara]]}}, an originally [[Italian cuisine|Italian dish]]]]
A '''cuisine'''  is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive [[ingredient]]s, [[List of cooking techniques|techniques]], and [[Dish (food)|dishes]], and usually associated with a specific [[culture]] or geographic region. Regional [[food preparation]] techniques, customs and ingredients combine to enable dishes unique to a region.<ref>[http://whatscookingamerica.net/AmericanRegionalFoods/RegionalAmericanIndex.htm "Rediscover the flavors and traditions of true American cuisine!"] [http://whatscookingamerica.net Whatscookingamerica.net]. Accessed June 2011.</ref>

==Etymology==
Used in English since the late 18th century, the word cuisine—meaning manner or style of cooking—is borrowed from the French for 'style of cooking' (literally 'kitchen'), as originally derived from Latin ''coquere'', 'to cook'.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023 |title=Cuisine |url=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=cuisine |access-date=3 April 2023 |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref>

==Influences on cuisine==
A cuisine is partly determined by ingredients that are available locally or through trade. Regional ingredients are developed and commonly contribute to a regional or national cuisine, such as [[Japanese rice]] in [[Japanese cuisine]].

[[Food and drink prohibitions|Religious food laws]] can also exercise an influence on cuisine, such as [[Indian cuisine]] and [[Hinduism]] that is mainly lacto-vegetarian (avoiding meat and eggs) due to sacred animal worship. [[Diet in Sikhism|Sikhism]] in [[Punjabi cuisine]], [[Buddhist vegetarianism|Buddhism]] in [[East Asian cuisine]], [[Christian dietary laws|Christianity]] in [[European cuisine]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Food, Religion and Communities in Early Modern Europe|first=Christopher |last=Kissane|year= 2018| isbn=9781350008472| page =32|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Fermented Foods and Beverages of the World|first=Kasipathy |last=Kailasapathy|year= 2010| isbn= 9781420094961| page =3|publisher=CRC Press|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Foundations of Islamic Governance: A Southeast Asian Perspective|first=Maszlee|last= Malik|year= 2016| isbn=9781315414645| page =41|publisher=Taylor & Francis|quote=}}</ref> [[Islamic dietary laws|Islam]] in [[Middle Eastern cuisine]], and [[Kashrut|Judaism]] in [[Jewish cuisine|Jewish]] and [[Israeli cuisine]] all exercise an influence on cuisine.

Some factors that have an influence on a region's cuisine include the area's [[climate]], the trade among different countries, [[Religious law|religious]] or [[sumptuary]] laws and culinary culture exchange. For example, a tropical diet may be based more on fruits and vegetables, while a polar diet might rely more on meat and fish.

The area's climate, in large measure, determines the native foods that are available. In addition, climate influences food preservation. For example, foods preserved for winter consumption by [[Smoking (cooking)|smoking]], [[Curing (food preservation)|curing]] and [[pickling]] have remained significant in [[List of cuisines|world cuisines]] for their altered gustatory properties.

The trade among different countries also largely affects a region's cuisine. Dating back to the ancient spice trade, seasonings such as [[cinnamon]], [[cassia bark|cassia]], [[cardamom]], [[ginger]] and [[turmeric]] were important items of commerce in the earliest evolution of trade, and India was a global market for this. Cinnamon and cassia found their way to the Middle East at least 4,000 years ago.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/spice-trade|title=spice trade|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref>

Certain foods and food preparations are required or proscribed by the religiousness or sumptuary laws, such as Islamic dietary laws and Jewish dietary laws.

