Pasta, meat, rice, pizza and chicken dishes are the most popular food in the world.
Pasta, meat, rice, pizza and chicken are the most popular foods in the world*. When choosing products, 66% of the world’s population pay attention primarily to their cost. Nutrition and health benefits are second on the list of factors that determine our gastronomic priorities (43%). Interestingly, despite the popularity of fast food, the well-known Big Mac takes only 113th place in the list of the most popular dishes.
* Survey conducted by research organization GlobeScan among the population of 17 countries – Australia, Brazil, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, UK and USA, at the end 2010 – early 2011.