Foods ProstheticShrew Has Tried

Icelanders make a very, very good dog.

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

The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.

This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.

The sweet-and-sour soda almost disappeared with the collapse of communist rule in then-Czechoslovakia.

A century-old organism creates some of the world's best bread.

A decadent blend of coffee, whipped egg, and butter have made this wartime invention a modern-day favorite.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

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

The fruit so pungent it's banned from trains, hotels, and public places.

This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.

This bright green cocktail doubles as dessert.

Some fish can dance.

The Andean root once fueled Inca warriors.

The 17th-century dessert plants an isle of meringue in a sea of custard.

Everything St. Louisans love about this local specialty is in the name.

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

The story of Britain's smelliest cheese involves monks, drunks, and endangered cows.

The fiery Calabrian meat spread also goes by "red Nutella" and "poor man's Viagra."

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

Before they're filled with brandy, these bottles get attached to trees so pears can grow inside.

This pancake pays tribute to one of Japan's favorite fish.

These inky cloves have aged like a fine wine.

A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.