Indian cuisine one of the Top 10 popular cuisines in the world

 SMTV Desk 2019-03-14 11:57:39  indian cuisine, italian, chinese, indian dish
Indian cuisine one of the Top 10 popular cuisines in the world

Kolkata, Mar 14: You know...Indian cuisine is among the Top 10 popular cuisines in the world, standing at number nine, with an average popularity score of 62 percent across 24 countries.




However, when it comes to preferences, 93 percent of Indians like their own cuisines. The Indians also have a palate for Italian (80 percent), Chinese (77 percent) and American cuisines (75 percent). But the Indians have a lower tolerance for Norwegian, Filipino, Finnish and Peruvian cuisines.




This was revealed by a recent survey conducted by YouGov, the UK-based internet-based market research and data analytics firm that has operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. The survey was conducted among more than 25,000 people in 24 countries about their cuisine preferences.




Italian cuisine has come up as the most preferred palate in the world with pizza and pasta cited as the most popular foods in the world. The survey asked people which of 34 national cuisines they had tried and whether they liked or disliked them, with Italian food being the most well-liked. The cuisine received an average popularity score of 84 percent across the 24 nations.

Not exceptionally, the biggest fans of Italian food are the Italians themselves, with 99 percent enjoying their national cuisine. The other big fans of Italian cuisines include the Spaniards (94 percent of those who have tried it say they like it) and the French (92 percent), while the least impressed by Italian food are the Chinese (59 percent).

At second place behind Italian food is Chinese cuisine, which scored on average 78 percent liking across the countries surveyed. It’s liked by 95 percent of the Chinese people, with Singaporeans (94 percent of those who have tried it say they like it) and Hongkongers (91 percent) also particular fans. The cuisine is least popular in Saudi Arabia (54 percent) and Indonesia (57 percent).




The world’s third most popular cuisine is Japanese, scoring an average of 71 percent across the 24 nations. Aside from the 94 percent of Japanese people who like it, 94 percent of Singaporeans and 93 percent of Hongkongers also like it. Once again its the Saudi Arabians who are least enthralled, with only 43 percent enjoying it.

When it comes to Indian cuisines, although 77 percent Singaporeans and 70 percent Malaysians like Indian cuisine, the rest of South East Asia has a lower preference for our dishes. In Indonesia, 49 percent and in Vietnam 44 percent of those who have tasted Indian food claimed to like it.

In Thailand, on the other hand, people hold the Indian cuisine in disdain, with only 27 percent who tried it stating they like it. However, it is actually China that has the least liking for Indian food, with only 26 percent saying they like it.




Indian cuisine is more warmly received in the European countries, with over half the people saying they like it. It is particularly popular in Britain (84 percent), Norway (75 percent), France and Finland (71 percent). Nearly three quarters (74 percent) of Australians are fans of Indian cuisine.