Foods Cactam Has Tried

The pungent, wind-dried white fish is a traditional Icelandic food.

These seashell-shaped, yolk-filled candies are a symbol of Portugal's canal-lined city.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

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

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

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

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

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

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

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

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.

This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.