PRESENTATION ONpopular cuisines of the world
A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques anddishes, and usually associated with a specific culture or geographic region.
Indonesian
Mexican
Chinese
Italian
Spanish
French
Japanese
Turkey
Indian
Thai
5. Mexican cusine
• Mexican cuisine contains everything from spicy and sweet to sour. It is as complex as
Chinese or French. It’s the combination of different flavors that makes Mexican food a
favorite for many. The food is famous for variety of spices and colorful decoration.
Mexican food, perhaps, makes use of the largest number of chili peppers, mostly for
flavors and not heat.
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6. Chinese:
• Chinese cuisine is rich in taste, light in eating and often less expensive. The
history of this cuisine can really stretch over to several thousand years.
• The staple foods of Chinese cooking include rice, noodles, vegetables, and
sauces and seasonings.
7. Italian
• Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with
roots as far back in antiquity. italian cuisine is noted for its regional diversity
,abundance of difference in taste, and it is probably the most popular in the world
.Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only four to
eight ingredients . Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine.
8. Spanish
• People generally turn to Spanish food when they want something light and leafy. It is
famous for meat, fish and leafy vegetables. Spain is also known for the amazing
wines made up of fruits; sangria is one which always goes with every kind of food.
Spanish food offers a typical Mediterranean diet.
9. French
• French was one of the first #world cuisines that traveled well beyond its home
country’s borders. French food ranges from rustic and hearty to the very finest,
theatrical, almost art-like Michelin Star style and no French meal would be complete
without bread, cheese and wine.
10. Japanese
• Soup, rice, noodles, sushi, meat and tofu — Japan has limited number of
dishes but the way it has dominated the world says everything about its
taste. Japanese cuisine is popular because it is low in fat and light to
digest. Many ingredients are used in dishes that are simply not found in
other cuisines. The mastery of Japanese food relies on the freshest
ingredients meticulously prepared. Seasonality is also a major factor in
Japanese cuisine.
11. Turkey
• turkish people cook every single vegetable in the world and in the
tastiest way possible. Due to proximity of this place to the sea, it has
some seafood influence, too. Turkey is also renowned for the
desserts people make here, and to everyone’s surprise the desserts
are free of sugar. They use different flavors to make deserts sweet,
healthy and tasty.
12. Indian
• It is deemed as the most diverse and one of the most popular cuisines in the
world. Diversity in food is almost in direct proportion to the diversity in the
language, customs and cultures in this country. Indian dishes can be divided
into four main parts: Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern. Most Indian
food items have been inspired by Vedic, Jain and Buddhist beliefs. Some
dishes were also introduced by foreign invaders, rulers and merchants.
13. Thai
• Thai cuisine is often mistaken as Chinese food and many people consider both of
them as the same. Rice is the main component in this cuisine (like any other Asian
cuisine) and the food is a perfect blend of sweet, bitter and sour flavors. In fact, this
cuisine is one of the few in the world that balances all four main taste senses
including sweet, sour, bitter and salty. Thai dishes are normally prepared with less
spices.
14. Other famous cuisines are
• Greek cuisine
• Lebanese cuisine
• Caribbean cuisine
• Australian cuisine
• South African cuisine
• Korean cuisine
• German cuisine