Foods anastatia Has Tried

This controversial meat is ingrained in ancient Nordic culture.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

At some New Orleans weddings, bridesmaids predict their futures with these hidden charms.

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

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

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This New Year's luck-bringer has a controversial contemporary taste.

A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.

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

Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

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

The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.

To celebrate Chinese New Year, vendors sell skewered, sugar-coated berries.

Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.