Cajun

In the later part of the seventeenth century, the Spanish encouraged European aristocrats to settle in South Louisiana and develop the city of New Orleans. The Creole style of cooking came from both the Europeans and from the Spanish themselves. It is a cuisine much like the French provincal style of cooking where lots of fresh herbs, spices and vegetables are used. Sauces are rich and flavorful u

Roman

Roman Cooking!

While there is not a Roman haute cuisine, Rome has a long history of sumptuous feasting. In ancient Rome, banquets presented such elaborate displays of wealth that periodically; sumptuary laws were passed to control the waste. Hosts spent fortunes on their guests -- serving fish (sometimes guests were given the pleasure of watching the fish die slowly in a glass jar set

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