Culinary culture exchange is also an important factor for cuisine in many regions: Japan's first substantial and direct exposure to the West came with the arrival of European missionaries in the second half of the 16th century. At that time, the combination of Spanish and Portuguese game frying techniques with an East Asian method for cooking vegetables in oil, led to the development of ''[[tempura]]'', the "popular Japanese dish in which seafood and many different types of vegetables are coated with batter and deep fried".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/36JapFoodCulture.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331113341/http://web-japan.org/factsheet/en/pdf/36JapFoodCulture.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-31 |url-status=live|title=Japanese Food Culture|date=18 December 2008|website=Web Japan|access-date=18 June 2019|page=2}}</ref>

==History==
{{Further|List of historical cuisines}}
Cuisine dates back to [[classical antiquity]]. As food began to require more planning, there was an emergence of meals that situated around culture.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Laudan|first1=Rachel|title=Cuisine & Empire|date=21 November 2013|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-26645-2|pages=11}}</ref>

==Evolution of cuisine==
[[File:Jacques Lameloise, escabèche d'écrevisses sur gaspacho d'asperge et cresson.jpg|thumb|An example of ''[[nouvelle cuisine]]'' presentation. This dish consists of [[Marination|marinated]] crayfish on [[gazpacho]] asparagus and watercress.]]
Cuisines evolve continually, and new cuisines are created by innovation and cultural interaction. One recent example is [[fusion cuisine]], which combines elements of various [[Culinary arts|culinary]] traditions while not being categorized per any one cuisine style, and generally refers to the innovations in many contemporary restaurant cuisines since the 1970s.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news | first=Robert | last= Lindsey| url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E02E0DD1F38F93BA2575BC0A963948260&sec=travel&pagewanted=print | title= California Grows Her Own Cuisine. | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date= 18 August 1985 }}</ref> ''[[Nouvelle cuisine]]'' ('New cuisine') is an approach to cooking and food presentation in [[French cuisine]] that was popularized in the 1960s by the food critics [[Henri Gault]], who invented the phrase, and his colleagues [[André Gayot]] and [[Christian Millau]] in a new restaurant guide, the [[Gault-Millau]], or ''Le Nouveau Guide''.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Neuman |first1=Nicklas |last2=Leer |first2=Jonatan |date=2018-07-19 |title=Cuisine scandinave mais identités nationales : la Nouvelle Cuisine Scandinave et les projets gastronationalistes du Danemark et de la Suède |journal=Anthropology of Food |issue=13 |doi=10.4000/aof.8723 |issn=1609-9168|doi-access=free }}</ref> [[Molecular cuisine]] is a modern style of cooking which takes advantage of many technical innovations from the scientific disciplines (molecular cooking). The term was coined in 1999 by the French [[Institut national de la recherche agronomique|INRA]] chemist [[Hervé This]] because he wanted to distinguish it from the name [[Molecular gastronomy]] (a scientific activity) that was  introduced by him and the late [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] physicist [[Nicholas Kurti]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scienceofcooking.com/molecular_gastronomy/|title=Why is Molecular Gastronomy?|website=www.scienceofcooking.com|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> It is also named as multi sensory cooking, modernist cuisine, culinary physics and experimental cuisine by some chefs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/dec/10/foodanddrink.obsfoodmonthly|title=Statement on the 'new cookery'|last1=Adria|first1=Ferran|date=9 December 2006|last2=Blumenthal|first2=Heston|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=Keller|first3=Thomas|last4=McGee|first4=Harold|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> Besides, international trade brings new foodstuffs including ingredients to existing cuisines and leads to changes. The introduction of [[hot pepper]] to China from South America around the end of the 17th century, greatly influencing [[Sichuan cuisine]], which combines the original taste (with use of [[Sichuan pepper]]) with the taste of newly introduced hot pepper and creates a unique [[mala (seasoning)|mala]] ({{lang|zh-hant|麻辣}}) flavor that's mouth-numbingly spicy and pungent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-01/09/content_297521.htm|title=Sichuan Cuisine|website=www.chinadaily.com.cn|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref>

==Global cuisine==
{{Main|Global cuisine|List of cuisines}}
A [[global cuisine]] is a cuisine that is practiced around the world, and can be categorized according to the common use of major foodstuffs, including grains, [[produce]] and cooking fats.

