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Khantsi

Gastro

Khantsi

Grab life by the Georgian wine horn.

Beef Dripping

Ingredients & Condiments

Beef Dripping

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

Colcannon with scallions and bacon.

Prepared Foods

Colcannon

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Żubrówka

Drinks

Żubrówka

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

Kvass

Drinks

Kvass

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

Faggots

Prepared Foods

Faggots

There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.

A pizza fritta stuffed with ricotta and cicoli (fatty pork).

Prepared Foods

Pizza Fritta

Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.

Pizza Montanara

Prepared Foods

Pizza Montanara

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

Scrumpy

Drinks

Scrumpy

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

Mozartkugel

Sweets

Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

Russian Napoleon Cake

Sweets

Russian Napoleon Cake

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

Giant Paella

Food Festivals

Giant Paella

Outdoor festivals in Valencia call for traditional fare made in gargantuan pans.

Eton Mess

Sweets

Eton Mess

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Bakewell Pudding

Sweets

Bakewell Pudding

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

Cornish Pasty

Prepared Foods

Cornish Pasty

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

A standard photo op involves thrusting your candy into the snow.

Sweets

Kvikk Lunsj

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

Once grapes freeze on the vine, there's only a narrow window of time to press them.

Drinks

Ice Wine

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

Riga Black Balsam

Drinks

Riga Black Balsam

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

Staffordshire Oatcakes

Prepared Foods

Staffordshire Oatcakes

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

San Marzano Tomatoes

Fruits & Vegetables

San Marzano Tomatoes

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

A cheese that comes with its own wine pairing.

Meats & Animal Products

Drunken Cheese

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

Turkish Coffee

Drinks

Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Ul boov's layers symbolize age  and status.

Gastro

Ul Boov

Mongolia's "shoe sole cake" has the ritual significance of a Christmas tree or family shrine.

Fermented horse milk is called airag in Mongolia.

Drinks

Kumis

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

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