Foods evjoon Has Tried

A small town is home to a beloved candy invented by one of Sweden's first female entrepreneurs.

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."

When faced with less-than-optimal ingredients, Swedes and Norwegians once clarified their brews with eggs.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

Depending on how they're prepared, these caterpillars can taste like everything from tea to a well-done steak.

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.

These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

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

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

A Filipino fruit that smells like gasoline and tastes like pears, jackfruit, and pineapple.

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

Scandinavians use blood to make dense, dark, savory flapjacks.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

Don your party hat, sing, and chow down at these seasonal Swedish crayfish feasts.

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

Meet Sweden's savory “sandwich cake.”