Sweets
Chimney Cake
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Fruits & Vegetables
This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.
Fruits & Vegetables
This butterscotch-flavored fruit has a way with desserts.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Sweets
The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.
Prepared Foods
A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.
Ingredients & Condiments
Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
Meats & Animal Products
This protein-rich legacy of the Aztecs makes for a savory taco filling.
Fruits & Vegetables
This fruit can also count as dessert.
Sweets
In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.
Prepared Foods
No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Drinks
A World War I sugar shortage led an inventor to make a very cherry soda that looks like wine.
Prepared Foods
The beef fat–fried version that first caught Ray Kroc's eye is now extinct.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.
Gastro
The surprisingly subversive history of dancing over afternoon tea.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Ingredients & Condiments
This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Drinks
It's delicious, unless a pregnant woman or anyone in a bad mood stirs it.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.