Prepared Foods
Beer Can Chicken
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Prepared Foods
This bird comes with a brew inside.
Gastro
This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.
Fruits & Vegetables
Nutty and sweet, these juicy gems were once a valued trade commodity in the northern United States.
Meats & Animal Products
Touted as the original energy bar, the bison-based mixture kept for months.
Drinks
The aroma of this mulled wine has been compared to “a warmed-up bowl of Froot Loops.”
Sweets
Produced since 1847, these classic New England candies almost disappeared in 2018.
Sweets
Sicilian nuns once hung these sugary "fruits" from tree branches.
Drinks
You can have your syrup and drink it, too.
Drinks
Brewers freeze their beer to make this high-octane, sweet style.
Prepared Foods
Two Chinese bakery specialties, combined into one.
Sweets
In this Dutch holiday tradition, Sinterklaas leaves good children sweet pieces of the alphabet inside their shoes.
Drinks
The unique style born out of the California Gold Rush blends the crispness of a lager with the flavor of an ale.
Prepared Foods
Denmark's open-faced sandwiches are equal parts decadent and decorative.
Sweets
Korean hodu kwaja is normally stuffed with red bean paste, but one bakery in Toronto slips in a delicious surprise.
Drinks
A sweet and nutty liqueur made with the fruit of the "elephant tree."
Drinks
Anyone for a shot of “Black Death”?
Fruits & Vegetables
The washed and dried root of the licorice plant was once a popular natural “candy.”
Drinks
This British temperance tonic is now a Ramadan favorite.
Sweets
Buttery lobster meets buttery vanilla in this classic Maine concoction.
Sweets
The cure and cause of a burning tongue.
Fruits & Vegetables
The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.
Meats & Animal Products
This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.
Sweets
The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.
Gastro
The Mesoamerican mortar and pestle has been made, and used, the same way for thousands of years.