Foods libusepremyslid Has Tried

In Spain's Extremadura region, local sheep and a touch of thistle make for an ultra-creamy, slightly bitter cheese.

Murcians celebrate the end of Lenten fasting by burning a giant papier-mâché sardine.

For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

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

Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.

The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

These “saint's bones” taste like heaven.

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.

This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.