Foods bartholomej Has Tried

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

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

The pungent pickled cheese is a popular Czech bar snack.

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

Revelers roast wieners and “witches” at this annual Czech festival.

These “drowning” pickled sausages may be named for their appearance or their inventor's untimely demise.

Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.

In Czechia, a foamy beer is a sweet and creamy treat.