There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
CUISINE
cuisine, culinary art
(noun) the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cuisine (countable and uncountable, plural cuisines)
(countable, uncountable) A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
(uncountable) synonym of culinary art: The art of preparing food, generally.
(countable, dated) A kitchen or cooking department.
Synonyms
• (characteristic style of preparing food): culinary art, kitchen
Source: Wiktionary
Cui`sine" (kw`zn"), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen, fr. coquere to cook. See Kitchen.]
1. The kitchen or cooking department.
2. Manner or style of cooking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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