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Narrator: Every year, some "expert" food site releases a ranking of the world’s best cuisines. And every year, it’s the same thing. Italy at number one. France in the top five. Maybe Japan if they’re feeling adventurous. ​But I’m going to tell you something those rankings get wrong. They mistake "simplicity" for "superiority." They think because a dish only has four ingredients, it’s "pure." I call it lazy. ​If we are talking about complexity, health, history, and the sheer audacity of flavor, t