Michael Kim takes a cheeky jibe at 'Italians' as list compares top food cities in the world

Michael Kim recently shared his opinion on the top food cities. An X page called Global Statistics shared a list of the 100 best food cities in the world, ranked in chronological order.

Four Italian cities secured the first four places on the list. Naples was on top, followed by Milan in second. Bologna and Florence were in third and fourth places.

Kim reacted to the choices of the city on the list with a witty, lighthearted remark directed towards the Italians. His words were:

“Clearly an Italian made this list lol.”

This week, Michael Kim is playing at the Abu Dhabi Championship at the Yas Links. Kim fired 65 in the opening round of the tournament with four birdies on the front nine and five birdies on the back nine.

The American scored 72 in the second round with three birdies and 68 in the third round with four birdies. Currently, Kim is in the final round of the tournament, where he finished playing the first two holes and carded birdies in both of them.

Michael Kim gives a shout out to Japanese food

During the Baycurrent Classic in Japan, Michael Kim got the opportunity to explore the country's food. On 13 October, after the conclusion of the tournament The American golfer uploaded an appreciation post for the Japanese cuisine on X. Kim mentioned the types of Japanese food he liked, including sushi, soba noodles, Tonkatsu ramen, donuts, shrimp tempura, and more.

“Player dining/Food: -I love Japanese food so I’m biased but I think this is easily the best player dining on tour all week. They had a group from a 2 Michelin star come out and prepare a bunch of sushi. -Had a rotation of soba noodles, Tonkatsu ramen you could order. -Best donuts I’ve ever had called I’m donut. It’s usually an hour wait to get these apparently but they got us some to try. -Shrimp tempura, wagyu steak, you name it, fantastic food all week at the course.”

Michael Kim made another post on his X handle on the same day, describing his overall experience in Japan. He exclaimed that he loved coming back to Japan, and apart from food, he enjoyed the hospitality and people in Japan.

“Thoughts from Japan: I love coming to Japan haha. This is easily one of my favorite tournaments of the yr. The hospitality, the food, the people, everything is amazing. You know it’s true love when I play bad and still love to come back every yr. There’s a lot, so.”

Kim finished at T56 on the Baycurrent Classic leaderboard. He scored 1 over in total and fired 72 in the opening round of the tournament with three birdies on the front nine. He shot 70 in the next round of the event with two birdies on the front nine, along with an eagle on hole six, followed by one birdie on hole ten. He scored 75 in the third round with three birdies and 68 in the fourth round with five birdies.

Edited by Tushhita Barua