European cuisine

European cuisine, or alternatively Western cuisine, is a generalised term collectively referring to the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries.[1] European cuisine or Western cuisine includes that of Europe including (depending on the definition) that of Russia,[1] as well as nonindigenous cuisines of North America, Australasia, Oceania, and Latin America, which derive substantial influence from European settlers in those regions. The term is used by East Asians to contrast with Asian styles of cooking.[2] (This is analogous to Westerners referring collectively to the cuisines of East Asian countries as Asian cuisine.) When used by Westerners, the term may sometimes refer more specifically to cuisine in Europe or continental; in this context, a synonym is Continental cuisine, especially in British English.

Grilled steak

The cuisines of Western countries are diverse by themselves, although there are common characteristics that distinguishes Western cooking from cuisines of Asian countries[3] and others. Compared with traditional cooking of Asian countries, for example, meat is more prominent and substantial in serving-size.[4] Steak in particular is a common dish across the West. Similarly to some Asian cuisines, Western cuisines also put substantial emphasis on sauces as condiments, seasonings, or accompaniments (in part due to the difficulty of seasonings penetrating the often larger pieces of meat used in Western cooking). Many dairy products are utilised in the cooking process, except in nouvelle cuisine.[5] Wheat-flour bread has long been the most common sources of starch in this cuisine, along with pasta, dumplings and pastries, although the potato has become a major starch plant in the diet of Europeans and their diaspora since the European colonisation of the Americas. Maize is much less common in most European diets than it is in the Americas; however corn meal, or polenta, is a major part of the cuisine of Italy and the Balkans.

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1 Eastern European cuisines 2 Northern European cuisines 3 Southern European cuisines 4 Western European cuisines 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Eastern European cuisines

Belarusian potato babka

Polish pierogi

Bulgarian banitsa

Romanian srmlue cu mmlig

Czech Vepo-knedlo-zelo

Russian pirozhki

Hungarian gulys

Ukrainian borscht Main article: Eastern European cuisine

Armenian cuisine Azerbaijani cuisine Belarusian cuisine Bulgarian cuisine Czech cuisine

Georgian cuisine Hungarian cuisine Moldovan cuisine Polish cuisine Romanian cuisine Russian cuisine o Tatar cuisine Slovak cuisine Slovenian cuisine Ukrainian cuisine o Crimean Tatar cuisine

[edit] Northern European cuisines

English Sunday roast

Norwegian smrbrd

Finnish sauted reindeer

Scottish haggis, neeps, and tatties

Irish stew

Swedish meatballs

Lithuanian cold borscht File:??.jpg Welsh rarebit

British cuisine o English cuisine Anglo-Indian cuisine o Scottish cuisine o Welsh cuisine Danish cuisine Estonian cuisine Finnish cuisine Icelandic cuisine Irish cuisine Lappish cuisine Latvian cuisine Lithuanian cuisine Norwegian cuisine Swedish cuisine

[edit] Southern European cuisines

Bosnian evapi

Macedonian Tave Grave

Croatian ganci

Maltese octopus stew

Cypriot bamies

Serbian uve

Greek salad

Portuguese amijoas bulho pato

Italian polenta with rabbit

Portugese cozido

Italian risotto alla milanese

Spanish paella

Italian spaghetti alla carbonara

Spanish tapas

Neapolitan pizza

Turkish kebab Main article: Cuisine of the Mediterranean

Albanian cuisine Bosnian cuisine Croatian cuisine Cypriot cuisine Gibraltarian cuisine Greek cuisine o Macedonian Greek cuisine Italian cuisine o Neapolitan cuisine o Sardinian cuisine o Sicilian cuisine o Tuscan cuisine o Venetian cuisine Macedonian cuisine Maltese cuisine Montenegrin cuisine Portuguese cuisine Serbian cuisine Slovenian cuisine Spanish cuisine o Andalusian cuisine o Asturian cuisine o Aragonese cuisine o Balearic cuisine o Basque cuisine o Canarian cuisine o Cantabrian cuisine o Castilian-Manchego cuisine o Catalan cuisine o Extremaduran cuisine o Galician cuisine o Leonese cuisine o Valencian cuisine Turkish cuisine

[edit] Western European cuisines

Austrian schweinsbraten with semmelkndel

French carbonnade flamande

Belgian moules frites

French duck magret

Dutch Boerenkoolstamppot with rookworst

French fondue savoyarde

German Sauerbraten with potato dumplings

French quiche lorraine

Austrian cuisine Belgian cuisine Dutch cuisine French cuisine o Haute cuisine Cuisine classique Nouvelle cuisine German cuisine Luxembourgian cuisine Swiss cuisine

[edit] See also

Medieval cuisine Early modern European cuisine

[edit] References
1. ^ a b "European Cuisine." Europeword.com. Accessed July 2011. 2. ^ Leung Man-tao (12 February 2007), "Eating and Cultural Stereotypes", Eat and Travel Weekly, no. 312, p. 76. Hong Kong 3. ^ Kwan Shuk-yan (1988). Selected Occidental Cookeries and Delicacies, p. 23. Hong Kong: Food Paradise Pub. Co. 4. ^ Lin Ch'ing (1977). First Steps to European Cooking, p. 5. Hong Kong: Wan Li Pub. Co. 5. ^ Kwan Shuk-yan, pg 26

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[show]v d e European cuisine

European cuisine is also known as Western cuisine and is a term collectively referring to all the local cuisines in Europe and other western countries. European cuisine includes delicacies from Russia and other interior parts of Europe. Astonishingly, European cuisine is also known as Continental cuisine especially in parts of the United Kingdom. The term European cuisine was first used by the East Asians to emphasize on the difference between European cuisine and Asian cuisine. However, Westerners from North America, Australia and Latin America who travelled to Europe made the word European cuisine more popular globally and from then, local dishes and delicacies in Europe were termed as European cuisine. North European cuisine included Danish cuisine, Estonian cuisine, Finnish cuisine, Irish cuisine, Swedish cuisine, English cuisine, Scottish cuisine, Welsh cuisine and Anglo-Indian cuisine. On the other hand South European cuisine included Albanian cuisine, Croatian cuisine, Greek cuisine, Italian cuisine, Sicilian cuisine, Macedonian cuisine, Portuguese cuisine, Spanish cuisine, and Turkish cuisine. Western European cuisine included Austrian, Belgian, French, German and Swiss cuisine that were popular in Europe as well as in countries outside Europe. Eastern European cuisine is strongly influenced by climate and includes East German cuisine, Polish cuisine, Russian cuisine, Bulgarian cuisine, Slovak cuisine, Romanian cuisine, Ukrainian cuisine, and Hungarian cuisine.