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
The range of cuisines offered was even more geographically diverse, from Vietnamese to Italian to Mexican to Japanese.
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Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The top 10 represented a range of cuisines, from Senegalese to Korean to Thai to French and New American.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Daily food trucks dish out a variety of cuisines from around the world.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
The Magic City claimed the top spot, scoring especially high for its sheer number of dining establishments, the variety of cuisines available, and its favorable ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food chains.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Sushi Rosé, a modern contemporary sushi bar specializing in Japanese and Latin cuisines, is expanding to the Queen City with plans to open in spring 2026, according to an Instagram post.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Mediterranean Diet is a style of eating that takes inspiration from the cuisines of countries on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea like Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
Tinker Street director of operations Jourdan Ivory said part of why the restaurant decided to support Epicurean is because ethnic minority cuisines and restaurateurs don't always receive the same level of respect and status afforded to high-end concepts like Tinker Street.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Here in Kansas City, some cultural cuisines are doing exactly that, building stronger bonds through the universal language of flavor.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The top 10 represented a range of cuisines, from Senegalese to Korean to Thai to French and New American.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Daily food trucks dish out a variety of cuisines from around the world.
—Elizabeth See, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
The Magic City claimed the top spot, scoring especially high for its sheer number of dining establishments, the variety of cuisines available, and its favorable ratio of full-service restaurants to fast-food chains.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Sushi Rosé, a modern contemporary sushi bar specializing in Japanese and Latin cuisines, is expanding to the Queen City with plans to open in spring 2026, according to an Instagram post.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Mediterranean Diet is a style of eating that takes inspiration from the cuisines of countries on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea like Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2025
Tinker Street director of operations Jourdan Ivory said part of why the restaurant decided to support Epicurean is because ethnic minority cuisines and restaurateurs don't always receive the same level of respect and status afforded to high-end concepts like Tinker Street.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Here in Kansas City, some cultural cuisines are doing exactly that, building stronger bonds through the universal language of flavor.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Cuisines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuisines. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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