The cuisine consists of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes of different varieties.
Being a large state, the cuisine of UP share lot of dishes and recipes with the neighboring states of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand and Haryana.
[1] Braj,[2] Awadhi, Kannuaji, Kauravi,[3] Bundeli, Bagheli and Bhojpuri are famous subtypes of cuisine of the state.
As wheat is the staple food of the state, breads are very significant.
Popular breads include tandoori naan (naan baked in a tandoor), tandoori roti, kulcha, taftan, sheermal, rumali roti, poori, paratha, millet (millet flour flatbread), litti, kachori lachha paratha and poori aka oil-fried roti