Discover the world’s ‘best food’ as voted by tourists, from a ‘religious experience’ at a street cart in Italy to fresh-caught fish in Florida

For many tourists, tasting the local cuisine is a highlight of their holiday.

But where is the best food in the world? Holidaymakers shared their opinions.

They took to Reddit to share their memories of the meals they’ll never forget, after user ‘Pale_Field4584’ asked, “What’s the best food experience you’ve had while traveling?”

For many travelers, it was not an expensive Michelin-starred meal that was etched in their memory as their fondest memory.

Scroll down and discover some of the most delicious flavours in the world…

Malaysia

A tourist experienced ‘love at first sight’ at an Indian restaurant on the Malaysian island of Penang after trying dosa – a thin pancake – as pictured here (stock image)

Tourist ‘Du_alter_schwede’ says they visited a ‘pretty ordinary looking Indian restaurant’ in Georgetown on the Malaysian island of Penang. They add: ‘I hesitated for a moment when I looked at the menu on the wall and the waiter came over to me. He said, “Sit down. Eat dosa”. It was love at first sight.’

Dosa is a type of thin pancake served with chutney or other side dishes.

Another poster says they will never forget the taste of ‘Turkish durian-flavored ice cream from a street vendor in Kuala Lumpur’.

Florida Keys, USA

For one tourist, the best dining experience is one where you help cook.

They write: ‘We spent the day fishing and snorkeling [in the Florida Keys].We went back to camp and cooked mahi mahi [fish] in the coals of the fire with coconut rice. Ate it with our fingers as the sun went down.’

Germany

Sometimes it’s the simple dishes that are the tastiest. ‘Reading_username’ dreams of their ‘first bratwurst in a cheap bun with German mustard’ in Munich.

‘Tazdevil64’ says: ‘The Autogrills along the motorways in Germany had some of the best food I’ve ever had. Huge turkeys, roasts and homemade minestrone with shaved parmesan! To die for!’

Italy

‘Plain Margherita drizzled with olive oil’ served at a pizzeria in Pompeii, Italy, was one tourist’s meal of choice (stock photo)

From pasta to gelato, Italy is at the top of many travelers’ culinary bucket lists.

‘Gardenclue’ says they had a ‘religious experience’ when they ate ‘focaccia with caramelized onion from a street cart in Genoa’.

Another tourist says they have “never had a pizza that even came close” to the pizza they ate at a pizzeria outside Pompeii. They say, “Simple Margherita, drizzled with olive oil, quickly baked in a wood-fired oven and eaten on the spot.”

Thailand

Some dishes eaten abroad seem nearly impossible to recreate. ‘Witchyswitchstitch’ says: ‘My husband and I call it boat soup… it was a seafood noodle soup we bought from a floating market boat/food stall south of Bangkok. No idea what was in it. Ten years later I can’t even remember the specific ingredients. How good it was.’

The Seychelles

For some travelers, the taste they remember most is simple.

‘Goddessllovebroccoli’ says: ‘Mine would be the little pears we bought at a market in the Seychelles. We hiked in incredible heat to see even more incredible views from above. Sitting on the rocks we ate the juicy pears and got splashed with drops of seawater from the waves. Pure paradise.’

Finland

Baked reindeer with lingonberry sauce, pictured above, is a popular Finnish dish and a traveler’s favorite (stock image)

Reindeer isn’t a meat that many people have tried outside of certain regions, but it’s delicious, according to ‘Gardener4525’, who says of her favorite food memory: ‘Eating baked reindeer with mashed potatoes and blueberry sauce as a side dish while traveling in Finland. I love reindeer meat.’

Vietnam

A dream meal, yet affordable, for a holidaymaker was bun cha, as pictured here, a noodle dish from Hanoi, Vietnam (stock image)

AdventureTimeMadness says one of their best budget meals was: “Bun cha in Hanoi, Vietnam. Roasted chicken, vegetables, salty spicy fish sauce, with street vermicelli.”

The noodle dish is believed to have originated in the Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh City and is now served throughout the Southeast Asian country.