Fruits & Vegetables
Stinging Nettles
Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.
Foods peachydunne Has Tried
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Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
Rakija
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Gastro
Ice Cream Fork
A relic from the era of highly specialized cutlery.
Sweets
Hevva Cake
The simple sweets welcomed Cornish fishermen after they returned with their catch.
Sweets
Kendal Mint Cake
The original energy bar.
Prepared Foods
Cottage Loaf
Baking this dual-layered bread is a difficult art.
Sweets
Exploding Chocolate Teacakes
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Sweets
Knickerbocker Glory
Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.
Drinks
Ginjinha
In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.
Fruits & Vegetables
Strawberry Tree Fruit
The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.
Gastro
Pouring Moroccan Mint Tea
A gesture of welcome and respect, Moroccan mint tea gets poured from high above the glass.
Sweets
Bird Milk Chocolate
The marshmallow-based candy is named for a delicacy just out of the ancient Greeks' reach.
Meats & Animal Products
Oscypek
In Poland's highlands, a small group makes a beautiful, smoky sheep's milk cheese.
Prepared Foods
Francesinha
A sandwich so decadent, it was once inappropriate for women to order one.
