A cuisine is a style of cooking characterized by distinctive ingredients, techniques and 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.
An example of Central European cuisine, the wiener schnitzel. It is prepared with regional ingredients and according to the local cooking style.
An example of nouvelle cuisine presentation. This dish consists of marinated crayfish on gazpacho asparagus and watercress.
Typical Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine: Injera (thin pancake-like bread) and several kinds of wat (stew)
A Ramadan dinner in Tanzania
Outline of food preparation
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the preparation of food:
Food preparation at the Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington state
Preserved food
KitchenAid Stand Mixer in action
Roasting, medieval illuminated manuscript (Tacuina sanitatis casanatensis 14th century)