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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Release Date: 02/16/2025

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Join Michael and Scott on one last journey of epicurean delights. Without further ado, the number one absolute best cuisine in the world. Drumroll please...Chinese food! Heat up your General Tso's leftovers and settle in.

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Most people only know it from the children's board game. However, in this very special episode of the Down for the Count Podcast, Michael and Scott uncover the sordid history of the small Pacific nation of Candy Land. From glorious nougat to the scourge of licorice, the impact Candy Land has had on world cuisine is immeasurable. 

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Ayyyyy, when you're here, you're family. Scott and Michael discuss the 2nd best cuisine in the world: Olive Garden...I mean Italian food.  Notes: The pizza place in San Francisco Michael couldn't remember is Pizzeria Delfina.

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

What country is responsible for the Oreo, the TV dinner, and scrapple? The country with the third-best cuisine in the world, the US of A. 

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

The Westernization of the udon noodle goes unabated in this episode of Down for the Count as we discuss the 4th greatest cuisine, Japanese.

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Michael and Scott explore the vibrant array of Mexican delicacies, only to discover that Doritos Locos Tacos are not among them. It’s #5 in our list of greatest world cuisines!

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

We say it’s the 6th-greatest cuisine in the world. Others say it’s second to naan. See what we did there?

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It's not the Far East. It's not the Near East. It's the Middle East. show art It's not the Far East. It's not the Near East. It's the Middle East.

Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Middle Eastern cuisine is the 7th-best in the world. Join Scott and Michael as they discuss everything from kafta to falafel to Kafka.

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

Pad Thai alone is glorious. Add coconut, lime, and tons of lemongrass, and you’ve got the 8th greatest cuisine in the world.

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Down for the Count: Top Ten Lists for Everything

How do you have a balanced diet with the 9th-greatest cuisine in the world? With a gyro-scope. See what we did there?

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