cuisines

noun

Definition of cuisinesnext
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 And if your goal for the new year is to chef up delicious cuisines from all your favorite travel destinations, the Redchef Non-stick Frying Pan Set is a must-have at $80. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024 The way to your heart is through experiencing exciting cuisines. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024 But cuisines don’t have firm lines around them the way geopolitics does. — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024

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