The world's best eating regions... and Italy dominates!

Taste Atlas, the online guide that collects recipes from the most remote corners of the world, has compiled a ranking of the 100 best eating regions on the planet. We discover the top 20 - starting from the last. No less than seven Italian regions made the top 10!

(The ranking results are based on the evaluation of 395,205 different dishes and 115,660 food products)

Location 20 for the area of Beja in Portugal.

Best dishes: Açorda à Alentejana (thinly sliced bread with herbs and poached eggs) and Sopa de cação (a fish soup enriched with herbs).

Best products: Ham from the Alentejo, Paio de Beja (smoked product), Ham from Barrancos, 'Carnalentejana' and Alentejo sausage.

Position 19 for Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Best dishes: Prądnik Bread and Obwarzanek krakowski (Krakow doughnut).

Best products: Bundz, Redykołka, and Bryndza Podhalańska (different types of sheep's cheese), Podhale lamb and Łącko apples.

Location 18 for the Sichuan region of China.

Best dishes: Dan Dan noodles, Mala Sauce, Sichuanese Hot pot broth, Chicken Gong Bao and Tofu Mapo (tofu in spicy sauce).

Best products: Sichuan Pepper and Doubanjiang (fermented bean paste).

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Ranking 17 for Punjab in India.

Best dishes: Tikka (meat dish), Kulcha bread from Amritsar, Tandoori chicken, Saag paneer (vegetarian cheese dish) and Phirni dessert.

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Ranking 16 for Andalusia in Spain.

Best dishes: Chicken al ajillo (with garlic), Bull's tail, Carrillada (Iberian pork cheek), Pringá (different types of slow-cooked meat often served in a sandwich), fried octopus.

Best products: Payoyo cheese, Jabugo ham, dried tuna from Isla Cristina, Serón ham and the Chirimoya from the Costa Tropical de Granada-Málaga (exotic fruit).

Position 15 for Piedmont.

Best dishes: Aperitif, Agnolotti, Gianduiotto, Pizza al padellino and Panna cotta.

Best products: Gianduia, White Truffle of Alba, Arborio, Taglierini and Tomino.

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Ranking 14 for Dalmatia in Croatia.

Best dishes: Peka (stew), Viška pogača (flatbread) and Poljica's Soparnik savoury pie.

Best products: Dalmatian ham, Drniš ham, Neretva mandarin and Dalmatian bacon.

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Position 13 for Thessaly in Greece.

Best dishes: Spetsofai (sausage-based), Kouneli stifado (rabbit-based), Skopelitiki tiropita (cheese flatbread), Astakomakaronada (lobster noodle) and Fouskakia (sweet pancakes).

Best products: Apples from Zagora Pelion, Firiki apples from Pelion, Kasseri (cheese), Tuna from Alonissos and Batzos (spicy cheese).

Position 12 for Apulia.

Best dishes: Panzerotti, Focaccia Barese, Parmigiana, Panino col polpo and Pasticciotto.

Best products: Burrata, Orecchiette, Stracciatella, Burrata di Andria and Scamorza.

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Position 11 for the Rhône-Alpes region in France.

Best dishes: Tartiflette (made with potatoes, bacon, onions and Reblochon cheese), Fondue Savoyarde (fondue), Gratin de crozets (buckwheat pastry squares), Salade Lyonnaise (salad) and Diot (sausages).

Best products: chocolate truffle and the cheeses Saint-Félicien, Picodon, Beaufort and Reblochon.

Ranked 10th in Italy for Liguria.

Best dishes: Pesto Genovese, Focaccia di Recco col formaggio, Farinata di ceci, Trofie al pesto and Trenette al pesto.

Best products: Linguine, Genoese basil, Trofie, Trenette and Bavette.

Ranking 9 for Lombardy in Italy.

Best dishes: Risotto, Tortelli, Ossobuco alla Milanese, Pizzoccheri alla Valtellinese and Sciatt.

Best products: Stracchino di Crescenza, Grana Padano, Grana Padano aged over 16 months, Bresaola della Valtellina and Taleggio.

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Position 8 for Tuscany.

Best dishes: Pappardelle al cinghiale, Bistecca alla Fiorentina, Ragù di cinghiale, Bomboloni and Panzanella.

Best products: Pappardelle, Pecorino Toscano, Prosciutto Toscano, Pici and Costoluto Fiorentino.

Position 7 for the region Lazio.

Best dishes: Pasta alla carbonara, Pizza al taglio, Amatriciana, Cacio e pepe and Pasta alla gricia.

Best products: Bucatini, Fettuccine, Pecorino Romano, Rigatoni and Ricotta Romana.

Ranked 6th in the Guangdong region of China.

Best dishes: Siu yuk (roast m a i a l), Jiao yan you yu (salt and pepper squid), Dim sum (dumplings and rolls), Cuì pí zhá jī (fried chicken) and Chow hor fun (rice noodles).

Best products: Lychee (tropical fruit).

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Ranking 5 for Sicily.

Best dishes: Gelato, Parmigiana, Arancini, Cannoli and Pasta alla Norma.

Best products: Pasta, Spaghetti, Bronte Green Pistachio, Pachino Tomato and Sicilian Red Oranges.

Ranked 4 for Crete in Greece.

Best dishes: Dakos (bread salad), Tsigaristo (stewed lamb), Staka me ayga (eggs with buttercream), Antikristo (barbecued lamb) and Sfakianopita (a kind of flatbread).

Best products: the olive oil varieties Kritsa, Sitia Lasithiou Kritis, Kolymvari Chanion Kritis and Vorios Mylopotamos Rethymnis Kritis and the cheese Graviera Kritis.

Position 3 for Java in Indonesia.

Best dishes: Rawon (beef soup), Batagor (tofu and fried fish), Pecel (salad), Bubur ayam (chicken porridge).

Best products: Serundeng (seasoning).

Ranking 2 for Emilia-Romagna.

Best dishes: Tagliatelle al ragù alla Bolognese, Lasagne alla Bolognese, Ragù alla Bolognese, Piadina Romagnola and Borlengo.

Best products: Parmigiano Reggiano, Tagliatelle, Prosciutto di Parma and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena.

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Position 1 for Campania!

Best dishes: Pizza, Sugo alla Genovese, Linguine allo scoglio, Parmigiana alla napoletana and Gnocchi alla Sorrentina.

Best products: Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, Bocconcini, Limone di Sorrento, Lasagna and Provola.

Finally, in the picture you will find all the regions of the world ranked in the top 100. Veneto and Sardinia ranked 27th and 48th respectively. Special mention for the province of Parma in 35th place. Have you been to any of these and eaten incredible food?

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