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Fusion Cuisine: A Combination of Different Culinary Traditions

• Fusion cuisine combines culinary elements from different cultural traditions.
• The term "fusion cuisine" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2002.
• Fusion cuisine can occur naturally within a region's cuisine or through post-1970s contemporary restaurant innovations.
• East Asian, European, Southwestern American, and specific ethnic cuisines are all examples of fusion cuisine.
• Asian fusion restaurants combine various Asian cuisines, including East, Southeast, and South Asian dishes.
• California cuisine combines traditional dishes from different cultures with non-traditional ingredients.
• Oceanic cuisine combines the different cuisines of various island nations.
• Filipino cuisine is characterized as the "original Asian fusion cuisine."
• Australia has a growing number of Modern Australian Asian-fusion restaurants.
• Fusion cuisine can also be created by utilizing ingredients and flavors from one culture to create a unique twist on a dish from a different culture.
• Fusion sushi combines different types of rice and ingredients from different cultures.
• Some fusion cuisines have become accepted as a national cuisine, such as Peruvian Nikkei cuisine.
• Fusion cuisine has existed for millennia as a form of cross-cultural exchange, but the term was only defined in the late 1900s.