Sweets
Cougnou
This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.
Sweets
Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.
Sweets
These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.
Meats & Animal Products
These woolly pigs produce the “Kobe beef of pork.”
Drinks
The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.
Sweets
This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.
Prepared Foods
No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.
Gastro
Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Drinks
Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.
Fruits & Vegetables
The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Prepared Foods
On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.
Sweets
The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Sweets
The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Sweets
Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.
Drinks
Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.
Meats & Animal Products
No traditional East Ender meal is complete without pie, mashed potatoes, and gelatinous river creatures.