Foods kosixx Has Tried

The modest root vegetable makes a potent liquor in Wildschönau, Austria.

This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

This chocolate-flavored superfood falls from the Australian Acacia bush.

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

These French candies originally came in seashells.

The liqueur was created “to stimulate and revivify His Majesty” while he was driving.

When soaked and blended with water, the tigernut creates a nutritious nondairy beverage.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

Sheffield’s secret sauce has a cult following.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

Invented in Scotland in the late 1800s, this syrupy “instant coffee” is now a beloved baking ingredient.

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

Once a treatment for heat stroke, the herbal gel now flavors desserts.

This plant adds a hint of vanilla and a wash of brilliant green to any dish.

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

This alcoholic drink has medicinal properties (and sometimes contains turtle penis).

A veal-based sausage that survived a royal beef ban.

Chinese rhubarb imparts an organic smoky aroma to this Italian amaro.

Make yourself delicious jewelry with these sweet Italian biscuits.

In the 1920s, confectioners thought the public wanted candy that looked like legumes—and they were right.