Clay Today will test your knowledge weekly and provide interesting facts on various topics. This week, the world’s most popular foods. Regarding eating, it’s easy for our pallets to be confined to the United States. But food is served worldwide. When you think about it, it should be no surprise that mashed.com said while pizza is the most popular food item, rice is the most consumed food item in the world, with China eating 148.277 million of the world’s 510 million metric tons milled annually. Bread is No. 2, followed by pasta in No. 3. The first meat on the list is chicken at No. 4, and it makes up 35% of the world’s total meat output and is considered the global MVP because it can be fried, baked, stewed, grilled or simmered. Pork checks in at No. 5, while beef is No. 6. Eggs are seventh on the list, followed by dairy products in eighth, fish in ninth and corn in 10^th. As stated earlier, there’s a difference between popular and most-eaten. Pizza is the favorite food item, followed by burgers, sushi, tacos and pasta.