According to CNN, the 15 best dishes to eat abroad are:
- Pescado frito entero is a favorite dish in Costa Rica that is quite simple but delicious. The fish, with head and tail, are fried until everything is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
- If in Bangkok, Thailand, give the ice cream a try.
- 'Ota 'ika is a dish is made with raw fish that is marinated in a lemon juice dressing for hours before it is coated with coconut milk.
- From the Peruvian Amazon, patarashca de dorado con papas gratinadas is a fish seasoned with aji paste, garlic, cilantro and other spices and then wrapped in a bijao leaf and steamed until tender.
- Tonkatsu is a Japanese dish that is a boneless pork chop breaded in panko, deep-fried and served with a seasoned dipping sauce.
- In the Galapagos, one can try a whole fish that was previously marinated, then dipped in a batter and deep fried to crispy perfection.
- In Florence, Italy, you may want to try a cup of hot chocolate.
- In Valparaiso, Chile, razor clams are broiled on the half shell and topped with garlic, breadcrumbs and butter.
- Marrakech chicken, is served widely in Morocco. It consists of chicken that is slow-cooked in a stew, flavored with whole green olives, preserved lemons and Moroccan spices, and served with couscous.
- Babi Guling, or "rolling roast pork," is a traditional meal in Bali. It is made of a roast pork that seasoned with local herbs.
- In Nha Trang, Vietnam, one can try a bowl of jellyfish noodles (yes, they're actually made of jellyfish!). The noodles are a specialty of that area and they are not the same noodles you would find in a soup dish like pho.
- On the drive from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, one may want to try the tenderly cooked lobster meat with comforting sides of coleslaw and seafood salad.
- Fried beef from Batanes, Philippines is a dish served up on a bed of freshly cooked white rice with a fried egg and is delicious and filling.
- Barreado is a traditional Sunday dinner favorite in Brazil. It is a beef dish that is slow cooked over low heat for 20 hours and served alongside rice, manioc, plantains and gravy.
- Buckwheat pancakes in Ukraine are stuffed with fresh vegetables and topped with vinegar and an avocado sauce.
