Seafood dishes
Seafood dishes or fish dishes are distinct
Many fish or seafood dishes have a specific names (
History
There have been many significant improvements during the last century in food preservation, storage, shipping and production.[5] Today, most countries, cities and regions have access to their traditional cuisines and many other global cuisines,[5] and new cuisines continue to evolve. Cuisine can be stated as the foods and methods of food preparation traditional to a region or population.[4] The major factors shaping a cuisine are climate, which in large measure determines the native raw materials that are available, economic conditions, which affect trade and can affect food distribution, imports and exports, and religious or sumptuary laws, under which certain foods are required or proscribed.
Climate also affects the supply of fuel for cooking; a common Chinese food preparation method was cutting food into small pieces to cook foods quickly and conserve scarce firewood and charcoal. Foods preserved for winter consumption by
Global and regional dishes
See also
References
- OED
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