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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

Pączki

Sweets

Pączki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

Chimney Cake

Sweets

Chimney Cake

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

Aligot from Le Politique Austin.

Prepared Foods

Aligot

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

Kouign-Amann

Sweets

Kouign-Amann

Some Bretons claim that their signature treat is the fattiest pastry in the world.

Takoyaki

Prepared Foods

Takoyaki

Osaka's most famous dish is an octopus-stuffed fried dough ball.

Ruby Chocolate

Sweets

Ruby Chocolate

The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.

Texas Kolaches

Sweets

Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Ketchup Chips

Prepared Foods

Ketchup Chips

This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.

A standard photo op involves thrusting your candy into the snow.

Sweets

Kvikk Lunsj

The candy is huge with Norwegian hikers and skiers.

Jjajang Myeon

Prepared Foods

Jjajang Myeon

On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.

Franzbrötchen

Sweets

Franzbrötchen

Local lore claims that German bakers made these pastries as an act of quiet rebellion during French occupation.

Financiers

Sweets

Financiers

These almond cakes resembling gold ingots were sold near the Paris stock exchange.

Pocari Sweat

Drinks

Pocari Sweat

A pharmaceutical company developed this beverage as drinkable IV solution.

Real Wasabi

Ingredients & Condiments

Real Wasabi

Most sushi fans have never tried this rare rhizome.

Bao Bing

Sweets

Bao Bing

This sweet treat has been cool for more than 1,000 years.

Necco Wafers

Sweets

Necco Wafers

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

Stink beans with shitake mushrooms and pork.

Ingredients & Condiments

Stink Beans

These Southeast Asian legumes are famed for their lasting funk and deliciously nutty flavor.

Labskaus

Prepared Foods

Labskaus

A hangover cure that spans classes and centuries.

Pork rillettes.

Prepared Foods

Rillettes

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

Pork Floss

Ingredients & Condiments

Pork Floss

This cotton candy-like garnish is made of dried, candied meat.

Red-Eye Gravy

Ingredients & Condiments

Red-Eye Gravy

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

Behold, fry sauce!

Ingredients & Condiments

Fry Sauce

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

A few dashes are sufficient.

Ingredients & Condiments

Maggi Seasoning

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

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

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