Top 10 Best Food and Wine Destinations in Asia

Thai cuisine is is enjoyed not only in Thailand, but in countries around the world. Bangkok has been voted the top Asian food destination by readers of the travel website Tripadvisor. The results of its  "2011 Traveler's Choice Food and Wine Destinations" awards have just been realeased, with Bangkok being voted No. 1 destination in Asia, and Koh Samui No 10.

This is the list of Asian winners.

1. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok is a food heaven; a sensational culinary journey and taste experience that is unrivalled and guaranteed to delight your taste buds. Thailand is renowned for its famous Thai cuisine with its blend of spicy, sour, sweet and salty, smorgasbord of flavours. Eating options are limitless, night or day. Great value-for-money food courts, riverside eateries, Thai-style dining in antique teak houses, dinner cruises, trendy restaurants and food markets are only some of the options available. And if you're in the mood for fast food, you can count on finding any of the big brand chains in Bangkok too.

2. Hong Kong

Renowned as the culinary capital of Asia, Hong Kong boasts more than 11,000 restaurants, many of them clustered in defined food districts. Apart from enjoying the best Cantonese and regional Chinese food, visitors can sample a full choice of authentic Asian cuisines and Western fare. Local must-try dishes are dim sum and fresh seafood, with some of the top examples found in Best of the Best award-winning restaurants.

3. Seminyak, Indonesia

Seminyak is an upscale and popular area for its endless range of dining choices, especially on Jalan Raya Seminyak and Jalan Laksmana. The variety of cuisine, style, setting and ambience is huge with many world-class dining establishments in Seminyak.

4. Singapore

Singapore Fine Dining has earned a worldwide reputation for being some of the most inventive and delightful. The country enjoys a love of food, mostly due to the wonderful cultural diversity. A rich array of local flavours can be found just about anywhere on the island.

5. Sapporo, Japan

Sapporo cuisine relies on the simplicity and natural flavours of the ingredients. Crab, scallops, and salmon are local specialties and restaurants specializing in these delicacies are common in the city. Genghis Kahn, a lamb barbecue named after the Mongolian warrior, is unique to Hokkaido and especially popular at beer halls throughout the city, many with their own original sauces in which the lamb is either marinated or dipped after grilling.

6. Hoi An, Vietnam
7. Kyoto, Japan
8. Seoul, Korea
9. Osaka, Japan
10. Koh Samui, Thailand