Foods a99hokie Has Tried

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.

At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.

Some fish can dance.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

This curry celebrates Japan's maritime history.

Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.