Foods andrespastor Has Tried

This German comfort food unites earthbound potatoes with apples from above.

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

There's an elephant in the room when it comes to the world's most expensive brew.

This is one expensive load of crap.

This fruit can also count as dessert.

This sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread keeps Nordlanders nourished during the long winter.

A porcine aspic that makes a perfect accompaniment to crackers and sandwiches is fast becoming a rare commodity.

The liqueur was created “to stimulate and revivify His Majesty” while he was driving.

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

On Day of the Dead, garlands of the tiny, apple-flavored fruit serve as offerings to the deceased.

This beloved piece of Mexican-American fusion coats a bacon-wrapped dog in beans, mayo, and jalapeño salsa.

This fizzy, tropical drink has ancient roots in Mexico.

Grilled or braised, these brains make a tasty taco.

Cow eyes make a juicy and gelatinous taco filling.

At last, a street snack that brings together Doritos, veggies, pickled pig skin, and gummies.

There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.

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

The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.

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

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.