Drinks
Lacryma Christi
The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.
Foods Kate Burton Wants to Try
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Foods I want to try
Foods this traveler wants to try.
Drinks
Lindisfarne Mead
The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
Meats & Animal Products
Chimay Beer Cheese
Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
Gastro
Pythagorean Cup
A timeless practical joke, brought to you by the ancient Greeks.
Gastro
Kottabos
The ancient game of wine-flicking is as difficult as it is messy.
Drinks
Posset
Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.
Drinks
Russian Tea
This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.
Drinks
Chocolate Tea
Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.
Ingredients & Condiments
Boiled Cider
Popular in colonial New England, this “apple molasses” is now made by only a handful of commercial producers.
Drinks
Bath Spa Water
Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.
Prepared Foods
Threads of God
To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.
Drinks
Green Chartreuse
Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
