cuisine

 
Pronunciation: /kwɪˈziːn/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment: much Venetian cuisine is based on seafood
  • food cooked in a certain way: we spent the evening sampling the local cuisine

Origin:

late 18th century: French, literally 'kitchen', from Latin coquina, from coquere 'to cook'