Fruits & Vegetables
Pawpaw
The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Fruits & Vegetables
The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.
Ingredients & Condiments
This condiment proves that what the world considers delicious is (nearly) universal.
Fruits & Vegetables
The sweet, tiny wild berries are only available for two months each year.
Sweets
The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.
Gastro
A sweet and simple pudding traditionally made in a joyous, spring ritual.
Gastro
An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.
Fruits & Vegetables
Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares.Â
Gastro
Twist your way to hot chocolate perfection with this wooden whisk.
Prepared Foods
This bacon-and-oyster omelet was a status symbol during the California Gold Rush.
Sweets
These buns artfully resemble peaches and represent immortality.
Drinks
This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.
Sweets
A rare orchid ingredient makes this ice cream stretchy and chewy.
Gastro
A New Year's Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck.
Drinks
This drink hasn't been produced since the late nineties, but still has a cult following.
Meats & Animal Products
Some fish can dance.
Sweets
These dark fried milk balls are flecked with gold and dipped in scented syrup.
Fruits & Vegetables
These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.
Gastro
Tequila's ancient, fermented cousin is making a comeback in Mexico City.
Meats & Animal Products
To circumvent a meat ban, Italian immigrants hid their soppressata in balls of cheese.
Sweets
Everyone says this vintage chewing gum tastes like soap, including the company.
Prepared Foods
It's expensive, it's gelatinous, it's made from swiftlet spit.
Gastro
A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.
Sweets
The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.
Sweets
The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.