African

African cuisine combines traditional fruits and vegetables, exotic game and fish from the oceans that surrounds her, and a marinade of cultures, colonies, trade routes, and history. Africa is a whole continent, from arid desert; to sub tropical wetlands, plains, and the oft- featured movie "jungle." Films have given Westerners an exotic view of Africa, from the big game hunter movies of the 1950's

Southern

The southern United States has a distinct cuisine that draws heavily on African American influences. Soul food and Cajun are types of southern cuisine.

Some foods that are common in the U.S. South are sweet tea and grits. Other distinctive or typical dishes include: fried chicken, biscuits, okra (fried, boiled, pickled, or in gumbo), a variety of other pickles including peaches, green tomatoe

Portuguese

If you have never tried Portuguese cuisine you may be surprised to find that it is completely different from that of other European or East European countries. For centuries, Portugal has been isolated from the rest of Europe and, for that matter, from the world. Her Eastern coastline completely borders on the Atlantic ocean, while Spain frames it on the east and north. Although Portugal has had s