European cuisine, or alternatively
Western cuisine, is a generalised term collectively referring to the
cuisines of
Europe and other
Western countries, including (depending on the definition) that of
Russia, as well as non-
indigenous cuisines of
Australasia,
Latin America,
North America,
Southern Africa, and
Oceania, which derive substantial influence from European settlers in those regions. The term is used by
East Asians to contrast with Asian styles of cooking. (This is analogous to Westerners' referring collectively to the cuisines of East Asian countries as
Asian cuisine.) When used by Westerners, the term may sometimes refer more specifically to cuisine
in Europe; in this context, a synonym is
Continental cuisine, especially in
British English.