cuisines

plural of cuisine
as in cookeries
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region) spent several years in Tuscany mastering Italian cuisine

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Recent Examples of cuisines Named for feudal landlords, Zamindar’s focuses on pretty plating and a high quality variety of regional Indian cuisines. — Eva Flowe november 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026 And the city supports some 400 restaurants, most serving cuisines from China. — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026 Food and drink Fairmont's dining program is unusually ambitious, with six distinct venues offering different types of cuisines. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Two new restaurants — serving vastly different cuisines — are making their way to a burgeoning Johnson County development. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Brock, like other great chefs of his generation, understand that the cuisines of the South are neither monoliths nor shibboleths. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Mild, gently sweet, and endlessly versatile, rice vinegar is a staple in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese cooking among other cuisines. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 Traditional dishes, transformed Salinari grew up with two kinds of cuisines. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026 These days, takeout cartons come in a variety of shapes, and the food landscape has expanded to include a range of cuisines that might show up in the former oyster pail. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Cuisines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuisines. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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