It comes as no surprise that Vietnam’s pho has made it into the 2024 list of the world’s 100 best dishes, recently published by Taste Atlas.
Beef noodle soup is the only Vietnamese dish to make the top 100 best dishes in the world in 2024 announced by Taste Atlas. Photo: Thuy Trang.
The culinary website released its list of the 100 most delicious dishes globally for 2024.
Topping the chart is Lechona from Colombia, with a rating of 4.78 stars. This traditional dish consists of a roasted pig stuffed with onions, peas, fresh herbs, and a variety of spices. The pork is slow-roasted until tender and flavorful. While it is commonly prepared for festive celebrations, this unique delicacy can also be found in restaurants throughout Colombian cities.
In second place is Italy’s Neapolitan pizza, rated 4.75 stars. This minimalist dish features a thin crust topped with tomatoes, garlic-flavored sauce, oregano leaves, mozzarella cheese, and fresh basil leaves, symbolizing the colors of the Italian flag.
Colombian Lechona Stuffed Pork is the world’s best dish in 2024 according to Taste Atlas. Photo: Olaf Speier.
Notably, the only representative from Vietnam on the list is pho bo (beef pho), ranked 93rd with a rating of 4.44 stars.
Taste Atlas describes pho bo as a dish made from various cuts and parts of beef. The broth is typically prepared from beef bones, shanks, oxtails, and necks. The toppings often include thinly sliced brisket, rib meat, tenderloin, cooked beef, raw beef slices (tai nam), tendons, or beef meatballs (pho bo vien).
The dish is typically seasoned with dry spices such as cinnamon, star anise, cloves, cardamom, and coriander seeds. It is served piping hot in a bowl with rice noodles, garnished with chopped cilantro, thinly sliced onions, and green onions.
After the announcement, the 2024 list of the world’s 100 best dishes by Taste Atlas sparked heated debates, with some questioning the merit of certain dishes ranked at the top.
New York Post commented: “This list is highly subjective, yet Taste Atlas boldly released its guide to the top 100 dishes on Earth for 2024. How did they compile such a divisive list? Americans might take pride in a few entries, but it’s unfortunate that the UK has none”.
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Source: Vietnam Insider