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Cooking -or cookery- is much more than bringing fundamental materials and heat together for consumption and satiation or ingestion. It is a thousand years of tradition of humankind where art, technology and crafting are involved. Techniques and ingredients for cooking can be various and very different, depending on environmental, economic, cultural traditions and et al. Of course the way of cooking varies depending on training and individual skill of the cook.

Heat does not have to be necessarily involved in cooking, there are ways of cooking where chemical reactions are the executive force, such as Latin American food ceviche where the fish is cooked by the acid of lemon juice.

Innovation and new technologies, one of which is pottery which is used to boil the water, expanded the ways of cookery, delivering new food. The development and extension does not end here, cooking techniques still improve with the usage of modern technology which raise new and better flavors for the dish served.
Slow cooker or Crock-Pot is a cooking technique, used for simmering, where pot roast, soups, stews, boiled dinners and other suitable foods as well as dips, beverages and desserts are cooked under a lower temperature for many hours.

Healthy dish is the dish that supplies the person’s suggested daily dietary requirements as well as the dietary preference. The amount of healthy dish can vary depending on whether it is vegetarian or meat containing food. Therefore it is a balanced dish depending on one’s needs and preferences.

Italian cuisine is associated with simplicity, using few ingredients (4 to 8). The most notable themes of Italian cuisine are cheese, tomatoes, potatoes, bell peppers, maize and wine. Macaroni or Pasta is the first thing that comes to mind when subject of topic is Italian cuisine.

French cuisine was influenced by Italian cuisine until the 17th century. French cuisine can be divided into two titles. National cuisine and regional cuisine where ingredients and techniques vary on the regions of France within. For instance, Champagne cuisine is associated with game, ham and champagne while Alsace food culture is influenced by Alemannic culture - due to geographical location- where beer is popular. Another example is Nord Pas-de-Calais, Picardy, Normandy and Brittany cuisines contain sea food and ingredients such as crustaceans, sea bass, monkfish, herring, scallops, sole, lobster, crayfish and mussels.

Mexican cuisine is shaped by the infusion of Mesoamerican and European cooking. The fundamental ingredients are corn, beans and chili peppers.

Chinese cuisine is an ancient one that goes back to thousands of years ago. Staple foods are rice, noodles, soybeans, wheat, vegetables, herbs and seasonings. Peking duck is also important in Chinese cookery.

Thai cuisine emphasizes lightly prepared food with potent aromatic ingredients and a spicy edge which are based on sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy tastes.

British cuisine is cooking traditions and practices which are associated with United Kingdom. It contains various cookery techniques and ingredients of cultures such as Celts, Britons, Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Indian. The cuisine’s international recognition and association is based on full breakfast, fish and chips and the Christmas dinner. Today,
British cuisine consists of sub cuisines such as English, Scottish and Welsh cuisines.

A thanksgiving meal is centered on a roasted Turkey and consists of Native American ingredients. Some of the many side dishes served in thanksgiving food are cranberry sauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, winter squash, and sweet potatoes. Also, fresh, canned, or frozen corns are popular as side dishes. Fresh salad is sometimes added to menu. In the south, bread rolls, biscuits and cornbread are served. For dessert, a variety of pies can be served such as pumpkin pie, apple pie, mincemeat pie, sweet potato pie and pecan pie. As alternatives to turkey, goose and duck can be used.