We are fans of Nate Silver’s 538 for its mix of culture, sports, politics and statistics. However, now they have taken it even one further and incorporated food into the mix. Perfect! In honor of the World Cup, the 538 team has created a ranking based on the national cuisines of the countries participating in the World Cup, as well as other culinary powerhouses. Here’s their methodology:
We polled 1,373 Americans through SurveyMonkey Audience and asked them to rate the national cuisines of the 32 teams that qualified for the World Cup, as well as eight additional nations with bad soccer but great food: China, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Ireland, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.
So who’s going on to the Round of 16? Personally we think the list is pretty decent, though we’d have picked Turkey over Germany.
- Mexico vs. Ethiopia
- Japan vs. Vietnam
- France vs. Argentina
- U.S. vs. Belgium
- Spain vs. Brazil
- Italy vs. Greece
- Cuba vs. China
- Thailand vs. Germany
Acai at Tacaca do Norte – a taste of Brazil!
Eating The World 