Sweets
Puto Bumbong
During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.
Foods I've tried
Foods this traveler has tried.
Sweets
During Christmastime in the Philippines, purple reigns with this colorful sticky rice snack.
Sweets
These Japanese sweets demonstrate the ephemeral beauty of the seasons.
Sweets
Fruit soaks in rum for up to a year to make this rich Caribbean Christmas cake.
Gastro
These natural cocktail stirrers sprout from the Caribbean swizzlestick tree.
Drinks
Locals joke that you should be able to “float a horseshoe” on the thick brew.
Sweets
This dessert is roasted over a fire and looks like a tree.
Sweets
The bread and butter of Dutch cuisine includes these jumbo sprinkles.
Sweets
For special occasions, Norwegians stack 18 rings of cake into a tower.
Gastro
They helped Victorian men drink tea while protecting their precious facial hair.
Sweets
In the 1960s, Royal Air Force pilots made a startling discovery about their sweets.
Ingredients & Condiments
Most people have never tasted the real thing.
Meats & Animal Products
Baloney's predecessor is sweet, delicately spiced, and bigger than your head.
Fruits & Vegetables
The Greek island's volcanic soil produces an intensely fragrant, sweet crop.
Gastro
Wealthy Victorians liked to flaunt their condiments.
Sweets
After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.
Drinks
This is what happens when a bartender spices up a classic fisherman's coffee cocktail.
Drinks
A citrusy cream soda with a hint of rust outsells Coca-Cola in Scotland.
Drinks
The best place to find the “nectar of the gods” is Holy Island.
Sweets
This ricotta and marzipan pastry honors the Sicilian saint's most noteworthy body part.
Meats & Animal Products
Beer-brewing monks make aromatic, ale-flavored cheese in the Belgian countryside.
Drinks
This spiced, warming drink may have helped broker peace between warring tribes.
Sweets
The sweet is naturally a bubblegum shade of pink.
Drinks
The fiery fruit brandy of the Balkans.
Gastro
These old-school metal tea-glass holders are a fixture on Russian trains.