Filipino cuisine has been honored as one of the top 100 cuisines in the world by the international food database, Taste Atlas. Securing the 33rd spot with an impressive 4.35 out of 5 stars, Filipino culinary delights are gaining international acclaim.
The list, published on Tuesday, December 12, by Taste Atlas, annually ranks the best-rated cuisines and dishes globally. For 2023, Italy leads the culinary world in first place, followed by Japan, Greece, Portugal, and China, making up the top five.
Filipino cuisine’s array of flavors is well represented by the beloved soup dish sinigang, which earned the 97th place in the best-rated dishes category. Taste Atlas highlights a variety of popular Filipino dishes, including lechon, pancit, lumpia, adobo, sisig, sinigang, torta, kaldereta, kare-kare, silog, and sorbetes, in that order. Additionally, special mention goes to the best-rated foods from the Philippines like bangus, kesong puti, banana ketchup, and pinipig.
Taste Atlas serves as an extensive online gastronomic resource that promotes local culinary cultures worldwide. With a vast repository of over 10,000 specialty dishes, drinks, recommended restaurants, and local ingredients, the website is a treasure trove for food lovers planning an international culinary journey.