Foods atraveller Has Tried

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.

Venetians celebrate the end of a 16th-century plague with sweet and sour sardines.

Once an insect-dyed health tonic, this liqueur now adds a scarlet tint to Italian pastries.

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

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

Bread so thin, you can read music through the dough.

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

Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.

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

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.

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