DUBAI: It is safe to say online travel guide Taste Atlas’s 2022 list of the world’s top 50 cuisines did not go down a treat on social media, with angry — or perhaps “hangry” (an amalgamation of hungry and angry) — users flooding the internet with their take on the countdown.
Italian cuisine nabbed the number one spot on the annual list that was based on audience votes for ingredients, dishes and drinks.
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Full top 95 list: https://t.co/194Xj0ZMZ4 pic.twitter.com/v4uYHnGzGD— TasteAtlas (@TasteAtlas) December 22, 2022
Rounding out the top three were Greece and Spain, who were joined by the likes of Japan, India, Mexico and Turkiye in the best ten. A surprise addition to the top 10 was the US, which left many on social media scratching their heads.
“This is a list you'd come up with if you'd never eaten food,” one bemused user tweeted, while others took to TikTok, Twitter and Instagram to offer up their suggestions — including Saudi, Jamaican and Afghan cuisines, which did not make the list.
Six cuisines from the region did make the list, however. Turkish food came in at number seven, while Iran took the 24th spot. Syria, 37, Lebanon, 40, Palestine, 42 and Tunisia, 48, also made the list.
Taste Atlas responded to the online scepticism with a tweet stating “Every year when we publish the list, there are a lot of angry people, even calls from embassies. We learned to live with it.”
Every year when we publish the list, there are a lot of angry people, even calls from embassies. We learned to live with it.
Let's clarify our methodology. We are a site dedicated to local dishes and have a database of 15,000+ dishes and ingredients.— TasteAtlas (@TasteAtlas) December 24, 2022
