The country with the best cuisine in the world has been named – it’s not Italy or India

view of the port crete, greece

Food is an important part of travelling (Image: Getty)

Many people often go on based on a country’s . Whether it is enjoying cheese and wine in France, tapas in Spain or some delicious pasta in Italy.

There are endless choices when it comes to food and what countries have to offer.

While some countries are famous for certain dishes, such as the and its renowned fish and chips, some destinations are better than others when it comes to food.

Sadly, British food didn’t make it into the top 30 and instead reached 48th on the list. But now new research has found which country has the most delicious cuisine.

This is according to who analysed 477,287 ratings for 15,478 foods in their database to determine the results.

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Fried battered fish (cod) and chips. In plain paper wrapper

The UK didn’t make it into the top 30 (Image: Getty)

Surprisingly, Italian, French or Spanish cuisine didn’t make the top spot.

Greece is the nation with the best ratings, with the study finding 477,287 ratings out of 15,478 foods in its database.

National dishes including stifado (beef stew), moussaka (layers of potato, aubergine and mince) and dolma (stuffed vine leaves) are just some of the Greek dishes originating from the country.

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Greece was named as the country with the best cuisine (Image: Getty)

And, of course, how can we not forget classics like gyros, tzatziki and Greek salad?

In second place was Italian food, with pizza, risotto, tiramisu, bruschetta, panna cotta, and nougat being some of the homegrown foods from the country.

Third place was Mexico, where tacos, nachos, tortillas, burritos, guacamole, and quesadillas are national dishes.

The 30 best cuisines in the world: 

  1. Greek

  2. Italian

  3. Mexican

  4. Spanish

  5. Portuguese

  6. Turkish

  7. Indonesian

  8. French

  9. Japanese

  10. Chinese

  11. Polish

  12. Indian

  13. American

  14. Peruvian

  15. Serbian

  16. Brazilian

  17. Croatian

  18. Colombian

  19. Vietnamese

  20. Hungarian

  21. Algerian

  22. Korean

  23. German

  24. Romanian

  25. Argentinian

  26. Lebanese

  27. Czech

  28. Thai

  29. Georgian

  30. Tunisian

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