vegetarian cuisine

Dishes without meat

Vegetarian cuisine is food prepared without meat, poultry, or fish.

The term covers dishes from cultures with long vegetarian traditions—Indian dal, Mediterranean falafel—as well as modern plant-based cooking.

The restaurant specializes in vegetarian cuisine.

Some vegetarian cuisine includes eggs and dairy; stricter versions exclude all animal products.

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Diet of animal products only

barbecue · charcuterie · Texas barbecue · surf and turf · carnitas

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