Ten dishes to try before you die

  • Seafood curry laksa from Malaysia: It is a coconut-based curry soup. The main ingredients for most versions of curry laksa include bean curd puffs, fish sticks, shrimp and cockles. Laksa is commonly served with a spoonful of sambal chilli paste and garnished with Vietnamese coriander, or laksa leaf, which is known in Malay as daun kesum.


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  • Som tam or green papaya salad: A spicy salad made of shredded, unripe papaya. Traditionally the local variety of Som Tam in the streets of Bangkok is very hot due to the addition of a fistfull of chopped hot Thai Chili, however with its rising popularity among tourists, it is often served now not as hot.

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  • Teppanyaki from Japan: Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. Japanese-style teppanyaki may also use noodles (yakisoba), cabbage with sliced meat or seafood (okonomiyaki), which are cooked using regular vegetable oil, animal fat, or a mixture. In Japan, many teppanyaki restaurants feature Kobe beef.

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  • Zucchini flowers from Italy: A very popuar Italian delicacy, they are fried and stuffed and are eaten with relish in Italy. In India too in certain parts, it is considered a gourmet dish.

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  • Peking duck from China: Peking Duck has now earned the status of the national dish of China. It is being prepared since the imperial era and prized for the thin, crisp skin.

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  • BBQ ribs from US: In American cuisine, ribs usually refers to barbecue pork ribs, or sometimes beef ribs, which are served with various barbecue sauces. They are served as a rack of meat which diners customarily tear apart by hand, then eat the meat from the bone. Slow roasting or barbecuing for as much as 10–12 hours creates a tender finished product.This is a very popular dish in the US.

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  • Pavlova from Australia-New Zealand: Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova.The dessert is believed to have been created in honour of the dancer  during one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand in the 1920s.The dessert is a popular dish and an important part of the national cuisine of both countries, and with its simple recipe, is frequently served during celebratory and holiday meals. It has a topping of fresh fruits and fresh cream.



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  • Moussaka  from Greece: Moussaka on the list is described as the Greek answer to the Italian lasagne. "The dish is made by smothering layers of ingredients in a cheese bechamel sauce, and baking until creamily melted and golden."

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  • Escargots from France: Thease are actually snails generally eaten as an appetizer, served in the shell and cooked in a delicious melange of garlicky parsley butter.

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  • If you walked on earth without tasting the ambrosial delights that the planet offers, your life is not worth living. For all those who love food and understand its poetic magic, here is a piece of advice- Don't say quits to life unless you try these ten dishes form the world over.  In a recent poll conducted by a popular website these 10 dishes have been voted as the most desirable foods. Check out!

    Masala dosa from India: "The plate-covering, paper-thin pancake is made from rice and lentils, cooked to lacy perfection on a hot griddle. What creates the more-ish flavor is a spiced concoction of mashed cooked potatoes and fried onions, served with a liberal dose of garlicky chutney," the website describes masala dosa.


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