==Regional diversity==
[[Regional cuisine]]s can vary based on availability and usage of specific ingredients, local cooking traditions and practices, as well as overall [[culture|cultural]] differences.<ref name="cuisine">[http://www.eldrbarry.net/hatr/eldrcuis.htm "The American Food Revolutions: Cuisines in America."] [http://www.eldrbarry.net Eldrbarry.net]. Accessed June 2011.</ref> Such factors can be more-or-less uniform across wide swaths of territory, or vary intensely within individual regions. For example, in Central and North South America, corn (maize), both fresh and dried, is a staple food, and is used in many different ways. In northern Europe, wheat, [[rye]] and fats of animal origin predominate, while in southern Europe [[olive oil]] is ubiquitous and rice is more prevalent. In Italy, the cuisine of the north, featuring butter and rice, stands in contrast to that of the south, with its wheat pasta and olive oil. In some parts of Greece, gyros is the staple, while in others this role is filled by bread. Throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean, common ingredients include [[lamb and mutton|lamb]], olive oil, lemons, [[chili pepper|peppers]] and rice. The vegetarianism practiced in much of India has made [[Pulse (legume)|pulses]] (crops harvested solely for the dry seed) such as [[chickpea]]s and [[lentil]]s as important as wheat or rice. From India to Indonesia, the extensive use of spices is characteristic; [[coconut]]s and seafood are also used throughout the region both as foodstuffs and as [[seasoning]]s.

===African cuisine===
{{Main|List of African cuisines}}
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[[African cuisine]]s use a combination of locally available fruits, cereals and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products. In some parts of the continent, the traditional diet features a preponderance of milk, [[curd]] and [[whey]] products. In much of tropical Africa, however, cow's milk is rare and cannot be produced locally (owing to various diseases that affect livestock). The continent's diverse demographic makeup is reflected in the many different eating and drinking habits, dishes and preparation techniques of its manifold populations.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/about_cb_wh.html |title=The African Cookbook |author=Bea Sandler |others=Diane and Leo Dillon (Illust.) |publisher=Carol Publishing Group |year=1993 |isbn=0-8065-1398-5 |access-date=18 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216154309/http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/about_cb_wh.html |archive-date=16 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

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File:Injera with eight kinds of stew.jpg|Typical [[Ethiopian cuisine|Ethiopian]] and [[Eritrean cuisine|Eritrean]] cuisine: ''[[Injera]]'' (thin pancake-like bread) and several types of ''wat'' (stew)
File:Iftar.jpg|A [[Ramadan]] dinner in [[Tanzania]]
File:Yassapoulet.JPG|[[Yassa (food)|Yassa]] is a popular dish throughout West Africa prepared with chicken or [[Fish (food)|fish]]. Chicken yassa is pictured.
File:Spices1.jpg|Spices at central market in [[Agadir]], Morocco 
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===Asian cuisines===
{{Main|List of Asian cuisines}}
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Due to Asia's vast size and extremely diverse geography and demographics, [[Asian cuisine]]s are many and varied, and include [[East Asian cuisine]], [[South Asian cuisine]], [[Southeast Asian cuisine]], [[Central Asian cuisine]] and [[West Asian cuisine]]. Ingredients common to East Asia and Southeast Asia (due to [[Chinese in Southeast Asia|overseas Chinese]] influence) include rice, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, chilies, dried onions, soy and tofu, with [[stir frying]], steaming and [[deep frying]] being common cooking methods. While rice is common to most regional cuisines in Asia, different varieties are popular in the different regions: [[Basmati rice]] is popular in South Asia, [[Jasmine rice]] in Southeast Asia, and long-grain rice in China and short-grain rice in Japan and Korea.<ref name=quaker>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricearoni.com/rar_flavorsOfTheWorld/asian/ |title=The flavors of Asia |publisher=[[Quaker Oats Company]] |access-date=19 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604051405/http://www.ricearoni.com/rar_flavorsOfTheWorld/asian/ |archive-date=4 June 2007 }}</ref> [[Curry]] is also a common ingredient found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia (notably [[Japanese curry]]); however, they are not popular in West Asian and Central Asian cuisines. Those curry dishes with origins in South Asia usually have a [[yogurt]] base, with origins in Southeast Asia a [[coconut milk]] base, and in East Asia a stewed meat and vegetable base.<ref name=kraft>{{cite web |url=http://www.kraft.com.au/CookingSchool/CookingBasics/AsianCuisine/CuisineAreasOfAsia/ |title=Cuisine Areas Of Asia |publisher=[[Kraft Foods|Kraft Foods (Australia)]] |year=2007 |access-date=20 December 2008 |archive-date=25 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225030658/http://www.kraft.com.au/CookingSchool/CookingBasics/AsianCuisine/CuisineAreasOfAsia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> South Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine are often characterized by their extensive use of [[spices]] and [[herbs]] native to the tropical regions of Asia.

