Foods gerundgisel Has Tried

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

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.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

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

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

These pull-apart rolls were once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Turkish legends trace these raw meatballs to the time of the prophet Abraham.

Welcome fall in Germany with this fizzy, refreshing young wine and a slice of savory onion tart.

Germans turn up for a rare, pointed cabbage.

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

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.