What is the most popular food in the world?
By amount eaten, rice is one of the world's most important foods, feeding over half of humanity. Among dishes, pizza is often named the most popular worldwide.
Rice, wheat and corn together provide a large share of all calories people eat. Rice is the main staple for more than half the world's population, especially in Asia. Wheat, eaten as bread, pasta and noodles, is the most widely grown food crop by area.
When people talk about the most popular dish, surveys and online searches often point to pizza. It is eaten on every continent and adapted to local tastes, from Japanese seafood pizzas to Brazilian versions with corn and peas.
Other global favorites
Pasta, burgers, sushi, fried chicken and curry also rank among the most widely eaten dishes. Tastes vary by country, but foods that are easy to share and adapt tend to travel best.
Did You Know?
Corn is the most produced grain in the world by weight, but much of it is used for animal feed and biofuel rather than eaten directly by people.