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A beautiful trip is undoubtedly enhanced by the delicious food offered by different gastronomic cultures in the world. CNN Travel lists some of the destinations considered to be the best for different foods and cuisines, but of course the ranking remains subjective, as everyone can enjoy tastes that are not on this list.
10- United States of America
Most of the foods popular in the US probably originated from some other country. Usually Italian, French or German recipes, but in the kitchens of the United States, these recipes have been somewhat changed by adding other ingredients, and being massifed everywhere in the world. It is known that Fast Food is the most widespread food in America, Cheeseburger, KFC, but also various desserts, including chocolate cookies, are some of what this cuisine offers.
9- Mexico
Mexican cuisine has a little bit of everything and you're sure to never get bored. Between "enchiladas" and "tacos", "helados", "quesadillas" and a variety of salads. It's also a place that stands out for nutritious superfoods. Avocados, tomatoes, garlic, beans, and plenty of other antioxidant-rich foods.
8- Thailand
Street food is one of the most normal things you can see there. The combination of many herbs and spices in each dish produces complex aromas. Thais are famous for spicy, sour and simultaneously salty and sweet foods. With influences from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Burma and a tradition of royal cuisine, in Thai kitchens you will find special recipes such as, "Som tam" a popular green papaya salad or "Pla som", a pickled fish which is eaten uncooked.
7- Greece
Traveling in Greece is definitely amazing, for everything this country has to offer, from the nature, the blue seas, the islands… and the super delicious food. Olives, feta cheese, colorful salads and grilled meats are the main dishes on every Greek table. The secret to the taste of many of their recipes is the excellent olive oil.
Eating in Greece is also a way to get to know the history. A bowl of lentil soup brings back the taste of ancient Greece, when they were invented. "Spanakopita", a dough with a mixture of feta cheese and spinach; Gjiros, a pita filled with roasted meat and spicy sauces, as well as "Lachanorizo", cabbage and onions cooked a lot and mixed with rice; these are just a few of the famous Greek recipes.
6- India
A cuisine dominated by spices in abundance, used with meat, vegetables, sweets and almost everywhere. There are no rules for the use of spices and their quantity, as long as something tasty turns out. "Dosa"; a pancake filled with everything from cheese to spicy veggies, perfect for lunch or dinner. Tea, such a widespread drink, with different types, perfectly replaces coffee.
5- Japan
The Japanese certainly have their rigor and precision in food, as in any field. Sushi, the cuisine that today dominates everywhere in the world; Tempura, the perfection of deep-but-not-greasy frying, as well as a host of soups, are just a few of the recipes Japan has to offer.
4- Spain
From seafood, tapas, olive oil, hams, wines, all part of a hedonistic eating culture, found in every city in Spain. Recipes that unite land and sea, old times from the Arab conquest – which gives Spanish cuisine an oriental flavor – to refined Western taste make Spanish cuisine timeless yet avant-garde.
3- France
If you are one of those people who likes to eat a little and enjoy a delicacy of wines and cheeses, this is definitely what French cuisine offers. Pastries in France seem to be created from an infinite sweetness "magically touched by a delicate fairy dust". Baguette – the first and last thing you'll want to eat in France – the famous crusty bread waiting to be part of the UNESCO heritage list.
2- China
China's cuisine is so diverse, due to the different regions, that it is hard to believe that it is from the same nation. Sweet and sour pork, a flavor that has taken different forms around the world. Peking duck; numerous soups such as shark fin; different ways of cooking rice, and many things that make it often a strange and daring cuisine.
1- Italy
Italian food has captivated cuisines around the globe for centuries, with its smooth tomato sauces, wheat flour doughs, olive oil, hams and wines. From cheese risottos, numerous pasta recipes, and of course the Italian queen, pizza, are very few of what such an amazing cuisine offers, which today has become everyone's food in the world.