Editing Cuisine (section)

===Asian cuisines===
{{Main|List of Asian cuisines}}
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Due to Asia's vast size and extremely diverse geography and demographics, [[Asian cuisine]]s are many and varied, and include [[East Asian cuisine]], [[South Asian cuisine]], [[Southeast Asian cuisine]], [[Central Asian cuisine]] and [[West Asian cuisine]]. Ingredients common to East Asia and Southeast Asia (due to [[Chinese in Southeast Asia|overseas Chinese]] influence) include rice, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, chilies, dried onions, soy and tofu, with [[stir frying]], steaming and [[deep frying]] being common cooking methods. While rice is common to most regional cuisines in Asia, different varieties are popular in the different regions: [[Basmati rice]] is popular in South Asia, [[Jasmine rice]] in Southeast Asia, and long-grain rice in China and short-grain rice in Japan and Korea.<ref name=quaker>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricearoni.com/rar_flavorsOfTheWorld/asian/ |title=The flavors of Asia |publisher=[[Quaker Oats Company]] |access-date=19 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604051405/http://www.ricearoni.com/rar_flavorsOfTheWorld/asian/ |archive-date=4 June 2007 }}</ref> [[Curry]] is also a common ingredient found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia (notably [[Japanese curry]]); however, they are not popular in West Asian and Central Asian cuisines. Those curry dishes with origins in South Asia usually have a [[yogurt]] base, with origins in Southeast Asia a [[coconut milk]] base, and in East Asia a stewed meat and vegetable base.<ref name=kraft>{{cite web |url=http://www.kraft.com.au/CookingSchool/CookingBasics/AsianCuisine/CuisineAreasOfAsia/ |title=Cuisine Areas Of Asia |publisher=[[Kraft Foods|Kraft Foods (Australia)]] |year=2007 |access-date=20 December 2008 |archive-date=25 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225030658/http://www.kraft.com.au/CookingSchool/CookingBasics/AsianCuisine/CuisineAreasOfAsia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> South Asian cuisine and Southeast Asian cuisine are often characterized by their extensive use of [[spices]] and [[herbs]] native to the tropical regions of Asia.

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File:CantoneseRestaurantSeafood.jpg|Due to [[Guangdong]]'s location on the southern coast of China, fresh live seafood is a specialty in [[Cantonese cuisine]]. Such markets selling seafood are found across East Asia.
File:Vegetarian Curry.jpeg|Traditional [[North Indian]] vegetarian [[thali]] with various [[curry|curries]] from India. Various curry dishes are found across South Asia.
File:Thai market food 01.jpg|A market stall at Thanin market in [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]], selling readily-made food. Market stalls selling food are found across Southeast Asia.
File:Tajik dastarkhan meal.jpg|A Tajik feast. A large feast is commonly associated with cultures of Central Asia.
File:Assyriancusiene.jpg|Typical [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] cuisine; an example of a type of meal found in West Asia
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