The Best 20 Countries World Food (Part2)

Portugal

The Portuguese cuisine might be characterised by one short sentence of my friend Solene, she is French and spend half a year in Portugal, she says: “The cuisine is amazing, but be ready to gain 5 kilos in 6 months”. Mmm, let’s risk and go for it.

• Bacalhau – raw fish in coconut or other marinade.
• Pateis de Natal – small sweet pastries.
• Alzeida – typical sausages.
• Pollo arrosto – street food roasted chicken.
• Francesinha – Portuguese croque-monsieur.
• Must-Drink in Portugal: Vinho do porto – typical didgestive, Vinho Douro – local wine

Korea

Rice, vegetables and meats are the main ingredients of this cuisine. In addition to that you will also find a variety of all flavors in Korean dishes – sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes and fermented red chilli paste.

• Dolsotbap – cooked rice in a stone pot (dolsot).
• Kongguksu – a cold noodle dish with a broth made from ground soy beans.
• Ganjang – soy sauce.
• Kimchi – fermented vegetable dishes usually made with cabbage.
• Jokbal : pig’s feet.
• Must-Drink in Korea: tea, Korean liquor «soju», and local light beers.

Sweden

Thanks to IKEA, we all know that Sweden is famous for meatballs with cream sauce and mashed potato, served with pickles. Historically, they also cooked reindeer meat. Usually, Swedish food is simple with contrasting flavors.

• Fiskbullar – fishballs.
• Ärtsoppa – yellow pea soup.
• Raggmunk – potato pancakes.
• Ostkaka – Swedish cheesecake.
• Kanelbulle – cinnamon bread roll.
• Must-Drink in Sweden: If it`s Christmas – drink Mumma, or Glogg (Mulled wine).

Montenegro

Montenegrin cuisine has an Italian flavour, Russian-sized dishes and French quantity of various pastries. Montenegro is well-known for cheese-making, wine and spirits, different soups and meat dishes. This cuisine is made to delight your preferences and to warm you during the cold season.

• Polenta – a dish made of corn flavour.
• Stuffed peppers – grilled peppers, stuffed with meat and vegetables. Served with a creamy sauce.
• Skorup – salted cottage cream.
• Plieskavitsa – a grilled dish of spiced meat mixture of pork, beef and lamb.
• Must-Drink in Montenegro: Turkish coffee, Boza (fermented beverage).

Australia

This cuisine will surprise you. Although Aussies don’t have a strong history of culinary traditions, they do have some unexpected features in food habits. Apart from multicultural food from all over the world, you will find here some local specialities, such as kangaroo, possum, ostrich and crocodile meat.

USA

Probably the best food destination to exist. Not because of strong American culinary traditions, but more because New York City gathers all of the cuisines mentioned before. Here you can find anything you want. But of course, NY City is also remarkable for American cuisine. Tempting burgers and succulent steaks – these are the best sellers in New York.

• Mac & cheese: it’s the American version of Italian pasta. With some differences though: it has fewer flavors, no olive oil and no sauce.
• Caesar salad – an Iceberg salad, mixed with grilled chicken, Parmesan cheese and anchovy sauce.
• Cheesecake – a cake, made of pressured Philadelphia cheese. Usually served with red-berry sauce.
• Must-Drink in USA: beer, Starbucks coffee, whiskey.

Spain

With a huge variety of dining: from the simple street food to gorgeous restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, which was ranked first in the The World’s Best 50 Restaurants 2015, Spain has a lot to offer for a foodie traveler.

• Paella – a Spanish risotto, usually with seafood.
• Tapas – traditional Spanish snacks.
• Jamon – a row cured meat. Delicious and flavorous.
• Must-Drink in Spain: Sangria, beer.

France

All the food best-sellers come from here: baguettes, macaroni, praline, Madeleines, pain au chocolat, raisin brioche bread… The list is enormous. Onion cake and fish soup sound weird, but French know how to make it delicious as well.

• Charcuterie – all varieties of meat, sausages, ham etc.
• Roquefort – famous blue cheese. Although it smells like old socks, the taste is worth all the aromatic inconveniences.
• Bouillabaisse – fish soup.
• Tartar – raw meat or fish, served with olive oil and flavors.
• Croque-Monsieur – the best breakfast that you could ever imagine. It is a toast sandwich with fried egg, ham and melted cheese in between bread.
• Must-Drink in France: wine, wine and wine.

Mexico

Warm, sunny, blue sea and liters of tequila – this is the ideal picture of Mexico. Actually, this is not only positive, but also true and realistic. Add to this corn, beans, tomato and chilli peppers, and you would get the real taste of the country.

• Chili con carne – amazing, very spicy, tomato and meat based soup.
• Tacos – crispy corn chips.
• Quessadilla – a wrap with avocado, meat, chilli pepper and beans.
• Guacamole – avocado based dip.
• Enchilladas – kind of Mexican lasagna.
• Empanadas – fried flakey pastry stuffed with chicken, beef or cheese.
• Must-Drink in Mexico: Margarita and tequila obviously.

Switzerland

Switzerland is a country where 3 different cultures intersect: Italian, French and German. This is why it is sometimes hard to identify the characteristic of Swiss food. But apart from chocolate and cheese, they still have something to be proud of.