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There are cities and there are cities that are known for their trademark dishes.
Bhel is to Mumbai, misal to Kolhapur and so on and so forth...
The good folks at National Geographic list out the most popular dishes that are as popular as the cities where they
were invented.
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If you've had Edam cheese, you'd probably never settle for any other.
Named after the eponymous town in The Netherlands, Edam ages spectacularly well, does not get spoilt and, quite frankly,
tastes heavenly.
The cheese was at the peak of its popularity between the 14th and 18th century and continues to make the best of us drool
in joy.
Photograph: Lupo/Creative Commons
8. Bologna, Italy
Known for its culinary tradition, the Italian city of Bologna is the birthplace of the iconic meat-based pasta sauce Bolognese
sauce.
Bologna ranks number eight in National Geographic's list of food cities.
Photograph: Luca Volpi/Creative Commons
7. Osaka, Japan
Made of a wheat flour-based batter, this dumpling-like snack with a (typically) filling of octopus, tempura scraps, pickled
ginger and green onion, is a trademark Osaka dish.
A street vendor, Tomekichi Endo, is credited with its invention in 1935 and is said to be inspired by yet another dish,
akashiyaki that gets its name from the city of Akashi.
Thanks to this wonderful little invention, Osaka is at the number seven spot in the list of National Geographic's top food
cities.
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The chicken finger food that turned 50 in 2014, owes its origins to the Anchor Bar Restaurant and brought its city to number
three in National Geographic's list.
Photograph: Bryce Edwards/Creative Commons
2. Chennai, India
Yet another chicken starter makes the cut, this one's from our very own Chennai.
Chicken 65, the deep-fried spicy delight, is said to have been invented in Chennai's Buhari Hotel.
Why 65? The folks at National Geographic believe that is the number of chillies used in the original recipe by the hotel's
founder.
Gasp!
Some water perhaps? :-)
1. Louisville, Kentucky, USA
And topping the list of food cities is Louisville Kentucky which is the birthplace of Hot Brown, an open-faced sandwich that
was invented at the city's Brown Hotel as a midnight snack.
Photograph: Corey Seeman/Creative Commons
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