Foods Gemfyre Wants to Try

These tightly coiled ferns also serve as a Māori symbol for unity.

It's three meals in one!

Apples are red, blueberries are blue / But these pommes d’amour are red inside, too.

This dark, rare fruit lasts a very long time.

This raw meat meze from Lebanon is as fresh as it gets.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

Preparing a traditional Māori feast requires a rock pit heated by fire or hot springs.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

North Carolina's “poor man’s pâté” is rich in flavor.

These insects swell with sweet, golden nectar.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

The Brazilian tree gets covered by its tart purple fruit.

This Cape Town sandwich is as extravagant as a certain literary character.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.

This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.

All is fare in the Korean War.