Top 10 Best Cuisines in the World

Washoku's philosophy of umami, seasonality, and visual perfection underpins everything from sushi and ramen to kaiseki multi-course artistry. Japan has more Michelin stars than any other country.

A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Mexican cuisine layers 3,000 years of Mesoamerican technique with Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences into an endlessly complex and thrilling food culture.

The foundation of classical Western cooking, French cuisine gave the world sauces, pastry technique, and fine dining's language. A UNESCO heritage tradition built on terroir and technique.

Thai cooking's mastery of balancing sweet, sour, salty, and spicy creates dishes of extraordinary complexity. From pad thai to green curry, it is the world's most universally beloved Asian cuisine.

India's culinary diversity is staggering — 29 states, 22 official languages, and thousands of regional traditions united by a shared mastery of spice layering and slow cooking.

The world's oldest continuous culinary tradition spans Cantonese dim sum, Sichuan fire, Shanghainese refinement, and Beijing's imperial heritage — a civilisation expressed through food.

Spain invented molecular gastronomy and the modern restaurant concept. From Basque pintxos to Valencian paella and Andalusian gazpacho, Spanish cuisine is bold, regional, and endlessly innovative.

One of the Mediterranean's oldest culinary traditions, Greek food celebrates olive oil, seafood, legumes, and fresh vegetables in a diet now recognised globally as the gold standard for healthy eating.

Peru's extraordinary biodiversity — 3,000 potato varieties, unique chilli peppers, coastal seafood, and Amazonian ingredients — has produced ceviche, lomo saltado, and the world's most exciting new culinary destination.

Washoku's philosophy of umami, seasonality, and visual perfection underpins everything from sushi and ramen to kaiseki multi-course artistry. Japan has more Michelin stars than any other country.

A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Mexican cuisine layers 3,000 years of Mesoamerican technique with Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences into an endlessly complex and thrilling food culture.

The foundation of classical Western cooking, French cuisine gave the world sauces, pastry technique, and fine dining's language. A UNESCO heritage tradition built on terroir and technique.

Thai cooking's mastery of balancing sweet, sour, salty, and spicy creates dishes of extraordinary complexity. From pad thai to green curry, it is the world's most universally beloved Asian cuisine.

India's culinary diversity is staggering — 29 states, 22 official languages, and thousands of regional traditions united by a shared mastery of spice layering and slow cooking.

The world's oldest continuous culinary tradition spans Cantonese dim sum, Sichuan fire, Shanghainese refinement, and Beijing's imperial heritage — a civilisation expressed through food.

Spain invented molecular gastronomy and the modern restaurant concept. From Basque pintxos to Valencian paella and Andalusian gazpacho, Spanish cuisine is bold, regional, and endlessly innovative.

One of the Mediterranean's oldest culinary traditions, Greek food celebrates olive oil, seafood, legumes, and fresh vegetables in a diet now recognised globally as the gold standard for healthy eating.

Peru's extraordinary biodiversity — 3,000 potato varieties, unique chilli peppers, coastal seafood, and Amazonian ingredients — has produced ceviche, lomo saltado, and the world's most exciting new culinary destination.