The definition of "cuisine" seems to be very loose and very subjective.
There are those who assert that one country has one and another
country does not but I have yet to come up with any set of criteria that
I fully understand or am comfortable applying.

Is there a standard? As I remember, Mexico was not considered to have a
"cuisine" until Diana Kennedy published her books on the Mexican kitchen
then -- suddenly -- Mexican had a cuisine.

How do you define "cuisine?" If you view some countries as having a
cuisine and other countries as not, what are your criteria? What
countries to your mind have a cuisine and what countries do not?

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