Asian cuisine dominates a CNN Travel list of the world’s best dishes, compiled based on reviews from more than 35,000 Facebook users.
The following Thai foods were among the favorites:
- Tom yam kung (spicy shrimp soup) – 4th spot
- Pad Thai (noodles with tamarind sauce) – 5th spot
- Som tam (papaya salad) – 6th spot
- Massaman curry – 10th spot
- Green carry – 19th spot
- Chicken fried rice –24th spot
- Mu nam tok (pork salad) – 36th spot.
The list of the world’s Top 50 best dishes is topped by rendang, a spicy Indonesian meat dish.
In 2011, CNN Travel published an article on the world’s best 50 foods, which aroused a robust discussion. So, this year they ran a Facebook poll, asking users to cast votes for their favorite dishes.