North American cuisine includes foods native to or popular in countries of North America, such as Canadian cuisine, American cuisine, African American cuisine, Mexican cuisine, Caribbean cuisine and Central American cuisine. North American cuisines display influence from many international cuisines, including Native American cuisine, Jewish cuisine, African cuisine, Asian cuisine, Middle Eastern cuisine, and especially European cuisine.
As a broad, geo-culinary term, North American cuisine also includes Caribbean and Central American cuisines. These regions are part of North America, so these regional cuisines also fall within the penumbra of North American cookery.