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File:CantoneseRestaurantSeafood.jpg|Due to [[Guangdong]]'s location on the southern coast of China, fresh live seafood is a specialty in [[Cantonese cuisine]]. Such markets selling seafood are found across East Asia.
File:Vegetarian Curry.jpeg|Traditional [[North Indian]] vegetarian [[thali]] with various [[curry|curries]] from India. Various curry dishes are found across South Asia.
File:Thai market food 01.jpg|A market stall at Thanin market in [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]], selling readily-made food. Market stalls selling food are found across Southeast Asia.
File:Tajik dastarkhan meal.jpg|A Tajik feast. A large feast is commonly associated with cultures of Central Asia.
File:Assyrian cuisine.jpg|Typical [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] cuisine; an example of a type of meal found in West Asia
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===European cuisine===
{{Main|List of European cuisines}}
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[[European cuisine]] (alternatively, "Western cuisine") include the cuisines of Europe and other [[Western world|Western countries]]. European cuisine includes non-[[Indigenous people|indigenous]] cuisines of North America, [[Australasia]], Oceania and Latin America as well. The term is used by [[East Asians]] to contrast with [[East Asian cuisine|East Asian]] styles of cooking.<ref name="Leung">Leung Man-tao (12 February 2007), "Eating and Cultural Stereotypes", ''Eat and Travel Weekly'', no. 312, p. 76. Hong Kong<!--: PUBLISHER HERE--></ref> When used in English, the term may refer more specifically to cuisine ''in'' ([[Continental Europe|Continental]]) Europe; in this context, a synonym is '''Continental cuisine'''.

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File:Sunday roast - roast beef 1.jpg|An English [[Sunday roast]] with [[roast beef]], roast potatoes, vegetables and [[Yorkshire pudding]]
File:Traditional_pizza_from_Napoli.jpg|Traditional [[pizza]] from [[Naples]]: originally [[Italian cuisine|Italian dish]]
File:German sausages and cheese.jpg|German sausages and cheese
File:-2020-09-14 Beef stroganoff, Trimingham.JPG|[[Beef Stroganoff]], a [[Russian cuisine|Russian]] dish
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===Oceanian cuisine===
{{Main|Oceanic cuisine}}
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[[Oceanian cuisine]]s include [[Australian cuisine]], [[New Zealand cuisine]] and cuisines from many other islands or island groups throughout Oceania. Australian cuisine consists of immigrant [[Anglo-Celtic Australians|Anglo-Celtic]] derived cuisine, and [[Bushfood]] prepared and eaten by native [[Aboriginal Australian]] peoples, and various newer Asian influences. [[New Zealand cuisine]] also consists of European inspired dishes, such as [[Pavlova (food)|Pavlova]], and native [[Māori cuisine]]. Across Oceania, staples include the [[Sweet potato#Oceania|Kūmura]] and [[Taro]], which was/is a staple from [[Papua New Guinea]] to the South Pacific. On most islands in the south pacific, fish are widely consumed because of the proximity to the ocean.

