Sweets
Churchkhela
These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
Prepared Foods
Spiced meat sauce meets spaghetti, shredded cheese, and beans in a Midwest cult favorite.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Sweets
Hungary's favorite chocolate bar is filled with cheese curd.
Prepared Foods
In this Hungarian campfire treat, roasted pork fat coats slices of bread in decadent drippings.
Drinks
Ethiopian honey wine is sweet, funky, and perfect with injera.
Meats & Animal Products
Depending on how they're prepared, these caterpillars can taste like everything from tea to a well-done steak.
Drinks
“To die dreaming” tastes like an orange creamsicle.
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Sweets
These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.
Drinks
This jewel-toned Sicilian and Maltese specialty is so sweet, it’s hard to believe it comes from a spiky cactus.
Prepared Foods
This sweet-and-savory Moroccan meat pie can be tough to track down.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Drinks
Pressed from frozen grapes, this prized wine was a sweet accident.
Prepared Foods
Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.
Drinks
Donn Beach wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.
Drinks
It's the fat-fueled energy drink of the Tibetan Plateau.
Sweets
Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.
Sweets
For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
Breaded and fried, these testicles become tasty tenders.