Foods reptilebetty Has Tried

To release steam, Victorian bakers placed whimsical ceramics in their pastries.

Teething babies and royalty were fans of this British city's signature sherry.

In Yorkshire, the holidays usher in this salty-sweet combo.

The original energy bar.

This “hodgepodge” of affordable ingredients fueled local laborers during the Industrial Revolution.

In the 19th century, tin miners ate these handheld pies and left their crusts to appease mischievous, mine-dwelling spirits.

Once steamed in shirt sleeves and pant legs, this sweet roll took on the nickname “dead man's leg.”

This summery parfait has mingled with British royals and literary elites.

Not even Harry Potter could resist this whimsical British dessert.

The portable breakfast food might've originated with British soldiers returning from India.

Just so we’re clear, there is actually milk in this old English punch.

A sweet and sticky accident from Derbyshire, England.

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.

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

A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.

The traditional sweet currant cake has an incendiary reputation.

Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.

Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up.

The briny “asparagus of the sea” grows along coasts around the world.

This spiced jerky is a beloved snack in South Africa.

This flat, silver spoon holds an exalted place in the mystery and ritual of absinthe drinking.