Cochinita pibil, pozole, alambre and enmoladas: among the best dishes in the world

If you are asked what your favorite food from your country is and you are Mexican, there is much to choose from. We can name everything from mole (in all its versions), tacos al pastor, tamales, to the king of kings, which the world will agree with you is the best dish in the world in 2021: cochinita pibil.Cochinita pibil is a traditional dish from Yucatán and is part of our pre-Hispanic heritage; it used to be cooked in an underground oven called pib, it was prepared with venison or pheasant meat, and this dish was used as an offering in the hanal pixán, or food for the souls, a Mayan tradition to remember the dead.With the mix of cultures, it began to be made with pork, and thus we have the classic cochinita pibil, which is now considered the best dish in the world with a rating of 4.7 out of 5 points.Our cochinita ranked above Brazil's picanha; a Polish dish called Pierogi Ruskie, which consists of dumplings filled with potato and cheese; Thailand's Massaman Curry, a combination of creamy coconut milk, meat, potatoes, and a curry paste made with toasted spices, and a pesto pasta, Trofie al pesto, from Italy.This is not the first time that Mexican food has stolen the title in this top 100 by Taste Atlas, which reveals the 100 best national and regional signature dishes in the world according to over 100,000 user ratings on its platform. In 2019, tacos al pastor took first place.Additionally, within the same year, other Mexican dishes made the list, such as alambre, in position 93 with 4.26 points; pozole, in number 58, with 4.35 points, and enmoladas, in position 27, with 4.47 points. Mexican gastronomy has so much to offer!