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Cuisines from around the World
American
American cuisine varies with region, and it is quite naturally influenced by the many ethnic groups who immigrated here. The popular food in the southwest U.S. is Tex-Mex, which includes a lot of tortillas, hot salsas, beans, and burritos. In the southern United States, popular dishes include catfish, barbecue, cornbreads, vegetables, gravies, and pork. The New Orleans area is noted for its Cajun
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Barbecue has been around since the discovery of fire; it's so popular in the South it's considered a cultural icon. The word barbecue (barbeque, Bar-B-Q, B-B-Q) comes from the framework used by Indians in the Caribbean, named barbacoa by early Spanish explorers. Over time the word came to mean the method of preparation, and often even the event where it's served.
Some of the states most well-
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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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