Top 50 Cuisines in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cuisines in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 181 cuisines tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Italian cuisine, Mediterranean cuisine and Vegetarian cuisine lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 41,696,701 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,327,011, and the largest, Italian cuisine, reaches around 23,468,048 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each cuisine, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Italian cuisine Italian cuisine 23,468,048 9.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
2 Mediterranean cuisine Mediterranean cuisine 9,714,455 11.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
3 Vegetarian cuisine Vegetarian cuisine 8,514,198 5.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
4 Japanese cuisine Japanese cuisine 7,686,730 4.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
5 French cuisine French cuisine 6,466,607 4.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
6 Chinese cuisine Chinese cuisine 5,274,314 3.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
7 Mexican cuisine Mexican cuisine 4,158,893 3.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
8 Indian cuisine Indian cuisine 4,151,358 3.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
9 Spanish cuisine Spanish cuisine 3,872,279 4.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
10 German cuisine German cuisine 3,772,271 4.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
11 Greek cuisine Greek cuisine 3,603,999 4.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
12 Korean cuisine Korean cuisine 3,538,535 2.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
13 Vietnamese cuisine Vietnamese cuisine 3,453,451 3.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
14 Latin American cuisine Latin American cuisine 3,175,259 3.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
15 Thai cuisine Thai cuisine 3,171,758 3.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
16 Middle Eastern cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine 3,028,912 4.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
17 spicy food spicy food 2,298,633 5.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
18 Global cuisine Global cuisine 1,926,363 6.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
19 Sicilian cuisine Sicilian cuisine 1,636,059 58.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
20 Cuisine of the United States Cuisine of the United States 1,263,361 3.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
21 Fusion cuisine Fusion cuisine 956,552 7.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
22 Turkish cuisine Turkish cuisine 875,394 3.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
23 Asian cuisine Asian cuisine 780,452 2.4% Cuisine Food & Beverages
24 Neapolitan cuisine Neapolitan cuisine 722,144 78.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
25 British cuisine British cuisine 633,060 2.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
26 Haute cuisine Haute cuisine 624,049 31.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
27 Irish cuisine Irish cuisine 588,029 7.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
28 New Mexican cuisine New Mexican cuisine 527,089 3.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
29 Arab cuisine Arab cuisine 520,069 3.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
30 European cuisine European cuisine 502,771 2.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
31 southern food southern food 488,430 2.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
32 Cantonese cuisine Cantonese cuisine 466,422 4.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
33 Peruvian cuisine Peruvian cuisine 418,905 2.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
34 Tex-Mex Tex-Mex 375,566 3.3% Cuisine Food & Beverages
35 African cuisine African cuisine 373,382 3.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
36 Iraqi cuisine Iraqi cuisine 326,522 4.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages
37 Portuguese cuisine Portuguese cuisine 290,545 2.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
38 Lebanese cuisine Lebanese cuisine 274,650 2.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
39 Moroccan cuisine Moroccan cuisine 242,391 3.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
40 Persian Food Persian Food 230,898 7.6% Cuisine Food & Beverages
41 English cuisine English cuisine 221,105 2.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
42 Pakistani cuisine Pakistani cuisine 214,931 2.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
43 Syrian cuisine Syrian cuisine 212,263 1.7% Cuisine Food & Beverages
44 Indonesian cuisine Indonesian cuisine 208,505 2.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
45 Taiwanese cuisine Taiwanese cuisine 204,433 3.1% Cuisine Food & Beverages
46 Brazilian cuisine Brazilian cuisine 194,144 2.5% Cuisine Food & Beverages
47 Penang cuisine Penang cuisine 187,958 7.2% Cuisine Food & Beverages
48 Cuban cuisine Cuban cuisine 174,998 3.8% Cuisine Food & Beverages
49 South Asian cuisine South Asian cuisine 173,473 2.9% Cuisine Food & Beverages
50 Argentine cuisine Argentine cuisine 165,969 3.0% Cuisine Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each cuisine by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest cuisine in Italy?

Italian cuisine currently leads with an estimated audience of 23,468,048 people in Italy.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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