European cuisine 524762 225349002 2008-07-13T05:57:22Z 60.230.6.207 /* Southern European cuisines */ [[Image:Borscht with cream.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Borscht]], a dish common in Eastern Europe and Russia.]] [[Image:Sunday roast - roast beef 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An English [[Sunday roast]].]] [[Image:Croissant.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Croissant]], of unknown origin, associated with France.]] [[Image:Hungarian goulash.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Hungarian [[goulash]].]] [[Image:Norwegian.food-Smørbrød-01.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Smørbrød]] from Norway.]] '''European cuisine''' could simply mean as culinary styles from countries in [[Europe]] in the [[Western world]]. A collective definition of '''European cuisine''' , or alternatively '''Western cuisine''' is a generalized nomenclature for people especially from South, East and Southeast Asian countries referring collectively to the cuisines of the [[Western world|Western countries]] including [[Europe]], [[Russia]], [[North America]], and [[Australasia]], [[Oceania]], and [[Latin America]] . This term is rarely used in the West except in the context of contrasting with Asian styles of cooking <ref>Leung Man-tao, ''Eating and Cultural Stereotypes'', pg 76, Eat and Travel Weekly Issue 312, Hong Kong, 12 February 2007</ref>. It is analogous to Westerners referring collectively the cuisines of Asian countries as [[Asian cuisine]]. The cuisines of Western countries are diverse by themselves, although there are common characteristics that distinguish Western cooking from cuisines of Asian countries <ref>Kwan Shuk-yan, ''Selected Occidental Cookeries and Delicacies'', pg 23, Food Paradise Publishing Co, Hong Kong, 1988</ref>. Compared with traditional cooking of Asian countries, meat is more prominent and substantial in serving, and Westerners traditionally have a far more in depth knowledge concerning specific methods of preparing and serving different cuts of meat than Asians<ref>Lin Ch'ing, ''First Steps to European Cooking'', pg 5, Wan Li Publishings Co, Hong Kong, 1977</ref>. [[Steak]] in particular is a common dish across the West. Western cuisines also put in substantial emphasis on sauce (or called gravy in meat dishes) as condiments, seasonings, or accompaniments due to the difficulty of seasonings penetrating larger pieces of meat used in cooking. Plenty of dairy products are utilized in the cooking process, except for the [[nouvelle cuisine]] days <ref>Kwan Shuk-yan, pg 26</ref>. Spices are more prominent than many East and Southeast Asian cuisines due to the heavy use of meat <ref>Lin Ch'ing, pg 1</ref>. Carbohydrate staples play a more minor role than Asian cuisines. Restaurants advertised to be specializing in generic Western cuisine in Asia tend to have menus containing a mixture of dishes mainly from France, the English-speaking world, and Germany. Since the early 1990s dishes from Italy and Spain have become more prominent on these restaurants' menus. ==Eastern European cuisines== * [[Belarusian cuisine]] * [[Bulgarian cuisine]] * [[Czech cuisine]] * [[Hungarian cuisine]] * [[Jewish cuisine]] * [[Polish cuisine]] * [[Romanian cuisine]] * [[Russian cuisine]] * [[Slovak cuisine]] * [[Slovenian cuisine]] * [[Ukrainian cuisine]] ==Northern European cuisines== * [[British cuisine]] ** [[English cuisine]] ** [[Scottish cuisine]] ** [[Welsh cuisine]] ** [[Anglo-Indian cuisine]] ** [[Modern British cuisine]] * [[Nordic cuisine]] ** [[Cuisine of Denmark|Danish cuisine]] ** [[Finnish cuisine]] ** [[Icelandic cuisine]] ** [[Lappish cuisine]] ** [[Cuisine of Norway|Norwegian cuisine]] ** [[Swedish cuisine]] * [[Irish cuisine]] * [[Cuisine of Latvia|Latvian cuisine]] * [[Lithuanian cuisine]] ==Southern European cuisines== * [[Cuisine of Albania|Albanian Cuisine]] * [[Bosnian cuisine]] * [[Croatian cuisine]] * [[Cypriot cuisine]] * [[Gibraltarian cuisine]] * [[Greek cuisine]] * [[Italian cuisine]] ** [[Cuisine of Sicily]] * [[ Macedonian cuisine]] * [[Turkish cuisine]] * [[Montenegrin cuisine]] * [[Portuguese cuisine]] * [[Serbian cuisine]] * [[Spanish cuisine]] **[[Andalusian cuisine]] **[[Asturian cuisine]] **[[Aragonese cuisine]] **[[Balearic cuisine]] **[[Basque cuisine]] **[[Canarian cuisine]] **[[Cantabrian cuisine]] **[[Castilian-Manchego cuisine]] **[[Catalan cuisine]] **[[Galician cuisine]] **[[Leonese cuisine]] **[[Valencian cuisine]] ==Western European cuisines== * [[Austrian cuisine]] * [[Belgian cuisine]] * [[Dutch cuisine]] * [[German cuisine]] * [[French cuisine]] ** [[Basque cuisine]] **[[Catalan cuisine]] * [[Luxembourgian cuisine]] * [[Swiss cuisine]] ==See also== * [[:Category:European cuisine|Category: European cuisine]] * [[Cuisine of the Mediterranean]] * [[Eastern European cuisine]] * [[Medieval cuisine]] * [[Early modern European cuisine]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{cuisine-stub}} {{cuisine}} {{Europe topic|Cuisine of}} [[Category:European cuisine| ]] [[Category:Western cuisine]] [[cs:Evropská kuchyně]] [[de:Europäische Küche]] [[nl:Westerse keuken]] [[ja:ヨーロッパ料理の一覧]] [[ru:Европейская кухня]] [[zh:西餐]]