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