ITALY BEST GASTRONOMY IN THE WORLD

ACCORDING TO CNN

At the top of the ranking therefore, Italy, China then France.

For France, CNN highlights snails. “Immense respect for having given them an incredible taste”, writes the American media. Macaroons and baguettes, icons of French bakeries around the world, are also given pride of place. On the other hand, CNN Travel strongly criticizes the taste of foie gras.

At the bottom of the pack, the United States, although "many popular foods have their origins in another cuisine", Mexico, which "offers a bit of everything" and Thailand, which "combines the spicy, sour , the salty, the sweet, the soft, the crunchy and the slippery in the same dish".

If CNN highlights the cheeseburger and chocolate chip cookies, the media advises against "overly processed foods such as Twinkies (...) or [the products] KFC" in American gastronomy.

European countries well ranked

In this ranking, Greece comes 7th, thanks to its olive oil, which CNN describes as a "gift from the gods".

Spain climbs to 4th place and can thank its "culture based on, around and sometimes even inside food: all those bars and tapas, those dinners at 9 p.m., those snacks nibbled all along of the day, interspersed with hearty meals".

Notice to traveling gourmets !