Foods hanssterkendries Has Tried

This French fortified wine is left outside for a year, aging amid rain and swinging temperatures.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

This Christmas bread is formed in the shape of the baby Jesus.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.