Foods ouroborosasunder Has Tried

Finish all your Latvian peas for good luck in the New Year.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

When Ukrainian immigrants embraced a local crop, a sweet prairie perogy was born.

This hot-pink sweet treat that bears only a notional resemblance to poultry is a Canadian Christmastime staple.

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

This mooncake's flaky exterior gives way to a creamy, sometimes stinky, core.

Authentic renditions of this Vietnamese noodle dish rely on the terroir of a single coastal city.

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

These Neapolitan Christmas sweets double as decorations.

Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.

This Mexican candy reimagines a spaghetti dinner with spicy-sour gummy noodles and tamarind sauce.

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

This gooey, sweet treat was a Soviet staple.

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.

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

Peru's purple drink made from purple corn.

A completely delicious, nearly nutrient-free sandwich beloved by generations of New Englanders.

The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.

A candy made with chocolate, coconut and ... mashed potatoes?

Where maple sap flows, all one needs to make taffy is snow.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Mexico's “mouse melon” is actually a tiny cucumber.