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Top 100 Dishes in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dishes in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 962 dishes tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Pizza, Pasta and Seafood lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 39M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.8M, and the largest, Pizza, reaches around 16M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each dish, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Italy. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Italy, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Italy. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Torta 1.6M 42.8 81.7% Dish
27 Dried meat 1.6M 48.5 45.8% Dish
28 Ground meat 1.5M 42.2 49.8% Dish
29 Focaccia 1.5M 43.0 70.8% Dish
30 Pesto 1.5M 45.3 64.7% Dish
31 Cheeseburger 1.5M 37.7 51.4% Dish
32 Lasagne 1.5M 43.5 65.9% Dish
33 Gnocchi 1.5M 46.1 67.7% Dish
34 Hors d'oeuvre 1.5M 43.5 66.9% Dish
35 Polenta 1.4M 46.4 68.2% Dish
36 Ragù 1.4M 46.8 55.9% Dish
37 Cecina (meat) 1.4M 38.5 54.1% Dish
38 Piadina 1.4M 43.6 62.1% Dish
39 Toast 1.4M 42.0 59.0% Dish
40 Bruschetta 1.3M 43.4 60.3% Dish
41 Ravioli 1.3M 44.6 64.2% Dish
42 Dried fruit 1.2M 45.3 62.2% Dish
43 Potato chip 1.2M 39.8 53.2% Dish
44 Smoked meat 1.2M 40.7 40.6% Dish
45 Prosciutto 1.2M 43.8 54.7% Dish
46 Sashimi 1.1M 37.6 59.3% Dish
47 Fried chicken 1.1M 37.6 52.2% Dish
48 Charcuterie 1.1M 40.4 51.8% Dish
49 Tuna 1.1M 40.7 56.7% Dish
50 Soup 1.1M 44.2 64.3% Dish

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each dish 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 dish in Italy?

Pizza currently leads with an estimated audience of 16M people in Italy.

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