Foods jlauria Wants to Try

To circumvent a meat ban, Italian immigrants hid their soppressata in balls of cheese.

The vineyards of Mount Vesuvius still produce the same wines enjoyed by the ancient Romans.

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

The fairest and rarest of them all.

Facing invasion, the small town of Boticas buried their bottles and gave birth to a unique style of wine.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

A few Baltimore bakeries still serve this cheesecake named after 19th-century cottage cheese.

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.

Frozen custard gets topped with green chile sauce and salty pecans to make this Las Cruces specialty.

You can only nibble on this citrusy-cheesy fruit or risk a mouthful of spikes.

On this holiday, Icelandic children earn cream buns by spanking their parents.

A crispy creation that lets you bite into your brew.

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

Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.

The deceptive, sweet-and-savory snack of Taipei's night markets.

The cure and cause of a burning tongue.