Italian Food Tops ‘World’s Most Popular Cuisine’ List, Desi Khaana Ranks 9th

George Bernard Shaw once said “There is no love sincerer than the love of food,” and I must say the man’s got a point. Eating good food is not just about health and nutrition but a panacea for our souls. And you know what’s the next best thing after devouring delicious dishes? Talking about it, of course!

YouGov did an international study recently to determine the most popular cuisine in the world. They surveyed 25,000 people across 24 countries and here’s what they found.

A total of 34 cuisines were part of the survey and the one that came out on top was Italian food. No surprises here given how much people adore pizza. The love for it is universal and this study just proved it.

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99% of Italians love their native cuisine and so do 90% of Australians, 93% of the French and 80% of Indians. The cuisine that came second was Chinese while Japanese was third on the list. Thai and French food rounded off the top 5 places.

Indian food bagged the 9th spot in the survey coming in after Mexican cuisine. The sheer variety of flavours in our cuisine makes it absolutely irresistible.

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Desi khaana has an average popularity score of 62%. To put things in context, the Italian score is 84%. The study revealed that 93% of Indians swear by our food and so do 84% of the British and 74% of Australians. The two countries that had the lowest preference for it were Thailand and China.

Now seems to be a good time as any to try some new Indian dishes or unusual ones we haven’t tried yet. Not that we really need a reason to #JustSaying.

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