Foods Olivia Petra Coman Has Tried

This layered pastry from Italy's Amalfi Coast may have origins in a 17th-century convent.

These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.

This Brazilian fruit is cacao's lesser-known, tangy cousin.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

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

Soviet cafeterias whipped up this chocolate “potato” to use leftovers.

This herb gives cocktails another kind of buzz.

A legume so loved, it’s caused a “fever” in France and made Americans break laws.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

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

Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.

The seductively delicious Easter cake once made an entire convent neglect its prayers.

Romania's all-occasion plummy spirit.

Drooling over this nutty spiced dessert is a heretical move.

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

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.