Pho on the Hau River and 500 other dishes were selected as one of the best dishes in Lonely Planet’s new book "Ultimate Eatlist: The World’s Top 500 Food Experiences...Ranked". (Photo: baoquangninh.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese pho has been named theworld’s 20th best food experience by world travel guidebook publisher the Lonely Planet.
Pho on the Hau River along 500 other dishes was selected as for thebook Ultimate Eatlist: The World’s Top 500 FoodExperiences...Ranked published on August 15.
The list was topped by pintxos in San Sebastian, Spain, followed by curry laksain Kuala Lumpur and sushi in Tokyo.
Entries were nominated by Lonely Planet writers, bloggers and staffers andwhittled down to a final 500 by a panel including chef and TV presenter AdamLiaw and food blogger Leyla Kazim.
Recommendations from world-renowned chefs José Andrés, Elena Arzak and EricRipert; television food star Andrew Zimmern; BBC MasterChef judge and chefMonica Galetti; and 15 more of the world’s top chefs and food writers were alsoincluded, CNN reported.
Per the book, the ranking is not about the perfect meal at a three-Michelinstar restaurant, but how a dish tastes, its cultural significance and theimportance of the location where it’s made and eaten.
"When you have a salad Nicoise in New York, you might think, oh this isnice," Lonely Planet destinations editor Matt Phillips told CNN Travel.
The final list is based on taste, cultural importance and "the specialatmosphere of the location.”
Each entry in the Ultimate Eatlist details an experience, the culturebehind it and what makes it so special, Lonely Planet says.
Earlier in June, travel site Rough Guides named Vietnam’s iconic noodlesoup, pho, among the world’s 15 best foods that are easy on aglobetrotter’s pocket.
A bowl of pho contains flat, soft rice noodles dipped in a fragrantbeef or chicken broth flavoured with different condiments. It is served withbeef or chicken, shallots and chili and lemon to taste.
The soup originated from Hanoi before it was brought to the south where peopleadded their own influences to the dish.
Ultimate Eatlist is the follow-up to Lonely Planet’sbestselling Ultimate Travelist and is a must-own bucket list forfoodies and those who love to travel.-VNS/VNA
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