Foods Aldewerelde Has Tried

Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.

These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.

Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight. 

It takes only two hours for palm sap to become palm wine.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

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

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.

The key to this coffee is fresh milk—preferably straight from the cow.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

One of the world's least-loved liquors calls Chicago home.

Jamaica's national fruit is poisonous and resembles scrambled eggs.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.

These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.

To some, the soup's greens represent key moments of the crucifixion.

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.