Drinks
Riga Black Balsam
There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Ingredients & Condiments
This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.
Ingredients & Condiments
A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Ingredients & Condiments
You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.
Drinks
The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Meats & Animal Products
The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Prepared Foods
When half of Barbados’s national dish migrated across maritime borders, drama ensued.
Sweets
In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Sweets
The original energy bar.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.