Ingredients & Condiments
Maggi Seasoning
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Gastro
A relic from the era of highly specialized cutlery.
Gastro
They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.
Prepared Foods
These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Prepared Foods
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
Drinks
In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.
Prepared Foods
Folding and deep-frying pies is a beloved Neapolitan tradition.
Prepared Foods
Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.
Sweets
This heavenly custard was born from the leftovers of sherry winemaking.
Sweets
This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.
Sweets
To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
Prepared Foods
The secret to this sandwich is the cow’s fourth stomach.
Sweets
In Portugal, a bowl of “camel’s drool” is a sweet treat.
Meats & Animal Products
As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.
Drinks
When soaked and blended with water, the tigernut creates a nutritious nondairy beverage.
Meats & Animal Products
For a brief seasonal window in Spain, snails go from dreaded pests to coveted tapas.
Prepared Foods
In homestyle Portuguese restaurants known as tascas, savory stewed chicken gizzards are a flavorful favorite.
Drinks
Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.
Prepared Foods
The guinea pig is both food and pet in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Prepared Foods
This Brazilian soup might make your mouth numb.