Foods jessicacripps Has Tried

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

The original energy bar.

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

No rodents were harmed in the making of this fried Canadian treat.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

With extra-gooey cheese and a cracker-thin crust, some say it's more like nachos.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.