Sweets
Croquembouche
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Sweets
Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
Meats & Animal Products
The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Sweets
The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Drinks
The ocean-scented brew pays homage to an old Scottish style.
Sweets
This sweet spud is neither made with tubers, nor of Irish origin.
Sweets
This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Gastro
A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
Prepared Foods
Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Prepared Foods
Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
Prepared Foods
Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Prepared Foods
There's much more to these offal-based meatballs than the unfortunate double meaning of their name.
Sweets
On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Prepared Foods
This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.
Sweets
A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.