Foods mongoosenamedt Has Tried

This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.

This ruby, tannic style is little-known outside its native Bulgaria.

Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

The sweet potato donuts are an integral part of the Afro-Peruvian community.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.

Consisting of spiced, curdled milk and lots of alcohol, this boozy bedtime drink dates back to the Middle Ages.

This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.

Who said vineyards have to grow grapes?

Alaska's wildflowers produce this vibrant jelly.

The traditional way to send a stream of wine straight to your mouth.

Artichokes form the backbone of this vegetal liqueur.

Scotland's beloved traditional dish is deep-fried and served up fast-food style.

Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.

Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.

Once described as a “divine elixir,” this Southern sauce typically gets its spunk from coffee.

Made with reindeer meat and topped with Coca-Cola-glazed onions, this snack once drew lines down the block in Anchorage.

This spiraled Balkan pastry requires painstakingly rolling dough into silky sheets.

This offal soup is a classic Greek hangover cure.

Spread this fat-poached meat on a crusty French loaf.

This wintertime serenade for apple trees also involves firing rifles and drinking cider.