Foods Plerpo Has Tried

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

This Saharan sand-baked fare is nicknamed “Berber pizza.”

There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.

Immortalized by “Anne of Green Gables,” the drink is a must-try for lit lovers on Prince Edward Island.

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.

This pink cake celebrates a long-ago football victory.

Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.

These extra-cheesy potatoes resemble decadent fondue.

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

This French wedding cake is a caramel-wrapped tower of pastry balls.

These Bavarian cookies are also intricate works of art.

Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.

The lye-soaked fish recipe created by Vikings is now a holiday favorite at Midwestern church dinners.

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.

In Lisbon, tiny, standing-room-only bars specialize in this sour cherry liqueur.

Pennsylvania's pork loaf embodies Amish resourcefulness.

Wrap a slice of pizza around a cheesesteak to create this decadent mashup.

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

Boil away this plant's poisonous hairs, and you're left with a tasty, spinach-like leaf.