Gastro
Koliva
Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Gastro
Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.
Fruits & Vegetables
The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.
Gastro
The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Sweets
The original Cronut was named after a legendary acrobat's sneeze.
Sweets
This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.
Drinks
Pilgrims trekking across Spain can stop for free wine at the Monasterio de Irache.
Gastro
These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Drinks
Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
Sweets
These French candies originally came in seashells.
Sweets
These pink cookies are destined to be dunked in champagne.
Drinks
Recently introduced to France, it's the color of pool water.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
Gastro
Every April, contestants fling a dead fish over the Florida-Alabama state line for charity.
Prepared Foods
Roadside vendors in the Deep South soften fresh goobers with bubbling brine.
Prepared Foods
A bland but storied soup is always on the menu in the U.S. Senate.
Sweets
This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.
Ingredients & Condiments
Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Prepared Foods
It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.
Prepared Foods
The slow-smoked sheep is a Western Kentucky specialty.
Ingredients & Condiments
A match made in heaven (and also Kentucky).