Foods lukefishfrench Has Tried

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

Some fish can dance.

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

Japanese cooks riff on American diner food with this rice-and-ketchup omelet.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.

This once-common spice is now almost completely unknown outside India.

This ancient, spreadable cheese is disappearing from Scottish cuisine.

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.

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

Thanks to World War I veterans, a French liqueur has become the toast of a Lancashire town.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

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