Sweets
Chimney Cake
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Drinks
The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.
Drinks
This traditional Southern pairing captures sweet and salty in a single bottle.
Prepared Foods
Now largely forgotten, the pairing was once as popular as PB&J.
Ingredients & Condiments
These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.
Prepared Foods
Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
Sweets
A 2,500-year-old Persian dessert evolved into this Indian summertime favorite.
Prepared Foods
Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
Drinks
A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.
Prepared Foods
Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Sweets
This slightly sweet dessert is a staple in some Black American Muslim communities.
Ingredients & Condiments
A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.
Sweets
There's nothing tragic about this Brazilian pairing of salty, white cheese and guava paste.
Drinks
Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
Ingredients & Condiments
The South American bean that looks like cotton candy and tastes like ice cream.
Prepared Foods
Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.
Sweets
This vintage dessert of bread, cheese, and syrup nearly disappeared from Peru.
Sweets
The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.
Ingredients & Condiments
The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."
Sweets
Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.