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miramarco

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Foods this traveler has tried.

Karageorge's Schnitzel

Prepared Foods

Karageorge's Schnitzel

This decadent schnitzel stuffed with clotted cream is named after the leader of Serbia's fight for independence.

Choose between a plastic spoon and a wafer to scoop up the dripping gelato.

Sweets

Brioche con Gelato

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

Volkswagen Originalteil

Prepared Foods

Volkswagen Originalteil

The German auto maker’s “part no. 199 398 500 A” is a pack of sausages.

Civets (also called "luwaks") ferment coffee fruit seeds in their digestive tracts before excreting them.

Drinks

Kopi Luwak

This is one expensive load of crap.

The fermented meat of a Greenland shark.

Prepared Foods

Hákarl

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.

The frosting on Yule log cakes is combed to resemble bark.

Sweets

Yule Log Cake

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

The edible contents of the durian have been compared to custard.

Fruits & Vegetables

Durian

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

Surstromming on flatbread.

Meats & Animal Products

Surströmming

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

Kaymak atop a quince-based dessert.

Ingredients & Condiments

Kaymak

Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.

Smørrebrød

Prepared Foods

Smørrebrød

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

The teardrop-shaped piece resting inside the large wheel is the Callu de Cabrettu. The larger wheel is casu marzu, which is also worth checking out.

Meats & Animal Products

Callu de Cabrettu

Sardinia may be home to the oldest style of cheese.

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.

Prepared Foods

Maultaschen

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

Colonnata Lard

Meats & Animal Products

Colonnata Lard

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

San Marzano Tomatoes

Fruits & Vegetables

San Marzano Tomatoes

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

Francesinha

Prepared Foods

Francesinha

A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.

Mozartkugel

Sweets

Mozartkugel

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.

Pepernoten

Sweets

Pepernoten

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

Kapsalon

Prepared Foods

Kapsalon

This melting-pot munchie combines fries, shawarma, melted cheese, garlic sauce, and spicy sambal.

Chocolate Letters

Sweets

Chocolate Letters

In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.

Oliebollen

Sweets

Oliebollen

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

Turkish Coffee

Drinks

Turkish Coffee

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

’Nduja

Ingredients & Condiments

’Nduja

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

Chimney Cake

Sweets

Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

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