Foods hymeneinstein Has Tried

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.

Don your party hat, sing, and chow down at these seasonal Swedish crayfish feasts.

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

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

A Finnish treat that's sweet, dark, and herbal.

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

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

Hot, fruity, and an integral part of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.

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

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

This Chaoshan specialty makes it hard to resist playing with your food.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

Beer meets soda in this refreshing Estonian brew.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!