Foods Guthbrand Has Tried

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

A sundae with a surprising mix of flavors that reflect Filipino history.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

Sweet sauce tops off buttermilk biscuits in the Appalachian and Ozark mountains.

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.

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

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

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

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

This Midwestern dessert salad draws on both Scandinavian immigrant and local Ojibwe influences.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

This mushroom isn't a mushroom at all.

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

This sweet, cheese-filled Norwegian flatbread keeps Nordlanders nourished during the long winter.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

Soda mixed with milk creates this frosty, creamy drink.