Prepared Foods
Injera with Spaghetti
The fusion dish dates back to Italy's occupation of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
The fusion dish dates back to Italy's occupation of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
Meats & Animal Products
This camel jerky is a lifeline for Somali nomads during times of drought.
Drinks
In Kenya, celebrations for victorious runners often begin with a sip of fermented milk.
Drinks
This crisp, sour Kenyan brew is made by fermenting the “sausage” fruit.
Prepared Foods
Making this sausage of meat, tripe, and blood is its own festive occasion in Kenya.
Fruits & Vegetables
A crossbred table grape variety that tastes an awful lot like spun sugar.
Sweets
Across East Africa, these cardamom-flavored doughnuts are the perfect pairing for chai.
Drinks
In Senegal, black coffee meets sugar ’n’ spice in one heady brew.
Sweets
Finnish immigrants brought these crunchy, cinnamon-coated slices to Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Drinks
This dark, sweet refresher was born at a now-defunct amusement park on the shores of Lake Erie.
Drinks
Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.
Drinks
The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.
Drinks
This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
Drinks
You can have your syrup and drink it, too.
Meats & Animal Products
In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.
Drinks
Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.
Sweets
This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Sweets
They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Sweets
From postwar dessert to sweet slice of Canadian identity.
Drinks
After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Sweets
The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.
Sweets
Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.