MSN has posted a list of the top 10 cities for
foodies, as determined by a travel site. The cities chosen are all
over the globe, picked for a combination of unique dishes, celebrity chefs and all-around good cuisine. Barcelona,
Brussels, Lyon and Rome were lauded for their long standing traditions, while Las Vegas and New York were included for
having just about everything. While San Francisco did get a nod for its non-Asian cuisine, it seems to have been
selected mainly on the availability of good Chinese food. Asian flavors are what put Tokyo, Vancouver and Hanoi on the
list, too.
It appears that the definition of a foodie as someone who is willing (and possibly desperate) to eat anything has been put into play with this list, as along with Asian flair, Hanoi was picked for "unusual delicacies like dog or snake," including "fried snake skin, snake spring rolls, snake soup, and minced snake dumpling." Weird meats are all well and good, but to plan a whole trip around them seems a bit extreme.
Nevertheless, their list includes:
- Barcelona, Spain
- Brussels, Belgium
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Lyon, France
- New York, New York
- San Francisco, California
- Rome, Italy
- Tokyo, Japan
- Vancouver, Canada
One city that deserves to be on the list is Sydney, Australia. Not only do they fit the criteria of having an outstanding variety of high-quality Asian foods, but just about everything else you can imagine is available there. Diverse cuisine, coupled with the availability of fresh, high quality meat and produce at any time of the year makes Sydney a "must-visit" for a real foodie.
[Photo by Nicole Weston]
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