Top 10 Most popular
10 national dishes most read about on Wikipedia in 12 months
Which dishes from our map do people look up most? We counted page views of the English Wikipedia article about every dish with such an article over 12 months. Page views measure curiosity – not taste, nor how often a dish is eaten.
How this list was made
- Criterion
- Total page views of the English Wikipedia article, November 2025 – October 2026, users only (no bots), all devices; every dish on the map with an English article.
- Source
- Wikimedia Pageviews API
- Period
- Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- Data licence
- CC0 1.0
- As of
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Photo: Raffaele Diomede from Pordenone, ITALIA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Tiramisu
Italy
739,686 page views
- Type
- Desserts and sweets
- Time
- 390 min
Sponge fingers soaked in espresso, layered with a cream of mascarpone and eggs and dusted with cocoa.
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Photo: Renee Comet (photographer) · public domain · Wikimedia Commons Hamburger
United States
622,167 page views
- Type
- Main dishes
- Time
- 30 min
A grilled ground-beef patty in a soft bun, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and your favourite sauces.
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Photo: Schellack at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Shawarma
Syria, Lebanon
608,067 page views
- Type
- Snacks and street food
- Time
- 245 min
Slices of marinated chicken or beef from a vertical spit, wrapped in thin bread with garlic sauce and pickles.
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Photo: City Foodsters · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Sushi
Japan
562,607 page views
- Type
- Main dishes
- Time
- 95 min
Rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, served with raw fish, seafood or vegetables, soy sauce and wasabi.
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Photo: Andy Li · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Shakshuka
Tunisia, Algeria, Libya …
558,818 page views
- Type
- Main dishes
- Time
- 35 min
Eggs poached in a thick, spicy sauce of tomatoes and peppers, served straight from the pan with bread.
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Photo: Miansari66 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Falafel
Israel, Jordan, Egypt
550,344 page views
- Type
- Snacks and street food
- Time
- 1515 min
Crisp balls of soaked raw chickpeas with herbs and spices, deep-fried and served in pitta with tahini.
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Photo: Aw58 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Pierogi
Poland, Ukraine
547,302 page views
- Type
- Main dishes
- Time
- 115 min
Half-moon dumplings of thin dough filled with potato and curd cheese, topped with onion softened in butter.
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Photo: Lili Arsova · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Baklava
Türkiye, Kosovo, Cyprus …
504,646 page views
- Type
- Desserts and sweets
- Time
- 330 min
Dozens of layers of paper-thin pastry with walnuts or pistachios, baked in butter and soaked in syrup.
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Photo: RegionVisitor90 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Bánh mì
Vietnam
471,456 page views
- Type
- Snacks and street food
- Time
- 105 min
A crisp Vietnamese baguette filled with pâté, grilled pork, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber and coriander.
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Photo: Chris Brown · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Haggis
United Kingdom
462,671 page views
- Type
- Main dishes
- Time
- 255 min
Scotland’s peppery mix of sheep’s offal, oatmeal and onion, served with mashed swede and potatoes.
