Antalya hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Ayutthaya hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Bali hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Bangkok holds the four flavours in balance — fish sauce depth, lime bite, palm sugar sweet, bird's-eye chilli heat.

Beijing hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Busan hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Chengdu hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Chiang Mai hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Colombo hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Da Nang hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Delhi hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Delicate, herbaceous, deeply umami. Northern Vietnamese cooking leans on stock and fresh herbs, not chilli.

Southern Vietnamese food is sweeter and hotter than the north — more sugar in the nuoc cham, more chilli on the side.

Hoi An hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Hong Kong hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Hua Hin hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Ipoh hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Istanbul hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Jaipur hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Jakarta hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Jodhpur hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Kandy hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Kathmandu hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Koh Samui hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Mustard oil, panch phoron, river fish. Bengali cooking is softer and more aromatic than the west of India.

Krabi hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Kuala Lumpur hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Kyoto hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Luang Prabang hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Malacca hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Manila hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Layers of spice, kokum-sour curries, coconut fat and tandoor smoke. Sweet-sour-heat all at once.

Osaka hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Pattaya hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Penang hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Phnom Penh hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Phuket hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Ferment is the whole point — kimchi, doenjang, gochujang. Charcoal grills at every table.

Shanghai hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Siem Reap hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Singapore hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Taipei hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Tbilisi hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

The world capital of umami. Dashi, miso, soy, katsuobushi — depth without heat. Ferment culture goes back centuries.

Varanasi hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Xi'an hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Asia average until a guide scores it.

Cumin, coriander, garlic. Grilled meats and slow-cooked stews (koshari, molokhia) sit at the heart.

Slow-braised depth, preserved lemon acid, charcoal grills and a whisper of ras el hanout. Spice is aromatic, not hot.

Accra hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Injera is sour fermented flatbread. Berbere spice is loud. Wat stews carry depth from long, slow cooking.

Alexandria hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Cape Town hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Casablanca hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Essaouira hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Fes hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Kampala hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Kigali hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Mombasa hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Nairobi hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Rabat hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Tangier hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Zanzibar hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Africa average until a guide scores it.

Antigua hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Arequipa hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Bogota hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Buenos Aires hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Cancun hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Coconut, fresh fish, lime and hogao — a tomato-onion sofrito that anchors most Colombian coastal cooking.

Cuenca hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Cusco hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Guadalajara hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

La Paz hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Ceviche country — lime and aji marinades are the ur-flavour. Nikkei cooking adds a Japanese depth on top.

Medellin hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Mendoza hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Merida hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Nixtamalised corn, dried-chilli complexity, comal char, salsa lime. Nowhere else on earth uses chillies like Mexico.

Oaxaca hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Panama City hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Playa del Carmen hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Puerto Vallarta hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Quito hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Feijoada slow-cooked over wood, churrasco charred hard, pastel do feira — smoke and salt anchor everything.

Salvador hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

San Salvador hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.

Pebre salsa, wood-fired asados and Andean seafood. Cleaner and less spicy than its northern neighbours.

Sao Paulo hasn't been fully mapped yet — this is the Americas average until a guide scores it.