Portugal enters the world’s best cuisines according to the TasteAtlas Awards 2023/2024

  • 29 December, 23

TasteAtlas is an encyclopedia of flavors, a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants. The annual TasteAtlas rankings of the best cuisines, dishes, food cities, food products, and ingredients, as well as lists of legendary restaurants and cookbooks, have been published.

A total of 395,205 (271,819 valid) dish ratings, and 115,660 (80,863 valid) food product ratings have been recorded.

Based on these ratings, the top 50 food items for each cuisine were extracted, and the best-rated cuisines in the world were ranked according to the average ratings of the best-rated dishes and food products of each country. The third best-rated cuisine is Greek, and following is Portugal with rank 4th.

BEST RATED FOODS

Greek Cuisine

Fava Santorinis, Kalamata, Fystiki Aeginas, Rodakina Naoussas, Portokalia Maleme Chanion Kritis and 410 more

Portuguese Cuisine

Carne dos Açores, Mel da Serra da Lousã, Queijo Serra da Estrela, Presunto do Alentejo, Carne Barrosã and 339 more

BEST RESTAURANTS TO TRY GREEK CUISINE

To Antikristo (Chania City), Peskesi (Heraklion), Taverna Ninos (Corfu City), Klimataria (Benitses), Elisabeth’s Taverna (Doukades) and 183 more

Pastéis de Belém (Lisbon), Restaurante Casal da Penha (Funchal), Os Três Pipos (Tonda), Solar do Forcado (Portalegre), Carvalho (Chaves) and 294 more

Based on the average user ratings for dishes, a list of the top 100 dishes in the world has been published. The best-rated dish for 2023 is the Brazilian meat cut Picanha, followed by Malaysian bread Roti Canai and Thai stir fry Phat Kaphrao. Portugal is rank 12th with Amêijoas à bulhão pato, which have the typically Portuguese flavors of onion, garlic and coriander, with a touch of the sea. Best restaurants to try Portuguese cuisine such as Pastéis de Belém (Lisbon), Restaurante Casal da Penha (Funchal), Os Três Pipos (Tonda), Solar do Forcado (Portalegre), Carvalho (Chaves).

Cre: TasteAtlas Awards

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