Why are so relatively few countries/cultures famous worldwide for their cuisine?

Question

I mean, nobody says “Let’s go out for Austrian” or “Let’s pick up some Botswanan on the way home”

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Answer 1

Branding. Kinda.

Not all of it is deliberate. But when food is “nearly mexican/italian/thai…” you are hard pressed to emphasize the differences to someone who insists on saying it is just that thing.