Foods kerusk Has Tried

When life gives you lemons, this tropical fruit makes 'em taste like lemonade.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

This alcoholic drink has medicinal properties (and sometimes contains turtle penis).

Peru’s leaf-wrapped rice ball might be named after John the Baptist’s decapitated head.

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

This tangy fruit flavors everything from ice cream to cocktails.

This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

So sweet you forget to cry.

This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.

One of America's earliest candies is still available to buy.

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.