Foods caseyp Has Tried

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

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

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

This tropical fruit once sparked a famous mutiny and now serves as a starch alternative in potato salad.

Jamaica's spicy goat soup is also an aphrodisiac.

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.