Drinks
Vimto
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Drinks
Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Ingredients & Condiments
This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Gastro
China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Prepared Foods
A flaky, warm bun houses braised, shredded meat in this Hebei Province specialty.
Sweets
The treasures are colorful fruits and nuts.
Ingredients & Condiments
Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.
Sweets
This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.
Sweets
The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”