Drinks
Pure Kona Coffee
Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Grown only on the volcanic soil of Hawaiʻi’s Big Island, this coffee is known for its subtle, rich flavor and hordes of unscrupulous imitators.
Drinks
Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.
Sweets
This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.
Gastro
This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Sweets
Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Meats & Animal Products
These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Gastro
To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Drinks
Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Meats & Animal Products
The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.
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.
Sweets
These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Prepared Foods
Belgium's stew of beef and abbey-style ale is essentially bourguignon for beer lovers.
Prepared Foods
A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.
Prepared Foods
Once ubiquitous throughout the city, shops serving this unique Pakistani curry are disappearing.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Gastro
These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.
Sweets
This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.