Foods Loethlin Has Tried

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

The ultimate in nutty brews.

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

The rarest oysters come from the bottom of the sea at the end of the earth.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.

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

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

A traditional Cornish pie that—ARE THOSE FISH HEADS COMING OUT OF THE TOP?!

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

This German sundae masquerades as an Italian dinner.

Most people have never tasted the real thing.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

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

Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.