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Oliebollen
These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
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These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.
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In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Prepared Foods
These muscular organs are a crispy, chewy Southern favorite.
Ingredients & Condiments
Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.
Ingredients & Condiments
This savory seafood condiment is named after the finest cognacs.
Drinks
One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.
Fruits & Vegetables
These absorbent stalks make perfect flavor sponges in Vietnamese cuisine.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Gastro
To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
Gastro
China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.
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Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.
Prepared Foods
Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.
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This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Fruits & Vegetables
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians banded together to save a beloved heirloom squash.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Sweets
This salad named after a scandal has been traced back to Kraft and Helen Keller.
Gastro
This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Prepared Foods
Senegal's popular spring rolls tell a story of war, love, and colonialism.
Prepared Foods
No one eats pickled herring like the Dutch.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Drinks
This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.
Ingredients & Condiments
It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.