Foods catherinedarley Has Tried

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

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

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

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

Iran’s annual celebration of its signature flower makes this desert region fragrant.

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

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

This decadent cheese has frugal roots.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.

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

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

This French fortified wine is left outside for a year, aging amid rain and swinging temperatures.

When the clock strikes midnight on the third Thursday of November, fans gather to celebrate the release of this fresh, fruity wine.

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

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

In Togolese markets, locals socialize over gourds of this sweet-and-sour sorghum beer.

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

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

A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.

Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.