MALAYSIA’S KARI AYAM RANKED WORLD’S BEST STEW BY TASTEATLAS

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s chicken curry, known locally as Kari Ayam, has been ranked the world’s best stew in the latest TasteAtlas Top 50 Best Stews listing for April 2025.

The announcement was made by TasteAtlas, an online food-based platform which describes itself as an encyclopedia of flavours and a world atlas of traditional dishes, local ingredients and authentic restaurants.

In a Facebook post, TasteAtlas congratulated the top contenders with the caption, “Congratulations! TOP 50 Best Stews, TasteAtlas RANKING (APR 2025).”

Kari Ayam took the top spot, followed by Thailand’s Phanaeng Curry and Armenia’s Dzhash while India’s Murgh Makhani and Iran’s Kalle Pache completed the top five.

TasteAtlas stated on its website that its food rankings are based on the opinions of its global community, as well as the quality and authenticity of traditional dishes.

Other stews in the top 10 included Indonesia’s Rendang (6th), India’s Keema (8th), and Turkiye’s Hünkar Begendi (9th), reflecting a strong showing by Asian cuisines.

The list also featured several other entries from the region, including Thailand’s Massaman Curry (7th), Green Curry (26th), and Vietnam’s Bo Kho (36th).

According to the platform, it has catalogued over 10,000 food and drink items to date, with thousands more to be researched and mapped, including many forgotten or lesser-known local specialities.

TasteAtlas aims to document culinary heritage from all parts of the world, including from cities, regions and rural areas.

The full list of the world’s best stews is available at www.tasteatlas.com/best-rated-stews-in-the-world.

-- BERNAMA