Foods anastasiyakazachenka Has Tried

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

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

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

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

The dessert that's also a meal.

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

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

To taste the oldest wine still in production, head to Cyprus.

Russian Mardi Gras features blinis, fistfights, and burning effigies.

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

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

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.

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

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.

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

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

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

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