Foods gaerlic Has Tried

This regional Russian delicacy once called itself Parisian.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

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

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

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

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

Some families keep their holiday meal fresh by letting it live in their bathtub.

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

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.