Sweets
Yule Log Cake
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Sweets
The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
Fruits & Vegetables
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Ingredients & Condiments
This mushroom tastes just like chicken.
Fruits & Vegetables
The anus-shaped fruit tastes like cinnamon applesauce.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Gastro
“And eggs are open in the twinkling of an eye.”
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Fruits & Vegetables
Nutty and sweet, these juicy gems were once a valued trade commodity in the northern United States.
Drinks
Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Drinks
Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Prepared Foods
This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
Gastro
To make the perfect matcha, start with the perfect whisk.
Drinks
Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.
Sweets
This dessert pays tribute to the snow-covered mountains surrounding Salzburg.
Sweets
These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
Gastro
One of the earliest fire-starting “technologies.”
Ingredients & Condiments
Deer antlers were once essential to light and fluffy baking.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.