Foods Kate Donovan Has Tried

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

In the mountains of the Philippines, nuns raise funds with a sweet spread made from purple yams.

Arkansas' unofficial state treat doesn't contain marsupials, but it does have several sweet layers.

Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.

A bloody good candy bar.

Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.

This cure-all-turned-soda once outsold Coca-Cola.

Goa's signature baked pudding cake is multicultural and multilayered.

Tarragon provides the herbal kick to this neon-green Georgian soda.

In this tangy treat, no part of the citrus is left behind.

These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.

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

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

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

Four centuries ago, Dutch dairy farmers made this spiced custard pie into a South African classic.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Neither tea nor hot chocolate, this Caribbean cocoa drink is in a league of its own.

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

This Canary Islands' specialty upgrades coffee with layers of condensed milk and liqueur.

The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

This Dutch-Indonesian cake contains up to 30 layers.