Sweets
Steamed Piggy Buns
These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
These adorable buns hide savory and sweet surprises.
Drinks
The world's northernmost commercial brewery makes beer with water from a glacier.
Drinks
Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?
Fruits & Vegetables
The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”
Ingredients & Condiments
In ancient Rome, this fermented fish sauce sparked a booming industry.
Drinks
When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.
Gastro
These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.
Sweets
This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.
Gastro
To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
Sweets
These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.
Drinks
This Philadelphia cocktail was invented at a fishing club that once declared itself a sovereign state.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Meats & Animal Products
The eggs of "the farty ant" have earned a reputation as the caviar of the desert.
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Prepared Foods
Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
Prepared Foods
Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.
Prepared Foods
Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Fruits & Vegetables
This rare berry grows only in two Chilean towns.
Ingredients & Condiments
This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Prepared Foods
It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.
Prepared Foods
This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.