Fruits & Vegetables
San Marzano Tomatoes
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Sweets
These beloved New Zealand cookies have a mysterious past.
Ingredients & Condiments
Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
Sweets
The sweet Kiwi treat that represents a token reward.
Sweets
This classic Australian candy looks like pink toothpaste and tastes like perfume.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
Worlds collide in this braided bread that tastes like brioche and is meant to look like Mount Fuji.
Ingredients & Condiments
Curry powder gives this savory seasoning its golden hue.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Drinks
Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Gastro
The least interesting thing Australians do with these giant, inflatable wine bags is drink from them.
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Prepared Foods
Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.
Sweets
Sour green sweets commemorate a victorious Scottish skirmish of 1337.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Drinks
The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.
Meats & Animal Products
This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.
Sweets
A now-archaic Scottish breakfast paved the way for this popular dessert.
Ingredients & Condiments
You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.