Sweets
Necco Wafers
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
This chocolate-coated confection's crisp, bubbly structure is well-suited to the even crisper Buffalo air.
Sweets
This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.
Sweets
This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.
Gastro
This Christmas tree elixir kept Vikings and Captain Cook alive.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Gastro
Grab life by the Georgian wine horn.
Drinks
This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.
Gastro
These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.
Gastro
This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.
Prepared Foods
Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.
Gastro
Pay tribute to the poet Robert Burns with bagpipes, readings, and heaping helpings of haggis.
Drinks
Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
Prepared Foods
Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Sweets
These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.