A new food list stirred a wasp’s nest of controversy last week. An online guide called TasteAtlas published its “100 Best Cuisines in the World” ranking, and – surprise, surprise – some countries were not very happy.
The website, started by a Croatian journalist, says it aims to be an experiential compendium of traditional foods and dishes, rather than a list that rates avant-garde chefs and fine dining establishments. In its own words, it wants to be “an encyclopaedia of flavours, a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients and authentic restaurants”.
