Foods Paula Mejia Has Tried

Follow your nose through Taipei for this crispy, warm street snack.

Relatively unknown outside South America, the tart, tomato-like fruit makes beloved juices and cocktails.

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

Colonial Americans would try anything to revive bad beer.

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.

In the city of Celaya, goat's milk caramel tops everything from ice cream to cereal.

This “brown cheese” tastes like caramel.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

Every morning, Chinese vendors sling savory, crispy crepes to lines of patient fans.

This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.

This staple sandwich of Brooklyn delis has become a symbol of gentrification.

In Venezuela, traditional Christmas bread marries ham, raisins, and olives.

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

These clear cakes house intricate scenes of fish, flowers, and more.

South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.

Pulling gobs of this handmade taffy yields strong arms and a sweet reward.

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

Mornings in Amish country once called for pie-cake and coffee.