Foods Plerpo Has Tried

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

A Spanish ritual meant to inject effervescence into a flat drink.

The caffeinated wine is made by British monks and loved by Scottish criminals.

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

These embellished containers didn’t just sit pretty on the table; they determined social standing.

The original energy bar.

The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.

These expensive and dangerous-to-harvest barnacles were once confused for goose eggs.

In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.

This adaption of French refugee bread is now a protected Irish specialty.

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

A fragrant, difficult-to-harvest delicacy from the Scottish moorlands.

These salty potatoes were originally boiled in seawater.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

The fire-roasted cheese is the medieval precursor to Welsh rarebit.

Grab life by the Georgian wine horn.

The Irish bread comes with raisins and omens.

You can roast your potatoes in this rendered fat, or just spread it on bread and eat it cold.

A timeless practical joke, brought to you by the ancient Greeks.

These Dutch doughnuts are classic New Year's treats.

Atop every serving of Dutch “war fries,” a pile of spicy, savory condiments do battle.

Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.

A hearty Irish staple that can tell your fortune.

The same grass that feeds massive European bison adds notes of vanilla and lavender to this unique Polish vodka.