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TasteAtlas
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Type of site
Food Guide
Available inEnglish
Founded2018
HeadquartersZagreb, Croatia
Founder(s)Matija Babic
URLtasteatlas.com

TasteAtlas is an experiential travel online guide for traditional food that collates authentic recipes, food critic reviews, and research articles about popular ingredients and dishes.[1][2] Describing itself as "a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients, and authentic restaurants",[3] it features an interactive global food map[4] with dish icons shown in their respective regions[5] and purportedly contains nearly 10,000 dishes, drinks, and ingredients, as well as 9,000 restaurants.[2][5][6][7][8]

History

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Founded in 2015 by Croatian journalist and entrepreneur Matija Babić,[6] it took more than three years of research and development before the project launched in late 2018.[9] The site was still in the MVP phase in early 2018 with about 5,000 dishes included.[10] It received an honorable mention in 2018 Awwwards.[11]

Reportedly, the company does not intend to compete with the likes of Michelin guide or Tripadvisor,[6] as it sees its niche between haute cuisine recommendations of the former and popular tourist places of the latter,[12] none of which focus on traditional dishes.[5] The site uses reviews and recommendations from gastronomy professionals and critics reviews instead of user-generated content, citing trustworthiness as the main reason.[13] It is a recommended curriculum resource in several education systems, such as in Ireland[14] and Kansas.[15]

Traditional dishes

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To fulfill its mission of preserving traditional recipes and promoting authentic restaurants and source ingredients,[16] a small team of 30 authors does rigorous research.[10] This is reportedly done using all available sources and criteria, including article mentions, reviews, Google Search popularity as well as relevant certificates, such as EU food schemes, Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Ark of Taste.[17]

The database includes famous dishes such as cheeseburger,[18] sandwich,[19] taco,[20] Irish breakfast,[21] and ceviche[22] but it also features less known and more regional ones, such as kare-kare,[23] fabada,[24] and khachpuri.[25]

Maps, lists, and awards

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TasteAtlas produces various infographic maps to showcase an in-depth look at different cuisines and local foods,[26] as well as numerous top lists or certain dishes and regions.[27][28][29]

The site hands out TasteAtlas Awards[30] for categories like "Best Traditional Dish"[31] (won by Picanha for 2023/24[32]), "Best Cuisine",[33] "Best Traditional Food City",[34] and others.[35]

Issues

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Many issues, reportedly, come from dishes contested between multiple countries and similar dishes with several regional names. In the case of the lack of any trustworthy information, the dish is not included on the site.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Miller, Norman. "The UK seafood that could send you to jail". BBC. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ^ a b "This new website TasteAtlas shows you where to find the best local food wherever you are". SBS Food. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ "About TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  4. ^ Coconuts Manila (13 March 2019). "Filipino food for the win: Lechon, kare-kare, and crispy pata among Taste Atlas' world's best dishes". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ^ a b c Ercegovich, Carmen (2018-07-19). "Cómo funciona Taste Atlas, el mapa de las comidas típicas de todo el mundo". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  6. ^ a b c Schroeder, Stan (12 October 2018). "This site helps you find good local food and tbh we're hungry just thinking about it". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ^ "Los mejores platos de cada país y dónde comerlos en un solo clic". National Geographic (in Spanish). 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  8. ^ "TasteAtlas fait voyager les papilles avec la mise en avant des cuisines locales". RTBF (in French). 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  9. ^ "TasteAtlas – the best local food options for travellers around the world". The Wine & More. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  10. ^ a b "Meet TasteAtlas, the First Global Local Food Map: Interview with Matija Babic". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  11. ^ "TasteAtlas - Awwwards Nominee". www.awwwards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  12. ^ "Matija Babić pokrenuo svjetski atlas hrane". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  13. ^ a b Marc Rowlands. "Matija Babić interview: the world on a plate". Time Out. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  14. ^ "Browse Search - Scoilnet". www.scoilnet.ie. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  15. ^ "Djeca u Kansasu uče iz "hrvatskog" atlasa hrane". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  16. ^ "This Website Shows You What Food Is Most Popular Around The World". 12 Tomatoes. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  17. ^ "Este es el mapa de los mejores quesos de Europa". Traveler (in Spanish). 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  18. ^ "How to make the perfect cheeseburger". USA Today. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  19. ^ Ro, Crystal (29 March 2020). "How Many Types Of Sandwiches Can You Identify?". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  20. ^ Flannery, Nathaniel Parish. "It's Time To Talk About Tacos". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  21. ^ "These are the most popular breakfasts in Ireland". IrishCentral.com. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  22. ^ LR, Redacción (2020-07-26). "El ceviche es el platillo más popular en todo Sudamérica, según ranking de Taste Atlas | ATMP". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  23. ^ "Lechon, kare-kare, crispy pata among 'World's Best Dishes' for 2019". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  24. ^ "El mapa que te dice lo que debes comer en cada país". 20 minutos (in Spanish). 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  25. ^ "აჭარული ხაჭაპური Tasteatlas-ის მომხმარებელთა რჩეულია". adjara.gov.ge. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  26. ^ "30 Maps Reveal The Tastiest Dishes Around The World". Bored Panda. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  27. ^ Beresford, Jack. "Ireland's six most popular breakfasts have been revealed - and there's no prizes for guessing what's top". The Irish Post. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  28. ^ "Objavljeno 100 najpopularnijih hrvatskih jela". Index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  29. ^ García, Ángel. "Los tacos al pastor son el mejor platillo del mundo: Taste Atlas". Forbes (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  30. ^ "These are the 100 Best Dishes in the World". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  31. ^ "Adana Kebabı'na dünya lezzet ödülü! - Sayfa 1". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  32. ^ "These are the 100 Best Dishes in the World to try in 2024 - TasteAtlas Awards 23/24". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  33. ^ "These are the 100 Best Cuisines in 2023 - TasteAtlas Awards 23/24". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  34. ^ "These are the Best Food Cities & Regions in the World - TasteAtlas Awards 23/24". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  35. ^ "These are the 100 Best Dishes in the World to try in 2024 - TasteAtlas Awards 23/24". www.tasteatlas.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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