Sweets
Kartoshka
Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.
Foods I want to try
Foods this traveler wants to try.
Sweets
Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.
Prepared Foods
The original cheeseburger, hold the beef patty.
Prepared Foods
The award-winning Finnish creation was inspired by a diss from Italy's former prime minister.
Sweets
For those craving intensity beyond black licorice, how about tar?
Gastro
These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.
Sweets
For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
Sweets
Traditional Easter pudding, best served untraditionally.
Sweets
Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.
Drinks
The ocean-scented brew pays homage to an old Scottish style.
Gastro
These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.
Prepared Foods
This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.
Drinks
This grain-free beer was all but forgotten until folk festivals sparked a revival in Kurpie, Poland.
Drinks
The world's northernmost commercial brewery makes beer with water from a glacier.
Prepared Foods
This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
Drinks
The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.
Drinks
Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.
Food Festivals
At this annual event, the bitter sweet enhances everything from sausages to pies to clothing.
Drinks
It's not Icelandic Christmas without two sodas in one cup.
Ingredients & Condiments
A taste of home for Manitobans.
Sweets
The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.
Sweets
This beloved Russian dessert is the brainchild of Soviet-era housewives with meat grinders.
Prepared Foods
Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.
Drinks
The Netherlands' most famous treat now comes in a bottle.
Prepared Foods
This is one seriously polarizing pie.