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    Central
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    Near East
Asia - Mid East
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Asia - Central
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    Himalayas
Asia - South
    India
    Bangladesh
    Sri Lanka
    Pakistan
Asia - East
    China
    Japan
    Korea
Asia - Southeast
    Mainland
    Islands
    Philippines
Europe
    Anatolia &
      Caucasus

    Baltic
    Balkan
    British Isles
    Central
    S.Central
    Eastern
    France
    Iberia
    Mediterranean
    Scandinavia
Australasia
    Australia
    New Zealand
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Interpretation Notes   -   See Interpreting Our Recipes for more detail.

Our recipes reflect Euro/American practice of relatively few dishes served as separate courses. We expect most readers will adapt ethnic recipes to this service so we portion them that way. Note that recipes attributed to Pacific Rim are placed here in the regional cuisine they most resemble.

Measures & Conversions:   all measures are U.S. standard unless stated in metric units (rare). t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch
Abbreviations:   tt=to taste, ar=as required, sml=small, med="medium", lrg=large.
Diet codes:   v=Vegetarian (strict), ov=Ovo Lacto Vegetarian (eggs and/or dairy), fv=minor seafood, mv=Can be made Vegetarian.
Chili-hot codes:   0=none, 1=very mild, 2=mild, 3=moderately spicy, 4=very spicy, 5=incindiary, +=feel free to make it even hotter. All levels are based on Southern California practice.
Bibliography

General Euro-American

Africa

Africa: - Sub-Saharan Africa - North   -   [Egypt & The Magreb (Morocco, Mauritania, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya)]

Americas

Americas - North   -   [United States, Canada]
Technically Mexico is part of North America but its culinary traditions are a lot closer to Central America so I've put it there. Americas - Caribbean Americas - Central & Mexico Americas - South America

Asia

Asia - Near East   -   [Levant, Iraq & Arabia - some Egypt duplicated here] Asia - Middle East   -   [Persia (Iran), Afghanistan] Asia - Central   -   [The Stans (except Afghanistan)] Asia - Himalayas   -   [Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan] Asia - North   -   [Mongolia, Siberia]
Asia - South   -   [India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)] Asia - China Asia - Korea Asia - Japan Asia - Southeast   -   [Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore] Asia - Southeast   -   [Indonesia & Islands] Asia - Southeast   -   [Philippines]

Europe

Europe - Scandinavia   -   [Norway, Sweden, Denmark]
    Breakfast
  • Swedish Hash - (Sweden) a substantial breakfast dish of meat, potatoes and egg.
  • Appetizers and Salads
  • Beets, Pickled - (Norway) tasty and mild, serve warm or cold.[v]
  • Fisherman's Potato Salad - (Norway) a little different with sardines, but delicious.
  • Pickled Herring - (Scandinavia) very popular all through Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
  • Sardine Spread - (Norway) an excellent spread for bread, crackers or sandwiches.
  • Smoked Herring Spread - (Denmark) salty smoked herring tempered with radishes and dairy.
  • Swedish Meatballs - (Sweden) popular throughout Scandinavia - and the USA.
  • Soups and Light Stews
  • Fish Soup - (Sweden) a delightful light fish soup.
  • Nettle Soup - (Sweden) a light soup with delightful herbal flavor.[v]
  • Oxtail Soup - (Scandinavie) a very popular, tasty and substantial soup.
  • Side Dishes
  • Dill Potatoes - (Sweden) properly with new potatoes, but others can be used.[v]
  • Main Dishes
  • Jansson's Temptation - (Sweden) extremely popular casserole in Sweden and Finland.
  • Pork Loin, Stuffed - (Norway) a very popular dinner dish throughout Scandinavia.
  • Basics
Europe - Baltic   -   [Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Finland] Europe - British Isles   -   [England, Ireland, Scotland] Europe - France   -   [& the Waloon half of Belgium] Europe - Central   -   [Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Flemish half of Belgium] Europe - Eastern   -   [Poland, Russia, Ukraine] Europe - Iberia   -   [Spain, Portugal] Europe - Mediterranean   -   [Greece, Italy (Provance is in France)] Europe - South Central   -   [Hungary, Transylvania, Romainia] Europe - Balkan   -   []
Europe - Anatolia & Caucasus   -   [Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan]
Despite severe political differences, the cuisines of Turkey and Armenia are nearly identical and interchangeable - except, during the Soviet period Armenians enthusiastically added pig (not acceptable in Turkey) and some Russian recipes to their menu.

Australasia & Pacific

Australia & New Zealand
Oceana - Pacific Islands   -   [excluding Hawaii]
Jewish
Wide dispersal of Jewish communities has caused them to adapt local cuisines to their strict dietary laws. Some recipes that are typically associated with Jews in America are identical to non-Jewish regional versions and will also appear under that region.
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