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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
(43,438 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
(26,025 posts)Cuisine with Mediterranean roots tops my list too.
True Dough
(17,356 posts)I'm sure they produce some fine food there, but I didn't expect Romania to crack the top 10.
cloudbase
(5,526 posts)My mother was Romanian. The food was good, but pretty basic. It was certainly nothing to get excited about.
Chainfire
(17,708 posts)rampartc
(5,453 posts)1. cantonese
2. hunan
3. sichuan
4. mandarin
healthy, nourishing, tasty, economical
True Dough
(17,356 posts)I spot a trend there.
Dios Mio
(429 posts)Easterncedar
(2,354 posts)Botany
(70,633 posts)Tum Yung Goong is to die for.
And what about Pad Thai?
marble falls
(57,408 posts)PJMcK
(22,061 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
(70,633 posts)n/t
Emile
(23,090 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,848 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
(23,090 posts)The worst pizza I ever had was in Naples, Italy.
Chainfire
(17,708 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
(26,693 posts)Elessar Zappa
(14,118 posts)2. Italy, 3. Japan.
Karadeniz
(22,600 posts)flying rabbit
(4,644 posts)Mexico should be higher though.