2. 1. Massaman curry, Thailand
King of curries and
perhaps the king of
all foods.
"The Land of
Smiles" isn't just a
marketing catch-
line. It's a result of
being born in a land
where the world's
most delicious food
is sold on nearly
every street corner.
3. 2. Neapolitan pizza, Italy
The best pizza was and
still is the simple
Neapolitan, an invention
now protected by its
own trade.
The Neapolitans created
a food that few make
properly, but everyone
enjoys thoroughly.
Note: Pure veg and
without cheese.
4. 3. Chocolate, Mexico
The story of the
humble cacao bean is
a bona fide out-of-the-
jungle, into-civilization
tale of culinary
wonder.
Without this creamy,
bitter-sweet
confection,
Valentine's Day would
be all cards and
flowers, Easter would
turn back into another
dull religious event.
5. 4. Hamburger, Germany
When something
tastes so good that
people spend $20
billion each year in a
single restaurant
chain devoted to it,
you know it has to fit
into this list.
6. 5. Masala dosa, India
It's a fantastic
breakfast food that'll
keep you going till
lunch, when you'll
probably come back
for another.
Note: pure veg and
only hand eaten(no
fork and knife)
7. 6. Penang assam laksa,
Malaysia
Malaysia's most
popular dishes is an
addictive spicy-sour
fish broth with
noodles that'll have
your nose running
before the spoon
even hits your lips.
8. 7. Som tam, Thailand
Grab a side of sticky
rice.
Variations include
those made with crab
(som tam boo) and
fermented fish sauce
(som tam plah lah),
but none matches the
flavor and simple
beauty of the original.
Note: served only in
green leaves.
9. 8. Chicken rice, Singapore
The "national dish"
of Singapore.
Variants include
roasted chicken or
soy sauce chicken.
However it's
prepared, it's one
of Singapore's best
foods.
10. 9. Stinky tofu, Southeast Asia
Smelly tofu is one of
Southeast Asia's
most iconic foods.
The odor of
fermenting tofu is so
overpowering many
aren't able to shake
off the memory for
months.
11. 10. Chicken parm, Australia
Aussie pub-goers
claim this ostensibly
Italian dish as their
own. Since they
make it so well,
there's no point in
arguing.
Cheese, and a
peppery, garlicky
tomato sauce
drizzled over the top
of a chicken fillet.
12. 11. Maple syrup, Canada
Ever tried eating a
pancake without maple
syrup? It's like eating a
slice of cardboard.
Poorly prepared
cardboard.
In fact, Canada's gift to
parents everywhere --
throw some maple
syrup on the kid's
broccoli and see what
happens -- makes just
about anything worth
trying. Pass the
cardboard,
please.(hahahaha)
13. 12. Potato chips, United
Kingdom
They're now one of
the world's most
child-friendly and
best foods.
But think of them
this way -- if a single
chip cost, say, $5,
it'd be a far greater
(and more popular)
delicacy than caviar,
a prize worth
fighting wars over.
14. 13. Seafood paella, Spain
Shrimp, lobster,
mussels and
cuttlefish combine
with white rice and
various herbs, oil
and salt in this
Valencian dish to
send you
immediately into
holiday mode.
15. 14. Buttered popcorn, United
States
Corn -- the
workhorse of the
industrial world -- is
best when its sweet
variety is fried up
with lashings of
butter till it bursts
and then snarfed in
greasy fistfuls while
watching Netflix late
at night.
17. 15.Vadacurry, Saidapettai,Chennai.
No long culinary
history backs this
popular breakfast
dish.
It’s a saying
that,Vadacurry
healthier to the pork
which is eaten.
You eat it with idli or
set dosai and feel
utterly content.
18. 16.Idli in Kanchipuram
It's known as koil
idli.
Spiked with whole
pepper, cumin, curry
leaves, dried ginger
and asafoetida, the
traditional way is to
steam the idlis in
mandharai leaves.
19. 17.Makkan Peda , Arcot,Vellore
District.
The Nawab of Arcot
who first dined on
these syrup-soaked
sweets.
The makkan peda
looks like a gulab
jamun but tastes
nothing like it.
Deep-fried and then
soaked in syrup.
20. 18.Biryani , Ambur
Rice dish that
originates from the
Muslims of the
Indian subcontinent.
This dish is
especially popular
throughout the
Indian subcontinent,
as well as among
the diaspora from
the region.
21. 19.Degree kaapi in
Kumbakonam
It's got to be filter
coffee, brewed in the
double filter the
traditional way,
combined with frothy
milk and served
sweetened in a
dabara-tumbler set.
The 'degree'
apparently refers to
the creaminess of the
milk, measured by a
lactometer.
22. 20.Ennai Parota in
Virudhunagar
The parotas which
are shaped from coils
of dough, already
soaked in oil, are then
fried in a shallow
tava, till crisp and
flaky.
Waiting crowds at the
Burma Kadai then
tear or crumble the
ennai parota, pour
over a river of gravy
and tuck in, not
forgetting to burp
afterwards.
23. MISSING OUT MANY LIKE
Coconut buns in Coimbatore.
Jigarthanda in Madurai.
Murukku in Manapparai.etc…..
Tacos, Mexico.
Ketchup, United States.
French toast, Hong Kong.