Fruits & Vegetables
Pimientos de Padrón
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Prepared Foods
Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
Prepared Foods
The most sobering salad of the Russian Civil War.
Prepared Foods
This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Gastro
The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
Drinks
In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.
Sweets
This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
Ingredients & Condiments
Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Gastro
The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Drinks
Turning this cocktail into a fluffy cloud is easy—just hire someone to shake it for 12 minutes straight.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Drinks
Only two silent monks know all 130 plants that go into this herbal liqueur.
Sweets
Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.
Drinks
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Ingredients & Condiments
Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.