Shanghai cuisine,also known as Hu cuisine,is a popular style of Chinese food. In a narrow sense,Shanghai cuisine refers only to what is traditionally called Benbang cuisine which originated in Shanghai. In a broader sense,it refers to complex styles of cooking developed under the influence of neighboring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
A schnitzel is a thin slice of meat. The meat is usually thinned by pounding with a meat tenderizer. Most commonly,the meat is breaded before frying. Breaded schnitzel is popular in many countries and is made using veal,pork,chicken,mutton,beef,or turkey. Schnitzel originates in Austria as wiener schnitzel and is very similar to dishes such as escalope in France and Spain,panado in Portugal,tonkatsu in Japan,cotoletta in Italy,kotlet schabowy in Poland,řízek in Czech Republic,milanesa in Latin America,chuleta valluna in Colombia,chicken chop in Malaysia,and chicken-fried steak and pork tenderloin of the United States.
Sweet and sour is a generic term that encompasses many styles of sauce,cuisine,and cooking methods. It is commonly used in East Asia and Southeast Asia and has been used in England since the Middle Ages. Sweet and sour sauce remains popular in Asian and Western cuisines.
Salvadoran cuisine is a style of cooking derived from the nation of El Salvador. The indigenous foods consist of a mix of Amerindian cuisine from groups such as the Lenca,Pipil,Maya Poqomam,Maya Chʼortiʼ,Alaguilac and Cacaopera peoples. Many of the dishes are made with maize (corn). There is also heavy use of pork and seafood. European ingredients were incorporated after the Spanish conquest.
Chicken Maryland or Maryland chicken is a historic dish associated with the U.S. state of Maryland,but has other meanings from other nations. In its home base,the food dish consists of fried chicken served with a cream gravy. It is traditionally garnished with bananas,which were historically one of Baltimore's leading imports.
Cuchifritos or cochifritos refers to various fried foods prepared principally of pork in Spanish and Puerto Rican cuisine. In Spain,cuchifritos are a typical dish from Segovia in Castile. The dish consists of pork meat fried in olive oil and garlic and served hot. In Puerto Rico they include a variety of dishes including morcilla,papas rellenas,and chicharron,and other parts of the pig prepared in different ways. Some cuchifritos dishes are prepared using plantain as a primary ingredient. Cuchifritos vendors also typically serve juices and drinks such as passionfruit,pineapple,and coconut juice,as well as ajonjolí,a drink made from sesame seeds.
Fricassee or fricassée is a stew made with pieces of meat that have been browned in butter then served in a sauce flavored with the cooking stock. Fricassee is usually made with chicken,veal or rabbit,with variations limited only by what ingredients the cook has at hand.
Stuffed peppers is a dish common in many cuisines. It consists of hollowed or halved bell peppers filled with any of a variety of fillings,often including meat,vegetables,cheese,rice,or sauce. The dish is usually assembled by filling the cavities of the peppers and then cooking.
Most traditional foods in Guatemalan cuisine are based on Maya cuisine,with Spanish influence,and prominently feature corn,chilies and beans as key ingredients. Guatemala is famously home to the Hass avocado.
The cuisine of Bahrain consists of dishes such as biryani,harees,khabeesa,machboos,mahyawa,maglooba,quzi and zalabia. Arabic coffee (qahwah) is the national beverage.
Squid is eaten in many cuisines;in English,the culinary name calamari is often used for squid dishes. There are many ways to prepare and cook squid. Fried squid is common in the Mediterranean. In New Zealand,Australia,the United States,Canada,and South Africa,it is sold in fish and chip shops,and steakhouses. In Britain,it can be found in Mediterranean 'calamari' or Asian 'salt and pepper fried squid' forms in various establishments,often served as a bar snack,street food,or starter.
Puerto Rican Chinese cuisine is a popular style of food exclusive to restaurants in Puerto Rico developed by its Chinese immigrants. The food is a variation of Cantonese cuisine with some elements of Puerto Rican cuisine. A typical dish consists of fried rice,a choice of meat,and French fries. The fried rice itself varies in every restaurant,but can contain many ingredients such as ham,beef,shrimp,egg,lettuce,and onions. In 2020,there were an estimated 450 Chinese restaurants in Puerto Rico and the owners suffered discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico.
Breaded cutlet or braised cutlet is a dish made from coating a cutlet of meat with breading or batter and either frying or baking it.
Bang bang chicken,also known by variant names such as bam bam chicken or bon bon chicken,is a popular chicken dish in Chinese cuisine. The name bang bang chicken is derived from the Chinese word for stick,bàng (棒),referring to the baton or cudgel traditionally used to tenderize the meat.
Australian Chinese cuisine is a style of cooking developed by Australians of Chinese descent,who adapted dishes to satisfy local Anglo-Celtic tastes. Its roots can be traced to indentured Chinese who were brought to work as cooks in country pubs and sheep stations.
Indo cuisine is a fusion cooking and cuisine tradition,mainly existing in Indonesia and the Netherlands,as well as Belgium,South Africa and Suriname. This cuisine characterized of fusion cuisine that consists of original Indonesian cuisine with Eurasian-influences—mainly Dutch,also Portuguese,Spanish,French and British—and vice versa. Nowaday,not only Indo people consume Indo cuisine,but also Indonesians and Dutch people.
