Foods andrespastor Has Tried

What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.

The Galician cheese named for a nipple and brought to you by “blonde” cows.

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

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

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

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

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

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

Italy's first beer cheese gets coated in spent brewing grains and soaked in lager.

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

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

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

This ceremonial Mayan brew has evolved into a sweet, smoky spirit in the Chiapas highlands.

This rare, smoky chile grows only in the Sierra Norte region of Oaxaca.

Deep-fried grasshoppers make a tangy, crispy taco filling.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.