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Cuisines from around the World
Pizza
By far pizza has become America's favorite food over the past 50 years. Million of pizza pies are eaten daily, but how often do the people eating the food stop to consider the history. The true origins of this fine cuisine are as colorful as any good pizza pie heaping with toppings.
It is the common belief that the Italians invented the pizza; however the origins go back to ancient times. Bab
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Creole: Traditional
The term, Creole, means simply a person with European blood who has been born in the New World. Over time, it also came to apply to those with mixed French or Spanish and African or Caribbean blood. In the world of cooking, it names the French-inspired haute cuisine of New Orleans. Here, tried-and-true French methods met American ingredients head-on. The results were tantalizing: Creole bouillabai
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Norwegian
Norway's long coastline means that fish is an important part of Norwegian cuisine. The most popular dishes are fish soup, lye fish (lutefisk) and smoked salmon. Cured meat is also a frequent part of a traditional Norwegian meal. Sweet brown goats cheese (geitost) and the thin crispy flat bread are also typical Norwegian food. Aquavit, a spirit distilled from potatoes and flavored with caraway,
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