Meats & Animal Products
Colonnata Lard
As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Meats & Animal Products
As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.
Gastro
For Italian-Americans, Christmas Eve is all about the seafood.
Sweets
To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.
Prepared Foods
This retro sandwich filling was once a convenient, comforting funeral food.
Prepared Foods
On April 14, lonely South Korean singles are encouraged to drown their sorrows in black noodles.
Drinks
Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.
Sweets
Some Sicilians start their day with this decadent combination.
Prepared Foods
Tohono O’odham cooks finish these hand-stretched, buttery tortillas over a hot stone disc.
Drinks
After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Fruits & Vegetables
Grown in the volcanic soil around Mt. Vesuvius, these tomatoes are one of only a couple varieties used in authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Drinks
A fizzy, chocolate drink that harkens back to the days of Brooklyn soda fountains.
Prepared Foods
Baked in traditional adobe hornos, this bread is a staple of the American Southwest's Native Pueblo people.
Prepared Foods
Adding juniper ash to this traditional Navajo dish gives it as much calcium as a glass of milk.
Meats & Animal Products
These severed octopus tentacles wriggle on your plate.
Drinks
South Koreans turned this simple grain into a nutty energy drink.
Drinks
South Korea's oldest alcoholic beverage is making a comeback.