Foods madiechan Has Tried

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

On one small island, this golden liquid is both a local delicacy and traditional medicine.

Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Nothing to see here, just a humble pie sandwich.

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

This sweet, silky Irish pudding has a secret ingredient: seaweed.

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

Five producers in one English seaside town use historic chimneys to cold-smoke salmon and haddock overnight.

Lauded by poets, a Scottish town's hot-smoked haddock may date back to the Vikings.

Developed by Spain's elite military unit in the 1920s, this cocktail is a favorite among Barcelona's college students.

Make like Jane Austen and sip from the fountain in this famed Pump Room.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.

Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.

These bottles of Okinawan rice liquor come with a coiled pit viper.

Raw, steamed, or fried, these satchels of fish semen are creamy delicacies.

Fresh fruit is the main feature of this sweet sandwich.

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares. 

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

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