Meals in Sri Lanka are referred to simply as "rice and curry", which belies the wide range of delicious dishes.

BBC: Foodie paradise in Sri Lanka's hill country

Inland, the fertile Istrian hills have become the new Tuscany for some, with attractive old farmhouses to renovate and a countryside that produces a wealth of delicious dishes (and even white truffles).

BBC: Living in: Croatia

During spring and early summer, order the delicious asparagus dishes including one recipe flavoured with rhubarb and verbena.

BBC: A road trip through provincial France

"Carefully done, and perfectly flavored, it is certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concocted by man, " she wrote.

WSJ: Where's the Best Boeuf?

The enormous buffet table, packed with delicious, homemade dishes like gravlax (salmon appetizer), mustard herring, potatoes and dark and sweet rye bread, typical of the archipelago.

BBC: Island hopping in Finland

Trendy place with delicious, creative dishes.

FORBES: Fact And Comment

Aside from the delicious soups, salads and chicken dishes, the furniture, paintings and crockery are all up for sale.

BBC: Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux

The dishes are imaginative and mostly delicious.

FORBES: Fact and Comment