Fruits & Vegetables
African Horned Cucumber
The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
Foods Luis Morato Has Tried
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Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Meats & Animal Products
Mojama
Spain's salt-cured tuna is known as “the ham of the sea.”
Gastro
Barquilleros of Madrid
To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.
Sweets
Chimney Cake
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Meats & Animal Products
Mortadella
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Fruits & Vegetables
Pimientos de Padrón
Eating these unpredictable tapas is a game of spicy-pepper roulette.
Prepared Foods
Angulas
What look like noodles are actually delicious baby eels.
Gastro
Asturian Cider Pouring
A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.
Gastro
Twelve Grapes
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Gastro
Queimada
This Galician punch is set aflame to ward off evil spirits.
Fruits & Vegetables
Strawberry Tree Fruit
The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
Meats & Animal Products
Gooseneck Barnacles
These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.
