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This dimension links a specific dish back to the wider cuisine it belongs to. Wikipedia describes pizza as "an Italian dish typically consisting of a flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomato, cheese, and other ingredients." Browsing by cuisine lets a visitor find every dish that one national or regional cooking tradition claims.

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Era of EmergenceSourced to the subject's own account
2500 BCE 1
Cuisine

Indian Cuisine

Cuisine
7 entries

Italian Cuisine

Cuisine
7 entries

Japanese Cuisine

Cuisine
7 entries

Indonesian Cuisine

Cuisine
6 entries

Mexican Cuisine

Cuisine
6 entries

Spanish Cuisine

Cuisine
5 entries

Chinese Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

German Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

Middle Eastern Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

Persian Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

Turkish Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

Vietnamese Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

West African Cuisine

Cuisine
4 entries

Ethiopian Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

Filipino Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

French Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

Georgian Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

Korean Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

Peruvian Cuisine

Cuisine
3 entries

British Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Caribbean Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Egyptian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Greek Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Hungarian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Mongolian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Nigerian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Polish Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Portuguese Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Russian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

South African Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Thai Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Tunisian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Ukrainian Cuisine

Cuisine
2 entries

Afghan Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Algerian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Armenian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Austrian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Brazilian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Burmese Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Cambodian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Chilean Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Colombian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Cuban Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Ghanaian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Israeli Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Kenyan Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Lebanese Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Malaysian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Moroccan Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

North African Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Pakistani Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Romanian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Senegalese Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Serbian Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Sri Lankan Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Swedish Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry

Tibetan Cuisine

Cuisine
1 entry
Sources
1. Frying (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFrying, History section, Ancient Egypt
Quote, Frying, History section, Ancient Egypt
Frying is believed to have first appeared in Ancient Egyptian cuisine during the Old Kingdom, around 2500 BC.
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