Gastro
Pulque
Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
Fruits & Vegetables
Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.
Meats & Animal Products
This sharp and salty Egyptian cheese ferments for months in a bath of milk and spices.
Drinks
To taste the oldest wine still in production, head to Cyprus.
Prepared Foods
This sausage saved Jews' lives in Inquisition-era Portugal.
Sweets
These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.
Sweets
With this egg-based Christmas dessert, Portuguese pastelarias celebrate a bloodsucking fish.
Drinks
In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Meats & Animal Products
The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.
Prepared Foods
Sushi chefs in Toronto are just teasing lovers of actual pizza, but with delicious outcomes.
Sweets
Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.