What do you think will make the list of the world’s top 50 cuisines?
CNNGo, a travel website owned by CNN, has scoured and ranked foods from around the world. However, in response to this ranking, Chinese netizens have expressed dissatisfaction: my big Chinese food is clearly the first in the world! What does this ranking look like? Let’s have a look!
NO.50
American cream popcorn
Popcorn actually made the cut, which made many people cry out. But it is undeniable that in the United States, which is rich in corn, people will popcorn as an indispensable snack for leisure and entertainment. The delicious popcorn is sold in movie theaters all over the United States. Couples enjoy watching movies while munching on crunchy popcorn. In addition, when watching football games or circus, fans and theatergoers also love to eat popcorn. One sportswriter, after a competitive football game, humorously estimated that tons of popcorn had been eaten by spectators during the game.
NO.49
Indian curried potato burrito
It is not only one of the 50 most delicious foods in the world, but also one of the 10 must-eat foods in the world in a lifetime. It’s an excellent breakfast food. The most impressive is the sweet and shiny crispy skin spread with rice paste, wrapped in spicy mashed potatoes, and then dipped in coconut chutney, kimchi, tomato and lentil sauce and other ingredients, as a responsible gourmands can tell you that it is definitely worth tasting.
NO.48
American potato chips
Potato chips are an authentic American snack. In 1853, George Croome, a restaurant chef in New York State, invented potato chips. The other day, a guest ordered traditional French fries, but he was not satisfied with the cook’s thick fries. George had to make another one. This time he cut the potatoes into paper-like slices, put them in hot oil, and fried them into thin, crisp chips. I wanted to annoy the fussy guest with potato chips, but instead of being angry, the guest was very happy. Since then, potato chips have become popular and become a favorite snack.
According to some statistics, Americans eat more than 540 million tons of potato chips every year, which can bring $6 billion to the American snack industry. March 14th is Potato Chip Day in the United States. Yang Hengjun, a well-known current commentary writer, said that “potato chips”, a junk food with no technical content, can be sold to the world by Americans, almost becoming a symbol of American global hegemony, and was once boycotted by some Arab countries.
NO.47
Spanish seafood bibimbap
Spanish paella, one of the three famous dishes in Western food, with French snails and pasta. Spanish paella is called paella in English, but the word paella is originally meant to be a pan, and it was not until 1840 that the word specifically referred to paella. paella originated in valenciana, Spain, which is rich in rare rice in Europe. Since the 16th century, local residents like to stew rice, meat and vegetables together, which is the prototype of Paella.
The earliest Paella did not have seafood, even now there are some places in Valencia Paella used only vegetables and meat, but saffron is an irreplaceable soul. Saffron gives Paella its signature golden color, as well as an indescribable aroma and taste.
NO.46
Thai green papaya salad
Green papaya salad is a favorite appetizer of Thai people and one of the top ten famous dishes in Thailand, from the raw materials to the preparation, it is very Thai. Green papaya is a subtropical specialty, and the domestic fruit papaya is a close relative, the difference is that the green papaya is large, similar to zucchini, cut off the green skin, which is tender white flesh, eat crisp with a little tenacity, slightly sweet and a hint of bitter.
A typical recipe for a green papaya salad is to shave it into shreds, grab a handful and put it in a sandy, pot-like container, then to taste add two or three Thai morning peppers, a small tomato or two, a clove of garlic, a raw cowpea wedge, a raw green crab, a spoonful or two of fish sauce and a homemade sauce, freshly squeezed lemon juice. Grab a handful of peanut kernels and sea rice for your eyes. Sweet, spicy and sour, with a sweet peanut taste, green papaya salad is sure to wake up the tip of your tongue.
NO.45
Singapore chicken rice
Singapore chicken rice, commonly known as “Hainan chicken rice”, Hainan chicken rice originated in Wenchang City, Hainan Island, Hainan people will Wenchang local practice of white cut chicken, at the same time with chicken oil and soaked chicken boiled rice, so in Hainan Island commonly known as Wenchang chicken rice. In the early 20th century, with the wave of immigrants, this dish spread to Southeast Asia, to Singapore, through the influence of various cooking culture formed a unique local flavor of “Singapore Hainanese chicken rice”. Chicken is very smooth, fragrant chicken rice oil is not greasy, with coriander, dipped in black soy sauce, garlic and special red pepper is absolutely delicious, no wonder so popular in Singapore.
