Foods mongoosenamedt Has Tried

The surprisingly subversive history of dancing over afternoon tea.

This Galician punch is set aflame to ward off evil spirits.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This "Fluid of Beef" fed an army and makes a hearty tea.

This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.

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

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

It's so much more than just mayonnaise and ketchup.

This varietal of rice is so good that it's compared to ice cream.

That green stuff inside a lobster? You can (usually) eat it.

Don't call the crown jewel of New Jersey "Canadian bacon."

No traditional East Ender meal is complete without pie, mashed potatoes, and gelatinous river creatures.

Rancid pork fat infuses Catalan cuisine with a blend of gamey, sour, and spicy flavors.

The pickled Baltic herring has an explosive reputation.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

Usually, the only heat that gets close to this raw pork fat is a sprinkle of pepper.

Some fish can dance.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

These pungent fermented soybeans are coated in probiotic slime.

A double-ended British pastry that's both main course and dessert.

Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.