Drinks
Mbege
On the slopes of Kilimanjaro, brewers make beer from bananas and finger millet.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
On the slopes of Kilimanjaro, brewers make beer from bananas and finger millet.
Sweets
These sweetened, dyed baobab seeds will leave your tongue red and tingling with flavor.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Haitian peanut butter first tastes creamy, then the peppers hit you.
Prepared Foods
The once-forbidden stew now symbolizes Haitian independence.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Prepared Foods
Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.
Prepared Foods
A radish scramble gets lost in translation.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Gastro
A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Drinks
A syrupy cup of peaches and wheat kernels is a customary reward after a Santiago mountain hike.
Gastro
One vine unlocks the powers of a psychedelic shrub.
Gastro
The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.
Gastro
The world's least practical and most delicious edible straw.
Prepared Foods
A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.
Ingredients & Condiments
The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.
Prepared Foods
You eat the shell, too.
Prepared Foods
The cornmeal patty that Rhode Islanders eat morning, noon, and night.
Drinks
A bar sharing a basement with a pickle place led to an unusual drink.
Prepared Foods
This is what happens when soldiers pick a new name for meat on bread.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.