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 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 While traditional family recipes and regional specialities are at the heart of the competition, contestants are pushed outside their comfort zones through challenges inspired by fine dining, street food and international cuisines. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Wendi Weston, Sacramento County program coordinator for Master Food Preservers, said cultural and local education are core aspects of the group’s work, as California’s diverse population brings a melting pot of cuisines with it. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Cuisines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuisines. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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