Drinks
Unicum
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Drinks
A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
Prepared Foods
The secret to Romania's hangover-busting soup is tripe.
Prepared Foods
In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
Drinks
Pink or green syrup turns a historic German ale into a tart, sweet delight.
Sweets
Chocolate-covered cheese curds make sweet Estonian energy bars.
Ingredients & Condiments
Somewhere between butter and cream cheese, kaymak adds a fatty, creamy richness to everything.
Sweets
This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.
Sweets
This crunchy, sweet, and tart noodle sorbet is one of the world's oldest frozen desserts.
Fruits & Vegetables
The spiky, fruit cup-flavored orb made an appearance on “Star Trek.”
Gastro
This device bucks the Russian tradition of sharing a cup of tea and makes just enough hot water for one person.
Prepared Foods
This Hungarian fried dough can make a rich breakfast or trusty hangover cure.
Drinks
This Lithuanian brew adds green peas to the malt.
Drinks
This Southern church group favorite isn't Slavic at all.
Prepared Foods
These savory pastries come from Lithuania's Karaim minority.
Sweets
This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.
Meats & Animal Products
These cheese balls have fueled Central Asian nomads for centuries.
Sweets
These delicious strands of juice-coated nuts look like colorful candlesticks.
Prepared Foods
Economists use this cheesy bread as a metric for cost of living between Georgian cities.
Gastro
These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.
Drinks
The Japanese soda still comes in a marble-stoppered bottle from the 19th century.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Drinks
There's a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great.
Prepared Foods
The Soviet-Korean carrot salad is a sweet-and-sour testament to a diaspora's resilience.