Foods Leigh Chavez-Bush Has Tried

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.

Smashing this pink candy pig with a tiny hammer is a Christmas tradition in Saratoga Springs.

The Peruvian pepper tastes like spicy citrus.

This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.

A bloody good candy bar.

The plant's fruit, leaves, and bark offer a spice rack of flavors.

This savory-sweet pairing is a classic school lunch.

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

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

The award-winning Finnish creation was inspired by a diss from Italy's former prime minister.

Without salt or refrigeration, early residents of the Faroe Islands preserved their mutton with the cold wind.

The Galician cheese named for a nipple and brought to you by “blonde” cows.

To make this hot sauce, first remove the poison.

What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.

The spicy, sour mango sauce is beloved from India to Israel.

Some fish can dance.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

Why not fry a year-old leaf?

This fruit can also count as dessert.