Prepared Foods
Ketchup Chips
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
This Canadian favorite is relatively unknown elsewhere.
Sweets
These saffron buns are eaten on Lucia Day in Sweden.
Gastro
China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.
Sweets
Like the famed composer himself, this Mozart-homage bonbon originated in Salzburg, Austria.
Gastro
The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.
Sweets
Every December, Sinterklaas and his helper throw these little spiced cookies to Dutch children.
Sweets
This candy rarely ventures beyond Canada's borders.
Ingredients & Condiments
This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
Drinks
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
Drinks
This rustic cider's name derives from an English term for fruit thievery.
Sweets
These detailed, dainty confections are made by hand with minimal tools.
Gastro
These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.
Prepared Foods
Historians debate whether this dish actually originated with Italian sex workers.
Gastro
These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.
Sweets
Once made by monks, this candy spends 15 days rolling in sugar syrup to get its pearly-white shell.
Fruits & Vegetables
Growing this sweet, tropical fruit sometimes requires careful hand-pollination with a paint brush.
Drinks
Devoted fans pay thousands for bricks of this fermented tea.
Prepared Foods
Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.
Prepared Foods
Even a local sports team pays homage to these white-crusted, savory spuds.
Drinks
Only a few breweries still make smoky beer in this classic German style.
Sweets
Vermont's version of soft serve celebrates their local dairy and maple industries.
Drinks
You can find authentic versions of this sour Slavic brew at street stalls and monasteries.
Drinks
This Finnish licorice liqueur is as black as ink and as salty as seawater.
Prepared Foods
A wartime rice scarcity made this versatile pancake a Japanese staple.