There were, of course, some less-than-surprising results, including the good-old US of A’s hot dog (embarrassing) and Russia’s caviar (classy, but where’s the vodka?). Then there were others that saw a collective head scratching followed by some furious googling at team delicious. However, we can now assure you that people in Canada do not, in fact, eat actual beaver’s tails. Or if they do, they’re pretty quiet about it. Beavertails are deep-fried pastries, shaped like a beaver tail and traditionally topped with cinnamon and sugar. Saint Lucia’s cow heel soup, on the other hand, is exactly what it sounds like.

The UK was a stodge-fest of glorious proportions. Overall, fish and chips was the number one must-try dish, but each region came to the party in its own way. In London it’s bangers and mash; in Yorkshire it’s Yorkshire pudding; and in Northern Ireland it’s an Ulster Fry, which includes fried everything and some black pudding. But there was some relief for that indigestion – Scotland’s must-try delicacy is their beloved Irn-Bru. That strange, orange concoction so adored by Scots and totally not liked by anyone else anywhere. Slàinte mhath!

Being home to some of the world’s finest cuisine, Europe clearly wants to keep it all to itself, with a lot of ho-hum dishes making this list. Germany’s must-try dish was schnitzel, which many people claim actually comes from Austria. What did Austria get? Krapfen. No, that’s not German for ‘bugger all’. It’s actually a jam doughnut. So that’s nice. Then there’s Italy. Is their must-try dish pizza? Pasta? Any of the other spectacular foods they do so very, very well? No. It’s panettone. That Christmas cake that sits in its box on top of your fridge all year, gathering dust. Of course, there were some outstanding dishes listed in this part of the world, but we’ll just leave you with the one that has the most brilliant name: stroopwafels, from the Netherlands. 

You can’t really go wrong when it comes to Asian cuisine, unless you think pad thai is the ultimate Thai food. Oh, whoops! Looks like it is. Let’s quickly move on. Vietnam has its pho, and you really can’t beat that. China has its dim sum (yum), South Korea its kimchi and Japan its ramen. All excellent dishes when eaten in their country of origin. And when in Bangladesh, don’t be scared to ask for fuchka. You won’t offend anyone, we promise. This delicious street food snack is a deep-fried dough shell filled with potato, onion or chickpeas. 

Now this is going to make the Kiwis cranky. The one dish that visitors to our fair shores must try? Pavlova. Meanwhile, across the ditch, tourists in New Zealand are encouraged to nosh on whitebait fritters. Honestly, we’re not smiling. It’s just gas from all that Yorkshire pudding. For the full list of findings and more information, head to insureandgo.com