Sweets
Pine Cone Preserves
Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.
Gastro
The hot dog chain’s charming “bi-dent” picks up potatoes with ease.
Drinks
Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.
Sweets
This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.
Prepared Foods
With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.
Drinks
A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.
Prepared Foods
A now-shuttered Missouri drive-in brought local acclaim to patties topped in peanut butter.
Sweets
Called the turducken of desserts, this multilayered cake hides two pies inside.
Gastro
This French Creole Christmas Eve tradition takes midnight munchies to a whole new level.
Drinks
The New Orleans cocktail is part pick-me-up, part pyrotechnics show.
Sweets
The first American doughnut chain used spuds.
Fruits & Vegetables
Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
Prepared Foods
You might not even see the meat beneath this pile of potato chips, sauce, and quail eggs.
Drinks
“To die dreaming” tastes like an orange creamsicle.
Drinks
A dark soda with a dark history.
Drinks
Bitter, sweet, and salty collide in this cool Taiwanese treat.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Ingredients & Condiments
With a squeeze of lemon, this plant can turn any drink into a color-changing mood ring.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
In Tibet, blood sausage is the byproduct of bloodletting yaks for healing purposes.
Meats & Animal Products
From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, nutty cheese.
Prepared Foods
Chilies and cheese combine in Bhutan's incredibly spicy specialty.
Ingredients & Condiments
At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.
Drinks
Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.