Foods plm Has Tried

Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.

A decadent dessert whose Italian name translates to “nipples of Venus.”

This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.

On November 5, the British celebrate a thwarted assassination attempt with bonfires and deliciously dense, sticky gingerbread.

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.

Real maraschinos were born more than a century ago in an Italian distillery.

Nothing says “happy holidays” quite like mulled wine and a flaming, rum-soaked sugar loaf.

In Catalonia, the fortified wine has its own weekend ritual.

Its deep-fried crust is part of a longstanding Neapolitan tradition.

This sweet symbolic figurine is a Sicilian holiday tradition.

These chocolate-covered peanuts got M&M's banned in Sweden.

These Portuguese doughnuts have a fervent fanbase in Hawaii.

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.

This Swedish holiday soda outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

This traditional dessert commemorates the country's sweet taste of victory over the French emperor in 1812.

The lychee-looking fruit appears in everything from jam and liqueur to the Aeneid and Madrid's flag.

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

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

A sailor's stew that's come to define Liverpudlians.

To do Christmas right, Italians turn to heavenly chestnuts.

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.