cuisine

Examples

• All

• An incredible thing about Thailand is the amazing traditional cuisine.

  Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

• Her favorite local cuisine is soup beans and cornbread; she has eaten it every day.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And so how much of what we count as cuisine really came about by accident.

• The cuisine is quite worth the wait.

  North of the 10 (2022)

• Excellent cuisine, by the way.

  This Island Earth (1955)

• It's because Thai cuisine is so famous and so unique.

• Have you ever had Szechwan cuisine before?

  Where the Truth Lies (2005)

• The Indian cuisine at Casa Jonas is fantastic.

• We'd love to have you over to dinner, Admiral, but the cuisine would be Cuban, not Mexican.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Full-service restaurants may be more likely to offer a wider variety of cuisines in urban areas than in rural areas.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

C

cooking

vscuisine

504 1.0

Preparing food by heating it, for example by boiling, baking, frying or roasting

is the characteristic style or method found in a region or establishment

C

cookery

vscuisine

• UK

6 3.2

Skill in making food by mixing and heating ingredients

is the style or method typical of a country, region, or establishment

G

gastronomy

vscuisine

3 7.0

A way of preparing and enjoying good food in a region's style

is about methods and styles of food preparation rather than food appreciation

L

local cuisine

vscuisine

2 3.6

Dishes and cooking styles typical of a place

is the general method of food preparation in an area rather than specific dishes

C

culinary art

vscuisine

• Specialized

2 3.7

A skill for preparing and presenting food that people use as a job

is the regional style or method rather than a trained professional craft

Compounds

L

local cuisine

2 3.6

Dishes and cooking styles typical of a place

H

haute cuisine

2 7.9

Careful, skillful cooking that makes very good dishes in a formal French style

R

Russian cuisine

1 3.2

Traditional foods and ways of cooking from Russia like soups and dumplings

B

boricua cuisine

8.1

Traditional food and cooking from Puerto Rico with dishes like rice and plantains

E

Eyetie cuisine

• Slur

9.9

An offensive slang name for food from Italy

K

Kebecois cuisine

• Canadian

7.5

Traditional foods and dishes from Quebec, Canada that come from French cooking

N

new cuisine

4.2

Food from a culture you have not tried before, often from other countries

N

nouvelle cuisine

• Specialized

7.5

A French cooking style using light sauces to show the taste of fresh ingredients

U

Ugandan cuisine

5.3

Traditional dishes and cooking styles from Uganda using local foods

V

vegan cuisine

3.8

Food made without any animal products like meat, milk, eggs, or honey

How Elaborate

haute cuisine

2 7.9

cuisine

112 3.9

to cook at home

2 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology