Foods arakas Has Tried

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

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

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."

A hangover cure that spans classes and centuries.

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

On Easter in Greece, whole lambs roast beside succulent skewers of their offal.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

With this Dutch liqueur, you can now drink licorice.

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.

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

Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.

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

This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.

Turkish legends trace these raw meatballs to the time of the prophet Abraham.

After the birth of a child, Dutch families celebrate with a sweet and colorful treat.

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

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

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

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.