Dining Out: What Are DC's Most Popular Ethnic Cuisines?

WASHINGTON, DC — Chef's Pencil, an Australian website that examines industry trends for cooks and foodies, released a new report Tuesday, Feb. 18, identifying the most popular ethnic cuisines across the U.S.

Based on Google Trends data, the report identified Mexican and Chinese food as the top two cuisines that satisfy Americans' palates.

Top international cuisines in the U.S., according to Google Trends:

1. Chinese (Google Trends Score: 64)
2. Mexican (Google Trends Score: 59)
3. Italian (Google Trends Score: 38)
4. Thai (Google Trends Score: 24)
5. Indian (Google Trends Score: 11)
6. Japanese (Google Trends Score: 10.5)
7. Korean (Google Trends Score: 10)

The most popular ethnic cuisines for diners in Washington, D.C., are, in order, Chinese, Italian and Thai. In addition, D.C. is also the seventh most popular city for Indian cuisine and eighth for Thai food.

Top international cuisines in Washington D.C., according to Google Trends:

1. Chinese (Google Trends Score: 45)
2. Italian (Google Trends Score: 38)
3. Thai (Google Trends Score: 35)
4. Mexican (Google Trends Score: 33)
5. Indian (Google Trends Score: 17)
6. Japanese (Google Trends Score: 10)

The Google Trends data not only reveals what types of food diners are seeking when the search for restaurants on Google, but also the recipes they are looking for to make at home. For example, if someone is looking for information about Japanese food, they may search for Japanese restaurants, sushi or sushi recipes. They may even type in the name of a popular local Japanese eatery. Google takes that data from all over the world and divides it up among various localities — country, state, city, etc. — and ranks the popularity of that food within each community. The number Google generates is the percentage of people in that community who are searching for a particular cuisine.

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