Foods Grubor Has Tried

This Southeast Asian leaf can wake you up, knock you out, and subdue heroin withdrawal.

It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.

The toxic pufferfish steals hearts, despite its ability to stop them.

The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

This coffee additive and killer of trees has a reputation as a medical marvel.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

Juice from the Baobab tree “tastes like sunshine” and treats dysentery.

The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”

Ancient Celtic settlers brought this honey-based drink to Brittany.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

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

This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.