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The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Drinks
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Sweets
In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.
Ingredients & Condiments
In Alabama, smoked meat gets dressed up in white.
Prepared Foods
Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Drinks
Northern Mexico's lesser-known spirit gets a snake-based infusion.
Prepared Foods
This is one seriously polarizing pie.
Prepared Foods
This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.
Prepared Foods
These entrails identified safe venues for Black musicians during the Jim Crow era.
Drinks
Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Ingredients & Condiments
So strong is Kuwaitis’ love for this seasonal delicacy that an entire market gets set up just for its sale.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Prepared Foods
Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.
Sweets
These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
Gastro
The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.