When it comes to variety of food, it is not much of a bigger deal for me maybe because I'm a foodie. There are many food in this world based on traditional aspect, modern aspect and country aspect. Each food comes in different angles, shapes, tastes, and looks.
Food has long been one of the best ways to understand the culture. The dinner table is where customs are born. Where friends, families and lovers meet to create memories. Many religions revolve around food, with the Gods appreciating food offerings.
Food is the best way to truly glimpse a nation’s soul and having the opportunity to eat with local people and share their cuisine is a very personal and honorable experience.
Here it goes, the 5 best countries for food.
Mexico
Corn is the basic food of the Mexican diet, as it has been for thousand of years. It can be found in almost every meal usually in the form of the tortilla(flatbread).Mexican cuisine is a blend of indigenous Indian and Spanish influences.
Mexican food is as diverse as it is spicy, and they have one of the best cuisine in the world. The food in Mexico varies from region to region, it is one of the oldest food culture in the world.
Some food you must try in Mexico.
•Classic Guacamole
This is so delicious and most importantly, it is a healthy dip. It contains the all too powerful and wonderful ingredients, Avocado. Avocados are in potassium, foliate, essential fatty acids, and an assortment of other vitamins and minerals.
Tom Kai Gai is a soup that looks more like a curry. It’s a bit heartier and creamier thanks to the coconut milk broth. You’ll find this soup bursting with several different types of mushrooms, boneless pieces of chicken, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. A little cilantro and galangal add that extra something that ties all the ingredients together into something that you will love to enjoy the more.
A mild, tamer twist on Tom Yum, this iconic soup infuses fiery chilies, thinly sliced young galangal, crushed shallots, stalks of lemongrass and tender strips of chicken.
Classic Guacamole can be served in different ways, some like it extra spicy and some prefer it tangy. Guacamole is often eaten with tortilla chips or used as a side dish.
•Nacho
Nacho are triangles of tortilla that have been deep fried until crispy and topped with a variety of spicy tomato and pepper mixture and grated cheese to brown either under the grill or in the oven.
•Burrito
Buritto is one of the most popular Mexican food. It consists of a flour tortilla wrapped around a filing. The filling consist of refried beans, Mexican rice, meat, salsa, Avocado, sour cream and cheese.
•Taco
Taco is a traditional dish composed of corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. The filling of Taco consists of chicken, seafood, beef, vegetables and cheese. Taco can be eaten without utensils.
•Chilaquiles
Chilaquiles is a popular traditional breakfast dish which contains lightly fried corn tortillas cut into quarters and topped with a red or green salsa. Chilaquiles are often served with refried beans.
Japan
Rice and noodles are the two primary staples of the Japanese diet. Rice, either boiled or steamed, is served at every meal. Noodles come in many varieties.
Two uniquely Japanese foods are sushi (fresh raw seafood with rice) and sashimi (fresh raw seafood with soy sauce); both rely on freshly caught fish or seafood.
The Japanese are known for using very fresh ingredients in their cooking. They prefer using fresh, seasonal foods for their meals, buying it the same day it will be cooked.
Some food you must try in Japan
•Ramen
Ramen is a wheat noodles served in a bowl with soy sauce or miso soup mixed with many kind of ingredients. The most important part of this dish is the soup and it can be topping with Egg, seaweed, green onion and slice of pork.
•Sushi/Sashimi
•Sushi/Sashimi
Sushi consists of a piece of rice seasoned with a rice vinegar mix (made with sugar and salt) mixed with different ingredients - a variety of fishes, vegetables and nori (seaweed).
You use the chopsticks to grab the pieces of sushi and dip them into soy sauce or wasabi, or both, according to your taste.
Sashimi is basically raw fish or seafood served with wasabi (a spicy japanese condiment) and soy sauce. It usually comes with slices of radish portions on the side.
•Curry Rice
This is a local dish made with meat and vegetables( carrots, potatoes, onions and more) flavored with curry powder, stewed and serve with Rice. Fried foods can be placed on top of the dish such as pork cutlets.
•Udon
Udon are noodles made from kneaded wheat flour, and eaten with sauce made from soy sauce and sugar, similar to soba.
•Yakitori
Yakitori is a dish in which skewered chicken seasoned with a sweet salt or soy sauce based on sauce and barbecued. It is very delicious.
Thailand
Thai food is known for its unique combinations of seasoning. Although it is hot and spicy, Thai cooking is carefully balanced to bring out all the different flavors in a dish.
Rice is the main dietary staple of Thailand. Thais eat two kinds of rice: the standard white kind and glutinous, or sticky, rice.
Thai food differs somewhat from one region to another. Seafood is popular in the southern coastal areas. The spiciest food is found in the northeast.
Coconuts play an important role in the Thai diet. Coconut milk and shredded coconut are used in many dishes, especially desserts. Thais eat a variety of tropical fruits for dessert.
