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List of countries with alcohol prohibition
Alcohol prohibition: WHO defines a total ban as prohibiting production, transport, sale, and consumption. Countrywide bans persist only in a few Islamic countries; sub-national bans (Indian states, US dry counties) and early twentieth-century national prohibitions (Finland, Iceland, US, Russia) are covered.
List of countries with Burger King franchises
List of countries with Burger King franchises: markets where the Burger King chain operates, about 73 listed by BK's official site, with 19,900 restaurants as of December 31, 2025, run mostly through master franchisees such as AmRest, Restaurant Brands Europe, and the China JV with CPE.
List of countries with Jollibee outlets
Countries and territories with Jollibee outlets, the flagship brand of Jollibee Foods Corporation: 1,341 Philippine stores and 536 abroad as of 2025, led by Vietnam, the US, and the Middle East.
List of countries with KFC franchises
KFC franchises: over 34,000 restaurants in 150+ countries as of 2026, 99% franchised, largest market China with 10,000+ stores; regional entry years from Canada 1955 to India 1995, plus recent entries and re-entries.
List of cuisines
List of cuisines: inventories of the world's recognized cooking styles, defined by distinctive ingredients, techniques, and dishes. Covers regional groupings, national-cuisine debates, classification schemes, and UNESCO recognition.
List of culinary herbs and spices
Culinary herbs and spices: edible plant seasonings; herbs are leafy parts (basil, parsley, rosemary), spices come from seeds, bark, roots, buds (pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cloves). Covers definitions, substitution ratios, storage, flavor chemistry, and safety.
List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains
The list of defunct fast-food restaurant chains records quick-service brands that ceased to exist, such as Burger Chef and Howard Johnson's, tracing founding waves from the 1950s and later bankruptcies.
List of desserts
Desserts: sweet end-of-meal dishes in baked, frozen, fried, steamed, and no-bake forms, classifiable into 10 categories; lists span hundreds of traditional sweets across world cuisines.
List of doughnut varieties
Doughnut varieties list: yeast-raised and cake doughnuts, filled types (jelly, Boston cream, Berliner, pączki, sufganiyot, bomboloni), and international versions like beignets, malasadas, zeppole, and kolaches, with origins and dough types.
List of dried foods
Dried foods, or dehydrated foods, are preserved by removing water; examples include jerky, raisins, powdered milk, pasta, and chuño. Drying is the oldest food preservation method, practiced since at least 12,000 BC.
List of drinks
List of drinks: a categorized reference to beverages, water, milk, juice, coffee, tea, soft drinks, sports and energy drinks, and alcohol, with hydration guidance, consumption shares, and health rankings.
List of dry communities by U.S. state
Dry communities by U.S. state: cities, towns, and counties where alcohol sales are banned, also called dry counties or local-option prohibition. Covers wet/dry/moist categories, state rules (Kansas, Tennessee, Mississippi opt-in), state-by-state examples, and research on effects.
List of eating utensils
List of eating utensils: the spoon, knife, fork, chopsticks, and hand-eating traditions, plus portable, disposable, edible, and assisted-feeding designs, with terminology, history, and museum collections documenting their evolution.
List of English dishes
List of English dishes: prepared foods characteristic of English cuisine, from fish and chips, the full English breakfast, and Sunday roast with Yorkshire pudding to sticky toffee pudding, banoffee pie, kedgeree, and chicken tikka masala, with regional items like Birmingham balti and Cornish clotted cream ice cream.
List of European cuisines
List of European cuisines: national, regional, transnational, and minority food traditions of Europe, with EU PDO/PGI protection, staple grain and potato base, and contested boundaries with Caucasian cuisines.
List of fast food restaurant chains
Fast food restaurant chains: quick-service franchise systems like McDonald's, KFC, Subway, Starbucks, and Burger King, defined by limited menus, no table service, and franchised expansion; ranked by Technomic U.S. system sales and RestaurantData outlet counts.
List of fictional bars and pubs
List of fictional bars and pubs: invented drinking establishments in fiction, from Chaucer's Tabard and Tolkien's Green Dragon to Cheers, Moe's Tavern, MacLaren's, the Winchester Tavern, and the Mos Eisley cantina, with their real-world inspirations and imitators.
List of food origins
Food origins: where dishes, ingredients, and products first took shape. Covers medieval Arab recipe lineages (sikbaj to ceviche), crop domestication, geographical indications, and isotope-based origin authentication.
List of French cheeses
French cheeses, fromagers' list of varieties: about 1,800 raw-milk cheeses, 47 PDO (AOP) cheeses among 52 dairy AOPs, families from Camembert to Comté to Roquefort, first cheese appellation 1925.
List of French dishes
List of French dishes: catalog of French cuisine's classics, including bourgeois stews (pot-au-feu, blanquette, bœuf bourguignon), regional dishes (bouillabaisse, choucroute, cassoulet, ratatouille), poultry, pastries, and the UNESCO-listed gastronomic meal structure.
List of geographical indications in India
List of geographical indications in India: registered GIs under the GI Act 1999 (in force 2003), from Darjeeling Tea (2004) and Basmati (2008) to 432 tags by 2023, with Part A/Part B register and authorised users.
List of glassware
List of glassware: drinking vessels for cocktails, wine, beer, and spirits, with standard capacities (martini 4–8 oz, cordial 2–3 oz), materials such as lead-free crystal and borosilicate, and history from Mesopotamian core-formed vessels to Roman glassblowing.
List of halal and kosher fish
Halal and kosher fish lists: kosher fish need fins and easily removable scales (Leviticus 11:9); salmon, cod, tuna kosher; swordfish, sturgeon, shark, catfish disputed, or excluded; Shia halal requires scaled fish.
List of hypermarkets
List of hypermarkets: large self-service stores combining food and general merchandise (Insee definition: over one-third food sales, 2,500 m2 or more). Pioneered by Carrefour in 1963; notable chains include Carrefour, E. Leclerc, E-Mart, Lotte Mart, Homeplus, and Walmart supercenters.
List of IBA official cocktails
The IBA official cocktail list: International Bartenders Association's recognized recipes, first approved in 1961 with 50 drinks, now 102 cocktails in Unforgettables, Contemporary Classics, and New Era categories.
List of Iron Chef America episodes
Iron Chef America episode list: 13 Food Network seasons, 2005-2018, about 231-236 episodes, plus four Battle of the Masters specials from April-May 2004; matchups like Flay vs. Bayless.
List of Italian cheeses
List of Italian cheeses: over 450 traditional varieties, 35 PDO cheeses as of 2009, protected since 1955 by decree; includes Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano, Gorgonzola, Mozzarella, and Pecorino Romano.
List of Italian foods and drinks
The list of Italian foods and drinks covers Italy's regional cuisines, from the traditional meal courses to cheeses, pasta, wines, and protected DOP and IGP products.
List of Jamaican dishes and foods
Jamaican dishes and foods: the cuisine of Jamaica, formed from Taino, African, Spanish, British, Indian, and Chinese influences. Key dishes include ackee and saltfish (national dish), jerk, patties, bammy, rice and peas, and ital food.
List of Japanese dishes
List of Japanese dishes (日本の料理): foods of Japanese cuisine, divided into washoku traditional dishes such as sushi and tempura and yoshoku western-style dishes, categorized as rice, seafood, noodle, hot pot, meat, soybean, and yoshoku dishes, with 1,365 MAFF-listed regional specialties.