Drinks
Prickly Pear Liqueur
This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
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Drinks
This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
Drinks
Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.
Sweets
South Korea's grapefruit-flavored ice cream bar promises to help your hangover.
Drinks
Fizzy, fruity, and still fermenting, this almost-wine is a celebrated part of Austria's harvest season.
Drinks
Flower bulbs are the main ingredient of this quintessentially Dutch spirit.
Drinks
At an abbey in the Tuscan countryside, monks specialize in a curative, flower-based liqueur.
Drinks
Infants and Genghis Khan enjoyed this fermented mare's milk.
Drinks
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
Prepared Foods
This Okinawan specialty resembles a Japanese take on Taco Bell.
Prepared Foods
In Cuenca, chefs transform offal into succulent tapas.
Prepared Foods
Icelanders make a very, very good dog.
Prepared Foods
On the Andalusian coast, once-deadly tentacles become crispy delicacies.
Prepared Foods
Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.
Prepared Foods
South Korean eateries serve these intensely spicy chicken feet in luscious piles, with plenty of soju.
Prepared Foods
A Jakarta hole-in-the-wall serves what may be the world's spiciest noodles.
Prepared Foods
On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
Prepared Foods
This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.
Prepared Foods
Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
Prepared Foods
A sweet-and-sour fruit soup from Iran makes for a comforting one-pot meal.
Ingredients & Condiments
Bees get a lift from helicopters in order to produce this spicy honey.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Ingredients & Condiments
On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.
Gastro
This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.
Sweets
Saffron, rose water, and pistachios combine in a fragrant, sweet-savory treat.