Foods alltorndown Has Tried

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

The Soviet-Korean carrot salad is a sweet-and-sour testament to a diaspora's resilience.

Sri Lanka's crispy, bowl-shaped pancake comes with an egg at the bottom.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

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

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

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

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

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

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

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

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

These gigantic clay pots are the secret to Georgia's unusual wine.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.