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Azerbaijani cuisine is the cooking styles and dishes of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The cuisine is influenced by the country's diversity of agriculture, from abundant grasslands which historically allowed for a culture of pastoralism to develop, as well as to the unique geographical location of the country, which is situated on the crossroads of Europe and Asia with access to the Caspian Sea. The location has enabled the people to develop a varied diet rich in produce, milk products, and meat, including beef, mutton, fish and game. The location, which was contested by many historical kingdoms, khanates, and empires, also meant that Azerbaijani cuisine was influenced by the culinary traditions of multiple different cultures, including Turkic, Iranian, and Eastern European, and many dishes of Armenian and Georgian cuisine with Turkic names are widespread in Azerbaijan.[1]
- ^ William Pokhlyobkin (1978). Национальные кухни наших народов [The Ethnic Cuisines of our Peoples] (in Russian). Центрполиграф. ISBN 978-5-9524-2783-9.