Also China is a very big country with very different people and cultures. Including cuisine. Same for India and Europe. "European kitchen" is also a very wide term. Can not really put what people eat in Sicily and Lapland to the same pot.

> Can not really put what people eat in Sicily and Lapland to the same pot

Exactly. For example the concept of 'Mediterranean diet' as referenced by the UK National Health Service [0] as a contrast to the UK's higher emphasis on meat and diary products.

[0] https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/what-is-a-mediterranea...

There is a concept "European cusine"? I guess it's only fair to be punished for buying "Asian food" or "Africa food".

I would argue that "European cuisine" is closer to "Chinese" or "Indian" cuisine in scale of diversity as the parent comment mentioned. The other two are just far less discoverable, at least internationally and possibly domestically as well.

That's precisely the point. China is about twice the area of the EU and three times the population, so talking about "chinese cuisine" makes about as much sense as talking about "european cuisine", which, to western eyes, is obviously nonsense.

Why would area and population matter?

On that basis we could conclude there are 2-3 times as many languages spoken in China than in Europe.

There is a Vietnamese sandwich chain that calls their sandwiches with cheese and mayo "European". So, yeah, I do think some people have a concept of "European cuisine".