Some food you must try in Thailand
•Chicken Galangal soup(Tom Kai Gai )
Tom Kai Gai is a soup that looks more like a curry. It’s a bit heartier and creamier thanks to the coconut milk broth. You’ll find this soup bursting with several different types of mushrooms, boneless pieces of chicken, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves. A little cilantro and galangal add that extra something that ties all the ingredients together into something that you will love to enjoy the more.
•Chicken in coconut soup( Tom kha Kai)
A mild, tamer twist on Tom Yum, this iconic soup infuses fiery chilies, thinly sliced young galangal, crushed shallots, stalks of lemongrass and tender strips of chicken.
•Gaeng Daeng(Red Curry)
Made with morsels of meat, red curry paste, smooth coconut milk and topped off with a sprinkling of finely sliced kaffir lime leaves, this rich, aromatic curry always gets those taste buds tingling.
•Thai barbecue(Moogata)
Like the Soup Hot Pot, every Asain country has their own version of barbecue. In Thailand, it’s a lot like Korean style barbecue you sit in packed restaurants that have individual grills on each table. This actually makes it more fun and interesting to enjoy lots of grilled meats.
Northern Thai sausage(Sai Ooah)
In Thailand, you’ll find sausages made with minced pork, typically combined with distinctive Thai flavors like lemongrass and garlic. The best flavors of these come from Northern Thailand where they are called Sai Ooah. If you are a sausage lover,I think this is the best meal for you.
Italy
Italians are known throughout the world for pizza, pasta, and tomato sauce. Italian cuisine is strongly influenced by local history and traditions, as well as by the local and seasonal availability of products. Each region of Italy has its own regional food specialties.
Some of Italy’s most famous gourmet foods, which have gained international fame, such as white truffles can actually be found only in specific areas of Italy.
The main regional differences are in the sources of carbohydrates, the origin of the proteins and the choice of vegetables or contorni (side dishes).
Some food you must try in Italy
•Pizza
Pizza has long been a common snack or meal, especially in Naples where tomato sauce was first added. Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, usually round-shaped bread covered with ingredients such as tomato sauce, cheese, olive oil and optionally other toppings.
There are two types of pizza which are Neapolitan one, which is relatively tick on the outside perimeter and resembles a flat bread, and the Roman one, which is much thinner and crustier. Neither of the two resembles the type of pizza found in the US.
Italians also distinguish between red (with tomato sauce) and white pizza (also called focaccia, which has no tomato sauce, but can be topped with other ingredients).
•Pasta
Pasta is usually made from durum wheat semolina flour and water, with or without eggs. Pasta with eggs should contain at least five entire eggs for each kilogram of semolina. Only natural ingredients such as tomatoes, basil, spinach, truffles or cuttlefish ink may be added to color or flavor the dry pasta. However, recently pasta made from ancient grain varieties, such as spelt, or even broad beans, are becoming increasingly popular.
Each shape of pasta is matched with a different sauce depending on that shape’s ability to hold that specific sauce.
•Lasagne
Lasagne, a classic Italian dish made by baking sheets of lasagne pasta layered with cheese, ground meat, vegetables and different varieties of sauces, such as the ragù, bechamel or tomato sauce.
•Saltimbocca
•Gelato
Gelato is a popular frozen dessert of Italian origin. It is generally made with a base of 3.25% milk and sugar. It is generally lower in fat than other styles of frozen desserts.
Turkey
Turkish cuisine is often regarded as one of the greatest in the world. Its culinary traditions have successfully survived over 1,300 years for several reasons, including its favorable location and Mediterranean climate.
Yogurt is an important element in Turkish cuisine. Yogurt can accompany all meat dishes, vegetable dishes,manti and meze.
Some foods you must try in Turkey.
•Turkish coffe
True Turkish coffee is strong, thick, and best served with a fresh piece of Turkish Delight, baklava, or a slice of mozaik cake to take the bitter aftertaste away.
•Menemen
This traditional Turkish breakfast item is scrambled eggs cooked in sautéed vegetables and served hot with bread. Dip it, spread it, or spoon it up.
•Pide
Often called "Turkish Pizza," Pide is a boat-shaped flatbread served with a variety of toppings, often minced meat or spinach and cheese.
•Gullac
A traditional dessert most often served during Ramadan, Gullac is a uniquely textured treat made from dough, milk, rosewater, nuts, and pomegranate seeds. You might find other fruit or chickpeas in some variations.
•Mozaik Pasta
Chocolate cake made with chocolate sauce and broken biscuits is artful to look at and and delicious to eat. Available in almost any cafe, mozaik cake is also a go-to for Turkish mums, most of whom can whip up a no-bake version in no time.
In case you are planning to go on a vacation, one of these countries would be the best place to visit.
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This is lovely, Miss Chioma.
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