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File:Australian bush tucker, Alice Springs.jpg|''[[Bush Tucker]]'' (bush foods) harvested at Alice Springs Desert Park in Australia
File:Hangi prepare.jpg|A [[Hāngī]] being prepared, a New Zealand Māori method of cooking food for special occasions using hot rocks buried in a pit oven
File:Pig on the Samoan Umu.jpg|Samoan ''[[Earth oven|umu]]'', an oven of hot rocks above ground
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===Cuisines of the Americas===
{{Main|List of cuisines of the Americas|Native American cuisine}}
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The [[Cuisine of the Americas|cuisines of the Americas]] are found across [[Americas|North and South America]], and are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant people came from, primarily Europe. However, the traditional European cuisine has been adapted by the addition of many local and native ingredients, and many of their techniques have been added to traditional foods as well. [[Native American cuisine]] is prepared by indigenous populations across the continent, and its influences can be seen on multi-ethnic [[Latin American]] cuisine. Many [[staple foods]] have been seen to be eaten across the continent, such as [[Maize|corn]] (maize), [[beans]] and [[potatoes]] have their own respective native origins. The regional cuisines are [[North American cuisine]], [[Mexican cuisine]], [[Central American cuisine]], [[South American cuisine]] and [[Caribbean cuisine]].

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File:Bandeja paisa 30062011.jpg|[[Bandeja paisa]] from Peñól de Guatapé in [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]], Colombia
File:Coco bread wrapped beef patty.jpg|A [[Jamaican patty]] wrapped in [[coco bread]]
File:Buffalo - Wings at Airport Anchor Bar.jpg|[[Buffalo wing]]s with [[blue cheese dressing]], served with lager beer
File:001 Tacos de carnitas, carne asada y al pastor.jpg|[[Tacos]] filled with several meat types, mainly beef, [[chicken as food|chicken]] and pork<ref name="Janer2008">{{cite book|author=Zilkia Janer|title=Latino Food Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KxYTgVXvc3oC&pg=PA42|date=30 March 2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-08790-5|pages=42–}}</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[Culinary art]]
* [[Diet food]]
* [[Dish (food)]]
* [[Food group]]
* [[Food photography]]
* [[Food preparation]]
* [[Food presentation]]
* [[Foodpairing]]
* [[Haute cuisine]]
* [[List of cuisines]]
* [[Lists of foods]]
* [[List of nutrition guides]]
* [[Meal]]
* [[Outline of cuisines]]
* [[Outline of food preparation]]
* [[Portion size]]
* [[Traditional food]]
* [[Whole food]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Albala, Ken (2011). [https://books.google.com/books?id=zG1H75z0EYYC ''Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia''] Greenwood. {{ISBN|978-0-313-37626-9}}.
* California Culinary Academy (2001). ''In the World Kitchen: Global Cuisine from California Culinary Academy''. Bay Books (CA). {{ISBN|1-57959-506-5}}.
* Laudan, Rachel (2013). [https://books.google.com/books?id=kaDTAAAAQBAJ ''Cuisine and Empire: Cooking in World History''] University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-26645-2}}.
* MacVeigh, Jeremy (2008). ''International Cuisine''. Delmar Cengage Learning; 1st edition. {{ISBN|1-4180-4965-4}}.
* Nenes, Michael F; Robbins, Joe  (2008). ''International Cuisine''. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, John & Sons; 1st edition. {{ISBN|0-470-05240-6}}.
* Scarparto, Rosario (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=lthfNAAACAAJ ''New global cuisine: the perspective of postmodern gastronomy studies''.] Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
* Zobel, Myron (1962). [https://books.google.com/books?id=_TqlGAAACAAJ ''Global cuisine: being the unique recipes of the 84 top restaurants of the world'']. Patron Press.

==External links==
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* {{Wikivoyage inline|Eating and drinking}}
* [https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/coll/183a.html The Elizabeth Robins Pennell Collection] at the [[Library of Congress]] has many volumes on the topic of cuisine.

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