Foods Edward Denny Has Tried

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.

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

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

They're a Baltimore-specific guilty pleasure.

Tip your hat to whoever created this fashionable vegetable-and-spice-filled pastry.

A decadent dessert whose Italian name translates to “nipples of Venus.”

Proof that dumplings and chicken wings are not mutually exclusive categories.

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

Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.

This ultra-thin blue corn delicacy is traditionally eaten at Hopi weddings.

Beneath a layer of spines, this cactus sprouts asparagus-flavored buds.

Once a delicacy limited to the wealthy, smoked horse meat sausage is now a centerpiece at many Kazakh feasts.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.

This style of fried chicken is pressure-cooked while it fries.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

In Inuit cultures, using the whole whale is an act of respect, including consuming its blubber and skin.

The real "Canadian bacon" comes rolled in cornmeal.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.

These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.