Greek Cuisine takes the 1st place in the best cuisines in the world
TasteAtlas, which hands out its awards annually in categories such as “Best Traditional Dish” and “Best Cuisine” among others, is an experiential online travel guide for traditional food around the globe.
Throughout the year, people rate more than 15,000 foods and drinks from around the world that are part of the site’s database, which in turn is created by reviews and recommendations from gastronomy professionals and critics.
Boasting a score of 4.60/5, Greek cuisine won the silver medal in TasteAtlas’ World’s Best Cuisines in 2022 list with fystiki Aeginas, dakos, a Cretan salad meze, and saganaki, a fried cheese appetizer, voted as some of the country’s must try dishes.
Furthermore, Kalamata’s olive oil, pistachios from the island of Aegina and peaches form the city of Naoussa, Northern Greece were among Greece’s highest – rated food products.
Gyros, a street food dish made out of pieces of pork and chicken, or lamb and veal cooked on a vertical pit, remains the country’s most popular dish.