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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhich country/region of the world produces the best cuisine?
Saw this ranking and wondered what the DU community would say is tops...
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bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)France #1. Most of those olde eastern European cultures #2. Italy in there too. USA has cuisine? Are you kidding? What do they mean - Burger King? Starbucks?
EYESORE 9001
(25,907 posts)Cuisine with Mediterranean roots tops my list too.
True Dough
(17,246 posts)I'm sure they produce some fine food there, but I didn't expect Romania to crack the top 10.
cloudbase
(5,511 posts)My mother was Romanian. The food was good, but pretty basic. It was certainly nothing to get excited about.
Chainfire
(17,458 posts)rampartc
(5,382 posts)1. cantonese
2. hunan
3. sichuan
4. mandarin
healthy, nourishing, tasty, economical
True Dough
(17,246 posts)I spot a trend there.
Dios Mio
(429 posts)Easterncedar
(2,256 posts)Botany
(70,442 posts)Tum Yung Goong is to die for.
And what about Pad Thai?
marble falls
(56,987 posts)PJMcK
(21,988 posts)I like almost all of these cuisines. Ranking them seems silly. The wide variety is what makes food fun and exciting! And delicious.
Botany
(70,442 posts)n/t
Emile
(22,457 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,697 posts)Being part Italian myself, nothing else tops sauce, Parmesan and Romano cheeses, spaghetti, fresh Breads, wines, and garlic simmering in Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Emile
(22,457 posts)The worst pizza I ever had was in Naples, Italy.
Chainfire
(17,458 posts)Back in the 80s I spent about ten days in Acapulco, and I have never eaten better, even though I brushed my teeth with bottled water.
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Floyd R. Turbo
(26,540 posts)Elessar Zappa
(13,896 posts)2. Italy, 3. Japan.
Karadeniz
(22,461 posts)flying rabbit
(4,622 posts)Mexico should be higher though.