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Cuisines from around the World
Spanish
Its history began with Phoenician, Greek, and Carthaginian coastal settlements. Later the Romans, and more importantly the Moors, brought with them elements of their own cooking that lingered and blended with Spain's culinary heritage. Imports from the New World included the tomato, potato, sweet potato, vanilla, chocolate, and many varieties of beans, zucchini, and the pepper tribe. There are oli
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Icelandic
Icelandic food in general is based on fish and lamb, as well as owing much to Scandinavian and European influences. The salmon of Iceland is a great delicacy, served in many forms, one of the most popular being gravlax, a form of marination. Fishing is Iceland's most important export, accounting for some 80% of the country's gross national product. There is also a heavy emphasis on vegetables grow
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Chinese
Chinese cuisine is a fascinating mix of diversity and simplicity, combining a few basic cooking styles with a willingness to experiment with whatever ingredients are available, whether these are native to the area or introduced by a foreign culture. Westerners have long appreciated Cantonese cuisine, with its subtle seasonings, abundance of seafood, vegetable, and rice dishes, and use of exotic in
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