from India and traded in exchange for rubber and opium from Malacca. It has also influenced other cuisines across the world, especially those from Southeast Asia, the British Isles and the Caribbean. Europe France Georgia Georgian cuisine includes more than 80 varieties of local cheeses that are often mixed with pastries and local pizza style cheese breads (Khachapuri), is famous for an abundant usage of walnuts in sauces (Satsivi), salads, or other meat dishes (Kharcho), local dumplings like Khinkali, and regional delicacies like Sinori. Georgia is the birthplace of wine and its table culture is deeply connected to the philosophical toast making rituals that are passed down from one generation to the next during Supras. Italy Italy's cuisine is one of the best-known cuisines in the world. As a Mediterranean cuisine, Italian cuisine makes heavy use of products based on wheat, olives, and grapes, with tomatoes being a distinguishing factor, and values using few but high-quality ingredients. Focaccia Pasta Pizza Risotto North America United States American cuisine is a style of food preparation originating from the United States of America. European colonization of the Americas yielded the introduction of a number of ingredients and cooking styles to the latter. The various styles continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th centuries, proportional to the influx of immigrants from many foreign nations; such influx developed a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the country. Native American cuisine includes all food practices of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Modern-day native peoples retain a rich body of traditional foods, some of which have become iconic of present-day Native American social gatherings. Mexico Mexican cuisine has become widespread all over the world. South America Oceania Australia New Zealand See also Cuisines by continent List of cuisines List of African cuisines List of Asian cuisines List of cuisines of the Americas List of European cuisines List of Oceanian cuisines Related topics Conveyor belt sushi Culinary arts Farmers' market Food cart Food festival Globalization Gourmet Museum and Library Hamburger International English food terms List of street foods around the world Fusion cuisine National dish Pâtisserie Regional cuisine Sandwich Sausage Street food Street market Sushi Takeaway References Further reading Albala, Ken (2011). Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia Greenwood. Zobel, Myron (1962). "Global cuisine: being the unique recipes of the 84 top restaurants of the world." Patron Press. California Culinary Academy (2001). In the World Kitchen: