Your mom cooks the best food ever in the universe. We know that. But if one day you want to try food which (would never be better of course) would be different from your mother’s, then this article is for you.
When you are out of country, you need some hints not to get lost in the variety of tastes and flavors. We will give you a list of stories not only about best destinations for food, but also about how to understand what is on your plate. What are the must-eats and must-drinks? And what you should avoid not to get into awkward situations…
Which are the Best Countries in the World for Food? Let’s start! Don’t get overexcited though, this list is not a rating- it’s just a collection of delicious destinations!
Vietnam
The main ingredients of Vietnamese food include shrimp paste, fish sauce, rice, herbs, Thai basil, fruits and vegetables. But at the same time, unlike other Asian countries, Vietnam has one of the healthiest foods in this region.
- Goi cuon – spring rolls stuffed with coriander, greens, minced pork, shrimp or crab.
- Banh mi – sandwich with vegetables, omelette and various different fillings.
- Banh Xeo – Vietnamese pancakes. The literal translation is «sizzling pancake».
- Pho – noodle soup.
- Cha Ca – white fish, sauteed in butter with spring onions.
- Must-Drink in Vietnam: Jasmine tea, Bia Hoi – local beer, strong iced coffee, lemon iced tea.
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Greece
There are many things in general you can try, from salads to hot dishes, from sweets to soups. But if you want something traditional, cheap and fast – it`s definitely souvlaki. The iconic dish of Greece is a fast food that you usually can find anywhere on the streets, in the bars, in small take-out shops and cafes. You will see souvlaki over the whole country. And if you are lucky enough to be invited to a house party of Greek people – ask for mousaka. It is the best when it`s homemade.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Greak salad – it is called just «salad» in Greece. Be aware of this when you order in restaurant.
- Souvlaki – “Little skewers” in Greek: it`s basically little pieces of marinated pork, fried on grill.
- Mousaka – is an eggplant- or potato-based dish. You definitely would want to give it a try.
- Must-Drink in Greece: ouzo, tsipouro
- Remember: you wouldn’t want to seem odd in the nightclub – so don’t order Tsipouro there. Leave it for quiet evenings in mountains. And don’t be silly, don’t order GREEK salad.
Italy
It’s hard to speak about Italian food, it’s better to enjoy it. The traditional colors of Italian cuisine – red, green and yellow always create a great mixture of flavor and taste. Usually all the dishes are based on tomato, bread and olive oil. The secret of the cuisine is not in a sophisticated preparation process, it is more in the freshness of the products.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Pizza – Margherita, Quattro Formaggi, Speck e Mascarpone & many more…
Pasta – choose Pesto (from Italian Riviera) or Cacio & pepe and Amatriciana (from Rome): these are the best options.
- Caprese – ask for it just if the ingredients are: original mozzarella di bufala, “Cuor di Bue” tomato & Extra virgin Olive oil. With a slice of Italian fresh bread, it’s a simple and amazing dish.
- Panna cotta – a creamy dessert made of heaven, usually served with red-berry jam.
- Must-Drink in Italy: Red Wine (Barbaresco, Barolo, Brunello di Montalicino & many more…), White wine (Gewürztraminer, Muller Thurgau, Chardonnay, Vermentino, Arneis & many more…), Sparkling wine (Franciacorta & Prosecco), limoncello, San Pellegrino water.
Check out the Best Italian Food List
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Pakistan
Pakistanis, being Muslims, don’t consume pork and alcohol, they rather concentrate on beef, chicken, fish and vegetables. They also use a lot of flavors, you will see these in majority of dishes: chilli powder, ginger, curry, coriander, paprika, cinnamon and garlic.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Shahi tukra – a sweet dish made with sliced bread, cream, sugar, milk and saffron.
- Chicken tandoori – chicken marinated and roasted in tandoor
- Roti – local bread
- Dhal – is a stew made with lentils
- Raita – vegetable salad with yogurt
- Must-Drink in Pakistan: lassi (yogurt drink)
- Remember: alcohol is prohibited here!
Philippines
Filipino cuisine is based on a mixture of different traditional foods of India, Spain, China and America.
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A little glossary for a newbie:
- Adobo – not a photoshop tool, but rather chicken cooked in garlic
- Torta – omelette
- Pancit – noodles
- Lumpia – spring rolls
- Puchero – a strange but intriguing mixture of taste, created by beef in bananas and tomato sauce.
- Must-Drink in Philippines: palm wine or gin made by Ginebra San Miguel.
Thailand
Like many other Asian cuisines, Thai cooking uses rice as a basic ingredient for the majority of dishes. The word “food” in Thai language means literally “to eat rice”. Furthermore, it has 5 main tastes, which you may meet in almost every dish. These are: sour lime, savory fish sauce, hot chilli, salt and sweetness (usually added by palm tree).
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Tom Yam Goong – a delicious soup with lemongrass, kalgan, laim, chilli, coco, shrimps and cream
- Pad Thai – a stir-fried rice noodle dish, made with tofu, eggs, tamarind and other delicious ingredients
- Som Tam – a spicy green papaya salad.
- Must-Drink in Thailand: there are multiple breweries in Thailand, so drink beer. As a stronger alternative you may use Sang Som which is the local rum, distilled from sugarcane.
Japan
Japanese food is one of a kind. You will never mistake it. Sushi, sashimi, unagi, and sake… we all know this. But this cuisine is not only about products and recipes, here a lot is about their indigenous culture and traditions. It is not surprising then that they made the whole world eat with chopsticks instead of knives and forks.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Tempura – the Japanese contribution to the world’s love for deep-fried foods.
- Wagashi – sweets, made of red bean paste
- Unagi – eel
- Soba and Udon – types of Noodles
- Tonkatsu – deep-fried pork cutlets
- Must-Drink in Japan: Yakitori beer, Sake, Tea
Usually the Japanese serve their food with traditional rice wine – sake. It actually tastes more like vodka than wine. What is more – it is usually served hot. Be careful when the waiter brings you sake – don’t attack it like you’ve just stumbled out of a month in the desert. Drink slowly and carefully.
- Remember: When someone starts to pour you a drink, you should hold your glass with both hands and thank him or her.
Ukraine
It’s all about extremely fat and therefore enormously tasty foods. Various pastries, soups, meat dishes and unexpected mixture of tastes – you may find all these in Ukrainian cuisine.
The famous Russian beetroot soup, borsch, actually comes from Ukrainian cuisine. Ukrainian borsch is a little bit different than the Russian one, but you will hardly notice. Anyways – it rocks.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Borsch – a meat-beetroot soup, made with everything that was found in the fridge.
- Salo – salted pork fat. Sounds creepy, but it’s amazing.
- Gorilka – homemade Ukrainian vodka. Strong as hell.
- Vareniki – kind of raviolis with different fillings: potato, cabbage, cottage cheese or cherry.
- Zrazi – beef cutlets with different fillings.
- Must-Drink in Ukraine: Gorilka, Black Tea, Cranberry juice.
- Remember: Instead of drinking vodka and eating pickles with it, here they serve gorilka and salo for the chaser.
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China
It is not a coincidence that you will find Chinese food pretty much everywhere. But remember, there are 2 types of Chinese cuisine – authentic and fake. How to identify the first type? Easy. If you are in China – it’s all over. If you are in your city’s Chinese restaurant – choose the place where customers are Chinese, not tourists.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Soy puff – enormously tasteless piece of “bread”, which thought will help you not to suffer from all the spicy hot dishes.
- Tofu – another tasteless food, it is a soy cheese. But when it’s fried with spices – nothing`s better.
- Noodles – they could be made of pretty much anything. Be ready for this, and be curious – all these usually taste like heaven.
- Bird’s nest soup: it is the soup that has been prepared with the gelatinous product derived from the nests of cliff-dwelling birds. You can imagine, it has a very unusual taste. You should only try it if you have extra money to order something as a plan “B”.
- Chop suey – not only a song by System of A Down. It is also a stir-fried dish with meat or shrimps and vegetables (mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts). It is usually served on rice.
- Must-Drink in China: Tea or any Chinese beer.
India
As we remember, the cow is a sacred animal here and the majority of Indians are vegetarians. Traditional Indian food uses many different spices and is slathered with flavourful sauce. They are also big fans of Indian homemade white cheese, called Panir. Every dish is traditionally accompanied by naan bread. Of course, rice is one of the basic products of Indian cuisine as well.
Concerning alcohol – you would not find it anywhere in India, almost nowhere. Only Goa is famous for parties and drinks, because there is no alcohol tax here, unlike all other states of India.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Paneer Butter Masala – it’s the most popular dish in India, you may find it anywhere. It is made of tomato puree with cream and the traditional Indian herbs and spices.
- Aloo Gobi – a side dish, made of potato and cauliflower.
- Must-Drink in India: Masala Tea, Kingfisher beer, Old Monk rum.
- Remember: Drink only bottled water and it’s better to eat when the food is cooked in front of you. Just in case.
Spain
With a huge variety of dining: from the simple street food to gorgeous restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, which was ranked first in the The World’s Best 50 Restaurants 2015, Spain has a lot to offer for a foodie traveler.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Paella – a Spanish risotto, usually with seafood.
- Tapas – traditional Spanish snacks.
- Jamon – a row cured meat. Delicious and flavorous.
- Must-Drink in Spain: Sangria, beer.
- Remember: Very important phrase to know – «Dos сervezas por favor» which means “2 beers please”
France
We all know France for being a gourmet capital. Well, seems like it deserves this title. Croissant with a little cup of coffee in the morning – it’s a must do in France.
All the food best-sellers come from here: baguettes, macaroni, praline, Madeleines, pain au chocolat, raisin brioche bread… The list is enormous. Onion cake and fish soup sound weird, but French know how to make it delicious as well.thai
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Charcuterie – all varieties of meat, sausages, ham etc.
- Roquefort – famous blue cheese. Although it smells like old socks, the taste is worth all the aromatic inconveniences.
- Bouillabaisse – fish soup.
- Tartar – raw meat or fish, served with olive oil and flavors.
- Croque-Monsieur – the best breakfast that you could ever imagine. It is a toast sandwich with fried egg, ham and melted cheese in between bread.
- Must-Drink in France: wine, wine and wine.
- Remember: the choice of wine is very important. We will give you a short hint: red wine for meat, white for fish and rose for a calm Sunday brunch.
Mexico
Warm, sunny, blue sea and liters of tequila – this is the ideal picture of Mexico. Actually, this is not only positive, but also true and realistic. Add to this corn, beans, tomato and chilli peppers, and you would get the real taste of the country.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Chili con carne – amazing, very spicy, tomato and meat based soup.
- Tacos – crispy corn chips.
- Quessadilla – a wrap with avocado, meat, chilli pepper and beans.
- Guacamole – avocado based dip.
- Enchilladas – kind of Mexican lasagna.
- Empanadas – fried flakey pastry stuffed with chicken, beef or cheese.
- Must-Drink in Mexico: Margarita and tequila obviously.
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Switzerland
Switzerland is a country where 3 different cultures intersect: Italian, French and German. This is why it is sometimes hard to identify the characteristic of Swiss food. But apart from chocolate and cheese, they still have something to be proud of.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- La Fondue – melted cheese served in a communal pot to dip bread inside.
- Les Röstis – roasted potato.
- La longeole – the traditional swiss sausage made of pork and fennel.
- Chocolate – a tradition in Switzerland.
- Must-Drink in Switzerland: Rivella (a carbonated Swiss drink based on lactose) and Absinthe, apart from wine, of course.
Portugal
The Portuguese cuisine might be characterised by one short sentence of my friend Solene, she is French and spend half a year in Portugal, she says: “The cuisine is amazing, but be ready to gain 5 kilos in 6 months”. Mmm, let’s risk and go for it.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Bacalhau – raw fish in coconut or other marinade.
- Pateis de Natal – small sweet pastries.
- Alzeida – typical sausages.
- Pollo arrosto – street food roasted chicken.
- Francesinha – Portuguese croque-monsieur.
- Must-Drink in Portugal: Vinho do porto – typical didgestive, Vinho Douro – local wine.
Korea
Rice, vegetables and meats are the main ingredients of this cuisine. In addition to that you will also find a variety of all flavors in Korean dishes – sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes and fermented red chilli paste.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Dolsotbap – cooked rice in a stone pot (dolsot).
- Kongguksu – a cold noodle dish with a broth made from ground soy beans.
- Ganjang – soy sauce.
- Kimchi – fermented vegetable dishes usually made with cabbage.
- Jokbal : pig’s feet.
- Must-Drink in Korea: tea, Korean liquor «soju», and local light beers.
Sweden
Thanks to IKEA, we all know that Sweden is famous for meatballs with cream sauce and mashed potato, served with pickles. Historically, they also cooked reindeer meat. Usually, Swedish food is simple with contrasting flavors.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Fiskbullar – fishballs.
- Ärtsoppa – yellow pea soup.
- Raggmunk – potato pancakes.
- Ostkaka – Swedish cheesecake.
- Kanelbulle – cinnamon bread roll.
- Must-Drink in Sweden: If it`s Christmas – drink Mumma, or Glogg (Mulled wine).
Montenegro
Montenegrin cuisine has an Italian flavour, Russian-sized dishes and French quantity of various pastries. Montenegro is well-known for cheese-making, wine and spirits, different soups and meat dishes. This cuisine is made to delight your preferences and to warm you during the cold season.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Polenta – a dish made of corn flavour.
- Stuffed peppers – grilled peppers, stuffed with meat and vegetables. Served with a creamy sauce.
- Skorup – salted cottage cream.
- Plieskavitsa – a grilled dish of spiced meat mixture of pork, beef and lamb.
- Must-Drink in Montenegro: Turkish coffee, Boza (fermented beverage).
- Remember: Plieskavitsa is worth trying to read aloud and order in a restaurant. It is truly the rock-star of Montenegrin cuisine.
Australia
This cuisine will surprise you. Although Aussies don’t have a strong history of culinary traditions, they do have some unexpected features in food habits. Apart from multicultural food from all over the world, you will find here some local specialities, such as kangaroo, possum, ostrich and crocodile meat.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Vegemite – very salty and thick paste made from leftover brewers’ yeast with vegetable and spice additives.
- Cheesymite scroll – bread made of Vegemite
- Melbourne Chicken – cooked in olive oil usually served with pink sauce
- Fairy bread – white bread with butter and sprinkles.
- Must-Drink in Australia: Billy tea, wine, beer and coffee.
USA
Probably the best food destination to exist. Not because of strong American culinary traditions, but more because New York City gathers all of the cuisines mentioned before. Here you can find anything you want. But of course, NY City is also remarkable for American cuisine. Tempting burgers and succulent steaks – these are the best sellers in New York.
A little glossary for a newbie:
- Mac & cheese: it’s the American version of Italian pasta. With some differences though: it has fewer flavors, no olive oil and no sauce.
- Caesar salad – an Iceberg salad, mixed with grilled chicken, Parmesan cheese and anchovy sauce.
- Cheesecake – a cake, made of pressured Philadelphia cheese. Usually served with red-berry sauce.
- Must-Drink in USA: beer, Starbucks coffee, whiskey.
Whew, I think that’s all for now. Are you a gourmet expert?
If I missed something, please comment below your favorite must-try dishes! Let’s make this list even longer!
In Montenegro we like “kačamak”. Polenta, mentioned in your text, is not used very much, though made of almost the same ingredients, Tourist should try also “cicvara”.
Dušica, hey!
Thank you for your comment, that is useful information!
Travel safe,
Anastasia
Hello,
Your comments in Spanish food seems very turist and foreign, I believe you didnt travel to much in Spain.
First of all you forgot about the wine, secondly is very groument school, spain is a manufacture agriculture of food products so please your comments from Spain food are very poor.
Cheers
Rude
Zrazi (Ukrainian and Belorussin) are made of potato, not beef
Xana, good evening!
Thank you for your comment!
But I am pretty sure that zrazi are made of meat (I had private consultations with 2 Ukrainians :). Don’t you mix it up with draniki? 🙂 If not – tell me more about “zrazi made of potato”, I can not wait to hear about it!
Thank you,
Anastasia
But zrazi really are made of potato. fried potato patties with different kind of fillings: meat (usually pork or beef), cabbage (I think it is more traditional), mushrooms, cabbage with mushrooms, eggs with onion and so on.
That sounds more like what we call kartoplyannyky. Although i think some regions might call it zrazy, but original zrazy are actually from meat with various stuffing.
In different regions it can be different names,in Lviv they will say pirogi(in general they call evrething with filling-pirogi). In general if you say zrazi people will understande, them as those made from potato, but you can say meat zrazi and it will be the one that was written in the artical. So it can be left this way.
Hanna, hey!
I see, that zrazi appeared to be the most controversial dish from all the list 🙂
But it’s great and good to know! Thank you for information and your comment!
Cheers,
Anastasia
Zrazi (Ukrainian and Belorussin) are made of potato, not beef http://nashakuhovarnya.com.ua/2016/02/24/картопляні-пиріжки-з-капустою/
Actually zrazi can be made of both, beef and potato. Just 2 different kinds.
Karina, thank you for your comment!
Borsch is made not of everything you find in the frindge! Obligatory ingredients include cabbage, onion, carrot, potatao, oil, water, salt, black pepper, plus additionally beet (to make the borsch red) and meat can be added. You can eat it with souer cream
Xena, I totally agree 🙂
But if we go deeper into details, then it could be added tomato, garlic, persil, fried salo and so much more… 🙂
So I just decided not to bore our readers with all these details.
But thank you so much for your attention to the subject and passion for food 🙂
I don’t know about all the readers – but I adore your comments already!
Cheers and bon appetit!
Anastasia
Polenta (kacamak), stuffed peppers, pljeskavca, skoroup, turkish coffie and boza is a Serbian-macedonian-bosnian-bulgarian-montenegrinian cousinne
Hey Petar!
I agree with you, it’s hard to define here national dishes…
Where exactly are you from? Which food you would describe as the most symbolic of your country?
Cheers,
Anastasia
I’ve got hungry after reading this, great tips!
Next time please do not forget to add Brazil in the list, we have a very great cuisine, full of flavours.
Cheers,
Ingrid
Some interesting new options, but mostly the same boring choices. Sad not to see anything from South America or Africa.
Actually Mexico is on the list and it is part of Latin America.
Actually Chi meant South America. Mexico is part of Latin America but it’s geographically in North America. 😉
Pity too not find Belgium in the list. The home of beer, wafels, chocolates. Also the country that invented the fries/French fries. The country famous for his stoofvlees ( beef stew made with beer ) or waterzooi ( chicken or fish served in main course with a soup) and a lot more.
The people who voted must not know nothing about the food
Hey Daniel, which cuisine would you recommend?
Morocco for example, their culture include roman, carthagian, berber, french, islamic/arabic and their own kinds of foods. Also they’re often in the top 3 of best cuisines. And unlike countries like france, their best foods aren’t considered delicacy but are day to day material
and you don’t know your grammar
Of which language?
and you cleqarly know nothing about grammar
clearly*
Who told U that Ukrainian borsch is equal to ruSSian?!
ruSSian NEVER made borsch!
They making “shchi”!!!
Gorilka – homemade Ukrainian vodka. Strong as hell.
Of course, as gorilka came from “burn” not “water”!
Zrazi – beef cutlets with different fillings.
ZrazY! No beef at all! ZrazY its a dish made from grated POTATOS! Best served with mushrooms!
Must-Drink in Ukraine: Gorilka, Black Tea, Cranberry juice and UZVAR – compote made from dried fuits (on X-mass): apple, pears, etc.
Vasyl, good morning!
I am happy that you commented. Now we know, that in some regions of Ukraine zrazi are not made from beef! That’s curious, we never heard of it before…
Talking about borsch – it is sometimes called Russian, because in foreigners’ minds it’s usually associated with this country. And for centuries Russians really cook Borsch very often (even though it was invented in Ukraine).
Anyways, thank you for your comment,
And bon appetit!
Anastasia
hellO! Anastasia, I would love to know what are your sources when you say that borsch (borş) was invented in Ukraine. 😀
Thank you and poftă bună! ^_^
I don’t know where you took this information from, but I’m mexican and I’ve never seen chilli con carne on the menu of a restaurant in Mexico, I’ve only seen it outside the country and I guess that it is a Tex-Mex dish, which is different than Mexican food. Also, tacos are not crispy corn chips, I think you wanted to say nachos. Finally, enchiladas are nothing like lasagna, they are not made out of pasta, they are made out of tortillas, they don’t include beef or vegetables, they have chicken or cheese inside the tortillas, and they are supposed to be covered with a spicy sauce made out of chiles not tomatos.
Dear Luz, hey!
I appreciate your comment. This was actually one of the ideas of gathering all cuisines together – to learn more about them 🙂 So thank you for this message, I hope readers would profit from it as well as I do.
Cheers,
Bon appetit,
Anastasia
Does your website have a contact page? I’m having a tough time locating it but, I’d
like to shoot you an email. I’ve got some recommendations for
your blog you might be interested in hearing. Either way, great site and I look forward to seeing it grow over time.
Dear Kill!
Thank you for your comment and for your nice words 🙂
We would be really glad to hear from you, send us an email on: hello@yonderbound.com
Cheers,
Anastasia
Australia?… USA??? are you serious?, where is peruvian food??? seem like you never tried anything from southamerica, Peruvian food is exquisite. It has a lot of diversity and it tastes wonderful. Actually, Peruvian food is officially one of the 5 best foods in the world.
Dear Noel, hi!
I am sorry that I missed your country in my list.
But as I agreed with other pals from comments, I will have to write a new blog post very soon: “And ANOTHER best countries for food”.
No doubts that Peru would be there!
By the way, just for my information, could you share with me the official rating of foods that you are talking about?
It will help me a lot to create a new article.
Bon Appetit,
Anastasia
Peru is not just “ANOTHER” best country for food. If you are on the food business you should know Peru has won 3 times as World’s Best Culinary Destination at the WTA (World Travel Awards) if you don’t know about WTA, it is like “Oscars of tourism”. It is very outrageous see this kind of list without the mention of peruvian food and it is quite perplexed see countries such United states or Australia which lack of culinary culture , in these countries maybe you could find great restaurants and chef from another countries but definitely these countries not have the best culinary culture and food
Noel,
Sure, I can see your point.
Actually I know about WTA, but my article was not based on that. It was based on travellers’ experiences collected on Yonderbound. You can easily not agree with that, because as I mentioned several times – it’s completely SUBJECTIVE.
Anyways, I am happy to see the interest to our blog,
Thank you for reading,
Anastasia
Good to see everything is more clear now so i think you don’t have enough basis to create a complex article such “The 20 Best Countries in the World for Food” you really need to expand your travel experiences because you missing significant culinary destinations
Besides peruvian food i can tell you also need to try the taste of Lebanon
Good luck
Never had any doubts about it..but still, quite pleased to see my country (India) in the list of best destinations for food. India truly is a foodie’s paradise:)
Šteta što niste probali srpsku kuhinju.
Inače pljeskavica nije crnogorski specijalitet. Pozdrav.
Too bad you have not eaten Serbian cuisine .
Otherwise burger is not a Montenegrin specialty . Greeting.
Concerning alcohol – you would not find it anywhere in India, almost nowhere.
What a joke !! Are you drunk?
Must-Drink in India: Masala Tea, Kingfisher beer, Old Monk rum.
Oh yes, if we can’t find Alcohol anywhere in India, then Beer and Rum must be sold as divine drinks.
Hi Anastasia, Mexican Taco is soft corn tortilla with meat and hot sauce, not crispy chips. this is misunderstood originated in USA
You should probably remove India from your list. Because everything that you said about India is utter nonsense. Not everyone in India is vegetarian, more than 50% of Indians are non-vegetarians.
And alcohol is readily available and is legal in almost every part of India, except Gujarat.
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I think turkish food is underestimated. i think turkish food is in the top 3 in the world. Please investigate turkish cuisine if you do not, then this list is total rubbish.
How do you get the ingredients wrong on a Caesar salad? It’s not iceberg lettuce, it’s romaine. Romaine, parmesan, croutons, and Caesar dressing. Chicken only comes if it’s a whole meal. Maybe cherry tomatoes.
But saying iceberg lettuce makes me skeptical about this entire list.
I’ve never known Mexicans to eat cheddar cheese. Also, I wasn’t aware that Pakistan’s food resembled Tex-Mex style nachos with guacamole and non-Mexican sour cream? 🙂
italy is a world a part..
then all the other country..
and peru? mdf
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I love your post,there is a lot of food that you mention here that I have to try. However, I hope you are not listing the food in order of what I should try. If so I think that Mexican food should be in the top five with Thai, Indian, Chinese, and Italian. Of course, that is just my personal preference.
It’s so shocking that there’s no food from Iran in this list.
Where is Georgia?
most of the food description you put in Mexico is actually Tex-Mex food, which is a blend between northern Mexican states and the state of Texas
Interesting article. However, ur way off regarding the vegetarianism and alcohol part. There r few dry states but everywhere else its legally available. The difference is the restrictions regarding its sale. For example, u won’t find it in regular grocery stores or departmental stores but u will find it designated liquor stores. Also statistically 40% of indians r vegeterian. And in must try u should also mention non veg dishes like butter chicken, hyderabadi biryani. Tandoori chicken which u attributed to Pakistan originated and widely available in India.
Indonesia?
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http://goo.gl/tpYIdpNot sure whether you have actually had a taste of Indian food. Totally agree to the previous comment as well. All your observations are stupid. India have many cuisines and the north is totally different to the south. Plenty of meat dishes and plenty of meat eaters; alcohol, plenty of them as well.
How on earth is Turkey or Lebanon not on this list, but places like the US and Sweden are?! And you call yourself a foodie… Ok then. Hilarious. 🙄😂👍🏻
What is Melbourne Chicken ? I live in Melbourne and have never heard of this dish of chicken and pink sauce.
In Portugal it’s not “pasteis de natal”, it’s “pasteis de nata” or “pasteis de belem”.
Hi, I check this post, and in my opinion you should include Perú. Perú is the most important culinary destinity in Latin America.
OMG sorry but this list is fully biased where is Turkish cuisine since its waay unique from many of those above?
Please remove India from the List. You do not have any Idea of the food over here. Its not that majority of Indians are Vegetarians.Pakistan and India Share almost all the food recipes.
Alcohol is readily available everywhere, Except for the state of Gujarat.
Please have a greater sudy
Indonesia food is better,Rendang,Soto,Nasi goreng best food in the world,real taste real spice.
What about Indonesian food? Just a question ck sample: Rendang Padang & Nasi Goreng! I’m can’t believe that!
Great job ! Only thing I notice all of the description of mexican food is not Mexican, is actually American. I have never in my life try a crispy taco in Mexico or any lasana echilada. Other than that great.
As a Mexican I am honestly offended by what you put for Mexico, have you ever even been to our country? Wow I am completely amazed that you put that. The food that you put is pretty much just Tex-Mex. You made no mention of the incredible variety of food my country has.
Every country has a rich culinary history and can offer foreign travelers something delicious to find and eat ! If you are not too fussy or a food-snob of sorts, you should be able to get a good meal just about anywhere in the world. All countries have fresh fruits and vegetables, grilled meats, rice, starches, noodles, breads, salads, desserts, sweets and so on. Albeit in various different forms, cooked in different ways, served in different sauces and prepared with often strange and exotic condiments and spices. That is the beauty of travelling abroad and far and wide. If you are not willing to try and explore foreign foods and try experience local dishes, what is the point of travelling in the first place ?
The USA has so many unique and specific dishes originating from plants and game only found in North America, bona petite,probecho, #Americancuisine.
A little recommendation from an Indian. You should definitely add Chicken and Mutton Biriyani in your Indian dishes. Those are one of best foods from India. Also the Butter Chicken is so good.
Pakistani mangoes are the best in the world. Local fruits in Pakistan are probably the best testing and aromatic in the world. Palla fish, is probably the best fish in the whole world. Thanks!
Any list like this that does not include Turkey, which has some of the most varied and delicious foods to be found on the planet, is a sham list. You have Greek food listed, which is on the most part copied from Turkish cuisine.
Pretty weird to see a food list without Brazil in it. Food is one of the few things Brazil is good at — and in this case, it’s exceptional.
Pljeskavica ain’t Montenegrin cuisine, it’s purely Serbian, although Montenegro people are practically Serbs. In fact, Pljeskavica’s national dish of Serbia and, yes, you may check it out yourself.
Also, your blog only lists countries which you may’ve visited. I know that a lot of Russians go to Montenegro each year so it’s no wonder, but not staying at Serbia and eating Serbian food is a serious loss. You should take at least 2 weeks in order to travel Serbia and stay in Vojvodina as well as Zlatibor and Leskovac.
First of all it’s the best BBQ ever made on the planet Earth. Only Argentinian BBQ comes close to it.
Second of all, Serbia’s cuisine is one of the richest cuisines in the world offering a huge variety for anyone who’s into gastronomy. Montenegro can’t really relive that sense made in Serbia.
Here’s a deal, just google Serbian food or Serbian meze or Serbian breakfast or whatever comes to your mind ranging from river-fish up to the full-scale roasted pig or lamb. It’s a huge deal in Serbia.
Next deal is – meet Serbian people and bond up to the point where you can go and visit a specific sort of a deal – SLAVA. Yes, slava’s the epitome of the Serbian gastronomical experience based on the religious views of Orthodox Christianity and is a must to visit.
Another deal – check the youtube videos of the particular individual called Charles Cather and see what he talks about Serbian cuisine.
You don’t know anything about bbq you fool. American BBQ is far superior to whatever bull crap you’re talking about. You disgust me.
Hey where is the Indian food Names mention above here, famous Biriyani, Butter Chicken, Kadai Gosht..Many other best cuisine in Inddia….Please updated …
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Hello Anastasia!
I am from India and I am a little disappointed in how you’ve portrayed India.
More than half the population here is non-vegetarian. I don’t think you’ve tried a lot of dishes if you’re calling paneer butter masala the most popular dish in India. It is popular, yes, but not the most popular. You should try pani puri (also called golgappa), idlis, dosas, samosas, malai kofta, palak paneer, avial, dal makhni, paneer tikka, dhokla, and a long list of others in the vegetarian end. For your non-vegetarian side, you could try the Chicken Biryani, Mutton Biryani, and Egg Biryani, made of basmati rice and that define the city of Hyderabad in the country.
I don’t know if you think that the food here is unclean but that is a huge, glaring misconception that is being spread about my country.
Please do some research before resorting to unnecessary mudslinging on a beautiful, beautiful country!
No offense meant! 🙂
ROLF!! Im 26 old and born and bought up in india!!! i never had the food listed below Indian dish!!! Plenty of different Chicken Items, ( Chicken Biriyani etc) Beef Items ( Beef Kabab,pal,wheel etc) Mutton and different kind of fish are available in everywhere at india!.
Must Drink Items : Thunder Coconut.
Just want to point out that macaroni and cheese does have sauce and that a traditional ceasar salad contains romaine, not iceberg, and typically the chicken is for an entree portion not a side salad.
you should add Lebanon, the best of the best.
hmmm where is turkish cuisine?
You have obviously not came to Penang. Just saying.
Caesar Salad is a mexican dish, not american, it was made in Tijuana by Caesar Cardini.
Dear Ms. Terentyeva:
You stated this was not a rating but a collection of delicious destinations so for goodness sake please rename this incorrect article from “The 20 Best Countries in the World for Food” to “Delicious Destinations I’ve Visited”. It is shocking that there is absolutely no mention of Peruvian cuisine which is considered one of the best if not thee best gastronomy, if you haven’t tried it you’re really missing out. In order to understand this severity, this is like making a list of the countries with the best basketball teams and not mentioning the U.S or Spain.
Sincerely,
Richard
THIS IS SO STUPID !!! THERE IS NO STATE IN INDIA WHERE YOU CANNOT FIND ALCOHOL .
PLUS THERE ARE PARTIES GOING EVERYWHERE. I MEAN JUST CHECK THE FACTS AND THEN POST .
FYI, you get alcohol EVERYWHERE in India, except one state which is a dry state. And Aloo gobhi is not a specialty to try in India. it is one of the most regular things that we never order in a restaurant.
This author has no idea of indian cuisines.Most of indians are vegetarians??i mean wtf 😂 and about the alcohol, you scored a big zero..only two states in india where alcohol is banned,but in all the other states there are plenty of wine shops.,like 2shops per kilometres… Do your research well,mam.
did you know about one land called MOROCCO?
You dont know food if Malaysia isnt in the list. It is the only country in Asia that has a very diverse culture influence in their food. They offer some very complex flavours due to their past.
Sir you forgot a cuntry Turkey kebap cofee and baklava is very famous and its foods coming from thousand s ofn yeasr please add turkey to this activity but its a great activtiy
thank you for the review you have posted in here and very efficiently written article and thank you for the article, keep up the good work.
Awesome tips! I’d love to try most of these. They all sound so delicious. I’ve recently had the chance to try some of the French dishes at http://www.saltflakeslondon.co.uk/ The choice of wine is really important. We’ve had some help from the staff to choose the right one. 🙂
Around 35% of indians are vegetarians. The rest aren’t. It’s common to assume India to be a vegetarian country, but that’t far from the truth. It’s likely that India has the largest proportion of vegetarians compared to any other country, and that’s about it.
Australia? Yeah right!! Lol are you for real! Definitely it seems you don’t know anything about cuisine,what about South America, so your telling me Australia has better food than Peru lol
Peru is been nominated in multiple occasions one of the best cuisines in the World!
You better get your studies right next time
nice and very useful article you have shared in here, thank you
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Filipino food ? Have you ever actually tasted it? There is BLOGS written about how terrible Filipino food is and how it is one of the worst in the world.
Biryani … Biryani… HYDERABADI biryani.
Has there been any other food on which a famous rapper has rapped? Any song? No!
Biryani is the undoubted KING of India.
Someone played Hindutva politics here with the author or the author did.
There is so much of beef dishes because Cow and Ox is so much different. Cow is gaayen and OX is bail and people eat bail ka gosh!
I Feel really pity for people who think Indian cuisine is just Panner butter masala, naan and some veggie stuff. Its not true open your eyes people… There are many different local dishes which haven’t gained much popularity as they should.. India is a food treasure there are may different styles and traditions of how people cook. On top of all these not everyone in India is untidy. In my personal experience i have found North Indians to be most un clean people. Beware of this fact….
Turkish Cuisine? Desserts? Sweets? Breakfasts? Beverages? Middle east and Mediterranean foods are also not here.
You better be kidding about Sweden here that is a very bland unimpressive cuisine not vastly different from the old style United Kingdom one. The sort of stuff you buy in IKEA guys? Honestly? Remove that one. Although agree about India, Thailand, China, Australia and maybe some of the Latin countries Italian and Mexican is to pasta-y for me but its popular with some. Not much of an espresso guy either
Firstly, not majority of Indians are vegetarians. Secondly, alcohol is easily available in all the states except for Gujarat. Get your facts right.
Where is Turkey? It is one of the best countries for foods. It is a big mistake that you didn’t write it.
This a a such an ignorant comment which should be made by an ignorant redneck. Turkish cuisine is among the 3 best in the world. Make a search online and you will see that. There is food tourism from all over Europe forthe weekend trips to Istanbul. But it is not just Istanbul, the entire country which hosted 100s of civilisations for 1for 10,000 years. Besides the effect of Ottoman Empire which ruled huge part of the world for 600 years and the food culture is affected by these factors (hey Ottoman is not a couch or food, it is the name of an Empire). Go to Turkey and you will see what I mean
The fact you didn’t put Moroccan cuisine among top 20, because Moroccan cuisine is from another planet.
I don’t think USA should be on this list because it really just combines all of the other country’s cuisine together, maybe think of putting some South American or Caribbean food on this list.
where is MOROCCO?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHxfe_MjWjM
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Iran is the best but you dont want to say
my suggestion is trying Iranian food if you try you love it
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The photo for Pakistan depicts a plate of nachos!
not a single africain or arabic country , though Morocan food is 3rd best food in the world , I think you already visited those countries that why it’s accurate to wrote about , but you need to mention it in your article , that it’s just a personnal opinion , “20 best food in the world in my opinion, based on my experience ” or something like that
Whoever made this is just copying and paste from another webiste. How can american food be in this list? a country where fast food is the supremacy and then you mention the steaks?. Please go to Argentina and you will know what a real steak is. go to Peru and you will the most creative and diverse food. A cheeseburger can be done in any country if there is good meat. You judgment should be based on creativity, innovation, uniqueness and popularity. How can a cheeseburger be unique?
Indians drink alcohol and you can find it anywhere. There are awesome bars everywhere in country where you can combine your meal with nice beers and whiskey.
I am surpised no African cuisines were mentioned? What about Morocco, Ethiopia etc? Also no middle east Lebanese and Turkish are one of my favs. Also Iran has some pretty amazing foods. Much better than USA, Australia or Sweden I would say.
Majority of the Indians are Vegetarians? Almost every dish is accompanied by naan bread? Alcohol is not available in India except Goa? WTF?
Majority of the Indians (i.e. 75%) are non-vegetarians. Naan bread is popular in Northern part of India. In the South it is not part of our culture. I cannot think of a city or town that doesn’t have Alcohol in India except for the state of Bihar where alcohol is banned.
Hey! On Portuguese Cusine theres a few things misspelled and one other thing wrong!
Bacalhau is not raw fish, it ‘s Cod Fish, there is multiple ways we cook it, bread crumbs on top, with potatos etc etc.
its Pasteis de Nata and not Pateis de Natal!
Alzeida I suppose you are talking about Alheira which is a typical sausage (as you said).
Pollo Rosto, this one i really dont know what it is, and Pollo and Rosto are written in what I imagine to be spanish because those 2 words dont exist in the Portuguese Language!
Hope I could be of help to you!
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You have done a valuable job, but food taste is very subjective and I believe Persian cuisine is absolutely missing or Turkish cuisine as well. Greek kitchen (Turkish kitchen is smaller size) is derived from turkish one during otteman empire based on historical facts.
Thank you for what you have done.
have you ever been to India? such a shame posting negative reviews about India. I visited India last summer with my uncle and grandpa and you can find non-vegetarian food everywhere! and alcohol is not banned.duh.if you would have visited India even once you would know all you have written is bullshit and make sure food is cooked in front of you? my my my. I have noticed unhygiene in India but a good and clean restaurant with good food and alcohol can be found everywhere. research before you post.
You cannot find alcohol almost anywhere in India!! lolz. I think you have not visited India real well. May be some of us are vegetarian but mostly we all eat non veg. Therefore you didn’t mention the sumptuous non veg dishes we have like lamb/chicken biriyani, chichen reshmi butter masala, murg masallam, Kerala fish curry, baked/steamed hilsa (a local fish) in mustard sauce (locally called Ilish machh vapa) and so on.