Foods marianmitt Has Tried

Beer meets soda in this refreshing Estonian brew.

Catholics once circumvented meatless fasts by claiming the semi-aquatic rodent was a fish.

The dessert that's also a meal.

Savory meat jelly with a dollop of spicy mustard is a customary New Year's dish in Russia.

The thrifty Estonian grain mix makes creamy drinks and candy bars.

This nightmarish-looking fruit has serious healing potential.

Created during a cocoa shortage, the grain-based “chocolate” bar became an Estonian classic.

These ornately decorated spice cookies developed alongside a Russian city's gun industry.

Take a bite out of this apple to reveal its pink interior.

You'll love it almost as much as the critters clinging to the rind.

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

Almost every Newfoundlander has a secret spot for foraging this honey-sweet berry.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

Mexico's “mouse melon” is actually a tiny cucumber.

The Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle.

The decadent, overloaded Russian pie once contained sturgeon spinal cord.

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

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

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

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

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