Genre is the wrong word to talk about a type of food.
genre |ˈ zh änrə|
noun
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’ (see gender ).
cuisine |kwiˈzēn|
noun
a style or method of cooking, esp. 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 cent.: French, literally ‘kitchen’ .
