Foods DavidUlph Has Tried

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

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

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

A relic from the era of highly specialized cutlery.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

This sweet Scottish pudding gets boiled in a bag for special occasions.

Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.