Foods RakelOm Has Tried

Iceland's fermented, dried shark smells like urine and can taste like strong cheese.

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

Iceland's annual tradition of rounding up 800,000 sheep.

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

A rainbow of flavor that harks back to childhood.

This classic San Franciscan ice cream sandwich is it, isn't it?

Iceland's thick, chewy "hot spring bread" is just like regular rye bread, with one big difference.

It's a whirlpool, it's an emoji, it's a fishcake!

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

Some fish can dance.

Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.

These salted, pickled plums are an ancient Japanese hangover cure.

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

For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.

A ritual that showcases the beauty of the present moment.