World Cuisine

World Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking; culinary art; kitchen"; ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. Religious food laws can also exercise a strong influence on cuisine.
The last century or so has produced enormous improvements in food production, preservation, storage and shipping. Today almost every locale in the world has access to not only its traditional cuisine, but also to many other world cuisines, as well. New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.

Foods alone do not represent a cuisine - it is the meaning and myths surrounding the ingredients, the preparation, the cooking, the combination of flavours and the when and where of eating, that determine the makings of a cuisine. Cuisine is often what sets a culture apart and provides a common understanding of what it means to "belong" to that community.

In addition to food, a cuisine is also often held to include beverages, including wine, liquor, tea, coffee and other good drinks. Increasingly, experts hold that it further includes the raw ingredients and original plants and animals from which they come. The Slow Food movement is a global effort to preserve local plants, animals, and techniques of food preparation. It has 70,000 adherents in 50 countries.

World cuisine is traditionally divided into regions according to the common use of major foodstuffs, especially grains and cooking fats. In Central and South America, corn (maize), both fresh and dried, is the staple. In northern Europe, wheat, rye, and fats of animal origin predominate, while in southern Europe olive oil is ubiquitous and rice becomes important. 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. China likewise can be divided into rice regions and noodle regions. Throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean there is a common thread marking the use of lamb, olive oil, lemons, peppers, and rice. The vegetarianism practiced in much of India has made pulses such as chickpeas and lentils as important as wheat or rice. From India to Indonesia the lavish use of spices is characteristic; coconuts and seafood are used throughout the region both as foodstuffs and as seasonings.

For all the food fanatics out there, traveling is essential, if you want to taste everything the world has to offer. That is why we have rounded up the most resounding symphonies of flavor, the most colorful dishes and the tasties bites.

Here is  the  international cuisines---

1. French Cuisine		18. Southewestern
2. Italian Cuisine		19. Portuguese
3  Chinese Cuisine		20. Caribbean
4. Indian Cuisine		21. Brazilian
5. Thai Cuisine		22. Cuban
6. Mexican Cuisine		23. English
7. Japanese Cuisine		24. Iris
8. Spanish Cuisine		25. Ethiopian
9. Greek Cuisine		26. Moroccan
10.Lebanese Cuisine		27. Swedish
11. German cuisine		28. Korean
12. Cajun & Creole		29. Afgan
13. American		30. Chilean
14. Mediterranean		31. Peruvian
15. Middle Eastern		32. Turkish
16. Vietnamese		33. Iranian
17. Suthern & Soul		34. Malaysian Cuisine